Reviewing a parenting magazine table of contents

 When researching my table of contents I came across a website called flip180media.com that explained key points. On the website it states:

"A great TOC should reflect the true and intended magazine content structure for that issue. The TOC should have sections with clearly-defined names, as well as the article name and the article subheading (if there is one). To make the article references  logical within the article file, we recommend using different font sizes, like this:

Section Name: 24pt, bold

Article Headline: 16pt, bold

Subhead: 14pt, italics"

This portion explains whats recommended for a table of contents in order to be appealing and professional. Then the website explains:

They include screenshots that gives me an idea of what to write and highlights and important part that states, "Unlike with social media headlines, within the TOC, you don’t really need to change the headline for the audience just to gain their attention. They’re already in the table of contents, after all. Nor is it helpful to your production team to use alternative or “shorthand” references if there are potentially similar titles or related article topics within a single issue."

This quote is helpful as i've learned that with my table of contents the headline isn't what grabs the readers attention since they're already interested enough to be reading the able of contents, and that I should just list what I already have.

See you later! Over and out!

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