Do
you think because you can hammer a nail into a two-by-four, you can
build a good piece of furniture? Of course not. You know that building
good furniture takes a lot more skill than simply hammering and sawing.
It also takes training, equipment, and materials.
Most people
don't question the high price of fine furniture because they understand
the difficulty in manufacturing the product. It also helps that the
product, furniture, is so tangible. They can see it and touch it. They
can even sit, eat, or sleep on it.
That's not the case with the product of commercial writing known as "copywriting."
Most
everyone can write today; it only takes a pen and paper. Because
everyone has to do some writing, the skill is often undervalued. It's
pretty intangible. Sure you can see and read the words, but you can't
touch them let alone sit on them!
And when you think about someone writing, you envision a writer simply sitting down and typing. How long could that take?
You
would be surprised. Typing is not writing. Good writing involves a lot
of research, thinking, drafting, rewriting, polishing, and sometimes -
blood, sweat, and tears.
Many websites are poorly written and
developed because a professional web copywriter is never hired. This is
a huge mistake that many companies make. As a result they hemorrhage
leads and sales.
An experienced online copywriter brings skills
to help you position your product and help you spotlight its benefits
to your customers. He or she knows how to write unique pages appealing
to different types of customers.
With a web writer, you will
also get someone knowledgeable in search engine optimization, which
will get you higher rankings on search engine result pages.