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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Believe it or not, writing content for your website is much different than for other mediums. Because there is an abundance of other sites for users to visit, you need to ensure yours captures their attention swiftly. Most engaging websites must pass the 5 Second Test. Essentially, you have around 5 mere seconds to... More
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Did you know that if you are creating a page or post in CuTheme or CMS, you can add a table of contents to your content? Well, you can! The Table of Contents block in CuTheme and the “Enable Table of Contents” button in CMS software allow readers to navigate through the headings and... More
If you’re keeping up with Web Services, you might know that we wrote an article about our virtual spring cleaning last month. A vital part of this clean-up was using tags and categories. Continuing the analogy of spring cleaning, categories and tags are like your bookshelves, cupboards, and other storage. Leaving your things piled... More
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Welcome back to the Web Writing Crash Course series! At this point, you may be wondering: “I have applied all the tips, but how can I be sure that my web post is scannable, accessible, and SEO-friendly enough?” We heard you, and we have gathered some (more) tips and tools to help you review... More
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Welcome back to the Web Writing Crash Course series, where we share tips to create accessible, scannable, searchable, and overall engaging web content. Nothing is more exhausting than staring at a plain wall of online text with no visual cue for you to reorient yourself. But with just a few formatting tricks, you can... More
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Welcome back to the Web Writing Crash Course, where we share tips on how to write enticing web content. Did you know that the way you structure your content can greatly affect scannability and accessibility? In this issue, we will go over some tips to make your page as scannable and accessible to your... More
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The key to connecting with your audience is to speak their language. And no, we’re not talking about English or French. We’re talking about the use of tone, vocabulary, and grammar to engage your readers. Language Tip #1: Talk to your audience, not at them Your tone depends greatly on the purpose of the... More
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Did you know that a web user on average spends 8 seconds on your website before deciding whether to keep reading? In other words, you have only 8 seconds to grasp your visitors’ attention. That may sound like a challenge, but we are here to help you write compelling web content and entice your... More
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Accessibility has become a bit of a buzzword in recent years, and, as with the names of many crucial initiatives and endeavours when they become used commonly, their importance can be diminished. So it is sometimes a useful exercise to loop back around and remember why something like accessibility is a crucial aspect of... More
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Categories are one of you website's hidden superpowers! They offer a powerful way to organize content. Think of categories as your website’s main topics. They help identify, to both the user and search engines, what your site is all about. Benefits of Categories There are several good reasons to use categories on your website.... More
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
On June 13th, Mary Kathryn and Charlotte hosted a Writing Great Posts workshop. This workshop focused on three areas: writing great post titles, writing great posts, and promoting your post. Writing Great Post Titles The few words that make up the headline are the most important few words in your post. Why? it’s what... More
Monday, June 6, 2016
“Quicklinks” is a list of links placed on your website’s homepage. In the current CMS template, quicklinks are paired with images and offer one-click access to content. Quicklinks are quite ambiguous in the sense that the links can be anything you put your mind to (as long as they benefit your site’s users of... More
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