Are You a Fast Writer?

Zagor

Zagor

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I've been spitting out content for my new sites like crazy these days. But even though I've managed to improve my writing speed quite a bit, I'm still not satisfied with it. How many words can you produce per hour? I talking about grammar and spell checked content here.
 
I'm fairly slow - of course I'm old.......
Writing speed is fast - it's the thinking about it first, proofreading and rewriting that takes forever. I'd love to give you a measureable number, but I don't think I've ever considered tracking this.
 
I dont pay attention to this issue anymore - i've used to taking courses of fast writing with some free software, but i dont think that improved anything - its just a matter of time and keyboard becomes natural way of expression to anyone - whether if he training for it or not. Better to pay attention what you write than how fast you do;]
 
I can do about 1000 words of decent content in less than an hour. I was an English guy originally, so I've had lots of practice. I think that it's a skill that you can hone over time.
 
I actually took a test the other day for an interview and got 140 words a minute with 7 mistakes...I am sure that is low but I am impressed at how fast I am...I only type with two fingers and the lady found that to be odd but then again I am odd :P

When I left high school(2008) I was at 55 or so words per minute with like 15 mistakes :P
 
Romes, are you talking about typing speed? I've never met anyone who typed that fast.
Two-finger typists, sometimes also referred to as "hunt and peck" typists, commonly reach sustained speeds of about 37 wpm for memorized text, and 27 wpm when copying text but in bursts may be able to reach up to 60 to 70 wpm
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Romes, 140 wpm is pretty good. I am around 80-90 words per minute with few mistakes.

However, faster is not always better, especially for website content. I would rather take a bit more time to construct a well written article than a rushed one.

If how quickly you generate content is a problem, have you ever thought of finding a writer who's writing style you like and outsourcing your content to them?
 
Yes, I type very fast...I have the keyboard memorized basically lol I only type with two fingers, but that doesn't hold me back. I got a call back and didn't get that job I mentioned but the lady said I should keep looking :)
 
140wpm is extreme.

I'm at 95wpm, no mistakes, and 108 with mistakes. 20 years of typing will do that to ya ;)

But typing speed and content writing speeds are totally different. I can spend 10 minutes typing a 250 word article and another 15 minutes tweaking it for SEO and links etc as well as grammar changes. It all depends on what the end goal is about.

By the same token, I fly through forum posts here and other places daily without any mind for SEO. While I am not to be as careful on forums regarding structure and going off track on tangents, I do try to proofread my posts for grammar and spelling and overall content before clicking post.
 
Yeah, I never said I was perfect :P When I type I tend to have like 7-10+ mistakes when I am done...But, I am very happy with my speed. I've been typing with two fingers since 5th grade (20 now), I just find it easier to type with two fingers :D
 
Web content is pacing at an amazing speed. I'd prefer writing fast than writing slow. Writing slow isn't always quality. Sometimes writing fast gets you better wording and higher quality because your mind is fairly active and creative when forced to think fast.

So I'd say I'm a fast writer wanna-be. ;)
 
Steve-Hostirian said:
I'm fairly slow - of course I'm old.......
Writing speed is fast - it's the thinking about it first, proofreading and rewriting that takes forever. I'd love to give you a measureable number, but I don't think I've ever considered tracking this.
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I completely agree! I hate researching new topics. My writing speed is fairly good but proofreading and submitting (adding tags, code, images, videos) takes foreeeeeeever!!!
 
I can only type as fast as 40-50 words per minute while looking at the keyboard. I tried typing fast without looking down on it yet I still get a lot of mistakes because I haven't memorized the keyboard keys and it's so frustrating that I have to click the backspace key a lot of times.
 
Once you have been typing for a long time your brain memorizes the keyboard without you even knowing it. The brain knows where the keys are and one day you will be typing and notice through out the entire time you were typing you did not look at the keyboard...When that happens you will know the keyboard is becoming memorized by your brain.

This is my take on it and that is what happened to me. I was writing a 20 page paper for my final and I noticed on the 5 or 6th page I had not looked down once at the keyboard. I felt happy and was proud I had accomplished this. I tried to use programs that teach you but they never worked for me. So I gave up and eventually mastered the keyboard by myself. Just keep it at and you will eventually get it.
 
I can type without looking but I often look for no reason. This is definitely a bad habit I should get rid off. I'm also not happy about my finger placing, also something I need to work on.
 
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