If you’re unfamiliar with blogging, the term probably invokes the image of Carrie Bradshaw prattling away behind her keyboard about the mundane events of her life. Since it’s birth in the early ‘90’s, blogging has found it hard to shake the outdated connotations attached to it. So, we’re making … [Read more...] about Why You Need to be Blogging Regularly
SEO Copywriting: What Is It and How to Do it Well
SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) copywriting is copywriting that is designed to rank well in search engines. Essentially, SEO copy is copy written with two audiences in mind. The first audience is the reader and the second is the Google Bot, or any other search engine crawler that ranks copy on the … [Read more...] about SEO Copywriting: What Is It and How to Do it Well
Top Tips for Proofreading
Every writer out there hates proofreading. It's probably the least enjoyable part of the job. Research is enlightening; you get to learn new things. Plotting and planning is quite enjoyable; you get to mould your newfound knowledge into an attractive little sculpture. And writing is fun because, … [Read more...] about Top Tips for Proofreading
What is a Verb?
A verb is a vital part of any sentence; in fact, it is impossible to craft a sentence without a verb. That's because verbs express action. Without a verb nothing happens—your sentence won't get off the ground. When people think of verbs they think of simple action verbs: to walk, to run, to swim, … [Read more...] about What is a Verb?
Tools to Create Awesome Headlines
It's easy to see why online writers largely underrate the art of creating awesome headlines. So much effort has to be placed on researching content, keywords and target audience that writing the copy begins to seem like a mammoth task. Blog writers are often under pressure to pump out several … [Read more...] about Tools to Create Awesome Headlines
Metrics for Measuring Content Marketing
Content marketing is all about connecting with your customers, encouraging them to engage with your brand, your products, your services. It has major benefits on a number of fronts; it can increase search engine rankings, social media engagement and help to build your profile as an industry … [Read more...] about Metrics for Measuring Content Marketing
Content Marketing Monitoring and Evaluation Tools
One of the most important aspects of any marketing program is monitoring and evaluation. Careful monitoring of the implementation phase and ongoing evaluation of the efficacy of your overall marketing strategy are the only way to determine benchmarks for your marketing programs. Benchmarks that can … [Read more...] about Content Marketing Monitoring and Evaluation Tools
Grammar Tips: The Most Commonly Misused Words (Part One)
Grammar geekery isn’t sexy. It isn’t sleek or smooth or prestigious. Hell, sometimes quasi-interesting is overstepping the mark when it comes to the realm of adverbs, pronouns and conjunctions. But, as someone who churns out copy for a living, let me tell you: grammar is but a teeny-tiny component … [Read more...] about Grammar Tips: The Most Commonly Misused Words (Part One)