# Forms of proven writing
Various forms of proven writing exist. Those have been proven to work by many content creators:
- Actionable guide: should be the ULTIMATE resource on X
- A key metric is how many people bookmark it
- Aim for high quality, better structure, better voice, clear, focused.
- Opinion: most popular type
- Aim for better data, deeper insights, better clarity and better storytelling
- Curated list
- Be specific.
- Target a very specific category (i.e., audience)
- Focus on the reader
- Go straight to the point using better structure, better sub-headings, better introductions
- Story
- Aim for a high [[Rate of Revelation]] to keep readers engaged
- Best metric: "Do I want to read this?"
- Target a very specific category (i.e., audience)
- Focus on better openers, transitions, language, characters
- Credible talking head
- Focus on being as credible as possible
- Write what you know