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Why is my Copy Choppy

Jeani NugentBeyond Indigo Project Manager

jeani@beyondindigo.com

877-244-9322 x320

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Asking Clients to Write ReviewsJune 11, 2014 ~ 11:00-11:30am CSTIt’s not uncommon to feel uncomfortable asking your clients to write positive reviews for you. Many veterinarians and business owners simply refuse to do it at all, but for those who take the plunge and find a way that feels natural, it becomes a great way to keep people talking about your clinic and referring friends, relatives, and even strangers! Join us as we talk about how to grow comfortable asking your clients to write reviews.

Making Print Materials For YouJuly 9, 2014 ~ 11:00-11:30am CSTAs you begin your digital marketing journey, you are probably looking more at ways to connect and engage with your clients online. But did you know that you can use traditional marketing approaches to supplement your digital marketing? In this free, 30 minute webinar by Beyond Indigo, you’ll learn how to incorporate business cards, signs, brochures, and more into your digital marketing strategy!

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Your Website Image: Choosing the Right PhotosAugust 6, 2014 ~ 11:00-11:30am CSTChoosing compelling images is one of the most important parts of creating a great website. The right images attract attention, set the tone, represent your practice, and educate your users. The wrong images can confuse and annoy your visitors. Join Elyse Phillips, one of Beyond indigo’s Project Managers, to learn: Tips for choosing photos for your website People and places and things: when to feature each When should you use stock photos?

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Website Essentials

EASY SEO-BECOME AN AUTHORITY

What is Being Said About

Your PracticeIs Your Veterinary Practice

Pinteresting?

It’s Better With Blogging Why Should Worry

About Online Reviews

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Print vs. Website CopyPrint Content

Examples: reports, articles, client handouts

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Print vs. Website CopyPrint Content

Examples: reports, articles, client handouts

Read word for word, start to finish

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Print vs. Website CopyPrint Content

Examples: reports, articles, client handouts

Read word for word, start to finish

The expectation is for the reader to look at copy as a whole, from start to finish

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Print vs. Website CopyPrint Content

Examples: reports, articles, client handouts

Read word for word, start to finish

The expectation is for the reader to look at copy as a whole, from start to finish

Website Copy

79% of readers scan websites

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Print vs. Website CopyPrint Content

Examples: reports, articles, client handouts

Read word for word, start to finish

The expectation is for the reader to look at copy as a whole, from start to finish

Website Copy

79% of readers scan websites

Most users will skip long paragraphs

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Print vs. Website CopyPrint Content

Examples: reports, articles, client handouts

Read word for word, start to finish

The expectation is for the reader to look at copy as a whole, from start to finish

Website Copy

79% of readers scan websites

Most users will skip long paragraphs

Only 16% of web users will read a web page word for word, start to finish

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Print vs. Website CopyPrint Content

Examples: reports, articles, client handouts

Read word for word, start to finish

The expectation is for the reader to look at copy as a whole, from start to finish

Website Copy

79% of readers scan websites

Most users will skip long paragraphs

Only 16% of web users will read a web page word for word, start to finish

Readers will look for key sentences or phrases

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So How DO People Read Websites?

User-driven Medium Clients want to “click” things instead of reading long

passages

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So How DO People Read Websites?

User-driven Medium Clients want to “click” things instead of reading long

passages

Lots of Competition Millions of other pages out there, so if your client can’t

find what they need quickly, they’ll leave

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So How DO People Read Websites?

User-driven Medium Clients want to “click” things instead of reading long

passages

Lots of Competition Millions of other pages out there, so if your client can’t

find what they need quickly, they’ll leave

Mobile Between 46-50% of Google searches

are mobile Number of exclusively mobile

searches increasing

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Choppy Copy

Choppy can be good!

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Choppy Copy

Choppy can be good! Bullet points

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Choppy Copy

Choppy can be good! Bullet points

Effective headlines

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Choppy Copy

Choppy can be good! Bullet points

Effective headlines

Short, simplified content

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Repetitive Copy

Repetition can be good!

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Repetitive Copy

Repetition can be good! …and this warrants repeating…

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Repetitive Copy

Repetition can be good! …and this warrants repeating…

Repetition can be good!

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Repetitive Copy

Repetition can be good! …and this warrants repeating…

Repetition can be good! Users may never see your home page

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Repetitive Copy

Repetition can be good! …and this warrants repeating…

Repetition can be good! Users may never see your home page

Visitors from Social Media links (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest)

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Repetitive Copy

Repetition can be good! …and this warrants repeating…

Repetition can be good! Users may never see your home page

Visitors from Social Media links (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest)

Visitors from Google searches for your services (boarding, pet dental, spay/neuter)

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Good Web Copy

Avoid technical jargon

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Good Web Copy

Avoid technical jargon Example: say “chronic kidney disease” instead of

“chronic renal failure”

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Good Web Copy

Avoid technical jargon Example: say “chronic kidney disease” instead of

“chronic renal failure”

Write at an 8th grade level, this is the level your most of your audience reads at

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Good Web Copy

Avoid technical jargon Example: say “chronic kidney disease” instead of

“chronic renal failure”

Write at an 8th grade level, this is the level your most of your audience reads at

Be specific

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Good Web Copy

Avoid technical jargon Example: say “chronic kidney disease” instead of

“chronic renal failure”

Write at an 8th grade level, this is the level your most of your audience reads at

Be specific Back up superlative with facts

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Good Web Copy

Avoid technical jargon Example: say “chronic kidney disease” instead of

“chronic renal failure”

Write at an 8th grade level, this is the level your most of your audience reads at

Be specific Back up superlative with facts

Instead of Best Veterinarian use “Voted Best Veterinarian by XYZ Organization in the ABC area”

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Good Web Copy

Make it about your clients needs

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Good Web Copy

Make it about your clients needs Skip the mission statement

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Good Web Copy

Make it about your clients needs Skip the mission statement

Discuss specific services that you offer

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Good Web Copy

Make it about your clients needs Skip the mission statement

Discuss specific services that you offer

Don’t be afraid to upsell!

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Good Web Copy

Make it about your clients needs Skip the mission statement

Discuss specific services that you offer

Don’t be afraid to upsell! Point out you have products your patients can purchase

when talking about nutrition or flea and tick prevention

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Good Web Copy

Home Page

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Good Web Copy

Home Page Ideally 150 words Brief description of you Links within content to important pages

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Good Web Copy

Home Page Ideally 150 words Brief description of you Links within content to important pages

Internal Pages

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Good Web Copy

Home Page Ideally 150 words Brief description of you Links within content to important pages

Internal Pages 250-500 words Bullet points and lists Brief paragraphs Call to action Catchy headlines

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Good Web Copy

Home Page Ideally 150 words Brief description of you Links within content to important pages

Internal Pages 250-500 words Bullet points and lists Brief paragraphs Call to action Catchy headlinesHeadlines

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Good Web Copy

Home Page Ideally 150 words Brief description of you Links within content to important pages

Internal Pages 250-500 words Bullet points and lists Brief paragraphs Call to action Catchy headlinesHeadlines Less than 80 characters Should contain key phrases that users are scanning for

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So…let’s look at some examples

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Questions?

Feel free to ask now: Audio Chat function

Contact me later at jeani@beyondindigo.com 877-244-9322 x320

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Questions?

For additional help with your company’s positive-based marketing, including content, reach out to our Marketing and Sales Manager Melissa Neff at: melissa@beyondindigo.com 877-244-9322 ext 100

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