Nov 30, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Sixteen

Web Wordsmiths While advertising is of course very much a part of the Internet, people find their way to their destination online by the use of search engines. Consequently, on your website you’re not trying to attract the attention of a reader or a viewer while they’re doing something else, as is the case with other media. People reading your content have arrived at your site because... read more

Nov 25, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Fifteen

Web Content – A Different Kind of Writing People who visit websites and study the content have a different mindset compared to when they’re checking out a commercial on TV or on the radio or a print ad in a newspaper or magazine. Think about it. You’re reading a magazine, even if you’re waiting in the dentist’s office or somewhere similar, because you’re interested in... read more

Nov 23, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Fourteen

Writers Write If you’re prepared to go to the expense of having a professional create your website, why would you do anything less for the content of your online pages? You use professionals to service your vehicle, repair your household appliances, and know for sure that if your computer breaks down, there are people out there that are experts at this kind of thing and know what they’re... read more

Nov 19, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Writing & Publishing for Children & Teens – Class with Chinook Learning Services

In this half-day class, participants learn how to write a novel for children and teens. Discover where writers get their ideas and how they turn them into stories. Learn about the basics of story structure, creation of characters, importance of editing and revision, and approaching publishers. All participants will also have the opportunity to have a 1000-word piece of work assessed by the instructor. The... read more

Nov 18, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Thirteen

Web Copy – A Job for Professionals Can’t most people with a high school education manage to throw something together for a website? After all, there’s not much writing on a web page and the main point is just to have a website and be reasonably visible online, right? Sometimes, people do look at things in this way when having a website developed for the first time. Getting the thing up... read more