How to Cut Fluff: 7 AIO Editing Tips for Concise AI Content

Do you cringe when reading articles you wrote early in your web writing career? When I read mine, I am shocked that I got paid for them. 

My early articles rambled, were wordy and full of cliches, and didn’t consider the reading level of my audience. They were full of fluff.

Fluff writing drowns your message and turns readers off. But how do you identify which words are unnecessary? 

This article discusses how to cut fluff, the first step of the CRAFT framework for perfecting AI-generated articles. It shares 7 tips for removing fluff and shows how that can improve readability and concision.

Let’s get started.

This article covers the first step in the AIO process for perfecting AI-generated content that we developed here at Content At Scale. It is the first of 5 five articles on the CRAFT framework.

What is Fluff in Written Content?

Fluff are words, phrases, or sentences that don’t add value to the overall message of the piece. It’s often used as filler material or simply as a…