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Edit Your Way to Stronger Content
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt since becoming a copywriter, it’s that writing the initial draft of a project is the easy bit. OK, that makes it sound a doddle; it’s not, but in comparison to what comes next it is. After spending hours researching, thinking, drafting and redrafting to generate a first draft […]
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When Are Features More Important Than Benefits?
Every copywriter under the sun will tell you it’s vital your content focuses on the benefits your customers enjoy from your products or services. It’s these that will make them want what you’re offering enough to buy. But is that always the case? Should benefits always take centre stage? Getting into the B2B mind-set […]
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How to Make Your Copywriting Persuasive
If your content doesn’t persuade your reader to do something, it’s a complete waste of space. Harsh but true. The internet is full of articles that take up space. They don’t offer the reader anything. They are boring and add nothing whatsoever to the world. What have you got to do to make your […]
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Why Professional Copywriting Isn’t as Cheap as Chips
Content – you can’t live without. Whether it’s creating new web content, brochure copy, an email campaign, white paper, case study or article, it takes time, skill and a certain flair to produce something that’s engaging. You usually tell yourself you don’t have the time to create it yourself when the simple truth is […]
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SEO Success Factors – Infographic
For every online marketer, SEO (search engine optimisation) is a necessary evil. Why evil? Mainly because people see it as a mystical and complex monster that only a few understand. The real fact is that SEO isn’t that hard to master, at least not the on-page stuff. If you’re not a coder, you’ll need […]
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Customer Letters – What Do They Say About You?
Brand personality and that touchy-feely stuff are what marketing is all about these days. Companies are catching on to the power of conversational communication on their website and social media channels. Slowly, they are dragging themselves away from the starchy corporate image of old as they realise that their customers want cosy, friendly, chatty […]
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32 Social Media Marketing Stats for 2017 [Infographic]
I do love a good infographic, and this one is excellent. Created by the talented people over at Red Website Design, this one takes a look at a few facts and figures that will help you devise the perfect social media marketing campaign for your audience. Every business caters for a different audience, and […]
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Why Small Businesses Owners Should Be Themselves
This post is for the one-man/woman band. They are the unsung business heroes juggling multiple hats to bring unparalleled levels of services to his or her customers and flexibility that most corporations would give its right arm to possess (if it had one). I say to you it’s time to stand up and take […]
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It’s Time To Audit Your Website
How often do you check your website? I don’t mean take a quick peek at it to make sure it’s still working; I mean a thorough audit of it to make sure it’s working to its optimum. Most companies pay out for a great design and professional content and then forget about it. OK, […]
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Marketing Has Changed, Have You?
Once upon a time, your customers were clueless (in the nicest possible way). They would contact you wanting to learn about your product or service. Your sales team were happy to chat to them, convincing and persuading them that your offering was the only one on the market that could satisfy their needs. They […]
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