Comments on: Writing for the web http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/technology/writing-for-the-web/ Fresh ideas from Hawke's Bay Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:56:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Max Patmoy http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/technology/writing-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Max Patmoy Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:10:33 +0000 http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/random-thoughts/writing-for-the-web/#comment-941 This is an even better site which offers a huge range for the online writer and the online newspaper industry. http://www.newsu.org/ This is an even better site which offers a huge range for the online writer and the online newspaper industry. http://www.newsu.org/

]]> By: Susan Wylie http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/technology/writing-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Susan Wylie Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:29:36 +0000 http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/random-thoughts/writing-for-the-web/#comment-763 Not to forget the excellent NZ suppliers of web writing training - http://www.contented.com/index.php This course provides good training and is recommended, particularly for larger organisations where staff may have to be more focused on reducing reports and other complex documents into webpage format that is interesting and easy to find. And the website has good advice for NZ writers. Not to forget the excellent NZ suppliers of web writing training – http://www.contented.com/index.php

This course provides good training and is recommended, particularly for larger organisations where staff may have to be more focused on reducing reports and other complex documents into webpage format that is interesting and easy to find. And the website has good advice for NZ writers.

]]> By: Chris Heath http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/technology/writing-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Chris Heath Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:26:31 +0000 http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/random-thoughts/writing-for-the-web/#comment-714 I agree. Well written content is critical to a web site's usability. If writers charged per page (or word) of content, there would be a lot more content out there. Consequently, nobody would bother using the internet. Being verbose and waffly is a sure-fire way of sending potential customers to your competitors' sites. On the flip side, you mustn't sacrifice clarity for conciseness. If you are too concise, clarity can be lost, and with it, the message that you are trying to get across. www.useit.com is a great site. I particularly like the article called "First Rule of Usability - Don't Listen to Users". I agree. Well written content is critical to a web site’s usability.

If writers charged per page (or word) of content, there would be a lot more content out there. Consequently, nobody would bother using the internet. Being verbose and waffly is a sure-fire way of sending potential customers to your competitors’ sites.

On the flip side, you mustn’t sacrifice clarity for conciseness. If you are too concise, clarity can be lost, and with it, the message that you are trying to get across.

http://www.useit.com is a great site. I particularly like the article called “First Rule of Usability – Don’t Listen to Users”.

]]> By: Gerard van de Ven http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/technology/writing-for-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Gerard van de Ven Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:20:44 +0000 http://www.fruitbowl.co.nz/random-thoughts/writing-for-the-web/#comment-708 Thanks for sharing that Shane. I guess there is something useful in here for everybody. Thanks for sharing that Shane. I guess there is something useful in here for everybody.

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