Copywriting life

01 Feb 2016

On the front line against the jargonauts

Ryan Wallman on the war against corporate jargon.

27 Jan 2016

The midweight’s mid-life crisis: on giving advice

Once you’ve spent a few years working as a copywriter, newer writers will probably start coming to you for advice. What’s the best way to respond?

21 Jan 2016

Finding the best copywriting project management software

Looking for software to help with copywriting project management? Alice Still reviews GatherContent, Google Drive and Confluence.

16 Dec 2015

Aim to have no target

The best ideas arrive when you don’t have a specific end result in mind, says Rod Judkins.

14 Dec 2015

Translating client feedback

Kady Potter offers up some useful interpretations of the most common client feedback that copywriters get.

26 Oct 2015

How to get the best from your freelance copywriter: lessons from my favourite clients

Kate Foster on what makes a great copywriter-client relationship.

19 Oct 2015

What do you call a group of copywriters?

Sharon Edge muses on what the collective noun for a group of copywriters should be.

30 Sep 2015

Why journalists make great copywriters

Dave Harland on how training as a journalist gives you the fundamentals to be a top-notch copywriter.

16 Sep 2015

Do you have these 5 traits of a good writer?

Chris Kenworthy reflects on the personality traits that good writers share.

09 Sep 2015

3 letters that (should) terrify any copywriter

Ben Lloyd on why you never want to read ‘etc’ in a copywriting brief.

19 Aug 2015

“You just don’t understand…” – the copywriter’s torment

Kady Potter muses on the struggle to get people to understand what us copywriters do for a living.

17 Aug 2015

Tricks of the trade: insights from an art director turned copywriter

Kim Wareham on what copywriters can learn from art directors.

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