Yes! I do web sites
When it comes to offering a service, people seem to prefer a neatly packaged product. They find it much easier to understand something with clearly defined boundaries. With a tangible end result. Or so I’ve observed through countless conversations that go something like: Prospective client: “So what is it that you do then?” Me: “I’m a copywriter. And photographer.” “Copywriter?” (blank questioning look) “Yeah. I blog … write content for web sites, print … that sort of thing.” “Oh you do web...
Read MorePricePie comes out of the oven
Don’t you just love the smell of a freshly baked pie as it’s gently coaxed out of a baking hot oven? Your eyes light up and your spirits lift as the tasty little morsel sees light of day for the first time. Smells aside, that’s how I feel about my most recent copywriting adventure: cooking up PricePie’s new website which went live this morning. Sam from PricePie came to me with the brief less than a month ago. His business idea is a new way to encourage fair and ethical prices: PricePie clearly shows where your money goes when you buy products and services. You’ll...
Read MoreBaking a PricePie
Skype really came into its own this month. I’m copywriting PricePie’s brand new web site to tell the world all about their exciting and altruistic new venture. The twist is they’re based in Southampton and we’re collaborating completely remotely. And distance isn’t presenting any obstacle to how speedily things are coming together either. In fact the home page is already up: PricePie clearly shows where your money goes when you pay for products and services. It’s a symbol next to a price that we’ve independently checked and verified. That’s the neat...
Read MoreAnimals and Mick Hucknall hang out at Listinio
It’s not often you get these things in the same place at once but that won’t stop me trying. And to achieve that goal I’ve joined the Listinio team as freelance copywriter to help populate their social list web app with friendly, clear and quirky copy. I was just about to launch into a description of what Listinio is. But I thought I’d let the copy speak for itself: If it’s worth recording, it’s worth sharing right? Unless it’s a top 10 of anything. Eurgh. We don’t like those. Listinio is for itemising what’s important, in no particular order...
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