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By Hostway
You’ve penned the perfect headline. Your keywords are strategically scattered throughout pages of copy you refined for hours. You’re ready to grab your visitors’ attention and hold it all the way through to your sales pitch. But how much thought have you given to your final appeal—your call to action? continue »
By Enzo F. Cesario
Advertising should be part of any growing business. Regardless of what your business does, customers have to know about your product or service in order for them to use it. As the Internet becomes a primary source for consumer knowledge and increasingly, purchasing, it’s imperative that your company gets its message out through this medium. However, advertising on the Internet works differently than traditional advertising in that the customer must find the business instead of a business coming to the customer. continue »
By Enzo F. Cesario
Just as there are different ways of writing for novels, for advertising and for films, there is a way to write for the Internet. To find content on the Web, we use search engines. To make sure the search engines find our content we optimize it. Search engine optimization (SEO) copywriting is writing content that the reader wants to read and will be easily found and rank well with search engines. continue »
By Karon Thackston
Following in the footsteps of Rand Fishkin and Guy Kawasaki, I decided to come up with my own list of don’ts.
There is no shortage of don’ts when it comes to SEO copywriting. It seems this niche got off to a rough start many years ago when early comers somehow misconstrued the core principles of the trade. Allow me to elaborate on how not to write SEO copy. continue »
By Jeremy Gislason
The more times your customers visit your site, the more time they will have invested in your relationship and the more they will come to trust and rely on you. By building up their loyalty in this way, there is more chance that they will buy from you, follow your advice and buy your affiliate products, or click on ads that you recommend. continue »
The clock starts the instant people click to your landing page — they’re skimming your page, your images and more importantly, your words to make the snap decision whether to do business with you. continue »
The main things all major search engines look for when evaluating your Web site are content and links from external Web sites. Thus, you can increase your search engine ranking by developing keyword-rich content that is of value to your visitors and other Web sites. Techniques that fail to offer better content for your visitors or try to “trick the system” can get your Web site banned from the big search engines. continue »
Search engine ads are short. You’ll need to choose your words carefully in order to make each one work toward your advertising goals. Consider how you can motivate readers to act. Will you appeal to their fears, happiness, insecurities or sense of humor? Knowing the effect you hope to produce will help you choose the right words. continue »
It seems like everyone has a blog these days. Blogs have become more than just diary entries with personal thoughts; they give your business a personal voice and open the lines of communication with customers. continue »
A visually stunning Web site may not be user-friendly, just as site that rates high on usability may have no visual appeal. Either site will send visitors clicking the back button. If you’re redesigning your Web site or creating it for the very first time, take a look at some of the outdated Web trends below and our suggestions for alternatives. continue »