
Most people have a general idea of what they want their site to accomplish, but that’s not the same as knowing how to do it. You would never buy a couple of 2x4s and a hammer and start building a house without an engineering blueprint.
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Most people have a general idea of what they want their site to accomplish, but that’s not the same as knowing how to do it. You would never buy a couple of 2x4s and a hammer and start building a house without an engineering blueprint.

Web copy and brochure copy may be crafted around the same message, but the execution of that message is entirely different for web and print. Considerations such as space, readability, search friendliness and audience expectations come into play. Make sure you know the differences and play to the strengths of each medium.

Although a good website uses technology to create a positive experience for visitors and a profitable one for your business, you would not expect your IT department to develop your site any more than you would expect it to develop brochures or business cards. Here’s the reality behind IT technology vs. web technology.
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In addition to being the editor of Web.Search.Social, Carol Lynn is a project manager and search and social professional with a penchant for copywriting. She lives and dies by Action Items and is frequently knee-deep in to-do-lists, but can never seem to find a pen.
Ralph M. Rivera is a web developer who has been in the business of marketing, media, and technology for nearly two decades. His strategic thinking keeps the gears of Web.Search.Social spinning and running smoothly in between rounds of Bloons.
Michael is a brand creator, website designer and graphic artist. He's the one who is usually driving everyone else nuts over the alignment of pixels on every page but we thank him for his tireless dedication to perfection.
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