Editing Web Sites.ppt

Editing Web Sites Writing for the Web Contents Sentences Word choice Style Spelling Checklist Keep sentences short Under 20 words Avoid vague words A lot (not alot) Big Bunch Good Nice Pretty Some Stuff Thing Avoid buzzwords Check it out Cool For your viewing pleasure Hot Information superhighway Lots Neat Newbie One-stop shoppleasure Full of resources Functionality Stuff Surf/surfer Techno- Thread Tips and tricks Ultimate Up and running Avoid adding unnecessary endings to nouns Examples: -ting, -ation, -ment, -istic, -ology, -ity, -ize If you’re architecting the information in a W