What people have written

About the course overall

'Anyone who wants to make the most of 21st century communication should take this course. It’s full of simple tips to make your web writing more effective. I used the early lessons straight away and they worked.' Lynne Lomax, press officer, Reaseheath College.

'As someone with no writing experience, I enrolled on this course hoping to gain more confidence when coming to writing for the web. I feel this course is perfect for people like me, it’s enjoyable and straight to the point.'

'This course has been very useful in giving me an increased awareness and understanding of the needs of the reader, something I had not previously considered.'

'This is an excellent online course that has provided me with a sound background to writing for the web. I will certainly be using some of the ideas in my daily work. Liz Mortimer, Employability Information and Communications Team, University of Hertfordshire.'

'Really good insight into writing for the web. You can take it at your own pace and the level of interaction was just right. Also lots of links and references to use later too. Pauline Farnham, University of Hertfordshire.'

'My experience of the course has been great and I have already been putting what I have learned into practice.'

'This is a really helpful course. I enjoyed it a lot and feel I’ve learnt a great deal.'

'I have gained some vital skills that I will apply whenever I am writing for the web, thank you.'

'I learned that it is not all about drastic editing - more about accuracy and precision.'

'Clear instructions and simple guidelines, easy to follow.'

About the content and approach

'The copy is easy to digest and take on board and the variety of images, videos, lists and quizzes makes it even easier to retain the information.'

'I felt this was a good exercise. The model example was good. I could clearly see exactly how it’s to be done.'

'This has really brought home to me the importance of writing to the ability of the target audience.'

'I was very pleased with the content of the course, which was just right for my needs. A great experience, thanks very much!'

'I enjoy working with words and found this course interesting and helpful. The quizzes added a bit of fun but were clearly useful too.'

'I enjoyed the course. I found it easy to follow and there was something new to learn in each lesson.'

'It was good to see how it can be done. The edited version differed from my own, and gave me confidence to be more creative when editing.'

'I found the clear, concise message of rules for writing headlines most useful. I was then able to put this knowledge to practice during the exercises.'

'I was better informed about visually impaired people using the web to navigate.'

'I learned about click trails, which I hadn’t given thought to before. I found that I could remember the good advice over writing better headlines.'

International

'I live in France but work for several UK organisations. The elearning option means that I have been able to complete a web writing course for a fraction of the cost of returning to the UK to attend a traditional course in person.'

'This lesson was helpful in reminding me that there may be readers of the article whose first language may not be English.'

'Much of my work involves writing for international students, so it was useful to have a special section on trying to meet their needs.'

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