More on How NOT to Write for the Web

This post is by Michael Pollock, the original owner of Small Business Branding. Yaro Starak now owns and produces the latest content for this blog.

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My last post generated some fun and helpful comments:

Dave says: “Its funny how many Ad Copies I see that focus on the company, and not the prospect…”

Greg says: “How about this one: ‘Our alliance stands alone in demonstrating the extensivity of integrated partnerships with other collaboratives.’ OUCH! My brain hurts.

Pelle says: “I am a solo entrepreneur and have banned the use of ‘us’ and ‘we’ on my sites such as https://wideword.net, but it is actually a lot harder than you would think to break the cycle and write personal.”

Both Patsi and Greg suggest: “Nick Usborne has a great download on Writing for the Web over at www.excessvoice.com, that is a good primer, and a vaccination against corporate babble.” Gotta check that one out.

Thanks to everyone!

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