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23 Jan 2019

7 ways to stop writing the obvious

Lorraine Forrest-Turner’s guide to booting tired words and phrases out of your copy.

17 Jan 2019

Voicebox – the tone of voice workshop in a box

Katherine Wildman grills Nick Parker on Voicebox – his tone of voice workshop-in-a-box.

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16 Jan 2019

6 tips for writers pitching editors and agencies

Editors and agencies, how do you build up effective working relationships with them? Tony Hallett of Collective Content gives us his dos and don’ts.

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13 Jan 2019

My first 5 years as a freelance copywriter

Alice Hollis considers how her life has changed since she ditched the 9 to 5 and started her copywriting business.

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09 Jan 2019

10 business lessons I learned in a 9-line email from my child’s nursery

Jo Watson shares the marketing tips she got from an unlikely source.

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20 Dec 2018

How to cope when your writing’s rejected

Your writing’s not going to hit the mark all the time. Abigail Dillon shares some ways to deal with it when it doesn’t.

19 Dec 2018

My first six months as a freelancer

Matthew Dryzmala’s account of the start of his foray into the world of freelancing.

13 Dec 2018

Copywriters Survey 2019

Our 2019 survey of copywriters is now live. Please take 7 minutes to share your experiences, anonymously.

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13 Dec 2018

Copywriting and content design — what’s the difference?

What’s content design and what’s its relationship to copywriting? Sarah Richards explains.

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12 Dec 2018

Speak another language? You could offer multilingual copywriting

Fuschia Hutton on how having another language may help you add a string to your copywriting bow.

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10 Dec 2018

How to increase your day rates as a freelance copywriter

How can you charge more as a freelance copywriter? Leif Kendall has a few suggestions…

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05 Dec 2018

4 things I love most about freelancing

Sanina Kaur waxes lyrical on her favourite things about freelance life.

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