http://www.dawnb.co.uk web content - copywriting - online publishing Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/09/tips-tuesday-%e2%80%93-match-messages-to-audience/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/09/tips-tuesday-%e2%80%93-match-messages-to-audience/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:00:08 +0000 Carolyn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/09/tips-tuesday-%e2%80%93-match-messages-to-audience/ Match Messages to Audience It’s that time of year when change is upon us – children going back to school, weather starting to cool, and the smell of autumn in the air. It’s a time of preparation for many of us and I wanted to focus on how important that is in the business world [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/09/tips-tuesday-%e2%80%93-match-messages-to-audience/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/tips-tuesday-to-too-two/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/tips-tuesday-to-too-two/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:14:07 +0000 Carolyn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/tips-tuesday-to-too-two/ Spelling Matters: To Too Two I looked at the spelling of there/their/they’re in a previous Tips Tuesday post. Now I’d like to share some examples of another set of words that are often mis-spelt or used incorrectly: ‘to, too and two’ Remember, your website is your ‘shop window’ for potential customers and they can instantly [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/tips-tuesday-to-too-two/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/writing-tips/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/writing-tips/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:02:28 +0000 Carolyn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/writing-tips/ Writing Tips! Whether you’re writing a letter, a report or writing for the web, good writing skills are important! You should plan and organise your content and the structure of information so that it is clear and accessible to your readers. The best approach is to get to the point quickly; visitors to your website [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/writing-tips/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/tips-tuesday-spelling-there-their-theyre/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/tips-tuesday-spelling-there-their-theyre/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:45:13 +0000 Carolyn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/tips-tuesday-spelling-there-their-theyre/ Spelling Matters: There Their They’re When you consider that your website is a ‘shop window’ that potential customers will see, it helps to make sure that your spellings and use of grammar are up to the job! For instance, simple, every-day words such as: there, their and they’re – all sound the same but each [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/08/tips-tuesday-spelling-there-their-theyre/feed/ 1 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-blogging/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-blogging/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:05:29 +0000 Carolyn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-blogging/ Blogging is big! Blogs are a popular way of reaching customers and an ideal opportunity to connect with a wide audience. Not everyone likes blogs but if writing, good spelling and grammar are part of your ‘shop window’ then blogging is certainly part of your customer liaison – or it should be. Follow these tips [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-blogging/feed/ 0 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-small-business-website-access-details/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-small-business-website-access-details/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:31:53 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-small-business-website-access-details/ If you have a small business website, then I have only one tip for your business this Tuesday: Make sure you have your website access details. That means you can log on (or ask someone else to) and access the details of your site. You wouldn’t rely on someone else opening the door to your [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-small-business-website-access-details/feed/ 1 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/professional-websites-for-business-people/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/professional-websites-for-business-people/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:49:09 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/?p=1224 Business people need professional websites. Don’t allow urgency to overcome professionalism. Learn from the website mistakes I came across last week. I had a busy week last week – actually, I had one of those ‘where has the week gone’ moments on Friday when someone asked me if I could complete a ’25 things to [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/professional-websites-for-business-people/feed/ 1 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-how-twitter-can-benefit-business/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-how-twitter-can-benefit-business/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:37:18 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/?p=1212 Businesses understand the numerous benefits of using social media sites to develop their business and promote their company. One of the most popular sites being used by business owners is Facebook, however, an increasing number of businesses are establishing Twitter accounts. Twitter is an excellent tool that businesses can use in a variety of ways. [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/07/tips-tuesday-how-twitter-can-benefit-business/feed/ 1 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/05/tips-tuesday-email-practices-to-avoid/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/05/tips-tuesday-email-practices-to-avoid/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 09:29:19 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/05/tips-tuesday-email-practices-to-avoid/ Avoid These Truly BAD Email Practices Last week I wrote about follow up emails and that made me think more about some of the emails that I don’t like, the ones that irritate me. The ones that will be leaving a bad impression on customers. I’m sure we all must have things we hate about [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/05/tips-tuesday-email-practices-to-avoid/feed/ 2 http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/05/tips-tuesday-truly-bad-email-practices/ http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/05/tips-tuesday-truly-bad-email-practices/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 09:24:06 +0000 Dawn http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/05/tips-tuesday-truly-bad-email-practices/ A really simple question this week. How do you follow up? Promptly? I’m sure we all know that’s the right answer – you must follow up promptly; leads go cold quickly, so don’t delay, follow up today; show you care, contact them again; our attention span is short, so be quick… etc. What I find [...]]]> http://www.dawnb.co.uk/2010/05/tips-tuesday-truly-bad-email-practices/feed/ 3