Dec 16, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Twenty-Six

Writing Good – Wording Woes at the Office All languages evolve over time and English is no exception. Many words frequently spoken in the medieval period, in the time of Shakespeare, from the Victorian era, or even words in common use as recently as a century ago, most of which can still be found in the dictionary, are rarely heard today. The rapid development of computer technology in recent... read more

Dec 15, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Twenty-Five

Writing Good – Common Mistakes The English language can be very odd when you take a close look at it. I mean, consider a word like ‘thought’, which doesn’t look like it should be pronounced the way it is. The spelling is similar to the word ‘through’ although even that word sounds the same as ‘threw’, which has a completely different meaning. No wonder... read more

Dec 14, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Twenty-Four

Writing Good – English Errors on the Web We’ve all seen those funny signs and ads, featuring incorrect translations in non-English speaking countries or more alarmingly, from parts of the world where English is spoken and where the company or organization should know better. The poor use of English also infiltrated the corporate world’s internal memos and documents quite some time ago.... read more

Dec 11, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Twenty-Three

How Hard Can it Be? When it comes to writing, some people still ask, “how hard can it be?” Think for a minute about that question. Just because you’ve seen a few medical shows on TV over the years, would you consider yourself capable of performing surgery on someone? And would you consider removing one of your own teeth or would you always consult a dentist about performing such a... read more

Dec 10, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Twenty-Two

Writing by Writers This might seem to be stating the obvious, but was inspired by the continuing trend of people deciding against using a professional to compose their website copy. Some people even go to the trouble of contacting an experienced copywriter, give them all the information the writer needs to provide a detailed quote, and then still decide they’ll try to do it themselves. Or maybe that... read more