Tips on copywriting for the web

Like many new website or business owners you may be struggling to come up with content for your website.Coming up with web content isn’t just about typing away the first thing that pops into your head and hoping for the best. You should never just slap anything onto your website as there are methods of which you execute into your writing so it can serve a greater purpose which is of advantage to your website and your business.If you want to create your own content to put on your website (Copywriting) then here are some rules which are beneficial to follow:

1. Useful, beneficial and unique content – Before you can even think of anything else you must realise that our content needs to be unique. You should never copy and paste, even if you are posting on “your” blog and “your” website. Google and other search engines do not like this and as a result you will not get ranked for that specific content. So make sure your content is a single piece of unique writing wherever you post it. Not only must the content be unique but it needs to be useful as well. Why have content that somebody doesn’t want to read? Use your expertise and implement it into the text.
2. Add Keywords where appropriate – When you are writing your content you must always be thinking of where you can insert keywords. These must be keywords you want to target but remember not to go OTT as this will just confuse search engines and they are likely to not rank you for them. Also keep them relevant to the page they are on and the picture they appear on so the content still makes sense and can still be read when they are in place.
3. Easy to read text – It is best to make sure it’s easy on the eye, don’t create masses of text as people will be put off from it in an instant and probably won’t read it. Using things like bullet points, heading and bold text can really break it up and give the illusion that the text is an easy read and people are more likely to read it until the end. 
4. Point in the right direction – Whatever subject it is that you are talking about in the text, point your reader or website visitor in a direction of which they can find more information on the subject. Whether it is an article which inspired you to write your content or a new product you may be selling. This will gain a link which will help optimise your site (Read number 5) which is good if the content was inspired by something on your site. It may result in the reader purchasing something from your site.
5. Internal linking – If you participate in SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) then it will be clear to you that the larger amount of links you have to your website online then the higher your website will rank in search engines. It is appropriate to add links wherever you have a keyword that could link to another page on your website and it will help you rank better and overall help your Marketing strategy. The more links you have will mean you rank higher.

If you follow these steps when Copywriting then you are helping your website rank better and entertaining your reader also.