Archive for July, 2009
Are you making the most of the web?
It seems that everyone has a blog these days. It is a good way to provide information in an easy to read format and update it regularly.
If you haven’t got a blog then I sincerely recommend that you get one. There are many reasons why a blog is good for your search engine ranking but it is also invaluable for giving your business a human face. Customers dealing with you from other countries and cultures as well as those nearer home need a little reassurance that they are dealing with real people.
A blog helps you tell people things and explain things. What’s more, you don’t have to use the formal language that you might use in printed material to do it. Above all, it helps people to trust you.
So, what can UKcopy do to help? Well, we can offer our Web Editing service. From checking and correcting a single blog post to managing the whole process of your blog we can make it easier for you to communicate with confidence. You can be sure your message hasn’t been misunderstood and doesn’t appear unprofessional to your readers.
So, if you need us to check your blog for grammar, spelling or overall meaning please contact us for a quote and a free trial.
Get corrected!
It is now fantastically easy to do business all over the world. It no longer requires a large company, expensive equipment and many staff. In fact and individual can do it for virtually nothing from their home computer using services like Ebay and Paypal.
Small businesses are also finding those and other services helpful to sell globally. Manufacturers are cutting out the middlemen and selling directly to the consumer via the internet.
However, the one stumbling block is still communication. English has become the de facto standard language on the internet and without an ability to speak it your options are limited. The web is awash with poor and confusing English as people attempt to express themselves. Unfortunately it doesn’t matter how good your company is, how good your product is or how trustworthy you are because you will be judged on your language skills.
It is highly unfair but poor language use gives the appearance of being unprofessional and less capable. Customers are less likely to trust a company with a poorly written website. On the other hand, a well written website inspires confidence.
So even if your company just uses Ebay or your own simple website to sell products it is essential that you get the wording checked for grammar, spelling and suitability for your target customers or you could be losing business.
Here at UKcopy we are able to correct everything from a simple Ebay listing to an entire website. Contact us for a quote or a free trial.