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Do the Web Write: Writing for and Marketing Your Website [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 180 pages, kõrgus x laius: 247x209 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 10-Dec-2009
  • Kirjastus: Self-Counsel Press
  • ISBN-10: 1551808323
  • ISBN-13: 9781551808321
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 180 pages, kõrgus x laius: 247x209 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 10-Dec-2009
  • Kirjastus: Self-Counsel Press
  • ISBN-10: 1551808323
  • ISBN-13: 9781551808321
Teised raamatud teemal:
The hardest part of making a successful website isn’t “making” it—you can hire someone to do the design and coding. The hardest part is writing great content that will attract readers and keep them coming back. Do the Web Write is a complete guide to writing (and running) a successful website. This is not a book on how to code your website, but a book on how to determine what pages you should have on your website and how best to write them. The book is written in plain English and covers many different types of websites, including blogs, corporate websites, social networking sites, and small business sites. Online technology will change each year, but what remains constant is that a website needs great content, written in an engaging and web-friendly manner, to make it a success. This book takes you step-by-step through every essential page you’ll need on your website and demonstrates how to write each page. Learn the fundamental elements of a successful website Format your website in an order that’s user friendly Write attention-getting blog posts Create helpful FAQ pages to generate more traffic Write press releases that get attention on the web Write successful “landing pages” And much more!

The hardest part of having a successful website isn't building or coding it. The hardest part is knowing what to say, where to say it, and how to write it. Written in easy-to-understand language, Do the Web Write will show you how to write persuasively for the web, how to market your website effectively, and ultimately, how to succeed online.
Introduction xv
Let's Start at the Beginning xv
What Do I Mean by ``Now What?'' xvi
Okay, Who Am I, and Why Should You Listen to Me? xvii
What This Book Is xviii
What This Book Isn't xxi
About the Pictures xxii
A Note to Web Designers xxii
A Few Disclaimers xxiii
Say It Again, Dan ... xxiv
Understanding Website Conversion and Targeted Traffic
1(12)
Website Conversion Basics
1(3)
Hits versus visits
2(1)
What is an ``action''?
2(1)
Establishing your conversion rate
3(1)
So what is an acceptable website conversion rate?
3(1)
How to Use Conversion Rates
4(2)
Let me tell you a quick website conversion story
5(1)
Website Conversion Rates are a True Indicator of Success
6(1)
Targeted Traffic
7(6)
What is targeted traffic, and why is it important?
7(1)
How do you get targeted traffic?
7(5)
Wrapping up targeted traffic
12(1)
The Fundamentals of a Successful Website Today and Tomorrow
13(18)
The Early Days
14(1)
How the Web is Currently Used
15(1)
Okay Dan, So How Exactly Do You Let Visitors Know They Should Use You?
15(1)
Laying the Foundation of a Successful Website
16(1)
A Successful Website Answers Six Basic Questions
16(3)
Who you are
17(1)
What you do
17(1)
Why someone should do business with you
18(1)
What locations you service
18(1)
How someone goes about using you
18(1)
When?
18(1)
A Successful Website is Simple to Use, and Does Not Frustrate Users
19(3)
A Successful Website is Easy to Read
22(3)
Font size and style
22(1)
Formatting
22(1)
The writing itself
23(2)
The ``Furman 21'' Website Questionnaire
25(6)
To whom should you give the questionnaire?
25(1)
So what do the answers mean?
26(5)
Page Order and Information to Include
31(19)
A Word on Navigation
32(1)
What Type of Website Will You Have?
32(2)
Service websites
33(1)
Product websites
33(1)
``Informational'' company websites
34(1)
Information (Pages) Needed for the Three Types of Websites, and the Page Order
34(16)
Page order and page information for a service website
35(6)
Wrapping up the service site
41(2)
Page order and page information for a sales website
43(5)
Wrapping up the sales website
48(1)
Page order and page information for an informational website
48(2)
Dan's 11 Rules of Effective Website Writing
50(54)
Rule 1: Web Copy Must be Scan-able
51(11)
Headlines
52(4)
Subheadings
56(5)
Bullet points
61(1)
Rule 2: Use Short Paragraphs
62(7)
Rule 3: Don't Dwell (Keep Your Pages Short)
69(5)
Formatting
69(2)
Content style
71(3)
Rule 4: Throw Out the English Rule Book
74(4)
The way we are taught to write is wrong (for business)
75(1)
How many rules does your reader know?
75(1)
Write like you talk
76(1)
Okay, so what rules of English do you need to know?
76(1)
Commonly misspelled words and misused phrases
77(1)
In closing
77(1)
Rule 5: Do Not Preach to the Choir
78(3)
Targeted traffic revisited
79(1)
What's your problem?
79(1)
What are they expecting from you?
80(1)
Rule 6: Keep Your Audience in Mind, but Don't Alienate Anyone, Either
81(4)
Write so your audience understands you
81(1)
Don't alienate anyone
82(1)
Dancing between the two
82(3)
Lose the corporate jargon, again
85(1)
Rule 7: Write with Confidence
85(4)
Confident words and phrases
86(3)
Rule 8: Use the Word ``You'' a Lot
89(2)
How often to use the word ``you''
90(1)
One more ``you'' myth dispelled
91(1)
Rule 9: Bolds, Italics, Underlines, Parentheses, Dashes, and Other Formatting Tricks
91(5)
Bolds and italics
92(1)
Different color fonts
93(1)
Highlighting
93(1)
Underlining
93(1)
ALL CAPS
93(1)
Dashes
94(1)
Ellipses ...
95(1)
Overdoing punctuation
95(1)
(Parentheses)
95(1)
Why asides are important
96(1)
In closing
96(1)
Rule 10: Lots of Escape Hatches (Calls to Action)
96(2)
Rule 11: Be an Oreo®
98(3)
What do I mean by ``be an Oreo®?''
98(3)
Intermission
101(1)
Short Recap
102(1)
Moving Forward
103(1)
Writing for Your Home Page
104(9)
The Three Main Things the Writing on Your Home Page Needs to Address
105(1)
Tips on Layout
105(6)
Keywords and Keyphrases
111(1)
Wrapping Up the Home Page
112(1)
Writing for your About Us/Why Use Us Page and your Products/Services Pages
113(7)
Your About Us/Why Use Us Page
113(3)
Straight about us page
114(1)
Using a why page also
115(1)
Products/Services Pages
116(4)
Services page(s)
117(2)
Products pages
119(1)
FAQ You
120(6)
Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers)
120(6)
SEO and ``Traffic''-type Writing (Blogs, Articles, Press Releases, Pay-per-click Ads)
126(17)
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
126(1)
SEO Explained
126(3)
The keyword myth
126(1)
Beware of SEO companies
127(2)
SEO Writing
129(12)
Press releases
129(6)
Articles
135(3)
Blogs
138(2)
Some final thoughts on SEO
140(1)
Pay-per-click (PPC) Ads
141(2)
A very quick primer
141(1)
Writing PPC ads
141(2)
Alternate Landing Pages and Microsites
143(7)
The Concept Behind Alternate Landing Pages and Microsites
143(1)
Alternate Landing Pages
144(1)
Alternate Landing Pages and PPC Ads
145(1)
Microsites
145(5)
Other advantages of using microsites
147(1)
Domain names and hosting for microsites
147(3)
Dan's Bonus
Chapter (Even More for Your Money)
150(1)
Why All of This Website Conversion Stuff Matters
150(1)
Do Not Put Up Roadblocks
151(1)
Stop Hiding Your Phone Number
151(1)
Stop Scolding Me About Copyright When I Right Click
151(1)
If You Aren't in a Band, Don't Play Music
151