The purpose of your website

The purpose of your website

I make no apologies for revisiting this subject – it’s important! I keep visiting websites that start their home page with ‘We are … a family company/expert carpet fitters/a long established company/dedicated to our customers/etc. etc....
The purpose of your website

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...
The purpose of your website

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...
The purpose of your website

Focus, aim, fire!

When you create a website you are usually hoping that people will be interested in your products or services and, eventually, part with their money to buy what you’ve got. So, who are the people that you want to make those purchases? Please don’t tell me...
The purpose of your website

5 rules for effective web copy

1. Forget all about what you want to tell everyone about your business! Find out what your clients and potential clients biggest problems are and write about those – in terms of how your product or service can solve them, of course. 2. Don’t waffle! Keep...