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Who writes the copy for your website?

Who writes the copy for my website? The agreement should say. A business can write it, an agency can draft it, or the work can be shared, but the business must supply accurate facts and approve what the site claims. Do not let the design schedule advance on the assumption that polished words will somehow appear at the end. Copy determines the structure, the proof needed, and often the number of page templates.

The strongest process separates subject knowledge from writing labor. You know your services, limits, customers, and terms. A writer can interview your team, organize those details around buyer questions, and turn them into readable pages. Neither side should invent results, certifications, client permission, or service coverage to make a page sound impressive. If a claim cannot be verified, revise or remove it.

Decide who owns each step

The scope should name who gathers information, who drafts, who reviews, who enters content into the site, and who has final approval. These are separate tasks. If the buyer is providing finished copy, the agency still needs a deadline, a format, and a process for flagging gaps. If the agency is writing, it needs access to someone who can answer questions and verify details. Otherwise the draft becomes generic because the writer has no trustworthy source material.

Ask how many review rounds are included and who will consolidate feedback. One decision maker should return a single set of notes when possible. Conflicting edits from sales, operations, and leadership can stall a build and produce a page that says everything to everyone. Decide how factual disputes are settled. The person closest to the service may know the operational truth even when a preferred marketing phrase sounds better.

Give the writer a useful source pack

Provide current service descriptions, common sales questions, approved claims, policies, locations served, pricing terms that may be published, product details, brand names, and examples of how customers describe the problem. Mark anything confidential or unverified. A short interview with the person who delivers the service often reveals the real difference between your offer and a competitor's generic language.

Share existing pages that still answer questions well, but do not demand that every old paragraph survive. A rebuild is a chance to remove obsolete promises, combine overlapping pages, and make the offer clearer. Confirm permission before any attributed quote or project image appears. If you do not have proof for a claim, the page can still explain method, process, deliverables, and how a buyer evaluates the work.

Write for the page's job

A home page orients a new visitor. A service page explains a specific offer, who it is for, what is included, and the next step. An answer page responds to one question directly. A contact page reduces friction. The same paragraph should not be copied across all of them. Give each page a primary question and a decision it helps the reader make; then outline the copy around that job.

Search terms can help identify the language buyers use, but they do not replace an explanation. Put the answer where a reader can find it, use headings that match the topic, and avoid repeating a keyword until the page becomes awkward. A writer should also account for buttons, form labels, empty states, and error messages. Those small pieces of copy are part of the experience, especially on a page meant to generate inquiries.

Review the draft for truth and use

Read every claim as a buyer would. Is the service actually available in the stated area? Is a turnaround or guarantee written into the agreement? Does a photo show your work, or could it imply an engagement that did not happen? Are legal, medical, or technical claims checked by the right specialist? The business is responsible for approving the facts even when an agency writes the sentences.

Then test usefulness. Can the reader tell whether the offer fits, what will happen next, and what information to bring to a call? Are there unexplained terms or paragraphs that sound like every other agency? Ask a team member who did not work on the draft to read it and explain the offer back. If they cannot, more adjectives will not fix it; the page needs clearer information.

Set ownership and updates before launch

Confirm in writing who owns the final copy and what happens to drafts and source material if the relationship ends. Keep approved text in a place the business can access. Set an owner for future changes, especially service details, staff names, policies, and terms. A website is not finished forever on launch day; its copy needs to stay aligned with the actual business.

If you want the agency to write, ask for an interview plan, page outline, review schedule, and a clear handoff. If your team wants to write, ask for a content brief and quality review before design is finalized. Both approaches can work. The failure is leaving responsibility unassigned until a launch date is already close.