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Writing great product descriptions

Writing great product descriptions

- [Instructor] No matter what e-commerce platform you're using, whatever you're selling should have fantastic product descriptions, not only for SEO purposes, since Google will look at product descriptions for primary information about what you sell, but also to entice buyers. Here's some important dos and don'ts for writing product descriptions for your e-commerce store. Do research by looking at similar stores with similar products for inspiration. Write for your audience. Think of the people who will be shopping with you and how they think and how they speak. Write directly to them using the language that they are familiar with. And make sure to match the tone of your store and the writing you use elsewhere. Use target keywords where and when appropriate. Identify benefits versus features. Benefits are the types of problems this product may solve, whereas features are just objective facts about the thing you're…

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