Why Even The Best Writers Need Editors
I’m an editor. I’ve worked on a variety of things from book-length manuscripts to content marketing emails to blog posts. But I’m also a writer who thinks faster than I…
Copywriting
I’m an editor. I’ve worked on a variety of things from book-length manuscripts to content marketing emails to blog posts. But I’m also a writer who thinks faster than I…
Do copy writing trade secrets really exist? Put another way, is writing copy “not generally known or reasonably ascertainable” by a novice? The answer, like so many other questions in…
We’ve all done it: you spend time crafting a thoughtful blog or social media post, you feel satisfied with the end result, and joyfully push send. Then, you review your…
Halfway through the writing course, our instructor — not known for being one to sugar-coat — threw out a challenge: “Send me a favorite piece of your writing and I’ll…
Knowing when to hire a copywriter can make a big difference in the impact of your web copy and marketing materials. Good design can draw people in, but it takes…
“Composition is a discipline; it forces us to think. If you want to ‘get in touch with your feelings,’ fine — talk to yourself; we all do. But, if you…
In Chicago, there’s a famous restaurant called Alinea. It’s one of only a handful of restaurants in America that have earned the coveted 3-star Michelin rating, making it one of…
We always have great guests on Rainmaker FM, and this week is no exception … This week’s Rainmaker Rewind features an interview on The Writer Files with advice columnist…
I am an artist. Or at least that’s what 90% of the people I speak to think when I tell them what it is I do for a living. There’s…
Here’s a statistic that is not a typo: The error rate for the average typist is 8 percent. Put another way, for every 100 words you type, only 92 will…
This YouMoz entry was submitted by one of our community members. The author’s views are entirely his or her own (excluding an unlikely case of hypnosis) and may not reflect…
When you see dozens of copywriting formulas promising “the perfect sales page,” how do you know which ones to trust? After all, each formula seems to have a successful direct…