Copywriting technique

30 Sep 2016

Content design and the GOV.UK beta – part 2

Why did the UK government need a crack team of content designers to cure their web woes?

27 Sep 2016

How to write titles so your articles get found – and read

Are your blog post titles intriguing your readers? Or just confusing them?

23 Sep 2016

A (brief) history of content design in the UK Government

Sarah Richards, former head of the UK’s digital content team, explains how content people became known as ‘content designers’.

12 Sep 2016

Can we have an i-conversation about words that get your goat?

Louise Powney shares some of the jargon and buzzwords that prevent her from having a positive reading experience.

18 May 2016

Why copywriters must be the customer’s champion

Copywriters have the opportunity to be the customers’ champion, defending them from confusing messaging and empty brand verbiage.

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13 May 2016

5 ways to keep bland fluff words out of your copy

Anna Gunning shares some brilliant strategies for dealing with clients who want more empty words and hype in the copy you’ve written…

14 Dec 2015

Translating client feedback

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

16 Nov 2015

Hideous copywriting buzzwords that really get my goat

Kate Toon has a hit-list of copywriting buzzwords that she wants you to stop using. Now.

09 Nov 2015

The dangers of writing for mass appeal

Phil Williams on how there’s a time and place for keeping things technical.

07 Oct 2015

Why all copywriters should listen to hip hop

Chloe Marshall tells us why hip hop is a discipline worth exploring.

23 Sep 2015

Get rhythm: the importance of melody in writing copy

Darren Thackeray on how to improve the rhythm of the words you write.

24 Aug 2015

Creating shareable content – without reducing the quality

Sue Keogh on how to write shareable copy that will drive the right people to your website.

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