Archive for August, 2007



Energy annual reports 'deserve scrutiny,' study says - Bizjournals.com

Wednesday 15 August 2007 @ 11:55 am
Energy annual reports 'deserve scrutiny,' study says
Bizjournals.com, NC -45 minutes ago
A study released Wednesday by Houston investor relations and marketing firm Origin rated the effectiveness of annual reports presented by energy companies.

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You, Too, Can Write Sales Letter Like A Pro! Posted By : Ray Abraham

Tuesday 14 August 2007 @ 2:25 pm

Never write sales letter before in your entire life? Feel like copywriting is not your stuff? Failed your English class embarrassingly in the past? Read on, and you’ll find yourself constructing one before you even know it!

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Camden bank appoints Super Bowl commercial prizewinner as marketing …

Monday 13 August 2007 @ 3:44 pm

MaineCoastNow.com - Previously, he held a number of copywriting, columnist, and marketing positions with banking, media, and online companies across New England and the mid-Atlantic region. Bona received a bachelor of science degree in Television/Radio with a minor in …

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The Long and SHORT of Copywriting.(tips on what length of copy is appropriate)(Brief Article)

Sunday 12 August 2007 @ 8:41 am

POP QUIZ: WHICH LENGTH IS BETTER? SALES LETTERS COME in many lengths, ranging from one page to several. Conventional copywriting wisdom holds that long copy most often will outperform short. The maxim is, The more you tell, the more sell. Some copywriters have challenged this notion. They criticize

Publication: Target Marketing

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Web Copywriting

Saturday 11 August 2007 @ 6:44 pm

Within this article on Web copywriting, we will look at copywriting in general and how to succeed in this particular niche of copywriting. Copywriting is a growing field but some of the greatest growth is coming in the niche of Web copywriting.

There is a great deal of demand for Web copywriting today as more and more people realize the importance of good web content. This is critical for two reasons and explains why there is such a demand for Web copywriting. The first reason is that there are more than 4 billion web pages out there according to Google and this number continues to grow in leaps and bounds every day. With such a large number of web pages, it is very hard for your website to get noticed if you’re writing average content that no one wants to read. The second reason that is important to have good web content is that it will give you a better chance at having your website indexed. The way that websites are indexed is that search engines have search bots go through and find different web sites. The search bots analyze the page and look for particular keywords. To truly know what you should write when developing a website, you need to have some knowledge of Web copywriting. There are many different factors that go into getting your website indexed and noticed by the search bots so this is where experience in this arena can greatly help.

If you have experience in Web copywriting, you will find that you will have a great deal work available for you. You can write Web content for websites as well as sales letters and other types of marketing materials for websites. In addition to the reasons that you must write good web content, this content must also be easy to read for your prospective audience so that the traffic driven to a client’s website can be converted into sales.

Web copywriting will continue to grow in leaps and bounds due to the difficult nature of this task. You must work to get your website noticed by both search engines as well as human audiences. This is a difficult task because you’re writing for two audiences as opposed to one and making sure that you can sell at the same time.

Hopefully this article and Web copywriting has given you some good information if you are thinking about going into this field. There are a great deal of opportunities and it is a very flexible and high-paying occupation due to the fact that you can work from around the world if you have an Internet connection. You’ll want to take some time to read more about the field so you have a better grasp of how you should write for people. Any person can write Web content but it takes a strong copywriter to write content that can sell as well as get indexed. This is a field which will take a great deal of time to learn so be sure to expand your Web horizons as well as you can.




The Ethics of Copywriting: Writing with Respect Posted By : Laurence James

Friday 10 August 2007 @ 7:37 pm

A marketing director from a large creative agency once told me, Always concentrate on producing great work, and never let the client interfere with the creative process. Clients come to you for guidance on each project, so you should be prescriptive about the work you give them. The day you start to care about their input - is the day you should get out of the business. Astonishing isnt it, and I completely disagree.

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Does your copy need more work? Reviewing the last copywriting steps.

Thursday 9 August 2007 @ 11:05 am

My intent when I’m working on a copywriting project is to bring it to the nearly final stage when it is submitted to the client. The reason why I call it the nearly final stage is because rarely is it wise to assume that the first draft is the best draft. I have found it to be very beneficial to

Publication: Direct Marketing

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How To Find Freelance Copywriting Jobs

Wednesday 8 August 2007 @ 9:26 am

Arabia Online - Your goal is to land a few nice, secure freelance copywriting jobs, but how do you get them? The most important factor in finding these jobs is that you pursue the job you are looking for with all of your ducks in a row, so to speak. Here are a few …

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Gary Davis to Speak at Pioneer Strategies’ Friday Morning … - dBusinessNews Triangle (press release)

Tuesday 7 August 2007 @ 6:46 pm

Gary Davis to Speak at Pioneer Strategies’ Friday Morning
dBusinessNews Triangle (press release), NC -8 hours ago
media relations, executive public relations counsel, campaign planning, community relations, special event planning, copywriting and speechwriting.

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Wood Chips and Lazy Writers.(tips for good copywriting)(Brief Article)

Monday 6 August 2007 @ 8:53 am

About twelve years ago, I went through a woodworking phase. You see, I had admired solid wood furniture all my life. The gentle curves of an oak chair. The subtle grain of a maple desk. The rich color of a walnut bureau. I concluded that this would be my hobby. I would take raw wood and shape it

Publication: Direct Marketing

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