Helen Nesterenko at Writtent.com was kind enough to link to my humble blog when publishing a list of sources of killer copywriting tips. So when she asked to write a guest post I was happy to oblige. image credit: jimmie/flickr Exceptional writers understand it’s dangerous to become stagnant. Challenge yourself with these four shocking sources for copywriting wisdom. Employee […]
8 Resume Copywriting Tips: Create Powerful Proposals that Get Recruiters Rushing to Interview You. Not Dry Statements of Fact that Send Them to Sleep
Getting an interview is tough. The ease with which jobs can be applied for online has created a flood of resumes. Recruiters face a near impossible task in picking out the best ones, and will use any excuse to shred applicants from the pile. Over 90% of resumes are submitted online, up from just 22% […]
About Page Copywriting Tips. It’s Not About You, it’s About the Customer
Have you checked your website’s stats recently? If so, you might have noticed that one of the most popular pages is the humble ‘About’ page. Why? Because visitors want to know who’s pulling the levers behind the curtain. They want to know why they should believe the slick sales pitch on the home page, and whether […]
10 Questions to Convert Copywriting Prospects into Clients
Responding to email enquiries is a lot like fishing. You dangle a rod (a.k.a your marketing strategy) waiting for a prospect to swim by and take nibble on your hook. Fail to bait it properly, with the right offer, and you wont develop enough interest to reel them in. The same applies if you try to reel them in too quickly […]
Can You Sell Without Selling?
The game is up. Turns out copywriters aren’t needed anymore. The days of clever wordplay being effective at tricking people into buying stuff are over. People are just too savvy to fall for the same old mind tricks. There’s a new show in town called ‘attraction marketing’. You can forget about prodding at people’s pain, using exclusivity […]
Define Your Client’s ‘Why’ to Give Them a USP Competitors Can’t Copy
‘Why’? It’s an important question. As copywriters, it’s something we ask relentlessly. Why should people buy this product? Why is it better than the other options? It’s also a much deeper question than I realized. As you know, people buy things based on emotion or subconscious decisions, whether it’s fear, hope, greed or any of […]
6 Sales Tips for Copywriters and Freelancers
Why is it that we’re full of ideas on promoting our clients’ businesses but shrivel up and look for somewhere to hide when it comes to selling our own? Many of us chose this road because we’re happier tapping keyboards than greasing palms. But if you want to thrive, and not just survive, an ongoing […]
New eBook – How to Become a Freelance Copywriter from Scratch
After near endless revisions, I’ve finally released my latest eBook on getting started in the madhouse world of freelance copywriting. ‘So why the eBook, Matt? What does yours have to say that other books on copywriting dont cover already?’ I hear you ask. Well, I’m flattered to say that I get a lots of emails from people […]
Small Hinges Swing Big Doors – 10 Small Actions for Big Improvements to Conversions
When a campaign withers, plummets and bombs, the temptation can be to write it off as a dud. But sometimes it’s worth sifting through the debris. Sometimes all that’s needed is minor tinkering to turn a spluttering campaign into a rocketship. A phrase in direct marketing is ‘tiny hinges swing big doors’. Putting the metaphors […]
What is the impact of Google Hummingbird on SEO Copywriting? Nothing we didn’t know already
It’s now been a few months since Google released its Hummingbird update. While it affected a reported 90 percent of websites, in the main it’s been met with a sigh of relief. Those who’ve been following the rules of diligently posting quality articles feel vindicated, whereas those who’ve blindly chased keywords with thin content of […]