Web copy that works

Web copy that works

If you are the company owner you’re probably the worst person to write your website copy – you simply know too much! Most of us are so passionate about what we do (or why are you doing it?) that we want to tell our readers EVERYTHING. The trouble is that...
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English is one of the richest languages in the world – the multitude of words with nuances of meaning is awesome. It’s astonishing that it’s become an international language, simply because there’s so much vocabulary to learn – and...
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More readable documents

A couple of posts ago I promised more about how people read different kinds of document. Here it is! On screen people scan in an F shape with the top bar of the F starting about 2/5 of the way down the screen. On paper the scan pattern changes, depending on the...
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Creating effective flyers

This isn’t about web copy – but it is about readability and it uses some of the same ‘rules’. There are many different varieties of flyer; there’s the letter/A4 sized sheet, the A5 (half letter size), the trifold, the DL (compliments slip...
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Keywords for amateurs

Before I launch myself on the issue of keywords and phrases, please be aware I’m not an expert in search engine optimisation. I know lots of people who are, but wouldn’t begin to try and teach anyone the finer points of SEO! What I do know about is how to...