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Thread: Writing Is as Writing Does?
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Apr 5, 2007, 00:29 #1SitePoint Evangelist
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Writing Is as Writing Does?
First, I'm very happy to see this long overdue topic on Sitepoint. All due respects to the *Tubes in cyberspace, writing is a huge part of the web.
At ther risk of sounding pushy, I'm suggesting a 'name' change for the topic. Copywriting is a very specific subtopic of writing for the web. Articles, how-to's, technical content are all "writing".
I have seen lots of 'discussions' go off track over "copywriting" vs. "web content" being used interchangeably.
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Apr 5, 2007, 08:12 #2SitePoint Guru
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Good point. It could be cleared up with a sticky post, communicating the intent for the forum.
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Apr 7, 2007, 07:08 #3SitePoint Member
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Good point, Expat. However, I think there's some virtue to keeping the word "copywriting" in whatever the new title is, simply because many people still don't know what copywriting is...
Check out my copywriting blog at www.billhilton.biz!
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Apr 7, 2007, 20:00 #4SitePoint Evangelist
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Maybe if the topic was "Copywriting / Content Writing" .. although an overlap .. it might make people ask, "What's the difference?"
Originally Posted by billhilton
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Apr 8, 2007, 02:17 #5SitePoint Member
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Good idea - definitely. Putting the two together might also reduce the number of conversations I have with people who think my job involves sitting in a small room stamping books with (c) symbols... Originally Posted by old_expat
Check out my copywriting blog at www.billhilton.biz!
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Apr 11, 2007, 13:59 #6Carpe Diem = Fish of the Day
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Originally Posted by billhilton
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Apr 11, 2007, 21:12 #7SitePoint Evangelist
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Good one, BH! Originally Posted by billhilton
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Apr 11, 2007, 23:49 #8SitePoint Guru
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as long as it is not written as 'User Generated Content'
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