text pixels
Blog URL http://www.textpixels.wordpress.com
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags copywriting, PR, marketing, SEO writing, editing, writing tips, media, public relations, English usage
a blog on PR and copywriting by Katy Evans-Bush. I am a freelance copywriter, web 2.0 and SEO writer, communications consultant and poet. My literary blog is Baroque in Hackney. My website is at katyevansbush.com.
Latest Blog Posts
- how to make people stop on Nov 11, 2009 in creativity get your message right graphic design branding branding mistakes corporate process design process
Some people: not these three. My only caveat with this excellent video is that I think it could apply equally well in any sector. I’ve had these experiences in local authorities and all sorts – but of course at the time I thought it was b...
- copyediting in Toronto on Nov 10, 2009 in professional matters proofreading lore copy editing line editing sub-editing newspaper editing the death of journalism the importance of editors
It’s the same the world over. But at the Toronto Star it’s a little bit more the same than in some other places. They’ve just announced the outsourcing of 100 sub-editing jobs… One sub has replied in kind, with an active demon...
- leaving P*****PerH***.com on Nov 9, 2009 in professional matters freelancers job boards pay-per-click professional copywriting web writing
Yes; like Las Vegas, my friendly neighbourhood freelancers “job board” is there to be left, and for many of the same reasons (though no one’s going to get rich on P*****PerH***.com). (And I have no plans to drink myself to death ove...
- Merry Christmas! unsubscribe. on Nov 6, 2009 in the bad and the best bad marketing christmas marketing direct marketing how to get it wrong unsubscribe
Deck the halls, skip the malls! Shop our gift center now. Shop our online store and find GREAT GIFTS! stay home and shop stress free LOOK AT ALL THESE GREAT TITLES! This not-yet-festive season, Text Pixels asks you: Why are we SHOUTING? And: Exactly...
- transferrable skills: the new buzzword on Oct 19, 2009 in professional matters walking the walk employment policies hiring policy jobseeking strategies recession tactics recruitment
Almost everyone I’ve spoken to lately – which I admit largely means “recruitment agents, jobseekers, local enterprise support agencies, freelancers on varying places in the overworked/given up spectrum, and a few employers who are t...
- copywriting: the seedy underworld on Oct 12, 2009 in professional matters freelance copywriting onine job boards professional writing unions
You didn’t know it was like this, did you? Since turning my attention to the freelance job boards a couple of months ago (having seen one prominently featured in the Times, I might add), I’ve been puzzled by what seems to be a bizarre sub...
- sheer poetry: 5 tips to bring ALL your writing alive on Oct 8, 2009 in top tips good writing national poetry day report writing rhetorical devices writing tips
Today is National Poetry Day, and the poets of Britain are busy spreading the word around schools, community centres and reading venues. Poetry is largely about the joy of language: ways to make it hop and skip. But the poets also know all about how...
