Do you cringe at asking for a testimonial? What about if I asked you to write me one? Did you just shrivel up inside? That’s just how your clients and customers feel when you ask them to pen you a para or two. Unless they’re word-nerd-birds like yours truly, writing a...
You’ve heard them being bandied around, these two terms. Copywriting here, content writing there… but do you know the difference between them? Maybe it’s one of those things you ‘should’ know, so you’re too embarrassed to ask. Or maybe you just assume they’re exactly...
Sometimes, someone leans over to me at a workshop and whispers: “what the HECK is SEO writing and how do I do it?” SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) can help your site climb up search engine results pages and catch the eye of more prospective customers and clients....
Search Engine Optimization = SEO. If you’ve been on the internet in the past decade, you’ve probably heard the term, at least in passing. And it sounds pretty spiffy. I mean, just say it out loud – Search Engine Optimization. I feel like that’s the sort of thing that...
If I tell you I have a thing against exclamation marks, will that bind you up so much you can’t Facebook message me anymore? Lookit, I like them. I even love them, in context. And on social media – A-OK to exclamation mark the heck out of your content in a...
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Like that time in the ‘80s when all the girls were sporting legwarmers (as a fashion item, not a tendon aide) until the whole world seemed to turn banana-yellow and popsicle-pink. Please stop, it hurts my eyes. It’s pretty much...
