{"id":454,"date":"2026-04-21T00:47:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/fvarg027\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2026-04-21T00:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:55:14","slug":"%e2%8c%95-metacritical-self-assessment-%e2%8c%95","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/fvarg027\/%e2%8c%95-metacritical-self-assessment-%e2%8c%95\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2315 Metacritical Self-Assessment \u2315"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Composition and Design<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Warbound Diaries is an online wiki dedicated to preserving the development of a steampunk RPG campaign, consequently informing its bright gold, ivory white, and stark black palette design for the website appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FIU \u201cWriting for the Web\u201d guidelines encourage overall audience priority, in that the tone and deliverables of the website match that of theirs. Therefore, since the ultimate objective of Warbound Diaries is to sell investment in worldbuilding and storytelling, gears and sparks decorate the overhead menus and website title to properly evoke the feeling of machinery, fulfilling my goal of immersing my audience into a fictional world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As emphasized from the \u201cBest Practices for Web Writing<\/a>\u201d by the University of Maryland Baltimore, links must be utilized for relevant information, so the homepage features a widget that externally links to the campaign RPG that the whole of the website revolves around, likewise accompanied by a short sentence, \u201cFirst Episode Out Now!\u201d to inform users that the link shuttles toward an actual play series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, the \u201cEberron: Forge of the Artificer Review\u201d and \u201cThe World of Warbound\u201d include links to referenced products, like previous sourcebooks and published D&D settings. Both posts, in addition to my writing sample, are rife with images from the Eberron<\/em> setting in order to stimulate visual interest and adjacently chunk content, aligning with the instructions from the first module\u2019s \u201cHow do we Write Web Content\u201d page: \u201cImages, video, links, and even audio (at your own risk) are expected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was of paramount priority that all written text for the web was chunked, concise, and easily accessible\u2014which most of my initial drafts lacked in completing\u2014so every single piece of content on the website is broken after around 70-100 words in order to enable skimming, which is suggested by nearly all readings (\u201cBest Practices for Web Writing\u201d, \u201cHow do we Write Web Content\u201d, and <\/em>FIUs \u201cWriting for the Web<\/a>\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our first module presses the significance of journalistic prose\u2014a difficult tonality to balance when my website hinges on fiction writing, but my review best exhibits this mentality best in the now front-loaded content; pure brevity and simplicity, no embellishments (sometimes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan Greene\u2019s, \u201cHow to Write a Killer \u2018About Us\u2019 Page<\/a>\u201d states that an effective About page factually answers questions and avoids overselling excitement, so I ensured to answer both the purpose of Warbound Diaries while building upon the vision of the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Moreover, the Bio page primarily takes after the description provided in \u201cWeb Page and Article Types\u201d in module one; a casual, yet passionate and personal tone of voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lists are employed to better enhance the skimming experience for readers in both my review and \u201cThe World of Warbound\u201d post, as was suggested by UMB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, all headers and subheadings follow after guidelines presented in \u201cBest Practices for Web Writing\u201d by UMB, \u201cBe short and direct,\u201d, thus all my headings are short phrases like, \u201cSynopsis\u201d or \u201cPrice Unbefitting Content\u201d or \u201cSpark Your Imagination\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warbound Diaries has the unseen benefit of being a passion project of mine, so I hope a certain level of heart and enthusiasm shines through the text, striking readers to be just as vicariously creative as they possibly can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Informal Self-Audit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWarbound Diaries\u201d has been more successful than I initially thought it\u2019d be. It houses a rich and wide variety of images that greatly engross visitors into the fantasy world at the core of the site, a skill that I have frankly trained in being a facilitator for tabletop roleplaying games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My exercise of web writing has been successful overall, but it took more time adjusting to the rhetorical needs of it than standard academic writing. I think my blogs and reviews display a demonstrable leap in growth with web writing practices, featuring shorter chunked paragraphs, highlighted quotes and topic sentences, abundant images, and a delicately balancing journalistic and fantastical tone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWarbound Diaries\u201d is visually thriving and I can confidently assume its content has been enthralling, compelling, and overall distinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I struggle to conjure up any faults I hold for my website, but I hope that doesn\u2019t end up being some hubris or Achilles\u2019 Heel of mine. I admit that I have been struggling to adapt lists and bullet points to my content, and I\u2019ve been recently feeling strained to integrate them in a way that feels organic. As for improvements, I harbor countless ideas to spruce up the presentation of the homepage for Warbound Diaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For one, I want to heighten the widgets present on the home page to feature TRPG scenarios, worldbuilding prompts, TRPG reviews, and links to socials. I want to improve the \u201cRecent Comments\u201d widget to potentially display favorited comments on certain posts, which promote community interaction! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Module 3 is predominantly about video and media, I am eager to integrate recordings of my ongoing TRPG campaign, \u201cWarbound: A Steampunk Odyssey\u201d! It\u2019s a great way to seamlessly transition from worldbuilding to actual play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEO Optimization<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SEO optimization became paramount amid editorial efforts in Warbound Diaries. Based on data acquired from keyword reports, Warbound Diares suffered from a vital lack of keywords, key phrases, and hyperlinks that severely undermined the search engine qualities for newcoming visitors across the entire website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before revisions began, Warbound Diaries hosted an estimated 5.2% in keyword density, criminally low for a statistic that should be more substantial for the benefit of the website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, extensive content editing was undergone to ensure the addition of more keywords and phrases, which would, in turn, enhance the optimization of the search engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These revisions were accomplished through the application of thorough line edit, syntactical modifications, and consistent rereading, all tactics suggested by MasterClass in their article \u201cHow to Self-Edit: 10 Tips for Editing Your Own Writing<\/a>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords like \u201cadmit<\/span><\/strong>\u201d, \u201cthinker<\/span><\/strong>\u201d, \u201corientation<\/span><\/strong>\u201d, and \u201cjewel<\/span><\/strong>\u201d were seamlessly integrated into all existing content, with measures taken to maintain organic flow and natural conversational tone, significant factors for an SEO editor to consider when engaged in technical editing as per the guidelines of \u201cWhat is an SEO editor?<\/a>\u201d provided by IMeanMarketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take for instance, \u201cBehold the Gallery!\u201d. Its introduction was originally written as, \u201c…but I am ashamed to say that this world is lacking in visual identity\u201d, but with these revisional passes, the introduction now includes the keyword \u201cadmit<\/span><\/strong>\u201d in its introduction: \u201cWe have been discussing the world of Warbound at length now, but I admit<\/span><\/strong> that this world is lacking in visual identity.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar objectives were accomplished in other articles like in \u201cOpening Animatic Now Out!\u201d,  where the introduction now features a clever employment of \u201corientation\u201d as one of the keywords, \u201c…a reorientation<\/span><\/strong> of the mind\u2026\u201d. This choice was inspired by the variation technique instructed by WordStream’s article, “The Expert\u2019s Guide to Keyword Research for SEO Copywriting<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several articles were examined for SEO optimization and there was great success in visiting keywords upon their content, as it would take a great level of intricacy and detail to expound about each minute inclusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, Warbound Diaries has definitively elevated its keyword density through the efforts of comprehensive content editing and SEO revisional rounds, a process heavily informed via practices recommended by MasterClass and IMeanMarketing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Word Count<\/em><\/strong>: 1184 words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Website Checklist<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Site Navigation<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Home \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • About \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bio \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Contact & Press Release \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Posts\/Blog \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gallery \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Video \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Metacritical Writeup Log \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Site Navigation<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Review \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Writing Sample \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Audio feature (podcast\/music review) \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Analytics Instructions \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Optimized article (single article incorporating keywords\/analytics data) \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Keyword Report \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Blog Posts<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      • Your First Blog Post \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Gallery announcement \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Video announcement \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Audio announcement \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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