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17 Oct 2018
Here’s what I learned as a first-timer, at the Copywriting Conference 2018
Bisma Hashmi shares her experience of this year’s Copywriting Conference.
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17 Oct 2018
How you can retire on £200 a month (or how and why clickbait works)
Fi Shailes shines a light on the inner workings of clickbait.
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10 Oct 2018
How to get a mortgage when you’re self-employed
Andre Spiteri’s helpful summary of the dos and don’ts of applying for a mortgage when you work for yourself.
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03 Oct 2018
Why ex-journalists make great copywriters
Nick Bez explains why he thinks former newshounds are the perfect people to write copy.
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26 Sep 2018
How to write great FAQs in 10 steps
Sabine Harnau’s guide to writing FAQs that are genuinely helpful for your clients and customers.
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19 Sep 2018
The Freelance Files: ‘work-life balance, where are you?’
Sanina Kaur explains why going freelance might not necessarily be the answer to all your work-life balance related woes.
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12 Sep 2018
The secret confessions of a successful copywriter
Sarah Townsend’s been a copywriter for nearly 20 years. So has she got this freelancing malarkey sussed? Kind of.
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07 Sep 2018
Copywriting and content design
What is content design? Is it just another name for copywriting? Or something totally different? Sarah Richards gives us her answer.
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05 Sep 2018
An hourly rate? Really? Are you sure?
Katherine Wildman says a polite but firm, ‘no thanks’ to charging by the hour.
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27 Aug 2018
The 5 most common B2B writing mistakes
Lorrie Hartshorn on how to avoid the B2B copywriting blunders that crop up time and time again.
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22 Aug 2018
15 tried and tested free (or dirt cheap) tools for copywriters
Andre Spiteri recommends a heap of apps that can save you time, energy and money.
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13 Aug 2018
What I’ve learnt after writing for 20+ years
Six things that Sanina Kaur has learned during two decades of writing.
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