Friday, March 30, 2007

4 Ways To Generate Quality Web Content

In order for you to run successful web sites for your affiliate programs, you will have to start by finding or creating quality content. Articles about products offered on your web site, product descriptions, testimonials, and informative articles that demonstrate the uses and features of the products will be read by those who visit your site. Customers who feel they are spending their time wisely by browsing your site, will most likely make a purchase.

But how do you generate this great content? The good news is that you do not have to be a good writer; you just have to upload clear, concise writing that most people will understand. Below are four ways to generate content that will result in more sales.

1. Understand your product. If you understand your product, you will be able to write about its benefits and features. Writing an article will require you to write in a conversational tone that draws customers to the product and makes them want to know more about it. In order to save space, you do not have to place the entire article on one page. Entice the customer with a paragraph or two and then include a link to the rest of the article. This will allow the customer to browse your web site to see other products that are available.

2. Solicit customer testimonials. Once you have built an email list, you can send out an email requesting consumer input. Even if you only get two or three useable testimonials, this will be enough to help promote the products on your web site and increase sales. You will find that customers are usually pretty cooperative when it comes to giving their opinions about products they have purchased or the customer service they received.

3. Know your limits. If you do not feel comfortable writing your own content, you can hire a freelance writer, use free content that is available through article databases, or use materials that are provided by the affiliate programs you belong to. You can also learn to write web content by looking at other web sites to see what you like and what you don’t.

4. Recycle your content. You should update your web content every few weeks, which means you will have a lot of old content after awhile. You can archive this content to make it available to customers if they want to read it, or you can take the content apart and rework it into an ebook or newsletters. You will only be able to do this with content that you own, however. Content that you wrote or paid for by hiring a freelance writer is content that you can use as you like.

Good content on your web site will help you make money online. It is important to not only educate your customers, but also give them enough information so they will feel comfortable when making important buying decision. Providing quality content is also the sign of good customer service and shows a higher level of professionalism for you and your business.

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