Hello all, Fairly new to dp, but I thought I would see what you thought of my copywriting skills? I write a blog on ebusiness, entrepreneurship, trading online and internet practices like seo etc and typically post once a day. you can view the site at http://www.critix.co.uk. The following is an excerpt of a recent post I wrote on Hyper local business: "...Depending on your niche market which is the best to target - the world, your country, your county(state) or your town? Is there much point in creating a website just for your town - or is that essentially just riding the long tail? I have read economic reports that hint at progression for the internet market down the long tail, further into the realms of mass customisation - but will it happen? to what extent - and should we be building noahs ark like boats capable of holding extreme niche’s two by two? As I said the current buzz word around the business net (I refer to the 50 odd sources of reading I have across economist blogs, bloggers making money, business and ebusiness) was niche - it has been for the last half a year. The niche flame doesn’t seem to be fading and a few people have become fairly rich by sticking with their niche long tails. But how far can this go? Half the money that was once in HMV’s pocket now lies in independent resellers pockets (the rest is probably in apples pockets but that’s a different story) - and that’s not a bad thing. But if it continues further down the tail does that mean half of the independent retailers cash will be handed out to home sellers with just 5 tracks available? Hyperlocal How niche is niche? Its a tough one to know how far to go when planning your next business or venture. Hyperlocal is in my opinion going to be nearly as bigger phrase as niche has become - except perhaps will have less people saying it wrong! The idea being that you don’t get more niche than a website that isn’t designed to be international - not even national - hell it is quite often aimed soley at one town - but would you go down to street level? Could a website relevant to your street work? I like the concept of hyperlocal, I like the idea that the internet has come full circle - originally allowing us to contact anyone , anywhere in the world at any time for next to nothing, and now it lets your kids spend all of the evening on there chatting to their friend from down the street. It was an open sea of choice, and still is - more than ever. But it would seem people like the odd bit of familiar land in their sea. Out of infinite choice the things that stick are those aimed most at the users personality...." For the whole article see my blog Comments feedback?
hi, i can't help but place a comment. my 6-year editor experience is kickin' in there are some misspelled words. also, you can't start a proper sentence with "but" plus there are missing punctuation marks. the arguments are good though
nice article and mistakes can be easily corected, but sometimes the layout makes info difficult to grasp. Good luck with your blog!
Command and conquer Tiberian sun no less! - classic strategy Cheers for the advice guys - helps to hear positive things some time. When I get round to it I intend to completely redesign the blog layout - making it a bit wider to allow easier reading - might loose the blackness of it all! Cheers .w.
Lots of grammatical mistakes, but besides that the sentences do make coherent sense so its not terrible. Just make it sound more natural without the grammar mistakes