Tag: freelance
Leeds University’s EXPO15 event
Just a quick update to express relief that the first of my Human Freelance lectures went down well. I was one of four guest speakers on the Marketing, PR and Communications panel at Leeds University’s EXPO15 event, harping on about how fulfilling (and emancipating) being a freelancer is. Having your convictions put to the test…
Human Freelancer talks begin at Leeds universities
Find public speaking unsettling? Me too. That’s why I’ve agreed to jump in at the deep end at five events promoting life as a happy, honest freelancer in Leeds.
What freelance copywriting and event photography have in common
Being both a copywriter and an event photographer often raises an eyebrow. This is my attempt to clarify why I do both.
Do you despair when it comes to copywriting about your business?
Freelance copywriting is as much about creative support as it is technical expertise when it comes to clients who are unwittingly too close to the nuts-and-bolts of their business to know where to begin writing about it clearly.
If you’re all about clarity and simplicity why write for corporate business in Leeds?
It’s a fair point, and a charge I’ve had levelled at me when punching above my weight on projects perhaps a little prestigious for a lowly freelance copywriter in Leeds. It’s true. Businesses do seem revel in the kind of stultifying language you’ll find exemplified on my about page – the sort of jargonistic, passive…
The inextricable link between copy and design
To resist the relationship between copy and design is to risk quality at the expense of principle.
