Comments on: How to Become a Better Web Content Writer http://allfreelancewriting.com/2008/05/15/specialties/web-writing/how-to-become-a-better-web-content-writer/ Your Freelance Writing Resource Tue, 22 May 2012 12:09:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nikki May | Web Content Writer http://allfreelancewriting.com/2008/05/15/specialties/web-writing/how-to-become-a-better-web-content-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-25390 Nikki May | Web Content Writer Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:19:35 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/2008/05/15/writing-tips/how-to-become-a-better-web-content-writer/#comment-25390 Great article! This is a must-read for every web content writer. Generally, content on any website should achieve the following objectives: * Enhance the company's image * Reflect the company's vision * Educate the company's potential customers about their services * Submit to website readability standards * Is clear, concise and professionally-written * Drive targeted traffic to the website * Help expand the company's clientele/markets So, web content must be written in such a way that it fulfills all these goals. Another important thing to remember is that people, when reading online, have very short attention span. So, you must make sure that people who will read the content will be able to scan through the content, the headings and sub-headings, and get the message that you want to deliver. Thanks again for compiling this info - very helpful to every web content writer. Great article! This is a must-read for every web content writer.

Generally, content on any website should achieve the following objectives:

* Enhance the company’s image
* Reflect the company’s vision
* Educate the company’s potential customers about their services
* Submit to website readability standards
* Is clear, concise and professionally-written
* Drive targeted traffic to the website
* Help expand the company’s clientele/markets

So, web content must be written in such a way that it fulfills all these goals.

Another important thing to remember is that people, when reading online, have very short attention span. So, you must make sure that people who will read the content will be able to scan through the content, the headings and sub-headings, and get the message that you want to deliver.

Thanks again for compiling this info – very helpful to every web content writer.

]]> By: James Lee http://allfreelancewriting.com/2008/05/15/specialties/web-writing/how-to-become-a-better-web-content-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-15143 James Lee Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:37:00 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/2008/05/15/writing-tips/how-to-become-a-better-web-content-writer/#comment-15143 I've been a web content writer for many years and I make sure that every article that I write is scannable to some extent (I often include sub-headers and bullet points). Jenn is right: people read text differently on the Internet and they often read the sub-headers first. If you have what they're looking for, they'll most likely read your article in its entirety. Otherwise, you'll be lucky to get five seconds of their time. James <a href="http://thecontentannex.com" rel="nofollow">San Francisco web content writer</a> I’ve been a web content writer for many years and I make sure that every article that I write is scannable to some extent (I often include sub-headers and bullet points). Jenn is right: people read text differently on the Internet and they often read the sub-headers first. If you have what they’re looking for, they’ll most likely read your article in its entirety. Otherwise, you’ll be lucky to get five seconds of their time.

James
San Francisco web content writer

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