Four Great 90s Adverts (and What You Need to Learn From Them)
Over the weekend, ITV’s CITV channel showed a collection of retro kids’ TV shows from the 90s. But while Pat Sharp and the Twins, Tregard and his hapless dungeoneers and Julia Sawahla’s Press Gang all triggered waves of fond memories from the decade that shame forgot, something key was missing. 90s adverts. And not just...
2013: The Burning Blogging Questions
This post isn't a set of predictions. It's something far more useful. Andrew starts 2013 by asking the burning blogging questions that could be the difference between a year of successes and a year of failures.
Five Brilliant Bits of Copywriting Advice (That Bloggers Keep Ignoring)
Whether you're writing a restaurant review, ranting about the quality of political comment in this country or trying to sell your services, the rules, goals and skillsets are the same.
Five Ways to Fast-Track Yourself onto My Unfollow List
Have you checked Qwitter recently? If you haven't, you'll probably be surprised to learn that people just don't like following you on Twitter. Your followers are dropping like flies, and it shows no signs of stopping.
Why?
Playing Your Cards Right – The Ebook Price Conundrum
Think of all the free content you've put on your blog over your writing career. Thousands of little golden nuggets of information and advice. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get people to pay you for all that imparted wisdom?
Copywriting Rates: Avoidable Banana Skins – Part 1
Watch out all you freelance copywriters! You've left money on the table… You've lost that job… You've lost any chance of lucrative repeat business!
Would It Kill You to Be Nice?
For some reason, the internet is making us incredibly angry. It's making us argue past the point of reason. It's making us set up fake Twitter accounts to harass the outspoken. And it's making us avoid the comments section of websites, because we're afraid of what we'll find down there.
Please Stop Verbing Your Nouns
I'm part of the generation that was never formally taught English grammar. I don't know what adverb means, I think pronouns sound slightly seedy, and that conjunction is something that happens in a car park outside a prison.
Why I’m Seriously Losing Pinterest
Last week, I was confronted with something horrible. Somebody that I follow on Twitter had re-tweeted a blog post by a mutual acquaintance. Someone whose posts I love to read...
I clicked. I took one look at the post, and hammered the back button. Then hit unfollow.
The Seductive Art of Blog Commenting
It's that time of year when everyone's thoughts turn to hooking up, getting together and making a sweet, sweet partnership. For bloggers, that means only one thing...
Why I’m Giving Up on Social Sharing Sites
Community. Sharing. Social. These unfortunates are just three of the buzz words that have been ruthlessly stripped of all meaning by the internet.
Of Course Good Spelling and Grammar Matter
In this 200 Word Post (the first of 2012), Andy explains that despite what you may have read, spelling does actually matter. You fools.
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