Creating a glossary is more about consistency than it is about writing. Almost every component of a listing can be written in one sentence. The true challenge of creating a glossary is answering fifty listing requests using the same consistent length, register and relationship. That is what both search engines and readers respond to.
Another problem is circular definition. If you define a term using two other terms that are also defined using the first term, then the reader has learned nothing and you have constructed a loop.
Industries debate the meaning of many of their own terms. Some words have a broader, more general definition and a more specific definition that your product relies on. It’s an editorial choice to determine which definition you lead with, and that choice influences how your customers discuss your company. A neutral glossary that makes no choice leads your customers to someone else’s definition.
Generated glossaries tend to drift. An example would be entry fifty; this particular glossary entry includes a vague, paragraph-long definition. This happens because nothing explicitly defines what the standard should be. They also tend to use the most common industry definition, so a term your product defines uniquely may end up being explained how a competitor defines it.
Most glossary visits happen on a single definition and never browse the index. So each entry stands on its own; a plain definition is provided first, then the entry is placed in context, then published exemplars and links are provided for those interested in going beyond a minimal definition.
A glossary is infrastructure. Definitions let you link product pages, help articles, blog posts, and avoid rewriting the same explanations. Glossaries also guide your team to consistently use an agreed vocabulary in their presentations and contracts. In addition, a consistent vocabulary is useful when on-boarding new employees. If you keep a dictionary of agreed language, you will only have to refer to the dictionary to find agreed language. Glossaries keep consistency even when your team changes.
One rate, whatever the format: $10 per 100 words. You are paying for the writer’s time and judgement, so the price scales with the words rather than with a package tier.
| Typical glossary | Words | Writing | Fee (1%) | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-term glossary | 1,000 | $100 | $1 | $101 |
| 50-term glossary | 2,500 | $250 | $2.50 | $252.50 |
| Full glossary build | 5,000 | $500 | $5 | $505 |
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Between forty and two hundred words: Once chosen, held. Short entries provide a quick reference; longer, more complicated terms deserve more space. Without a clear rule to mix and match, a glossary can quickly become stale. We like to set the rules before adding entries.
Yes, and the first step is seeing what already exists and the implicit style behind it, such as entries of consistent lengths, definitions that begin with noun phrases, and how you treat acronyms. New entries will then be aligned. We will also show existing entries that contradict each other.
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