copy edit symbols
Copy edit symbols from the Associated Press Stylebook

Let’s face it, most of us have very little free time on our hands to read and digest all the online content that’s out there on the Web.

If you really want your readers to get the full impact of what you are trying to communicate, you’ve got to be brief yet to the point.

Here’s an example of a newsletter for Agora Financial that was edited down to half its orginal word count yet still conveyed its essential message:

Before: SVS Edit #1

After: SVS Edit#1 copy edited