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Concise Writing Tips: Say More With Fewer Words.

I'm sure you’ve heard this before. Keeping your writing concise and to-the-point is the way forward - the key to becoming a stronger copywriter. You and your audience want the same thing; you want to write less, and they want to read less.…
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On Writers, Copywriting and How to Build a Portfolio

The utter audacity to call yourself a writer! Now that takes cojones. Writers are born with an acute sensitivity to the human condition (in this way, they are “chosen”) and then they are self-made through reading, studying and, well, writing…
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7 ways copywriting can influence people

I draw upon my professional experience to advise the current BA students I’m lecturing, but I decided to switch places recently and become a student for the day myself in order to brush up on writing skills. I attended a refresher course in…
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4 Important Things To Have As A Niche Content Writer

Although it only recently became an imperative for most companies who operate both online and offline, content marketing has always been the no.1 method for selling products/services and getting people to fall in love with your brand. It’s…
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Is Your Copy Ready for Some Football?

How is your favorite team doing so far this year? Around here the Wisconsin Badgers and Green Bay Packers are off to a great start. Especially seeing how the Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday night. I gotta admit though, even…
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NOTHING IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A FREE WRITER

Perhaps you will forgive me if I turn from my own words to the words of another writer: Australian author Richard Flanagan, who won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for "The Narrow Road to the Deep North". This is actually what I want to start by saying: “Much…
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How to Become a Master Copywriter in One Year!

Before getting into becoming a master copywriter, let’s be honest: “master” is relative, because even well-known masters of copywriting today still haven’t reached the pinnacle of their craft. There’s always something new to learn,…
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How to deal with stress as a freelancer

How do you deal with stress as a freelance designer? I can’t promise some epic cure for stress but after Redmatter issued the next blog post challenge about sharing something we’ve done and learned from over the summer, I thought I’d…
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Can we still call ourselves copywriters?

For some time now I've asked myself if the title of copywriter suits the kind of work I do. I wasn't always a copywriter. I've worked in advertising agencies most of my working life as a studio manager, typographer, and art director. The…

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