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The article introduction hack that always makes my readers stay

Whenever I do this I drastically decrease the rate at which people stop reading my articles — increasing my read ratio and chances of going viral.

You need to stop wasting people’s time.

Stop wasting so much time on your intros.

It’s a mistake many new online writers make.

Let me tell you something — nobody really cares about what you write or say, especially as a new writer.

Writing as a content creator is a battle for attention. Even more so if you’re writing on a discovery-based platform like Twitter or Medium.

At any given moment there are so many other things people can do other than read your article.

They clicked on your article because after seeing the value your headline promised, they thought it would be the best use of their time in that moment.

If your intro doesn't make them feel like they were right about this, then it's over. They're bouncing.

Why do you want to prove them wrong by drawing out the intro so much before you finally give them what they came for?

They are not going to waste another second keeping up with your nonsense. Especially when you're a new writer and they're not even part of your regular audience.

Check out this intro I used in one of my previous online articles.

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