A major obstacle that most Webmasters face when they set out to design a website is regarding the creation of high-quality, conversion-oriented content. The search engines like Google and Bing love websites that keep on posting interesting and engaging content which is useful to the users. This is an essential element of search engine optimization and has to be taken very seriously by any business which aims for a higher rank and higher organic traffic from search engines.

Effective content writing can increase the trustworthiness of a website as well. So, one has to have a clear knowledge about creating content that is conversion-oriented as well as useful to the readers.

The mantras for content writing

1. Choose an interesting topic

Many people get completely puzzled when they have to choose a topic to write about. It is worthwhile to remember that not every topic will be useful or of interest to the readers. Hence, they should do thorough research on the current topics that are being discussed elsewhere on the Internet.

Keyword Research is a particularly useful tool in this regard and can generate good insights into what people are searching for. The creation of content based on the specific keywords which are generating high volumes can get it noticed by the users easily.

Of course, the website can try to become a trendsetter and discuss content that no one else is talking about. However, there is a risk that others might not find it useful and move away from the content very soon. Apart from keyword research, a very good starting point could be talking about the utility of a product or service which is hot in demand or being newly introduced in the market by the company to which the website belongs.

2. Write in easy language

There is a difference between literary content and general website content. Content written in easy language is likely to attract a wider audience. Try to keep the content as simple as possible unless you are writing about something very technical or with a specific audience in mind. If you want general acceptability of the content, write in a lucid language that even non-English speakers can comprehend. Keep the tone of writing very friendly. Every webmaster can keep this in mind and increase the chances of the blog or the article getting a wider reach.

3. Avoid jargon

While putting useful technical information in the article or blog is necessary, avoid stuffing the article with unnecessary technical language, commonly known as jargon. Jargons are difficult for common people to understand, and force people to stop reading the content midway. Jargons are one of the major reasons for a high bounce rate for any website. Keep it at a minimum, and make people want to read the content till the end.

4. Don’t repeat the keywords

Write for humans, and not only for search engines. Many search engine marketers make the mistake of writing content that is too optimized for the websites. In the process, they make it sound highly artificial and uninteresting to the users. Once you have identified the topic by doing keyword research, write with the essence of the keyword. Do not repeat the keyword frequently, which would make it apparent that the content has been specifically written for search engine optimization purposes. This practice is called “keyword stuffing”. Search engines are known to be very unkind to Webmasters who resort to keyword stuffing.

5. Be a provider of solutions

People visit websites when they look for information or a solution to a problem that they are facing. Make them feel that your business can provide them with the solution you are looking for. Write content that can bring out the utility and the solution that your product or service can provide. This is likely to interest people more who might otherwise get turned off by vague information which they cannot comprehend.

6. Content must be conversion focused

It is not always necessary that content has to be marketing oriented. It is a common practice to create blogs or articles for the dissemination of information regarding different topics. Even if you don’t talk about your products or services expressly, make sure people get to know about new things from your content, which will infuse them to try out those things for themselves.

There are several other mistakes to avoid while writing content. Note them carefully and keep them in mind while writing content from now on.

Styles of content writing

While each content writing expert has a unique style of writing, there are two main approaches to content writing. Let me explain this with an example:

Suppose you are selling your brand of shampoo through your website, then you can write content in the following ways:

1. Product-oriented

You may talk about your products specifically and the problems they solve. You write about the great ingredients that you use, how silky the hair will become once the consumers use the shampoo, etc. This will either make your target customers who have visited your website try out a few samples of the products you sell. This is product-oriented communication.

2. Information oriented:

Here you don’t talk about any specific product. Instead, you provide information about things like the ideal ingredients that shampoo should be made of, the type of hair problems it should solve, and the expected results including an increase in the silkiness of the hair. Customers will get enlightened by reading this and would look for these qualities in the next bottle of shampoo that they purchase. Since all of your products fulfill these expectations of the consumer, she might try your product out of curiosity, despite you have not asked her to do so.

Conclusion

The essence of content writing is to anticipate the needs and requirements of the consumers and solve them even before they ask for them. By reading the content on your website, they should feel like trying out something new to solve an existing problem or just for experiential reasons.

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