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How important is content length – what real life data says

This is a question that can freeze search teams and copywriters in the SEO headlights. In truth, the answer is there are no hard and fast rules about content length. There is common ground when it comes to opinion and experience. The consensus is that longer content works the hardest in helping businesses rank higher […]

Does Anyone Actually Use Twitter Anymore?

Are you thinking about throwing in the Twitter towel? Changing algorithms, fake news, rogue bots, trolls and reports of users closing accounts means there’s a perception the platform is losing its relevance and shine. Dig a little deeper though and user statistics show that there are still 326 million people using the network each month. […]

5 Reasons Insurance Companies Need Content Marketing

Just because insurance is essential, it doesn’t mean that anyone wants to spend more time thinking about it than they absolutely have to. And although ignorance can be bliss, this isn’t the case with insurance. How can insurance companies use content marketing to engage with policyholders and prospective customers? Well, if truth be told it […]

18+ Articles That Show You How To Grow Your Business Social Media Following

Across the globe, more than 3 billion people are using social networks. No business can afford to miss out on that scale of opportunity. But how do you get people to engage with your business on social media? There are lots of tips out there to help your business grow a social media following. To […]

How To Succeed in Increasing Your Social Media Following For Free

Around the globe, 3 billion people use social media. A whopping 17% of the world’s population log onto Facebook every day. For businesses large and small, it’s a relatively cheap and quick way to develop your brand with existing customers and reach out to new ones. If you’re not using social media, your business is […]

Your step-by-step guide to effective content curation

Content is everywhere. Stats scream out from across our feeds, telling us variously that the Gen Z engage with 10 hours of online content a day and that having a content marketing strategy can increase traffic by 142%. As a marketer, you know that sharing content on social media is an essential part of your […]

Online Copyright Law – the Complete Guide

In the world of the printed word, copyright is well established and quite clearly defined – copyright is automatically assigned to the creator of a piece of work, unless they have signed that copyright over to another party. Any unlicensed and unauthorised use of that work is considered an infringement of copyright and the original […]

These 12 Product Description Problems Are Destroying Your Conversion Rate (Here’s How to Rescue It)

Product descriptions are notoriously difficult to get right. As every single business that operates an online shop has to write them, it’s increasingly difficult to sound unique, exciting and original. In some cases, this competition has pushed companies to create incredibly innovative, creative, wacky, and funny product descriptions. In others, it has resulted in companies […]

Product description SEO – How to write for Google AND your customers

Writing product descriptions that accurately represent your products, generate consumer interest, and help raise conversion rates is a difficult task. It involves juggling a number of ideas and honing your writing and editing abilities until you’re comfortable repeatedly writing to a targeted audience and in a specific tone of voice. Here, we take a look […]

Internal Linking For SEO: How to Get it Right

Everyone knows that backlinks are the key to better ranking. And because everyone knows their value, quality backlinks (the only ones that matter) are also damnably hard to achieve. Internal linking, on the other hand, is easy to implement and completely flexible. So why do so many websites get it wrong? And what do you […]

Case Study: SEO Copywriting for NCP

Leading car park brand NCP came to us looking for help with: SEO copywriting Events and attractions landing pages Geolocation pages They wanted to enhance their user experience and also get better results with their SEO. How did it go? After delivering the copy for this project a few months ago, we decided to go […]

How Content Marketing Can Work For Insurance Brands

Let’s face it – insurance isn’t always seen as the most exciting of industries, but that doesn’t mean insurance content can’t be engaging and highly relevant to people’s lives. As a sector, you might think there’s not a lot that distinguishes one brand from another (especially on the comparison sites). But research indicates that it’s the […]

Insurance Marketing Case Study – Content Marketing for Park Insurance

CASE STUDY Content Marketing for Park Insurance – An insurance copywriting case study Working with an established insurance company has it’s own unique challenges and opportunities. Providing dynamic content marketing to Park Insurance not only meant understanding the difference between gap insurance and no claims protection (plus an array of other insurance products) it also […]

5 Restaurant Marketing Ideas That Get More Bookings

With 80% of restaurants shutting down within five years of opening it’s not hard to see why businesses in the food industry need to be incredibly creative to stay afloat. Even the big hitters can no longer survive on reputation alone. For a modern day restaurant to keep thriving, continual digital marketing is a necessity. […]

Product Description Infographic: The Anatomy Of A Product Page

If you take a look at the product descriptions of any successful e-commerce brand – from the Amazons and Asos’ of the world, to smaller yet flourishing websites, they share many things in common. This is no coincidence – it’s the result of making decisions to do more of what works and less of what […]

What You Need To Know About Male Shopping Habits

Whole sit-com episodes, movies, books and other franchises have been dedicated to women and shopping, none (or at least very few) to men and shopping. However, do the stereotypes hold true nowadays? Data from Shoppercentric reveals that 18- to 24-year-olds do not conform to most male shopping clichés. And while today’s youth are leading the […]

Case Study: SEO Copywriting For minicabit

We’re always very interested to know how our work has gone down after the copy has been signed off. Getting the words right and the tone of voice is one thing, but what about the impact on SEO, sales, and conversions? And to what extent do doubts about working with an agency come into play […]

In-house copywriter or copywriting agency?

If you’re considering taking on a copywriting agency or copywriter, you need to read this first.

Sealing the deal: E-commerce copywriting and the perfect checkout page

Once your customers have found your page, browsed through your products, decided that you can be trusted and actually chosen something that they want to buy, all that stands between you and a sale is your checkout page. Follow these tips to make sure that your checkout page is effective…

How to detect plagiarism of your online copy

We’ve been looking at duplicate content a lot recently, and while it’s important that you yourself don’t use content that has been published elsewhere on the web, it’s also essential to ensure that other people aren’t using your content which you have spent time/ money creating. This week we’re looking at online plagiarism and what you can do to counteract it.

What is duplicate content? Why is it bad? How do you avoid it?

There’s no denying the fact that there’s a lot of content on the web, and inevitably at least some of it is going to be similar to content elsewhere. But there’s a world of difference between similar content and duplicate content. In this special post we examine what duplicate content is, why it’s bad for your online marketing strategy, and focus in on a host of related issues that can come into play.

10 Must Read Copywriting and Content Creation Books

Big Star Copywriting pick our 10 favourite copywriting books – the perfect starting point for content creators and marketeers everywhere.

How to Write a Press Release – Top Tips From a Journalist

Press releases may not be as fashionable as guest blogging these days, but they are still the most effective way in generating brand awareness. Once you get the newspapers on your side, they’ll want follow-up stories and expect you to keep them informed. So how do you write your first press release? Here’s advice from someone who deals with […]

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