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2022-08-092023-03-07

2 builders who never spoke to each other

Review it in the first person, having used it

A recommendation converts when it reports what happened to the writer, which specific thing made them move and what they gave up, rather than when it carries a link. Give the section its own recurring phrasing and write the headlines as first-hand experience, which reads as more trustworthy and stays in memory better than another ranked list.


The method

  1. 01

    Give your review section a recurring phrase of its own and use first-person headlines about what happened when you tried the thing.

  2. 02

    The blog post that converts a recommendation is the one that says why you switched and which specific features made you move, not the one that carries the link alone.


What it returned

  • Glen Allsopp singles out Elite Daily's framing, carried from a dedicated page down to small references inside every review, as reading more trustworthy and staying in memory better than a generic best-of list.

  • Paul Jarvis lists working examples including accessally.com's Google Analytics comparison, davesmyth.com/de-googling and a review on coywolf.reviews.


Sources


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