by lesley | Aug 5, 2013 | Writing Skills
When you write your marketing material your primary focus is likely to be persuading people to buy your stuff – whether that’s on your website, a flyer or a newsletter promotion and especially when you’re writing email or direct marketing material....
by lesley | Jul 21, 2013 | Marketing
It is really difficult to see your business objectively when you’re ‘in’ it; this is particularly true in relation to what you write to market your business. So many of my clients want to tell people how great they are and send lots of social media posts based on ‘Buy...
by lesley | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Marketing! Getting it right is the holy grail for any business – and yet so many people dabble a bit and then wonder why it doesn’t work. That goes double for online. The trouble with online marketing is that there are so many opportunities, how can you...
by lesley | Jun 17, 2013 | Marketing
In order to write anything that reaches my clients’ target audiences effectively, I need to know what that target audience wants. It’s astonishing how few organisations actually know this. The answer to the questions “Why do people buy your...
by lesley | Jun 3, 2013 | Inspiration
When you’re doing something you love the time flies by and you get that sense of achievement that makes you feel good when you complete your project or task. When it comes to getting things done that are either something you don’t like doing or is outside...
by lesley | May 23, 2013 | Social media
If you’ve ever learned the secret of cooking perfect scrambled eggs, you’ll know that the key to success is patience! But what have scrambled eggs got to do with social media? If you want quick scrambled eggs you can throw the eggs into a hot pan and stir...
by lesley | May 6, 2013 | Blogging, Marketing, Uncategorized
You’ve heard the phrase ‘don’t reinvent the wheel’ – and this applies to what you write just as much as it does to anything else you do. Trying to do many marketing activities can appear to be very time-consuming. If you want to create...
by lesley | Apr 29, 2013 | Readability, Usability
No – not rocking and rolling – but the on screen equivalent! Someone, somewhere made a ‘rule’ that you should be able to arrive at the page you want in no more than three clicks. Then someone else also made a ‘rule’ that said a...
by lesley | Apr 22, 2013 | Marketing
If you’re not a natural marketer it can seem like a huge mountain to climb to put together a successful and ongoing marketing campaign for your business. Then when a new product or service is launched you have to go back to the drawing board. The challenge is...
by lesley | Apr 15, 2013 | Blogging
Blogs are a great way to demonstrate your expertise and also to give people something interesting to read when they visit your website. However, there are many people who are nervous of blogging for all kinds of reasons. These are a few guidelines to get you started...
