Most writers aim to communicate with their readers.

For your writing to communicate with your readers, it needs to be readable. For a text to be readable it has some - if not all - of these characteristics:

1. It must be easily understood.
2. It must be free of errors.
3. It must keep to the point.
4. It must be enjoyable or meet a reader’s need.
5. It must be concise, not rambling on unnecessarily.

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This article was in response to an article posted by Raj Dash on the Performancing Blog. The article is called 7 suggestions for making your blog writing more accessible. My thanks to Darren Rowse for this link.