Blogging with the Devil at the Northern Voice Conference in Vancouver
This week, I present “Blogging with the Devil” at Vancouver’s coolest blogging and digital storytelling event, Northern Voice. It will be a fun opportunity to teach and also learn from my fellow social media wonks (or prospective wonks). Aside from full-on corporate website copywriting gigs, blogging for companies is a big part of what I [...]
For All Your Business Copywriting Needs
Taking a quick break in my office in downtown Vancouver, I paused to jot down a quick list of business copywriting projects we’ve been working on in the last couple of weeks. I’ve written complete content for a software startup’s new company website, written a series of blog posts for businesses in four completely different [...]
Why I’m Glad I Became A Freelance Website Copywriter
I wasn’t always your friendly neighbourhood SEO website copywriter in Vancouver. The grim memories of my former “career” in journalism still sometimes keep me up at night. With every year that passes, from the dismal first age of the “three man newsroom” (one reporter and two frantic guys selling ads) to today’s era of “citizen [...]
Perception Is Reality. The Importance of Your Website Content
When you want to buy a product or service, your first instinct is to look online for what’s available. Your customers behave the same way. Your website is probably the first place your customers will look to get a first impression of your company — and you know what they say about making a good [...]
Copywriting Tip. Empty Words vs. Powerful Words
I recently had a chance to check out a colleague’s copywriting style. While examining his content, I saw a lot of positive adjectives like “great”, “excellent”, “terrific” and “exceptional”. It made me mad. I hate “great”. “Great” doesn’t tell you why something is good. Good copywriters are descriptive. They use powerful words that readers understand: [...]
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