Monthly Archives: August 2011

Should you write differently for geeks and other B2B audiences?

“My audience is highly technical, and they expect highly technical information.”  Should your sales copy be different for a technical or B2B audience? There is a huge difference between delivering highly technical information — and delivering it in an easy-to-read … Continue reading

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When to Bend the Rules of Grammar in Sales Copy

“Gee, that sales copy isn’t even grammatically correct . . .” Good copy is written the way people speak. Most of us usually speak in simple language. And usually in relatively short sentences.   That type of copywriting is very easy … Continue reading

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Are you strategically planning your website page layout?

Are you planning to design a new website or thinking about a “website rehab” on an existing website? Over the lifetime of your current website, it’s likely that elements have been added to your existing web pages without much thought.  … Continue reading

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Websites Gone Wrong: When Copying a “Showroom” Design Doesn’t Make Sense

“When we started the project, we told the web designers we wanted a website design similar to the Prada site.”   And so, the “showroom website” project began, seemingly without thinking about whether the overall “showroom” approach of the Prada … Continue reading

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What to Include in Every Page of Your Website Copy

When you create your website copy, the reviewers of that copy will almost always read line-by-line, word-for-word, from page 1 of the copy through to the end (like they’re reading a book). But website visitors rarely (read: almost never) do … Continue reading

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Product Sorting Options Improve E-commerce Usability

If you’re looking for some great product sorting options to add to your e-commerce site functionality, check out Shop.CCS.com.  The visitor can “sort by” and “filter by” a number of very useful options, including best seller, what’s new, alphabetical, low … Continue reading

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