Content is the heart of the web site, and after a positive initial impression, the user gains the most from the text. Users come to the web site because they are looking for information and the information may be found in the contents.
Users do not read all the content of the website. They skim through the content and choose the information that is relevant to them, so it is important for the information to be accessible, brief and clear. It must also be correctly arranged and organized with directions to the main pages for each category with content explanations and a glossary on the category, to ensure the content is understood and the user is correctly and successfully directed to the information he is looking for.
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A glossary may accompany all site pages in the case of the user encountering unfamiliar terms.
Accessories for contents such as images, drawings or illustrations may reinforce and explain or clarify some contents.
Quantity of contents. Using a controlled number of contents will help achieve a clean appearance and convey clear, strong messages.
Relevant contents. Use of information relevant to the specific target audiences, such as marketing contents for investors and informative contents for engineers, etc.
Headings of different sizes will create contrast, reinforce the written message and capture the users’ attention to the direction that the headings provide.
Fonts. The appearance of the page and the different font sizes and types are to be examined to ensure decent, clear display of the contents.
Layout. Because reading from the computer is tiring and slow, the content is to be arranged in a manner that will help the reader, e.g. short paragraphs, lists, tables, etc.
Language that the users readily understand is to be used based on the different target audiences. Technical language is not to be used for investors but for engineers and professionals only. Clear language will make it easier and more instinctive for users to browse through the site.
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A copywriter is to be selected carefully. He must be a professional copywriter who comes from the international business world with an understanding of and affinity for the company’s field of activity. After interviews with the key people for the relevant contents, he is to process the materials in a language suitable for the target audiences who will be reading the contents and rewrite some of the contents for adding marketing and other aspects into them as part of a serious and professional duty to report to investors, etc.
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