Discovering typos too late can be the stuff of nightmares. They harm your credibility, cost you sales and they’re just plain sloppy. Clients are also none too happy after finding their brand name mispelt in one thousand matt laminated brochures. Indeed, proofreading deserves care and attention. Best practice is to print out your copywriting and […]
Mobile Copywriting Tips for Triggering Responses on Miniature Screens
The mobile revolution is here, and it’s taking over much quicker than anyone expected. Every week there are staggering new statistics on the rapid shift from desktops to miniature screens. It’s now on smartphones that people are looking for product information and spending money. The latest IMRG figures, for example, show that mobile devices account […]
Guest Post – Four Questions to Ask of Your Content Before You Hit Publish
What goals do you try to achieve with your content? Are you publishing with a strategy, or focused too much on keywords? In this guest post by Catherine Fyson from Koozai suggests four questions to ask before you hit publish. Incidentally, I’ve decided to ramp up my guest blogging activity. So if you’d like me to […]
Tablet users spend more and buy more often. But is your website ready to sell to them?
Have you visited your website on a tablet? Or have you assumed/hoped it’s the same as on a desktop, only smaller? Creating a website designed for touchscreens might not be top of the marketing ‘to do’ list at the moment. But at the rate tablets are flying from the shelves, it soon should be. Last […]
eBook Released – 7 Steps to Higher Conversions Through Testing (Not Guesswork)
After some serious revisions, my latest eBook ‘7 Steps to Higher Website Conversions‘ is now hot off the press. In typical Crucible stylee, I’m giving it away free and not even asking for an email address. ‘Why?’ I hear all the affiliate marketers out there splutter into their coffee. It’s because my blog isn’t a […]
How to Comply with the EU Cookie Law
Last week the EU’s ‘cookie consent‘ law came into force. This means all websites must now inform visitors whether they use cookies and, if so, how they can be switched off. If this is the first you’ve heard of it, you’re not alone. Most EU websites are probably breaking the law right now, but taking […]
Which Marketing Channel is the Most Trusted? Our Survey Says…
Getting people to trust you has always been a cornerstone of effective copywriting. It’s a simple principle: if people believe what you say, they’re more likely to buy. A key factor in building trust, that’s often ignored, is the channel you use. An advertorial, for example, in a well respected broadsheet is likely to have […]
Why Facebook’s popularity is great news for copywriters, and bad news for article writing sweatshops
When one door closes, another door opens. Long time readers will know that I’m not a fan of the $10 (or less) per keyword article copywriting gigs you find on freelance bidding websites, like Elance and Guru. I pity the copywriters that feel forced into these jobs, where they’re paid sweat shop wages to hammer […]
Referral Marketing Tips for Copywriters
Being the modest bunch that we are, copywriters often hate asking for referrals. Normally we’re only brave enough to ask for testimonials because we can do it from the safety of a computer screen. We’d all love to think that when we put our heart and soul into our writing that it will, inevitably, lead […]
What the iPad and Homeopathy Can Teach You About Using Hype in Your Copywriting
You often hear about how we’re imminently entering a new era of transparency and authenticity in marketing. Social networking is giving people the power to sidestep and slice through cynical marketing claims; you can’t just drench people in enough messages and hope something will stick. Based on these two examples, the new era of transparency might not be too far […]