Letting Go of the Words, Second Edition: Writing Web Content that Works

Description

Web site design and development continues to become more sophisticated. An important part of this maturity originates with well-laid-out and well-written content. Ginny Redish is a world-renowned expert on information design and how to produce clear writing in plain language for the web. All of the invaluable information that she shared in the first edition is included with numerous new examples. New information on content strategy for web sites, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media make this once again the only book you need to own to optimize your writing for the web. New material on content strategy, search engine optimization, and social mediaLots of new and updated examplesMore emphasis on new hardware like tablets, iPads, and iPhones Content: Content! Content! Content! -- Planning: purposes, personas, conversations -- Interlude 1: content strategy -- Designing for easy use -- Starting well: home pages -- Getting there: pathway pages -- Breaking up and organizing content -- Focusing on conversations and key messages -- Interlude 2: finding marketing moments -- Announcing your topic with a clear headline -- Including useful headings -- Interlude 3: the new life of press releases -- Tuning up your sentences -- Using lists and tables -- Interlude 4: legal Information can be clear -- Writing meaningful links -- Using illustrations effectively -- Getting from draft to final -- Interlude 5: creating an organic style guide -- Test! Test! Test!