The Challenges of Web Writing
September 26th, 2007 by Alynn GillespieIf you manage a web site or write for online email campaigns this article is for you. Many of our clients already have their own web site or are planning to develop one in the near future. If you’re not posting your campaigns to your web site, you are missing a great opportunity to get your message out. Go global 24-7-365.
Web writing has new challenges that media writing doesn’t have. On your web site, one of your audiences isn’t even human…search engine spiders are roaming the Web looking for keyword relevant pages to index in its’ database. Keyword density, word count on a page, meta tags, the words you use in links and other factors are meaningful to search engines. And with email, you’re writing to get past spam filters.
Your audience approaches the Web differently than print media. The reader scans email and web sites quickly for information relevant to their needs. Some sources suggest you have about 8 seconds to capture your audiences’ attention. Read the rest of this entry »