Less is More?
The kind of job I do most frequently is a blog post, typically around 400 words. Not always. Sometimes I might be asked to write an article many times longer, ... Read more
copywriting (page 9)
Every post I’ve written on copywriting, newest first.
Like Riding a Bike
Until last month, I hadn’t driven a car for more than twelve years. The reasons are many and various (though, I should stress, purely to do with not having access ... Read more
A Dark and Stormy Blog
Everything around us is a story. Whether it’s the way reality is, or whether it’s how we’re programmed to see the world, we seem to be surrounded by meaningful sequences ... Read more
Two Years in Business
Today marks an important anniversary for me – two years ago, Nick Blatchley Copywriting was born. It had a fairly long gestation period, although (belabouring the metaphor to death) I ... Read more
Government Support for the Self-Employed
I was interested to read on the BBC website about a report commissioned by the government which recommends more support for the self-employed. Having recently had a taste of the ... Read more
It’s Illegal, it’s Immoral, or You Don’t Get Paid
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve had an unprecedented experience – I’ve twice had to turn down work I’d been offered. Not because there was anything wrong with either ... Read more
That Was 2015, That Was
Happy New Year, everyone. Well, 2015 is over and (apart from the last part) it was a pretty good year for me. I finished 2014 with business gradually increasing, after ... Read more
Guy Fawkes — The Anarchist that Never Was
Last week, we witnessed a demonstration in London in which “Guido Fawkes” masks were worn as a symbol of anarchism. Guy Fawkes has rather bizarrely become a kind of anarchist ... Read more
4Sight and 4seeing
I recently took a step into the unknown by doing a 4Sight spot at 4Networking. For those of you unfamiliar with the 4N set-up, the 4Sight is a twenty-minute slot ... Read more
Working from Home — How Practical Is It?
If you’re starting up a small business, as I did last year, one of the big decisions is whether you’re going to work from home (my choice) or from dedicated ... Read more
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