Archive for the ‘writing business content’ Category

Don’t even think about writing for the web

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

So in the last post I talked about my recent website research project and all the bad websites I ran into throughout the process. And it got me thinking.

What websites really need is better copy. And I don’t say that because I’m a writer.

The sad truth is that – in very general terms – the quality of web writing and copy is mediocre at best. I’m not calling for elegant prose. What I’m saying is that what your website reveals – in clear, well-placed words – influences what people think of you, your product, your company.

Being correct enough when writing to sell

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

In the last post, Back to school brings me back to basics, I discussed the importance of putting aside some time to re-read and re-learn past teachings in our particular areas of expertise. And since my area is copywriting and marketing, I tend to focus on the core fundamentals of writing to sell.

The interesting thing about the fundamentals of writing to sell is that they sometimes conflict with the standard fundamentals of writing (the grammar and punctuation rules) that we have all learned throughout the years.

How to create more, more and more copy and content for your website and blog

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

The key to creating content (copy) for your website, blog and press materials is to consider your audience.

You must give your readers fresh, useful, newsworthy information that they’ll use.

  • Determine what topics will interest them.