Comments for Write My Site http://www.writemysite.co.uk A copywriting agency with a twist Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on 10 reasons to write a company blog by Emily Hill http://www.writemysite.co.uk/10-reasons-to-write-a-company-blog/2011/03/10/#comment-205 Emily Hill Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:40:36 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2011/03/10/10-reasons-to-write-a-company-blog/#comment-205 Thanks for your comment, Donna. In my opinion there's no "correct" length for a blog (although you'll need at least 200 words for the search engines to pay attention). Blogs work rather nicely when there's a mix of content of different lengths, actually. I haven't seen Julie & Julia but it sounds like she had a routine in place, which is really important if you're writing your own blog. Updating the company blog does tend to be one of those tasks that gets pushed further and further down the 'to do' list until somebody realises the last update was 6 months ago! Thanks for your comment, Donna. In my opinion there’s no “correct” length for a blog (although you’ll need at least 200 words for the search engines to pay attention). Blogs work rather nicely when there’s a mix of content of different lengths, actually.

I haven’t seen Julie & Julia but it sounds like she had a routine in place, which is really important if you’re writing your own blog. Updating the company blog does tend to be one of those tasks that gets pushed further and further down the ‘to do’ list until somebody realises the last update was 6 months ago!

]]> Comment on 10 reasons to write a company blog by Donna Peterson http://www.writemysite.co.uk/10-reasons-to-write-a-company-blog/2011/03/10/#comment-204 Donna Peterson Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:29:42 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2011/03/10/10-reasons-to-write-a-company-blog/#comment-204 Thank you for this information. I have done one blog but have been unable to get into a routine of doing it on a regular basis. This weekend I watched the movie Julie & Julia and I was so envious how she got up every morning and wrote a blog. Is there a proper length for a blog? Thank you for this information.

I have done one blog but have been unable to get into a routine of doing it on a regular basis.

This weekend I watched the movie Julie & Julia and I was so envious how she got up every morning and wrote a blog. Is there a proper length for a blog?

]]> Comment on 6 common copywriting errors by Robert Moore http://www.writemysite.co.uk/6-common-copywriting-errors/2011/01/25/#comment-137 Robert Moore Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:13:04 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2011/01/25/6-common-copywriting-errors/#comment-137 I like the one about every day vs everyday. I like the one about every day vs everyday.

]]> Comment on Article marketing checklist by Debs Williams http://www.writemysite.co.uk/article-marketing-checklist/2011/02/16/#comment-140 Debs Williams Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:56:48 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2011/02/16/article-marketing-checklist/#comment-140 Hi Emily :) I'm a massive fan of article marketing and it's worked very well for my clients as well as (more recently) for my own sites. The advice in your post is spot-on - a great article, as always. I've recently been contacted by the editor of a specialist article directory that I use regularly for one of my clients - and this is a really good directory too; one of my favourites, in fact - saying that despite the excellent quality of the articles I submit for my client, recent changes in the way Google views 'duplicate content' (i.e. sites that don't contain a minimum percentage of totally original content are going to apparently be penalised), his directory will no longer be accepting articles that have been published on other directories. So, with much regret, I've had to remove this directory from my submissions list. Is this something you've come up against? If so, how did you deal with it? Something I've also noticed with article marketing is that you do sometimes get cheeky publishers who 'spin' your beautiful articles using special software, which makes the articles more 'original' (in the duplicate content sense) but turns them into unreadable gobbledegook. And other cheeky publishers use your content without retaining your biog links, which is very annoying (I've complained to a couple of publishers about this recently). My point, I suppose, is that article marketing has its plus and minus points, for sure, but having seen such brilliant results over the past couple of years it's something I'm definitely going to continue with! Debs :) Hi Emily :)

I’m a massive fan of article marketing and it’s worked very well for my clients as well as (more recently) for my own sites.

The advice in your post is spot-on – a great article, as always.

I’ve recently been contacted by the editor of a specialist article directory that I use regularly for one of my clients – and this is a really good directory too; one of my favourites, in fact – saying that despite the excellent quality of the articles I submit for my client, recent changes in the way Google views ‘duplicate content’ (i.e. sites that don’t contain a minimum percentage of totally original content are going to apparently be penalised), his directory will no longer be accepting articles that have been published on other directories. So, with much regret, I’ve had to remove this directory from my submissions list.

Is this something you’ve come up against? If so, how did you deal with it?

Something I’ve also noticed with article marketing is that you do sometimes get cheeky publishers who ‘spin’ your beautiful articles using special software, which makes the articles more ‘original’ (in the duplicate content sense) but turns them into unreadable gobbledegook. And other cheeky publishers use your content without retaining your biog links, which is very annoying (I’ve complained to a couple of publishers about this recently).

My point, I suppose, is that article marketing has its plus and minus points, for sure, but having seen such brilliant results over the past couple of years it’s something I’m definitely going to continue with!

Debs :)

]]> Comment on Fundraising for Samaritans by Write My Site at the London Business Awards | Write My Site http://www.writemysite.co.uk/fundraising-for-samaritans/2010/10/19/#comment-131 Write My Site at the London Business Awards | Write My Site Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:49:34 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2010/10/19/fundraising-for-samaritans/#comment-131 [...] been better, as the awards ceremony fell just a few hours after I stepped off a 14 hour flight from Vietnam, but I was nevertheless honoured to [...] [...] been better, as the awards ceremony fell just a few hours after I stepped off a 14 hour flight from Vietnam, but I was nevertheless honoured to [...]

]]> Comment on 5 ways to proofread your own copy by Emily Hill http://www.writemysite.co.uk/proofread-your-copy/2010/10/20/#comment-134 Emily Hill Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:36:19 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2010/10/20/5-ways-to-proofread-your-own-copy/#comment-134 Well spotted James - and a good illustration of point 5! (Now corrected!) Well spotted James – and a good illustration of point 5!

(Now corrected!)

]]> Comment on 5 ways to proofread your own copy by James Taylor http://www.writemysite.co.uk/proofread-your-copy/2010/10/20/#comment-133 James Taylor Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:17:30 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2010/10/20/5-ways-to-proofread-your-own-copy/#comment-133 "is the wrong"? Is someone not following their own instructions? ;-) “is the wrong”? Is someone not following their own instructions? ;-)

]]> Comment on 5 ways to proofread your own copy by jackie price http://www.writemysite.co.uk/proofread-your-copy/2010/10/20/#comment-132 jackie price Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:53:02 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2010/10/20/5-ways-to-proofread-your-own-copy/#comment-132 Hi great tips , good common sense stuff. I was once told by a friend who worked in an agency that she read everything backwards to check for spelling mistakes. Being a clever species it seems our brains will read the first and last characters of a word and infil the middle - it helps us digest information quicker. To stop this you read the word backwards. It works for me Hi great tips , good common sense stuff. I was once told by a friend who worked in an agency that she read everything backwards to check for spelling mistakes. Being a clever species it seems our brains will read the first and last characters of a word and infil the middle – it helps us digest information quicker. To stop this you read the word backwards. It works for me

]]> Comment on Fundraising for Samaritans by Emily Hill http://www.writemysite.co.uk/fundraising-for-samaritans/2010/10/19/#comment-130 Emily Hill Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:39:33 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2010/10/19/fundraising-for-samaritans/#comment-130 Thanks Carly! I have to say, I've been really overwhelmed at the amount of support - and sponsorship - thus far. Mental health issues can and do affect absolutely anyone and the Samaritans provide crucial support, both to individuals and businesses. Thanks Carly! I have to say, I’ve been really overwhelmed at the amount of support – and sponsorship – thus far. Mental health issues can and do affect absolutely anyone and the Samaritans provide crucial support, both to individuals and businesses.

]]> Comment on Bend the business blogging rules by Hoover http://www.writemysite.co.uk/bend-the-business-blogging-rules/2010/04/08/#comment-120 Hoover Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:30:48 +0000 http://www.writemysite.co.uk/2010/04/08/bend-the-business-blogging-rules/#comment-120 "An apostrophe can ... indicate a possessive proper noun" Or any other type of noun or pronoun, shurely. “An apostrophe can … indicate a possessive proper noun”

Or any other type of noun or pronoun, shurely.

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