• SEO Copywriting–Does Word Count Matter?

      As an SEO copywriter I hate word count. It’s counterproductive and here’s why. Over the years I have worked on many SEO copywriting projects – some direct with businesses others for SEO web designers and companies. Most clients realise I know quite a lot about SEO copywriting and in particular how it works. Many […]

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  • SEO Copywriting is a Long Game

      Remember Wimbledon last year and that epic match between Mahut and Isner? It lasted an incredible 11 hours and 5 minutes in total with Isner eventually winning 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-6 70-68! You’re probably wondering what Wimbledon, and that match in particular, has to do with SEO copywriting. Well hang in there and I’ll […]

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  • How to Reduce Your Bounce Rate

    Online marketers are obsessed about search engine optimisation. There’s nothing wrong with that, after all they wouldn’t get anywhere without keywords, backlinks and a decent website structure. But by spending every waking hour worrying about them you could be missing the bigger picture. Google analytics is vital if you want to know what’s going on […]

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  • Copywriting–Quantity or Quality?

      If you are an avid reader of marketing blogs you’re bound to have come across the old saying ‘content is king’. Internet marketers across the globe have been telling us that if you want more organic traffic to our websites we need to generate more content—but not any old content, targeted content containing relevant […]

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  • SEO Copywriting–It’s All About Your Reader

      On the one hand you have your reader, on the other the search engine spiders. So who do you concentrate on? All too often, the copy on most websites seems to place the importance on the spiders—big mistake. Their copy is crammed with their keywords because the businesses are fixated on getting to the […]

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  • Woeful Websites

    Most businesses realise that the internet is the place to be these days. It is a vast market place scoured by millions of internet users every day. But that doesn’t mean you should dash out and throw any old website together. If you want a website it should for one reason only – to sell. […]

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  • How to Avoid SEO Penalties

      Search engine optimisation is helping businesses, of all sizes, reach a wider online audience. If it is done well they can slash their marketing budgets because the need for ‘paid’ advertising can be greatly reduced. But because SEO takes time, many are still inclined to try to cut corners. Be warned, SEO shortcuts can, […]

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  • SEO Copywriting–A Simple Guide

      Many people would have you believe that SEO copywriting is a mystical art that you can only do after many years of training high on a remote Tibetan mountain top. It’s not—but that’s not to say it is easy. It does take time to get to grips with because you have to learn how […]

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  • Websites That Convert – What’s Their Secret?

      How is your website doing? Does it get a lot of traffic? If so, is that reflected in your conversion rate? What I’m asking is, if your site gets thousands of hits a week is that converting into sales? As a copywriter I come across lots of websites. Some look good, have a decent […]

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  • What Pages Should My Website Have? Part 2

      In my last post we looked at the Home Page and About Us page. Now it’s the turn of the Products/Service page and FAQs. Products and services 1. A company selling products Quite often when you look at a website, the product pages are full of images showing you what you can buy with […]

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