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why speed is a terrible content strategy

Why speed is a terrible content strategy

Let me tell you about a client conversation that made me need a brief lie-down. A few weeks ago, a freelance client came to me...
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how we built a 12 month content strategy for a tech startup's blog from scratch

How we built a 12-month content strategy for a tech startup blog from scratch

Every now and then a project lands that’s genuinely satisfying to work on. No legacy content to untangle, no archive of posts written by a...
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how much does a freelance content editor cost

How much does a freelance content editor cost in the UK?

You want a number. I get it. You’ve clicked on three agency websites this morning and every single one of them has a contact form...
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what your about page is really saying

What your about page is really saying

The about page is the only page on your website where you’re allowed to talk about yourself and most businesses use that permission to say...
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the five ai editorial skills every content team still needs

The five AI editorial skills every content team still needs

There’s a version of this post where I dramatically announce that AI is coming for editorial jobs and you should be panicking into your morning...
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common questions about outsourcing content

Common questions about outsourcing content (and the answers that matter)

Let’s be honest. You’ve been putting this off. You’ve got a half-finished blog post from February, a content calendar that was aspirational rather than functional...
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how to add depth to content without adding word count

How to add depth to content without adding word count

Let me tell you about a thing I used to do. I’d finish a blog post, read it back, and think: “This is good. This...
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what i'm actually doing when i say i'm thinking

What I’m actually doing when I say I’m thinking

There’s a part of my working day that produces nothing. No words appear. No draft moves forward. To an outside observer, and occasionally to me,...
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finding work when the market is being weird about it

Finding work when the market is being weird about it

Right now, finding writing and editing work is a bit like applying for a job at a restaurant where they’ve replaced half the kitchen with...
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