Writing for web?

December 11, 2006 10:35 PM

Looking for recommended articles on writing for the web.

Focus should be on clear and concise writing and why that is good.

Also any about the different way people read online as opposed to paper. (Hence supporting why a rambling diatribe is not the best way to go on a business-oriented site).

(I remember a good article also discussing about not using obscure business-speak on your site as well but Google-fu fails me).

posted by gomichild to Writing & Language (4 answers total)

Best answer: Not a specific article, but copyblogger is good (focuses on blogging, but just as applicable for other web content).
posted by davar at 3:19 AM on December 12, 2006 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks davar - this is a good resource I haven't come across before (as I usually run screaming from content).
posted by gomichild at 5:58 AM on December 12, 2006

Best answer:

• Jakob Nielsen, Writing for the Web articles, including How Users Read on the Web and Concise, SCANNABLE, and Objective: How to Write for the Web (which doesn't follow its own guidelines because it was written for print), and Applying Writing Guidelines to Web Pages
• A List Apart, 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web and their Writing archive
• Digital Web, Resurrect Your Writing, Redeem Your Soul
• Kathy Henning's columns on web writing at Clickz

posted by kirkaracha at 6:31 AM on December 12, 2006 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: *extra note: a friend sent me this link which might be of interest:

readability tests
posted by gomichild at 8:16 PM on December 22, 2006