Lesson 10: Writing for the Web and Social Media Flashcards
Which of the following should you do when writing content for the web?
Keep paragraphs short, place keywords close to the beginning, and text your site pages on different browsers
Which of the following are not considerations when designing a web page?
Placement of page numbers
Which of the following should you do when writing for social media?
Check your facts
Which of the following should you not do when writing for social media?
Use humor, even when you’re not sure if it’s a good idea
The age range of your target audience is not important when you write for the web.
False
Web users typically read all the text on a web page.
False
The header is the part of a web page at the top.
True
Search engines may rank a web page higher if it contains less than 300 words.
False
Web users typically have up-to-date browsers and fast connection speeds.
False
If you have written poetry, you should include it in your portfolio.
False
You should consider whether content is proprietary before including it in your portfolio.
True
A candidate’s college degree is the most important thing that a hiring manager looks for in a technical writer.
False
What question is among those you should ask yourself when writing for the web?
How does the reader’s age affect planning for site features?
What portion of readers have access to fast internet speeds?
What device will your audience use to access site content?
People scanning a website are encourage to read its content when ______.
It is on a maximum of two screens of vertical text
The key concepts of web page and site design do not include selecting a typeface that _____.
Blends both heads and body text together, so there are no differences between them
What is the best reason to choose a particular color scheme for your website design?
It helps to improve legibility of the text, it adds visual appeal to a page and to the whole site, and it helps define the overall tone of the site
To follow the best practices for content on each social media platform, you should not _____.
Post nearly error-free content
Which best describes a “personal brand”?
It defines the skills and attributes you want to present as your professional image
Writing samples for your professional portfolio should _____.
Be relevant to the kind of job you are applying for
Which should not be included in your portfolio?
A previous employer’s proprietary content not yet publicly available
When hiring managers consider technical writing candidates, they typically do not look for _____.
Mastery of the tools needed to do the job
