• Brochures And Websites – What’s The Difference?

    No, I’ve not gone mad. I am aware that websites and brochures (even e-brochures) are very different things, however I’m not convinced everyone knows the difference.  This is where I stand on the issue.  Your website Your website is your online shop window. It’s there to set out your stall, show people what you do […]

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  • Your Content Must Concentrate On Benefits and Strengths, Not Your Competitors’ Weaknesses

    Focusing your content on the benefits your product or service offer is something I’ve covered in the past so I won’t go over ground. However, if you want a memory refresher on this topic, you can ready about why you should focus on benefits here. Now that one’s out the way, let’s look at why you […]

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  • Why Your Website Copywriting Will Differ From Your Other Content

    During your initial briefing meeting with your copywriter, you discussed your website copy. You spoke eloquently about your company and why you do what you do. You went to great pains to point out you saw your company as a ‘disrupter’ to your industry.  The service you provide is new and more efficient and cost-effective […]

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  • How To Bring Your About Page To Life

    What is the purpose behind your About Page? Building trust. When doing business in the online world, trust is a tough nut to crack. You don’t get to meet every customer. You can’t chat with them to find out what they need. They can’t reach you to gauge your trustworthiness. All they have to go […]

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  • The Whole Point Of Your Website Copy Is To Sell Your Business

    The title of this blog looks ridiculous. You know what your web copy has to do, so why on earth am I writing a blog post about it? I’m going to share an archived post with you that addresses this exact point. The reason being, because many companies are still missing the point when it comes […]

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  • Does Your Homepage Hit The Spot?

      How hard can it be to write your home page? It’s just a matter of saying hello to the world and telling them all about your company, right? Wrong. And that’s the problem with an alarming number of websites (so you’re not alone). What should your homepage say? Let’s go back to the beginning. […]

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  • Why The Marketing Piggy Didn’t Go Weeeee All The Way Home

      Once upon a time, there was an in-house writer who was tasked with writing the content for the new company website. The writer was quite nervous about this because he hadn’t done anything like it before. Gingerly, he knocked on his boss’s door to ask for advice. “You know what we do,” was the […]

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  • What Do Your Customers Want From Your Website?

      If you knew what your customers wanted from your website, your life would be so much easier. So how do you know what your customers want? Well, when designing your website, the first thing not to do is focus on things like: Colours Fonts Gadgets and gizmos Graphics and images How cool it should look […]

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  • Why Your Website’s Content Is Hurting Your Business

      Derek’s got a problem. He’s been a painter and decorator for over a decade. Most of his work comes from word of mouth, but with more and more people asking to see work he’s done, or hear from satisfied customers, he’s decided it’s time to get with it and get a website. Not one […]

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  • How To Write Your Home Page

      Nine times out of ten, your Home Page will be the page the majority of your visitors land on. That’s why it’s so important to get it right. Before I ramble on, what do you think it should show? Details about your business? What you do? Stuff that goes on about your innovative approach, […]

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