What’s betting that when you think of the word style you think of the world of fashion, glossy magazines, cat walks, people’s appearance and clothes? Correct me if I’m wrong, but to many people that’s what style is. Style means something different to many people who work with words. From Read more…
Quite often, as a journalist, I get asked about PR. Sometimes people like to know just the basics of getting PR, who to send a press release to, how to structure a press release and so on. Obviously, having worked as a journalist and having been sent tonnes of press Read more…
What do you think of testimonials? What do you think of recommendations on LinkedIn? When buying a book or a DVD is the few words of praise from a well know writer, journalist or publication enough to make your mind up and hand your money over to the cashier? Or Read more…
Ask a journalist who do they write for and they’ll probably ream off a list of magazines or newspaper. Ask a web copywriter who they write for and they may list of a load of clients. But really when you’re asking that of a web copywriter that’s not necessarily the Read more…
Recently we underwent a name change and you’re now reading a blog post on webcontent.ie, the website of Web Content Partners. For a year this business operated under the business name Elaine Larkin Media. But we weren’t happy with it. We felt it didn’t really reflect or portray in any Read more…
Spelling success The Girl Who Spelled Freedom was a 1980s Disney Movie that I’d love to see again. It was about a Cambodian refugee girl who became excellent at spelling English words and got into a spelling bee final in the US, only four years after she started learning English. Read more…
It’s Easter Sunday and I’m working. But I’m okay with that. Because some people have jobs where they’re rostered to work night and weekend shifts the whole time. If I have to do it once in a while, even if it is Easter, what the harm. That’s the b…
A few tips on making your content more shareable Just look at the headline above. It’s neither here nor there. The word shareable is all on its own on the second “deck” of the H1 headline. Now take out today’s paper or any newspaper and you’ll see that in all Read more…
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via 10000words.net I wish I’d come across this for Valentine’s Day. Brilliant.