Web writing vs plain writing

Web based writing is different from conventional business writing in many ways. Onw of the biggest differences is that people that are searching for something on the web are searching there for convenience, whereas people reading a paper document such as a book or journal or magazine have time on their hands to look for what it is they are looking for. Because of the differences in the time constraints of these two groups web based writing needs to be short and to the point. It needs to know what audience will be searching for the information and present it in an easy to read manner so that the audience will not look for the information at another location or on a another site. Formal business writing is more formal, I feel, than web based writing. Web based writing is mainly for convenience. When transferring a document formally read on paper to the web one must keep in mind the reasons for which the audience will be reading the text on the web and not on paper: Convenience, time constraints, and ease of accessibility.