by lesley | Jun 20, 2011 | Writing Skills
I’m a bit of a systems freak so I love being able to break things down into processes. Anything that I can turn into 7 steps to a result definitely makes me feel like I’ve achieved something! Sad, isn’t it? However, people tell me I am creative...
by lesley | Jun 13, 2011 | Marketing
There are several elements that go to make marketing copy successful. They all need to be addressed to enable marketing copy to succeed in generating warm leads that will build your list of interested people and your customer order book. You need to get your...
by lesley | Apr 15, 2011 | Marketing
I am famous for being phone-phobic – I answer it, but rarely pick it up to make calls. Consequently, the idea of telemarketing is something that sends me running for something else to do – anything else! However, the same doesn’t apply to writing...
by lesley | Apr 3, 2011 | Marketing
This is your third step on the journey of writing the right thing for the right audience! Today we’re going to look at what people want. Now you’ve got your message honed and you’ve identified at least one target audience, you need to know how to...
by lesley | Nov 24, 2010 | Marketing, Readability
1. If you want your reader to feel your words are for them, use ‘you’ and ‘your’ – not ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’. Most people are not interested in what you do, only in what they get. 2. Know what your...
