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| Copywriting for Non-writers |
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Get
yourself a decent copywriter, but if you must do it yourself,
here's how. |
| Freelance Writers'
Page |
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Gossip,
tips, and sales leads for starters and professionals. |
| Writing
for the Web (1) |
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The Useit survey of how surfers
read on the web. |
| Writing for the Web (2) |
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Hard-hitting advice for web
copywriters. |
| Contentious |
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A web-zine for writers of web
content. |
| European
Federation of Freelance Writers |
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Join up and get a shiny press card.
It's cheaper to make your own. |
| London
School of Journalism |
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Useful links. |
| Society
of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders |
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Networking and training courses. See
if you can spot the inconsistencies of house-style on their
website! |
| Institute of Copywriting |
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Training and tips. Big, chunky text,
but flawlessly written. |
| Online
Content UK |
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A new
discussion list for those who write, edit, and produce online content. |
| Copywriting E-Book |
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Teach yourself to be a copywriter! No idea whether this works,
but Nan writes a great sales pitch. |
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| Freelancers
Network |
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Run by freelancers for freelancers.
Mainly techie jobs, but some writing. Great mailing list. Join
in. |
| No
Agencies Please |
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Deal direct with the client. Same team
as Freelancers Network – mostly the same jobs! |
| Smarterwork |
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UK-based, with job-bidding in secret.
You have to pass a test to register. |
| Mediapersonnel.com |
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Add your name to this crowded, worldwide
searchable database of media freelancers. |
| Sunoasis Jobs |
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The "friendly
source of jobs openings" since 1997. |
| eFreelancers |
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UK job-bidding site that never made it. Now links to Smarterwork. |
| Creative
Moonlighter |
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Stylish US site. |
| Freelance
Job Search |
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More than 2,000 freelancers have
already signed up. |
| Freelance
Writing |
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This US site looks as busy as it can
get. |
| Talent
Cue |
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This team tries hard. They've
just linked up with Guardian Media – so now they'll be charging poor freelancers. |
| Artism |
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Geared more towards
actors, film-makers, scriptwriters etc. |
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| Books
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| This section soon to be replaced with a link to relevant titles on Amazon.
I might as well earn a few pennies from my recommendations. |
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| UK |
| The Text Wizard |
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That's me. Before you rush off
somewhere else, did you note down how to contact
me, caught up with the latest news, or checked out samples of
my work?
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| Mightier-than |
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No need to look much further than here. Nigel Graber is funny,
inventive, and committed. For sparkling and original copy, check him out. |
| Cuppa Copy |
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Emma has government
departments eating out of her hand. They screw up, she makes it sound good. No wonder they love her. Me too. |
| Copyworks |
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"An experienced ad team with awards
across all media. Words? Ideas? Scripts? If you're in the USA,
we can get them to you yesterday." |
| Textworks Ltd |
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With his financial services
background and businesslike approach, Mark could add professional polish to your communications. |
| Perfect
Text |
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Copywriting for the next generation of search engines. Call Phil
if you don't want to be left behind. Ezine too. |
| Proofing+ |
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Here's a proofreader and copy editor who can write as well. Crisp, clean
copy from a craftsman…plus web design and page layout. |
| Motive Copywriting |
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Local (East Midlands) writer with solid agency experience who is also
a tutor for the Institute of Copywriting. |
| Rewrite |
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"The online copywriting specialists." A team of three writers
(plus 12 translators) should be enough to sort out your website. |
| ideaswise |
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After 20 years in the business, Peter Wise has worked for
just about every big name you can think of. It's the kind of experience that counts. |
| StrayGoat Copywriting |
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Friendly and doggedly persistent, Craig Wright is the technical author and
freelance copywriter who'll keep your project on schedule and your text razor sharp. |
| Sarah Nuttall |
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No-nonsense writer who produces simple, direct copy. Sarah
tells it like it is. Listen well, because hers is the voice of experience. |
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| North America |
| WordGuy
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Creativity
that stays resolutely within the box to scoop every major advertising award in the Southwest. |
| Text Life
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Brian Schwarz's
neat and spare site inspires confidence. Check out his personal history. |
| Copywrite Ink |
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With a team of
40 writers worldwide, a head office in Las Vegas, and over 1,000 commercial accounts under its belt,
this outfit might be worth a bet. |
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| Elsewhere |
| Henrik Sigvardt |
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Denmark's leading copywriter has worked for many of the big
names in Danish business. If you want to crack the Danish market, Henrik has to be your first choice. |
| CopyWrite |
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Another southern star.
Fitz's "precise application of language" guarantees that a preposition is not what your
sentences end with. |
| Amrit Hallan |
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Indian copywriting that's indistinguishable from British –
and a damn site better than American. Nice guy, nice blog, nice dog. |
| Tin Can Advertising Works |
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South African print-to-digital agency. Worth a visit
because the copy's good – and they work in Hermanus "one of the most beautiful places" in the world. |
| Words That Sell |
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"…easily
one of the top 5 direct response copywriters in this country" according to one Australian pundit.
Too many pop-ups for my liking. |
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| UK |
| Liz Minichiello |
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Illustration: Liz is a
wonderful illustrator. Everyone I know has at least one of her works on a wall. Her experience
covers children's books, advertising, museum work, calendars, and guidebooks. |
| McKenzie-Thorpe |
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Web design: Sharp, customer-friendly websites
from a marketing guru who seeks business effectiveness not online window dressing. |
| EazyTiger Web Design |
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Web design: Level-headed boys
from Enderby who'll build you a website with bite! |
| Strategic Content |
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Museum content: Anna Faherty is the inventive and super-organised
content creator who turns knowledge into fun for books and museum exhibits including The Science of Spying. |
| 147 Web Designers |
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Web design: UK-based web
designers with a twist, they make your website work for your business, not your business for your website. |
| Rovidian |
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Web design: "Total
internet solutions" with big-name clients like BTOpenworld, Genie, and Lycos. |
| The Whole of the Moon |
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Alternative advertising comment: To be honest, I dunno
what this is about – satire, social commentary, student caprice – but it's fun and David Craig asked so politely for a link. |
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| North America |
| The
Big House |
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Full agency: Left brain or right brain? Clever and
well-written site. |
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