Writing and editing for the web

Louise and Denise discuss writing and editing for the web with guest Erin Brenner.

Listen to find out more about:

• Why working with web content is different from writing for the page
• In which programs should we create content for the web?
• Pre-upload checks on the writing
• Pre-upload checks on metadata links, and alt-text
• Quality control: self-editing versus third-party professional help
• How many editing passes?
• Fact-checking and authenticity
• The order of play for editing web content
• Style sheets and web content
• Language choice and style for web content

Editing Bites

• Erin Brenner’s Web Style Checklist: http://bit.ly/2ZtVRaK
• They Ask, You Answer by Marcus Sheridan

Other Resources

• Erin Brenner, Right Touch Editing: http://bit.ly/2T1XCtH
• ‘Customer service: A cautionary tale of red flags and safety nets’ by Vanessa Plaister on the SfEP blog: http://bit.ly/2GJLiJC
• The AP Stylebook (Associated Press): http://bit.ly/2T0Ktkv

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Denise And Louise

• Denise Cowle Editorial Services: bit.ly/CowleEditing
• Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor: bit.ly/HarnbyEditing

Music Credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/