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If you include links to other online sites in your article, ensure that they are accurate. Nothing ruins a well written piece than links that generate an error or do not go to a site that the reader expects.
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Online work is easier to read when broken into paragraphs. Short sentences also are easier to read. When possible, break up those long, drawn out sentences into shorter ones.
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Define abbreviations before using them. Dropping the term "CDC"
into an article tells your reader nothing. "Centers for Disease Control (CDC)" allows you to alert the reader that later uses of the term CDC refer to the Centers. This is also true for jargon, especially computer or Internet related jargon. Most readers will not understand terms that expert Internet users throw about casually so avoid them or define them.
The basics for editing an online article are not that different than editing a print article. The differences are in the medium, display on a computer screen. Other than that, spelling, grammar, sentence and paragraph structure remain as important as ever.
The online structure:
*Online writing should be concise, readable and informative.
Check your article and make sure it has the hallmarks of online writing: short
sentences, multiple paragraphs, lists, and accompanying graphics when appropriate.