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Use white space to make your long-form content less overwhelming. Incorporating plenty of white space will help make your content more scannable and accessible. You could try adding space between\u00a0the content and edge of the screen (for all device sizes), between lines of text and in between paragraphs, around imagery and other visual elements.<\/p>\n

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Placement of an image is important when designing a long form. Most long-form usually have a design formula in place. There is a hero image, intro text, large image, subheading, and main body text. It should be designed to be simple, the content should flow well and there should be a good play between the text and the images. The design should also look great on different devices- this means that the reading experience shouldn’t be compromised when switching from a desktop to a mobile device.<\/p>\n

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Users like to scroll, so ensure that your scrolling actions are designed to be intuitive. If you are looking into incorporating interesting and unconventional effects, make sure to design it such that they are able to use them easily. Scroll experience on a long-form content should be seamless and users shouldn’t have to think about it.<\/p>\n

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Using milestones on a long-form content can give a user a sense of accomplishment as he or she scrolls their way through the page. Incorporating a progress bar at the very top of the page can show the user the amount of time investment that is needed before they even start reading. You could also break the content into chapters or have a fixed progress\/navigation bar.<\/p>\n

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A good long-form showcases a great story. The best way to tell a story is through a series of graphics\/imagery and text. When a story is crafted in a thoughtful way, users find the content to be an interesting read. But sometimes even when the visuals are engaging, it can lead to infinite scrolls which can lead to a very annoying experience. Design long-form content with reason to eliminate this problem.<\/p>\n

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Long-forms are designed to have more copy, so all the additional words in long-form posts can be utilized in long tail keywords making it easier to be discovered by search engines. Since the user takes a long time to read long-form content,\u00a0 Google factors this into their algorithm making it perform better on Google.<\/p>\n

11. Long-form increases conversion rates<\/h2>\n

Long-form content performs better and is more effective than short-form content. When a study was performed to test the effectiveness of the two, long-form content, companies saw their conversion rate increase by 30% when using long-form content. However you don’t want to fall into the trap of having the page long just to serve this purpose, it would make sense to keep it long only when it is appropriate or necessary.<\/p>\n

Long-form has a lot of benefits. Some of them are higher search rankings, better credibility, more backlinks, organic traffic, more sustainable content, and more brand authority. This type of layout is not perfect for every design but is a good option if you want to tell your story within your design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"