{"id":9737,"date":"2015-07-16T11:26:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T18:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-crowdcontent.com\/?p=9737"},"modified":"2021-04-28T07:22:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:22:12","slug":"inverted-pyramid-layout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/blogging\/inverted-pyramid-layout\/","title":{"rendered":"Inverted Pyramid Layout"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Inverted Pyramid Layout<\/h2>\n<p>Inverted pyramid layout refers to placing your <strong>most important information at the beginning<\/strong> of your writing and your<strong> least important information at the end<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This technique is used in journalism, and it is useful for blogging as well. The inverted pyramid helps in the following ways :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>gaining readers\u2019 attention<\/li>\n<li>making readers interested enough to read your whole post<\/li>\n<li>providing valuable information even if your readers don\u2019t read the rest of the article<\/li>\n<li>being easily able to cut any unnecessary sentences<\/li>\n<li>improving your keyword prominence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To use this layout effectively, <a title=\"Outlining\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/plan-edit\/outlining\/\">outline your ideas<\/a> in an inverted pyramid before you start writing.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/blog\/writing-content-for-featured-snippets\">Internet Marketing Inc.: Inverted Pyramid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inverted Pyramid Layout Inverted pyramid layout refers to placing your most important information at the beginning of your writing and your least important information at the end. 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