Writing Well for the Web

If you expect your potential clients to read the textssite to get what they, not you need. So, find out
on your site, be especially particular about thewhat their wants are. Describe the benefits, he will
content. Writing for the web has its own peculiaritieshave, appeal to the emotions. The users must be
in comparison with common publications. It is knownsure that they deal with a trustworthy company and
that 79% Internet users just skip over the webthey have made a good bargain. Gain their favor:
pages, but rarely peruse them. It suggests that wepersuade them with the specific text highlighting the
should take pains to make their reading useful formain benefits and advantages. Here everything is
them. Do not make these mistakes. Surely the sitesimple. The users write key words in search engines
should make a bright and lasting first impression, butand phrases (e.g. freelance writing jobs).
not with the help of the flash, the pet chip of manyThe search engines present a list of the sites
web designers. They consider flash to be very cool.relevant to the inquiry. The users are inclined to
In fact the visitors of the site can't stand irritatingchoose the first sites from the list. The sites with the
flashes and start looking for the reference to dopertinent key words are placed at the top of the
away with the annoying picture. The aim you makesearch list. So, you should define the key words of
up a flash may be various, freelance technical writingyour potential clients and use them in your texts.
for example, but the reaction to the flash will not beDon't clutter up the page with a great number of
quite adequate. They have opened the page touseless options or heavy graphics, downloading for
acquire necessary information and the flash reel is atoo long. Use the empty space to lead the reader
nuisance for them. The users don't know if thethrough the whole text from the first to the last
information on your site is better than on the millionsword. Remember that screen reading tires the eyes.
of the others. If they come across the flash at theThe screen reading is 25% slower than common
very start they will just switch to another site.reading that is why you should not strain your
Forget about the flash and fill you site with the usefulvisitors. Divide the information into small portions, use
original texts.short saturate sentences (e.g. Freelance writing jobs
In newspapers and magazines our attention isavailable) A paragraph should contain only one major
captured by pictures, photos and illustrations. It is notidea. But you can make a lot of lists, as you never
the same in the net. The research showed that firstknow which one magically turns a reader into a
of all the users pay attention to the headline - theybuyer. Your text will face serious trials. The users will
scan the whole page to find the seizing words. Anot read it until they want it. Your task is to attract
single phrase that says: "freelance internet writingthem with something new and interesting all the time.
jobs" will not tell much about the offer itself. This isA famous marketing specialist Joseph Sugarman
the key function of the titles and subtitles - they willshared his secret of a successful text: "The aim of
reveal to the reader the content of the whole pagethe text is to make you read the first sentence. It
so that he won't have to delve into the details. Themakes you read the second. The second one aims at
headlines attract the users' attention. The firstreading the next and so on." Mind that the text
subtitle is to define the user's problem (e.g. seeking ashould describe your products or service and incite
freelance writing job?), the second one is to scream -the reader to action. If you propose online freelance
"Here is the solution!" Thus the reader gets thewriting jobs you should mention, at least that your
general idea of the site and if he swallowed thiscompany or magazine or another facility that gives a
hook, he is likely to return and read the whole page.freelance writing job opportunity, that you have a
If your site welcomes the visitors in this way, youvariety of possibilities starting from freelance writing
are just missing the real advantages. It might be theediting jobs that is going to be a turning point in
first and the last phrase the user reads on your site.somebody's career.
Remember, that the Internet surfers came to your