Archive for the ‘Content Writing’ Category

Why Content is Vital in Your Marketing Strategy

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

An incredible amount of marketing emphasis has been placed on SEO and social media techniques. So, once you’ve developed a solid way to utilize these components, you’re still missing one major consideration: content. People don’t follow you on Twitter based on your rate of tweets per hour. And perhaps SEO techniques have driven online users to your website. Now what? SEO won’t keep them there.

Read the full article at the VEM Global™ blog.

Best Practices for Effective Web Site Content

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Creative web site design is cool, but content reigns. Why should Web readers choose your resort over another resort? As a resort owner, every single point you throw at your readers needs to convince them to read on and act. It’s time to focus on the main component of a truly great web site – content.

As a rule of thumb for web site content writing, throw in a few search engine keywords, a powerful call to action and a unique selling point.

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Eight Content Writing Mistakes You Should Never, Ever Make Again

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

I’ve been dying to write this post. You see, most of my workday involves reviewing resort, lodge and hotel websites. And after a while, particular trends and patterns in content writing become clear. I’ve noticed that some of them simply don’t fit into today’s challenging marketplace, where your website must sell your features, your benefits and your entire brand experience. I’ve been just dying to say: “Some of this writing doesn’t work anymore!” So today is my lucky day. Here are eight content writing mistakes you should never, ever make again!

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