Building Web Site on the Street

  How to present yourself

Presenting yourself on the web is a bit different from presenting yourself in a brochure.  Web surfers want a one-to-one relationship. That is, they generally are drawn to sites that speak in first and second person.  I and you are better than referring to "customers" or "we."

They like a personal experience because it builds trust.  Consider the following sentences:

"Your best bet when creating a website is to make your visitors' experience very personal. Contact me for more information"

OR

"It is best when creating a website to make the site's visitors feel like they are having a personal experience. The client should contact our company for more information."


One is written in an active voice and the other is written in a passive, third person style.  Which one is better?  They both say the same thing, but one is way more personal than the other.