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Farming the Social Network Back Forty

We’ve all heard the murmurs about the power of social networks for marketing. If you do a little bit of searching you can find places where there is much shouting and hubbub over using Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn to promote your business. All the hot hip trendy business mags like Fast Company and Wired [...]

Does your Website Stink?

So you have a website. You paid good money for it. It has nice colors and pretty pictures. It has some words, maybe a video or something. It even has links and keywords. Mmmmmmm.

Now ask yourself this question.

Is my website actually doing what it’s supposed to do?

Changes and Updates

I’ve added several new pages of writing sample to the website. These are static pages that you can view by clicking on the menu choices above.  Select the one you want,*click* and presto!

These samples cover a fairly wide range of projects.

Blog and newsletter articles
Business websites
Direct Mail Postcards
Marketing Brochures
Manuals and phone scripts

I’ll be adding more as [...]

Copy Writing Sample - Konopka Floor Sanding

I recently completed some copy for the website of Konopka Floor Sanding, a small business located in Pittsfield, NH.

Larry Konopka spent about 45 minutes on the phone with me, discussing what makes his business special. Out of this interview I mined enough good information and ideas to create about 500 words of really nice web [...]

Copywriting Tip: Why Bad Writing happens to Good People

It’s called a POINT for a reason — it’s not dull.

Most people, probably you in fact, are scared by hard concrete words. We think that we must use safe language. Language with the teeth and claws pulled out. Language that is soft, squishy and fuzzy. We think sounding obtuse makes us sound smarter.

The urge to [...]

Copywriting Tip: Exploit the Curiosity Gap

What’s Your Copy Writing Secret Weapon?

The “Curiosity Gap” is the difference between what you know and what you want to know.  When used properly, there is no defense. Your readers will be unable to resist the lure and will come to your website over and over again to satisfy the itch of their curiosity.

It’s not [...]

Copywriting Example - Interim Management Solutions

Interim Management Solutions provides consulting for businesses in transition. As a business grows, it passes through stages where their old ways of doing things no longer serve them well. IMS can step in with solid advice that comes from years of experience to help guide businesses through the choppy waters of change.

IMS is itself going [...]

Seth Godin – Stop Interrupting and Stand Out

In this compelling presentation at a TED conference a few years ago, Seth Godin notes that the marketing ground seems to be shifting beneath our feet. For decades, marketing and advertising has been primarily based on interrupting people through mass media messages. MM is still out there, and still gets results, but it’s effectiveness ain’t [...]

Copywriting for Semiconductorsupport.com Website

As a freelance copy writer I write compelling copy for business websites. Recently I wrote some powerful content for a promotional website for Taylor Tech.

Taylor Tech services machines that process semiconductor chips after they have been imprinted with circuitry. He first attempted to create a website on the cheap using a popular hosting service. After [...]

The Copywriter connects SEO elements

Ask Kalena – A Search Advice Column is a pretty darn good blog about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM).  Kalena offers a course in SEO/SEM that attempts to provide something close to certification in the field — a comprehensive course in best practices and how to.

Back in 2008 Sarah Parker quoted [...]