Re:Give It the Craigslist Test
by hodgesrm on Sunday May 07, 2023 @12:30PM
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> they've basically all turned into this same template where all the text is vague and lofty while telling you nothing about the company or service
A lot of this is not deliberate. It's just incompetence. Writing good product descriptions for a website is really hard.
How do I know? I write copy for our website. Even though I'm an engineer it still tends to come out as fluff + engineering word salad. It takes multiple iterations to get it right. I have huge respect for people who can do this well.
A lot of this is not deliberate. It's just incompetence. Writing good product descriptions for a website is really hard.
How do I know? I write copy for our website. Even though I'm an engineer it still tends to come out as fluff + engineering word salad. It takes multiple iterations to get it right. I have huge respect for people who can do this well.