13 additional tips for improving your UX writing (with examples)

Here's a second guide for boosting your UX writing skills and improving your product's microcopy. If you haven't read my first guide - make sure to check it out here . 1. Bite-sized text blocks instead of lengthy sentences There are always words to remove and ways to simplify your sentences. 2. Less is usually better You don't have to wrap every UI element with a descriptive text. Use common UI designs and users will find their way around. 3. It’s not about YOUR product. It’s about THEIR benefits Don’t describe what your product can do for them, explain what they (your users) can gain by using it. 4. Play hard to get We all suffer from " the host syndrome " - that uncontrollable urge to promote every feature in our product so people realize how great it is. Only problem is, nobody cares. Users are suspicious and impatient. An excess of data will overwhelm them and turn them off. So instead of bloating your product with too much information, use progre