Writing for Websites

A website cannot be everything to everyone, so you need to be clear about your purpose and what it is you are trying to achieve.

Like all business writing, before you begin, ask these questions:

  • Why am I writing this?
  • What is my primary message?
  • Who am I writing it for?
  • How do I want them to respond?

Before you begin writing, draw up a site map so that you know what will be on each page and how each will link to the others. Think 3-D here. Identify the purpose of each page.

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