| My findings after spending many hours on the PC | | | | good content I'd say that it has different and unique |
| looking at all the options is still the same as it was 6 | | | | and not the same as the content on the other website |
| months ago, CONTENT is KING, simple. ## On the | | | | I just came from. ## Good content will show your own |
| Internet content is king and always will be. This is | | | | personality and flavour in it. It will be informative and |
| because the Internet is still known as the information | | | | interesting and you must put some effort in to all this |
| superhighway and always will be. People use it for | | | | writing. You may as well do a good job other wise |
| information of some sort, and you know when the | | | | what's the point of putting it online in the first place? |
| internet or parts of the superhighway are getting 'main | | | | Use regular English as far as possible and your |
| stream' when you hear terms like 'Just Google it' in | | | | content should be easy to understand, be carful to not |
| chat shows and prime time sit coms! ## Broken down | | | | to use to much topic specific words that, you |
| in to smaller pieces, all information on a website is its | | | | understand as you have been making blue widgets for |
| content. Generally the more useful and interesting | | | | the past 20 years, you could cause trouble for some |
| content a website has the more successful it will be, | | | | visitors. Always explain topic specific words to the |
| so having a core subject and many sub categories, | | | | reader. ## Write news and articles The best way to |
| more and more people will want to visit it again and | | | | create content is to simply write news and articles |
| again. This is especially true if a website is constantly | | | | about the industry your product is in. This ensures that |
| adding more and more content on a regular basis be it | | | | visitors who read your content are also the visitors |
| articles, tutorials, news and opinions. ## Where do you | | | | that are likely to be interested in buying your product, |
| go to buy online? There are millions and millions of | | | | or using your service. If you feel you're great at |
| products available to buy on the web, just look at the | | | | creating products but don't feel the same way about |
| growth of e-Bay and to some extent you-tube. Viral | | | | your writing skills and think you can't write your own |
| marketing is massive and used correctly you start to | | | | content there is a web site that can stop all your |
| see the real benefit of good quality new content, | | | | Stressful Days and Nights Spent Writing Content at a |
| added / updated every day. If you have a | | | | Speed That Just Never Seems Fast enough... ## |
| membership site this is done by the good people that | | | | Writing can be the most grueling task online. I've written |
| use your website. ## Do you just surf? Chances are | | | | many articles, books, and publications so I can very |
| that the odd surfer goes online to specifically look for a | | | | much empathize with you. You try everything you can |
| product, which you sell, say 'blue widgets', so if you | | | | to aide your writing to hopefully make it easier... 1) |
| gear your site to simply sell 'blue widgets', and nothing | | | | Searching for ideas on Google 2) Creating content |
| else you won't be very successful, and that's hard but | | | | outlines 3) Writing interview questions If you where to |
| simple fact. This is because nobody will even visit your | | | | hire someone form 'eLance' or any of the other |
| site unless they're looking specifically for your blue | | | | outsourcing websites online you'd get a quote of |
| widget and they just so happen to find it via a search | | | | $20-$75 per article depending on what you wanted |
| engine and that can really be hit and miss. ## Right, | | | | them to write. ** Remember before you publish new |
| you now know that content is king but do you know | | | | content always always check spelling and grammar ** |
| what good content is? Again, simple, that way to | | | | Remember people don't generally buy from companies |
| create good content for your website is to be sure | | | | they think are unprofessional. Always try to update |
| that your content will have specific appeal to your | | | | your content as much as possible as more people will |
| target audience; do you know who your target | | | | become regular visitors and will be exposed to the |
| audience is? There are so many people out there that | | | | products and services you offer. I have been working |
| put as website together and have not even given | | | | within the computer industry for over 10 years using |
| consideration as to what their audience wants, or even | | | | both open source and Microsoft products. I firmlly |
| who their target audience is. ## Original content, the | | | | believe that content for your web site is essential, |
| King of Kings If someone asked me what I considered | | | | check out for more info. |