Blog post intros are hard. Very hard. When I recently polled 132 copywriters on Twitter, the majority — 46% — agreed the intro is the toughest part of a blog post to write.

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Blog post intros are hard. Very hard. When I recently polled 132 copywriters on Twitter, the majority — 46% — agreed the intro is the toughest part of a blog post to write.
Ever noticed how things are often better in threes? Two is too little. And four feels like it’s a tad too much. But three? Three feels just right, doesn’t it?
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