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Web Content Attracts And Keeps Visitors
By Christine Wales
Over the years since the internet has become an important medium
for businesses, there has been some debate in the search engine
optimization community about what the most important factors are
in creating a website that will rank well in the search engine
listings.
It seems that these days the debate is all but over and web content
has been declared the king, or at the very least, the most important
element to giving a site a viable chance to rank well and to draw
site visitors back again and again.
Web Content Attracts Traffic To Your Site
While virtually all search engine optimization (SEO) experts
now agree about the importance of content in order to attract
the attention of internet surfers and the search engines, not
all of these experts agree about what constitutes "good"
website content.
There are those who suggest that simply having loads of free
website content will be sufficient to attract the attention of
the search engines, especially if the content is rich in keywords
that are geared toward the topic of the site.
Quality Website Content Attracts Better Traffic
But, a well-qualified web content advisor will most certainly
argue that is the quality of the website content that is more
important than simply having pages and pages of worthless articles
that have keywords "stuffed" into them in an attempt
to attract the search engine spiders.
Even though it is true that search engines might be lured to
list a site based on masses of content that is keyword rich, the
fact is that the human site visitors are not fooled so easily.
Providing Quality Information To The Visitor
A good content writer knows that in order to keep the attention
of the human beings who are visiting a website, there must be
good quality content that provides the visitor with the information
that they are looking for.
There is a standard formula that good copywriters use to help
ensure that what they are writing for the website will do the
job of keeping visitors on the site, exploring it fully, and encouraging
them to come back.
The formula is summed up in a four-letter anagram: AIDA. This
anagram stands for the four most critical elements of good website
content that every content writer should keep in mind. These elements
are: Attention, Interest, Desire and Action. To a new website
owner looking to craft an introductory page to their website,
this formula might seem intimidating.
Crafting An Attention Grabbing Headline
But, if the web content writer will keep these four points in
mind, while also remembering to keep the topic in mind at all
times, the whole process can become rather automated and will
flow easily. Gaining the attention of the website visitor can
be as simple as crafting a good headline or an opening paragraph
that speaks to their need or that sparks their curiosity.
Building curiosity can also lead directly into the second part
of the formula, interest. Typically, website visitors are looking
to gather information to enhance their lives or to solve a problem.
Having The Solution To A Problem
Provide information that fuels that interest and they will continue
reading further to gain information. If you have a solution to
their problem, then build their desire to learn about that solution
by explaining how it has helped others with similar problems.
The last part of the formula, action, is the final goal of any
valuable web content. Anyone who is writing website content must
do so with the goal of having the website visitor take some type
of action as a next step.
This is also called the "call to action" and can be
a simple invitation to subscribe to a free newsletter for additional
information on the topic, or a bold encouragement to purchase
the product being offered.
About the Author:
Christine Wales has written a number of articles on computers,
online shopping and online software including Online
Shopping, Internet
Shopping, Shopping
Site, Socia
Media, Social
Networks, A
Website, Dynamic
Web Content, Free
Website Content, Search
Engine Marketing, Web
Content Management System, Web
Content Management, Webmasters,
Website
Design.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Give Me Just The Web Content Facts.....
How often do you go online? You probably go on at least once
a day to check email, pay bills or do some shopping. You may even
use an internet dating site to connect with other singles in your
area.
The internet has changed how people are connected. There is a
website for practically anything and everything but the most successful
sites have the right web content. If you are not sure what content
needs to go on your website then you are in luck. There are many
resources to help you out.
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