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# Amazon's tips for writers
- URL: https://www.peterkos.org/amazons-tips-for-writers/
- Published: 2021-03-05T05:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-29T08:45:46.000Z
- Description: 3 Amazon tips for writers: Use short sentences Data instead of weasel words and adjectives The 4 Amazon answers: Yes, No, a Number, I don't know and will follow-up when I do.
- Author: Peter Kos
- Tags: .productivity

## TL;DR / 3 Amazon tips for writers:

> — Use **short** **sentences**  
>  
> —**Data** instead of weasel words and adjectives  
>  
> —The 4 Amazon answers: **Yes**, **No**, a **Number**, **I don't know** and will follow-up when I do.

I can't locate the source anymore, but I found this somewhere on the *internets* and stored it in my [Notion](https://affiliate.notion.so/2kiw94a93g43?ref=peterkos.org) inbox.

It is handy for a ton of different writing types, including pitch decks, emails, notes to venture capitalists, or even how you communicate in your 1-on-1’s or team meetings — writing clearly and concisely is really, really hard and takes a lot of practice. Applying these conventions could level-up your communication.

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Tips for Amazon Writers

### Use less than 30 words per sentence:

- Due to the fact that 👉🏻 because
- Totally lacked the ability to 👉🏻 could not

### Replace adjectives with data:

- We made the performance much faster 👉🏻 We reduced server-side latency from 10ms to 1ms

### Eliminate weasel words:

- Nearly all customers 👉🏻 87% of Prime members
- Significantly better 👉🏻 25% basis points

### If you get a question, reply with one of the four Amazon answers:

1. Yes
2. No
3. A Number
4. I don’t know and will follow up when I do

I'm a big fan of The Rule of 3's, so I'd prioritize and make a law out of them:

## 3 Amazon tips for writers:

1. Use **short** **sentences**
2. **Data** instead of weasel words and adjectives
3. The 4 Amazon answers: **Yes**, **No**, a **Number**, **I don't know** and will follow-up when I do.

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