3 reasons why doing your own Website Copywriting is dumb – Web CopywriterThe Web Copywriter
Self interest aside, doing your own website copywriting is a false economy that can cost you in search traffic, sales conversions and brand development.
Paying top dollar for design but doing your own copy means you end with a David Beckham website – it looks good but the voice is a right turn-off.
Now, this might seem like a self-serving post. Of course, I’m going to say you’re stupid to do your own website copywriting. But there are at least 3 good reasons why it’s dumb to write your own website copy. (Unless you happen to be me.)1. Google Search ranking. The ability of your website to generate sales depends
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I had a client who didn’t want to pay for SEO and made a right pig’s ear of it. They didn’t go up the rankings – but down. Way down!!! For the sake of a few thousand dollars, this company will have lost thousands of dollars in sales. A good website copywriter is a good SEO copywriter and will easily repay the investment in increased site traffic.2. Online Sales Conversions. When people get to your site, your copy needs to convert this visitor into a customer. This is a combination of what you say, how you say it, and the different access points you give to the visitor. A good website copywriter won’t limit themselves to the copy – they’ll feed back to the designers and the information architects to improve the sales effectiveness of the site. A good website copywriter will increase the probability that people actually buy something from you – rather then disappear into the ether.3. Brand Development. Companies seem quite happy to pay a squillion for website design but then want to get cheap on the copy. But when you pay top dollar for design and go DIY on copy, you end up with a David Beckham website – it looks good but the voice is a right