What is a content writer?

What is a website content writer??

In the early 1990s the World Wide Web spread throughout the world. With it came the ability for businesses to represent themselves through a website. Later came search engines like Yahoo, Google, and Bing. Their goal was to categorize information found on the internet and present it to those searching for it. This information is known as web content.

Content writing services came about as a result of the demand made by search engines for credible and well-organized information. Content writers write the company's desired words in a manner that is consistent with and aligns with the company's goals.

A web or website content writer specializes in providing fresh, relevant content for websites and blogs.  Because every web site has a specific 'target audience' - each requires a different type and level of content. The content should contain words (key words) that attract and retain users on a website;  Your content should be relevant to the topic(s)/theme of the site, and easy for your followers to read.

Content developers may also be search engine optimization specialists, or Internet marketing professionals. High quality, unique content is what search engines are looking for and content development specialists therefore have a very important role to play in the search engine optimization process.

Currently the web content is no longer restricted to text, but has expanded to engulf other audio visual media. This includes video clips, presentations and a host of other interactive forms which can be picked up by the search engines. Content owners are also increasingly relying on content protection networks to check on plagiarism and achieve a greater assurance that their content remains unique and unduplicated on the web.

Content developers are specialized web site developers who have content generation skills such as graphic design, multimedia development, professional writing, and documentation. They can integrate content into new or existing web sites without using information technology skills such as script language programming and database programming.

Content developers or technical content developers can also be technical writers who produce technical documentation that helps people understand and use a product or service. This documentation includes online help, manuals, white papers, design specifications, developer guides, deployment guides, release notes, etc.

Here are some examples of things content writer may work with:

Article writing
Blog writing
Press release writing
Web page content writing
Copywriting
Product description writing
Technical writing
Business writing