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What Your Home Page Should Say About You
Your home page shouldn’t say anything about you. What? It should instead focus entirely on the benefits your customer will get if they buy from you. What it should do though is show them what you can do. Have I gone mad? Not yet. Show them what you do When someone lands on your […]
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Why I Don’t Class Myself as a Copywriting Expert
Am I trying to commit professional suicide? No, just being my usual open and honest self, while having a quiet vent about the never-ending onslaught of ‘experts’ that have appeared over the years. The usual definition of an expert is: “A person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.” I’ve […]
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Using Keywords in Your Social Media Profiles
Really? Keywords in your social media profiles? But keywords are just for websites and stuff, aren’t they? Well, let me ask you this – why do you use keywords in your website copy? The answer is simple, so you can be found in the search results for the service or product you offer. After […]
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Why Haven’t The Principles of Copywriting Changed?
Internet marketing and all its associated skills change faster than a cheetah on roller skates (couldn’t find an image of that anywhere). New technologies force web designers to adopt new techniques. The search engines never stand still in their quest to deliver the perfect search experience. But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed at […]
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Creating Content – Who Are You Taking To?
Consumers are drowning in a flood of content. Everywhere you look, someone is writing an article about something or other. Some are great and well worth reading. Most are – well, not to put too finer point on it – crap. When I read some of the stuff out there, I can almost visualise […]
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Why I Keep Asking Why? The Tale of the Annoying Copywriter
Being a copywriter is a lot like being an annoying child. I have a favourite word – why? I ask it a lot, mainly when speaking with my clients. Why do they do what they do? Why did they make it that way? Why do their customers buy from them? Why does it make […]
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How Dell Changed The Face Of The Call to Action
If you don’t use a call to action in your marketing, it’s going to be as useful as a chocolate teapot. You might think that your customers are intelligent enough to know you want them to buy from you (or get in touch, sign up for your newsletter, etc.), but if you don’t tell them […]
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5 Ways to Stop Selling and Make An Impact
Do you want to know what’s turning off your customers? Your insistence on selling to them at every given opportunity. You might think that as a marketer that’s your job. Well, you’re wrong – at least not to overtly sell. This theory is backed up with some research carried out by Neilsen that identified […]
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6 Steps To Achieve The Perfect Body – Email Body
The world is obsessed with perfection. Regardless of the time of year, you are bombarded with news of the latest fads (in the exercise and diet world) that will allegedly help you achieve the perfect body. Despite the claims of it can be achieved with little effort on your part, you know it will […]
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This is Why You Shouldn’t Hire a Copywriter
Have I gone crazy? Quite possibly, but there are actually some circumstances when you shouldn’t hire a copywriter. Before I go into that, I just want to cover off what a copywriter is all about. In a nutshell, it’s my job to help you communicate more efficiently with your customers through writing. However, it […]
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