The art of website copywriting is the practice of writing copy that is relevant to your company and that is most visible to search engines while satisfying the end-users requirements. The idea of copy for your website is creating articles and text for your website which is rich in key-words and which will improve your website's ranking on search engines over time. In a nut shell website copywriting is writing that is aimed at making website content that is relevant and findable for users as well as visible to search engines.
The art of website copywriting is the practice of writing copy that is relevant to your company and that is most visible to search engines!
— J. Nortje (Marketing Director)
Tips for website copywriting:
1. The most important aspect that you should keep in mind when doing website copywriting is that you should answer four questions that your potential client will asking: “what's in it for me?” “why should I believe you?” and “what do I have to do and why?”.
2. The headline should be an effective tool to attract your visitors / potential customers. Try to be as concise as possible and specific as possible. Readers want to know that they are going to get something.
3. The goal of the website copywriting is to create a desire in the potential client to take action. Whether it be to sign up to your newsletter or buy the product on offer, your website copywriting should generate that desire to act. Do not overload the reader with many tasks, focus on one action that you want the reader to achieve.
4. The website copywriting should be interesting yet informative at the same time, most people do not enjoy reading therefore they will not read something if the content is boring.
5. Remember that although website copywriting is used to increase search engine rankings the content is still required to motivate potential customers to become part of your client base. There is no purpose in writing content that is only for website ranking as customers will not take interest in your company. A high ranking does not help if you cannot convert potential customers to permanent customers.
6. Create a list of frequently asked questions, people often feel better about a situation once those niggling queries have been answered and very often people are too embarrassed to ask questions when they are unsure about the company.
7. It is always a good idea to convince a client to contact you via telephone to email, as it is more effective to sell over the phone than via email. If however you feel that email is the best option, phone your clients back to ensure the most sales.
8. When using website copywriting to enhance your online business, remember to include why the potential client should select your company's services and include customer testimonial or a guarantee if your company has one.
9. Although graphics is an important part of a website you cannot put your website copywriting second. The content on your website is an important sales tool, invest in high quality and professional website copywriting.
Always remember that duplicate content in your website copywriting will not be accepted by Google so do not attempt to put duplicate content on your website.
At Intoweb Marketing there are professional content writers that provide high quality and creative content for your website. The website copywriting is innovative and unique and stays true to the nature of your company while meeting the clients needs and making your site more visible for search engines. Apart from the website copywriting services that Intoweb has to offer, the company can also optimize your existing website to be more user and search engine friendly which will in turn increase your rankings.