September has flown by in a flurry of copywriting activities, highlights of which have included:
A couple of stories for the World Food Programme, based around the UN General Assembly, plus other bits of work
Brochure copy for a sports app for kids (target audience: their parents)
More blog posts for a tech company in the healthcare sector
A case study for a software…
I’ve never been one to rest on my laurels, but finding the time for professional development can be a challenge when you have a hectic schedule of client work to stay on top of. However, as a demonstration of my commitment to developing my copywriting skills still further, and to maintaining the highest professional standards, I’m pleased to say that…
The end of another month already, so it’s time for another update on what I’ve been up to. My client list has once again grown this month, and I’ve had some really interesting and fun projects to sink my teeth into – including, excitingly, for some of the biggest household names I’ve worked on so far. Work this month included:
Lots…
Another month has been and gone in a blur of work, and it’s been fun getting stuck into working on some new clients and projects this month. July’s highlights included:
Landing page copy for several hotels in a huge global brand of upmarket hotels
Two blog posts for Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford University Press), one on the language of swimming and the other…
Starting today, I’m going to keep you all updated on what I’ve been up to with an end-of-the-month summary. June has been another busy month of copywriting and proofreading for me, and I’ve had loads of interesting projects to get stuck into. Some of the things I’ve written this month include:
Teaser content for a new product launch for a big…
Proofreading goes hand-in-hand with copywriting, so I offer proofreading services alongside my copywriting work. Like copywriting, proofreading requires close attention to detail and a level of pedantry above what might be considered normal for the general population, so it’s no wonder I enjoy it so much. Today I’m going to outline what kind of things I look out for when…
People often ask me how I got into copywriting, and still more ask me how they can become a freelance copywriter themselves. It’s not easy to give a quick answer to either question, so today I thought it might be interesting to write a bit about the route I took to become a freelance copywriter. I’m sure that there must…
I’ve always been a great reader, and more recently I’ve become convinced that reading is a necessary part of being a writer. I think it’s good to expose oneself to a variety of styles. When you spend your days writing, you can easily become stuck in a rut, even when you have to write in as many different styles as…
I’m reading Mary Beard’s SPQR – a history of Rome – at the moment, and it reminded me of a great word origin fact. Our word “candidate” comes from the Latin word “candidatus”, which literally means “whitened”. It referred to the specially whitened togas that Romans standing for election wore to impress voters. This is such a delightful historical and…
I love my work. I enjoy writing so much that I do it in my spare time as well. So today I thought I’d share ten of the reasons why I love copywriting, in no particular order…
Getting to write about new things all the time, and for new audiences. That means I keep learning and my job is always varied…