• Driving Traffic

      If you’re an online marketer you need traffic – and a lot of it. Why? Because your traffic is your customers and more customers means more money. How do you actually get more traffic though? And, once you’ve started to get it, how do you convince them to buy from you? There are various […]

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  • Website Copywriting–Being Effective

      Website copywriting is just one of the services I offer my clients. Creating copy that is effective is essential if you want your website visitor to become a paying customer. Generating copy that is interesting, relevant and that sells isn’t as easy as it sounds and there are a number of factors that you […]

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  • How Newsletters Can Build Relationships

      Keeping in touch with your customers will set you apart from your competition. All too often businesses take your money and wave goodbye. But they’re missing a trick. Regular contact with your customers (and prospective customers) is vital because it keeps you in their mind when they’re in need of your products or services. […]

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  • How Old is Your Email Marketing List?

      Regular communication with  your customers is a great way to keep them informed and to keep your name firmly etched in their minds. One of the most effective ways of doing this is through email marketing. New subscribers will eagerly await your first email to land in their inbox. They will probably continue to […]

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  • Copywriting–Conveying Trust

      In any business relationship, trust is probably the most important factor. After all, if someone doesn’t trust you they’re not going to buy from you. So, when you’re creating your marketing materials, your copy has to convince your readers that you are trustworthy. Before I go on to explain how this can be achieved, […]

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  • Read All About Us

      As a website copywriter, I have been know to harp on about your website copy should address the needs of your reader. What do I mean? Basically, your content must focus on the benefits of your product/service to the reader rather than focusing on your company and its accomplishments. That may sound easy but […]

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  • Content and Social Media

    Just about any copywriter you meet would have, at one time or another, uttered the words – content is king So you know how important content is and you understand the importance of social media in today’s marketing strategies but do you know how to use them to optimal effect? Content and social media – […]

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  • The Copywriter’s Green Cross Code

      STOP – LOOK – LISTEN Those three words were probably drilled into you when you were a child. You would also do well to remember them when copywriting. That might seem a strange thing to say but when creating sales and marketing content, many people just dive straight in. That’s because it’s usually one […]

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  • How to Blog Eternal

      Are you a serial blogger? You know, the type of person who churns out a post, forgets about it and then churns out the next. The content you produce for your blog is very valuable so you must make the most of it. Unlike other forms of communication, a blog post won’t disappear or […]

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  • Marketing With Google Local

        Does this look familiar? This is the Google 10 box that appears at the top of your search results. It shows 10 local businesses that relate directly to your search term (so in this case it is builders). Ever wondered how companies get listed here? Or haven’t you given it much thought because […]

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