Content, English and a Train-Wreck Narrowly Missed

byRSchamp

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11 years ago

When I found WA it was only after about nine years of searching for that one online business that had some semblance of, dare I say it, integrity? I had a friend who once asked me, "What do you need that for?" We stared at each other for like a full minute and then ended up both shaking our heads.

I thought about that exchange for about a full week, so many questions jumping in and out of my mind while wondering if the time spent had any value. Of course it did! But at the time I still wondered. When did I stop wondering? Yah. When I found WA.

But still, as we all know, this stuff is not exactly easy. I t takes commitment and drive and a willingness to learn and social interaction to help each other and myriad other things we trip over on the road to success. ("Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up!" Batman Begins) Have any of us considered quitting? Yah. Don't do that. The ability to "hang in there" is massively underrated! So... hang in there...we all bring something to the table.

What a marvelous learning experience this is. I remember from the training Kyle emphasizing how important content is. I was kinda slow starting the Bootcamp training, but when I did and started building my second website, I had to work "content" into my keyword search, during which time people were saying things like, "When people visit your website they do not read! They scan. Do they want complicated? No. Do they make quick decisions? Very much. Do you need to make sure they see your most important content first? Absolutely."

Does one cancel the other? No. Maybe people scan. But when they return and slow down a bit, the (really good) content has got to be there. I also, after doing a lot of reading pages and posts, discovered two things of concern to me. Selfish content. And sloppy English. So, in the interest of not pinning anyone down, I will just state my concerns in here and let it fly.

If I charge into a website and find you are talking at me or down to me or you are the authority and I know nothing or any combination of these, I am going to leave quickly and probably not come back. If I charge in and find it to be complicated or I can't find the "most important thing"...same thing. If I enter your site and it is user friendly and you have included me in the discussion, you have my interest and my loyalty. So, content is probably as much social as it is informational and intriguing.

Now. The second point has been known to get me in some trouble. If I am surfing and come across poor English and grammar, I am out quickly as well. If English is not your first language, it may be useful to share this fact quickly in the content somewhere. Whatever the reason, sloppy English and grammar have a habit of making your site look sloppy, and you do not want that. Make editing part of your process and this will solve most of the problem.

And thank you for all of your help and patience with me.

RSchamp