by lesley | Mar 13, 2009 | Readability, Website copy
If your website has pictures or visuals of some kind – it lightens up the web copy and helps people to be attracted to the site, but pictures have their drawbacks too. Where do you get them from? If your visuals are helping you to get your message across, then...
by lesley | Jan 27, 2009 | Website copy
I’ve been looking at web copy that is intended to persuade and it seems that when you want action you have to use sentences with power. For instance, do you say: ‘If you’d like to improve your skills you’ll find this programme will help you to...
by lesley | Jan 21, 2009 | Readability, Website copy
When designers go to design school they learn about colours, balance, shapes and juxtaposition. They learn how to make the visual image attractive, appealing and enticing. When writers learn to write web copy they learn about benefits, emotional triggers and writing...
by lesley | Jan 16, 2009 | Website copy
It’s no use writing killer copy, if nobody gets to read it! In order to persuade people to use your services or buy your products they need to read what you’ve got for them – but if the website doesn’t make that easy, they’ll be off...