When web accessibility goes down the drain

Apr 30, 2015

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: accessible content, intranet, training, WCAG 2.0, web content, web writing

We work with many government agencies on web accessibility. And sure, our whizz-bang accessibility experts can get your web sites to comply with national web standards, whether that's S. 508 or WCAG 2.0 or some other variation. So what's the problem?

18 years of writing for the web: how hot is that?

Nov 26, 2013

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: business communication, content, content authors, web content, web writing, writing

Writing on the web: contented.com for writing courses

Since 1995, writing for the web is a phrase that has come full circle: literary writing online. Business writing, writing on the web, writing for the intranet, blogging, web content, SEO writing, content marketing, mobile content, accessible content, digital communication ... what next?

Web writing tip: Use keywords in headlines

Oct 05, 2012

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: tips, web content, web writing

Use keywords in headlines (often called headings). That's a basic rule of writing for the Web—and all other business writing.

Here's why.

4 years on: awesome online writing courses for the digital workplace

Sep 14, 2011

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: professional development, training, web writing

Yesterday Alice, Rachel and baby Eden celebrated 4 years of developing and marketing awesome online writing courses for the digital workplace. Right at the start, we had set some stern and serious goals for our new company, Contented. But we...

5D Writing: workshop for ALGIM Web Symposium

Mar 17, 2010

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: conference, e-government, web content, web writing

ALGIM (Association of Local Government Information Management) 2010 Web Symposium is on 3-4 May in Wellington. Alice and I are preparing a workshop for the Symposium, and thought we'd share our concept of 5D writing with you. All will become...

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When web accessibility goes down the drain

18 years of writing for the web: how hot is that?

Web writing tip: Use keywords in headlines

4 years on: awesome online writing courses for the digital workplace

5D Writing: workshop for ALGIM Web Symposium