by lesley | Oct 8, 2010 | Marketing, Website copy
If you create any copy to promote your business you will probably find this useful. If you don’t think you create copy then consider that every email or letter that goes out creates an impression … OK, have I got your attention? When you’re...
by lesley | Jul 8, 2010 | Readability, Website copy
The hot shot ad agency types will tell you it’s about something gimmicky, shocking or what’s hot today. They’re only partly right. There are many reasons people ‘get it’ – and plenty of obstacles that stop them getting it! Here are...
by lesley | Jul 4, 2010 | Marketing, Website copy
I’ve been banging on about headlines a lot lately – so I might as well continue the trend here! Most people think a headline is something found in a newspaper or magazine – but headlines should be on every written communication you create. That...
by lesley | Jun 8, 2010 | Readability, Website copy
When you’ve gone to the trouble of getting a website set up,invested your money in it and probably gone through a certain amount of pain to create the web copy that goes on each page, you want people to stay on it and take action to either buy something or to...
by lesley | May 24, 2010 | Readability, Website copy
Web users are lazy and impatient – think of yourself when you’re waiting for a site to download that takes a few seconds longer than you expect! That means that web copy needs to get the message across FAST. The very first thing that your web visitor will...
by lesley | Apr 28, 2010 | Readability, Website copy
If you’ve ever arrived on a website that is a mass of boxes, messages and pictures you’ll know what I mean by the patchwork quilt effect! Websites like this have many things to offer the visitor and the website owner is anxious to show all their wares up...