Most people don't use headings and bullet points in their articles. Because they don't know the power of headings and bullet points. Have you ever made a mistake like this? Do you know why it matters to add headings and bullet points? If you want to know, then make sure to keep reading.
What are headings?
In simple terms, the heading is the subtitle of the article. For example, if you are writing about spiders, then there is a lot to write. Title of the article ”words spiders pieces”. As you write about spiders, you have to divide by subtitle.
If I give you an example of the subtitle, then it will be like this. “Colour of spiders” in this section you write about the colour of spiders. “Species of spiders” in this section you write about how many pieces there are and where you could find them. headings (subtitle) lead your article to the organised and clarity.
Heading are includes
- H1
- H2
- H3
- H4
- H5
- H6
The heading one(h1) uses for the title only. It can't be used other than a title. The h2 is the main heading in the article. H3 goes under H2, for example if you write h2 and then h3 then h3 will go under h2 automatically. And so on.
As you are reading this article I have a few headings that help you to navigate the article easily. It leads you to the part you want to read. Let's say you want to read about the “what is heading?”
How is heading making your post better?
The headings make scanning and find the interested part in the big article easy for the users. When users find what they want easily then they can read the full article to know more. Basically sometimes users just want to know if the article solves their problem or not by just scanning the article.
It's also good for the seo as well. Because when google ranks your article on the search result, google looks for easy navigation for the users. That easy navigation can be achieved by adding necessary headings to your article.
What are bullet points?
Bullet points are dots that list the items. For example, let's say you are writing a tutorial about cake making. In the cake tutorial, you can use bullet points to list what could be needed.
Below is a bullet point example
- First bullet point
- Second bullet point
- Three bullet points
And so on
How bullet points make your post better.
When you list the item, users know what they need to prepare the cake. It makes it easy to take notes so people follow the tutorial easily.
If you don't use buttel points and just write a list of the item then the user will find it hard to take notes. Eventually because of frustration users will leave your site which is bad for the seo.
If users land on your site and immediately go back then it will signal to Google that your site is not capable of solving a problem which the user has. That will hurt your ranking in Google.
How to add heading and bullet points to your article.
If you want to learn where to add heading and bullet points then you have to practice writing. Don't worry about words or if you write clearly or not. Just write every day and try to add heading and bullet points.
Conclusion
The heading and bullet points make your article more scannable and even more easy to read. So it is important to learn to add heading and bullet points. In order to learn how to add heading and bullet points you have to write everyday.
