• 11 Common Blogging Mistakes

      It’s so easy to get started blogging anyone can do it. All you need is a blog, a few ideas, a willingness to write great content and active social media channels to let people know what you’re writing about. You know it’s perfect for your website traffic, positioning yourself as an expert and boosting […]

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  • Copywriters Do More Than Write

      If you thought that a copywriter only created content, you wouldn’t be alone. After all, that’s what the name of the profession suggests. Content, in all its forms (written, verbal, etc.) is vital for every business, which is why every company should use one. But their skills go beyond writing. Let me explain. Making […]

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  • A Cautionary Tale: Be Open-minded When Working With a Copywriter

    Help! I need a copywriter. You decided it’s time to call in the experts. It can be a tough decision to make sometimes, especially because of the impact it will have on your costs. However, it’s important to focus on the long-term benefits. Let’s take content outsourcing as an example. By that, I don’t mean […]

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  • Your Copywriting Project Has Gone Wrong – What Do You Do?

      This post is for all the copywriters out there. Regardless of your experience, perfectionist nature and expertise, at some point a copywriting project is going to go wrong. Why does it happen? No one knows, it just does. Even though you’ve been writing stonkingly great copy for clients for over a decade or more, […]

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  • Therapeutic Copywriting

      It hurts, doesn’t it? You’ve hit a metaphorical brick wall and are at a loss as to what to do. You’ve tried all sorts of things, asked for advice and scoured the internet for inspiration. Finally, you’ve landed on my website, and I have the answer you’ve been looking for. Yes, the copy on […]

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  • Website Content: Why You Need Three Levels of Content – Part 1

      Content is something that has many uses. That’s why your content marketing strategy shouldn’t be a ‘one trick pony’. Recently, I was talking to a client who wanted me to create content for his company website with a ‘journalistic’ quality. That started a debate that got me thinking about levels of website content and […]

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  • Corporate Brochures – The Perfect Formula

      Far from being the dinosaur of marketing, the corporate brochure is still a vital part of any company’s marketing strategy. It’s a document that can be handed out at trade shows, or used as part of a direct mail campaign, but it will only be effective if it’s done right. Don’t give in to […]

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  • Sales Letters – Finding the Perfect Recipe

      There is no real mystery about how to create a compelling sales letter. The approach you use will depend on the aim of the letter, the audience you’re addressing and the nature of your company or organisation. However, regardless of that, there are some core elements all sales letters have. This post will look […]

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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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