The Web Writer's Guide

Part III: Online Writing Opportunities

Chapter 9: Corporate Communication (Internets, Extranets, Intranets)
Chapter 10: The Web and E-Commerce
Chapter 11: Online News
Chapter 12: E-Mail Newsletters and E-Mail Based Discussion Groups
Chapter 13: E-Zines

The Web is crowded with corporate sites that are struggling to be heard above the clatter of their competitors. Every company wants customers to explore its site and purchase its products and services. But online, the customer is in control choosing the sites to visit and the links to follow. To command your customers attention, your writing must be compelling. You have the choice of creating a corporate site that looks like a series of slapped-together brochures, or you can craft a site that will be a valuable resource for your customers. To work well together, writing, navigation, and design must evolve simultaneously. Decide what your company does best and build a Web site to reflect that promotional positioning. Put a human face behind those graphics and content by personally communicating with your customers. Make every effort to understand your customers and anticipate their needs.

The Web Has Changed Communication

Merry Bruns believes that communication in general has been changed forever by the Web. Bruns is an online content strategist, editor, and producer. She teaches a course entitled Web Communications: Writing and Editing for the Web at Georgetown University s Networked Media Center, the National Press Club, and to companies in-house nationwide. According to Bruns:

Communication is no longer a one-way street, from senderto-receiver.

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