Web writing guide

Your website is only as good as its content.

Clear, easy-to-read, credible web content is vital because:

clear, concise content will improve the accessibility and usability of your site (a requirement of Information Standard 26 - Internet)
providing easy-to-read content is a part of the government's obligations under the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

This guide has been developed to help you produce high-quality content for your website.

Following the principles in this guide will help you to meet the content needs of your customers.

The tools and resources provided will also help you write clear, concise and easy-to-understand content.

The Web Steering Committee has formally endorsed and accepted this guide as the Queensland Government's definitive guide to writing for the web.

Last updated 02 August 2005

Several private companies provide training courses for web writing and editing.

To find a course to suit your needs, search the web using 'web writing', 'web editing' or 'web writing training'.

The Web writing guide is also available in a print friendly version (pdf - 907KB).