There are some categories of writing that are very specialized. To be able to make these articles authentic and authoritative on a subject you need a writer with real experience. One such category is writing about horses. There is nothing worse that reading an article about anything equine that is written by someone that has never worked with, on or around a horse. Their writing and phrasing will quickly give them away.

If you are part of the horsey crowd you want to get information from a reliable source. This means someone that has mucked out a stall, spent hours grooming horses and cleaning tack and someone that truly knows what it means to work with a horse. You just can’t fake that appreciation for these magnificent animals; it comes from being there and doing that.

Some key tells that will let you know if a writer is a true horseman or horsewoman or someone regurgitating information gleaned from books, magazines or the internet include:

  • Confusing conformation and confirmation
  • Referring to the horse as an “it”
  • Talking as if all horses of a breed have the same temperament
  • Crediting the rider with all the smarts in the team
  • Failing to understand that horsemanship can’t be developed in the library
  • Indicating that just following routine training will solve all problems

Exquisite Equine Writing

The writers that specialize in equine articles at Exquisite Writing are all avid horse owners, breeders, riders and trainers. Since we select our writing team to cover areas of interest and experience you will never have to worry about the authenticity of the writer’s relationship to the subject matter. Our equine writing specialists are writers that specialize in the horse industry and they can provide informative and accurate information on everything from tack through to training, medical treatments through to choosing a horse. This is something you won’t find with other writing teams and something that we know is a sure winner!

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A good press release is a highly effective marketing tool, that costs very little to produce and can get your message across to a huge audience!  Written in the third person as if one of the newspapers’ reporters had written it, it’s an excellent opportunity to get information about your product, service or special event featured in a local or national newspaper – free!

What should I put in my press release?

Something interesting!  No editor will accept an article that’s just an advert pretending to be a newsworthy story.  Journalists need interesting stories because that’s what sells newspapers, so if you want free exposure you have to give them what they need!

This means writing about a current newsworthy issue that can then be linked to your product in a creative and objective way.  Not everyone has this ability.  You need to be able to think and write like a journalist and find a newsworthy aspect of your business to write about.

Don’t write a string of business-speak clichés that just say ‘this product is wonderful’, without giving any details of what it is, who it will benefit or why it’s unique or special.

How do I develop an angle?

The best way to find an angle for your press release is to read the papers that you want your press article to appear in.  Look for stories that aren’t strictly-speaking news and if you read to the end, you will probably find that a new product, service or business is actually being marketed.

For example, a new hairdressing salon opening in your town isn’t big news, but a headline like New Salon First with Eco-Hair Products – links in to environmental issues – a topic of major importance and wide interest to women, children and men!  Think about The Body Shop and how much publicity they gained by leading the way with products not tested on animals!

Create goodwill

Look for universal or local themes that will affect many people in your area.  Try to choose an angle that shows your business in a very positive light and creates lots of goodwill towards you in the local community.  For example, discounts for disabled people or your local hospital – something that will make you stand out and be more popular than your competitors.

How is a press release used?

You can send an individual press release alone, or with a pitch letter containing information about your company to a selection of newspapers by email or in the post.  A good tip is to find out which journalist deals with the topic of your press release and then phone them first to introduce yourself and your story.

 

Courtesy counts

 

Journalists are very busy people working to strict deadlines, so the best time to speak to them is usually between 10 a.m. – 12 noon.  Don’t rush into talking about your wonderful news – always be polite and ask if this is a good time to discuss your press release.  If not, ask when would be a good time for you to call back.

 

Practice your pitch beforehand, so it comes across as natural and stick to the point.  After you’ve delivered your pitch, if the reporter is interested they’ll ask for more information.

Send in your press kit/media pack 

 

Ensure you have a good quality press kit ready to send immediately along with your press release and photo.  Press releases are an important feature of a full press kit and need to be both absolutely professional and, above all, contain an interesting story along with the marketing content!

 

Mark the envelope with the words, Requested Information, to make sure it will be opened and processed quickly. Follow through with a phone call to ask if the editor/reporter has had a chance to look through it, and ask what they think.

 

If you’ve provided a concise, interesting and professional press release, you’re about to get some very valuable free publicity!

 

Golden rules of Press Releases

 

Building up a good relationship with the local press is a Very Good Idea and will help a lot in getting your press releases printed. The golden rules are to avoid over-exaggeration and business-speak clichés that don’t mean anything and be very courteous to the newspaper personnel – they are a great source of free publicity!

 

At Exquisite Writing we have an experienced team of talented writers, who can provide eye-catching press releases and all types of high quality business writing for successful marketing!

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Such a concept may be equated to scientific barbarism in the eyes of most, or fall into the category of dreamlike fantasy to others, but this transformative process has, at the very least, always held a strong metaphorical ground in writing.

In the wrong hands language can seem dull, listless and unpersuasive. Its worth in these cases is no more than a few nickel and dimes. And yet, it has a transformative property that can make it shine, shimmer and glow.

Writing of this calibre is a commodity worth its weight in (yes you guessed it!) gold. Yet this writing can not only be found in El Dorado, it is all around us – if the effort is made to discover it. It highlights the importance of a not just side-stepping your sales letters, advertising campaigns and other forms of copywriting with uninspired writing. Pure descriptive tone is a blight on a sales campaign, it can jeopardize its success and risk compromising the reception of the product or service as a whole.

So why risk it?

Unlike gold, writing that modestly embellishes your product does not come at such a high premium. Consider your nickels and dimes, they are a dead-weight to the content of a website. They occupy a space that should be used for aggressive captivation, where the individual is roped into a sense of mesmerizing wonder.

OK, maybe not that far, but still, writing that has a touch of the magical acts as a catalyst for desire. People are far more easily persuaded when they feel they have reached a space of quality. The alluring characteristic of gold is not solely in its worth but in its vibrancy, and, perhaps more than everything, in its ability to expel the usual and the normal and replace it with the wonderful and fantastical.

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The competition on Internet marketing is fierce.  Let’s face it – there are hundreds of new websites coming online each day, all ready to convince you that their offer or service is the one that you need to succeed online or to solve the problem you are facing, etc.If you are in that sea of competition, how are you going to differentiate yourself from that wave of a competitive market?

Differentiation: A Key to Internet Marketing Success

The key to differentiating yourself is to present yourself in a way where you are letting an interested prospect know about a product/service you offer, but not in a way where you appear to be “shady” or desperate to sell your product/service.   ou also can’t afford to overhype your product/service or appear as you are an overzealous salesman who is willing to say or do anything to sell your product/service.  This will not differentiate you from the masses, as too many Internet marketers do this nowadays.   This is why many of the masses are turned off by the notion of Internet marketing offers and the thoughts of opting into someone’s list – they fear that they’ll be swamped with offers that don’t apply to them every day.

 Quality Writing Services

That is why you need a quality writer who knows how to reach those masses in a way that will let them know that you actually care about them and their problems and that you actually have offers that can truly benefit them and solve their problems without “shoving it down their throats” and making it sound like “they must buy this or else.”

There is a fine balance between presenting an offer to an interested prospect in a way that will convince him/her that the offer is exactly what he/she is looking for and purchase it versus overhyping and overselling the offer to where it is blatantly obvious that the marketer just wants to make a sale and doesn’t really care about the prospect and his/her needs and problems.

A quality writer who knows how to present an offer so that an interested prospect trusts the marketer enough to be convinced that the marketer has the prospect’s best interests at heart and that the prospect should purchase the offer is extremely valuable in today’s competitive Internet marketing field.

A quality writer can be the difference between becoming a successful Internet marketer with a positive reputation and sustained profitability and just another Internet marketer who blends in with the masses and gains the negative reputation of promoting every offer that comes his/her way and making as many sales as possible with no regard to his/her list.

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There are a number of key features that make a successful website. When designing your own, the mounting lists of tasks can seem overwhelming. It begins with the name, then the design, and mounts rapidly. However, it is safe to say that one element of your website you should not neglect is its content.

Website Content – Writing Quality Counts

Overall design may grasp a reader’s attention initially, but for that hold to be anything more than ephemeral there has to be deeper substance. Where can you find this substance? Well, in the writing of course. Take your introduction page for example; no matter how fine tuned the design, without an intriguing introduction letter to the website, the viewer’s time on the website will be short-lived.

Good quality writing can do a lot for your website. It can keep people’s attention held, with intriguing pitch and provocative language. More than this, however, it can allow you to retain the competitive edge on other websites that may draw a similar audience. For example, take website A and website B. Website A decided to attempt to write all their content themselves. It is acceptable content, meets its purpose fairly and makes attempts at consistency. Website B, however, decided to outsource its content writing to a team of professionals who specialise in maximising the potential of content space. They provide succinct, appropriate, refined and persuasive copy. Now whilst Website A’s content may of been self-produced, and thereby cheaper, Website B made the prudent investment in the initial creation of the website to ensure longevity and success. Which comes out on top? Well, you can guess.

In the short-term producing your own content may seem the ideal solution, but if you wish to see your website reach all your expectations, be astute and look to the long-term requirements of your website – show its quality from the first letter to the last.

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Today the internet is regarded as a powerful tool in all regards. It is a medium which gives voice to billions of people, a voice that when united morphs into a machine capable of great feats. This characteristic is particularly true when it comes to search engines. With the correct amount of optimisation, even the most obscure of websites or businesses can gain wider recognition. It is the most viable means for small businesses to get their name known, or get the targeted number of hits on their website. SEO writing can be a big help in gaining recognition via search engines.

The Value of SEO

SEO is a need that should not be underestimated. Search engines are used daily by nearly everyone who possesses the internet. They provide a means to constant coverage and, when handled correctly, can deliver a continuous flow of hits to your website. Now, you might think that with certain keywords just about anyone can do this, that as long as your website addresses its topic subject generally it’ll perform well enough through search engines. HOWEVER, there is a good chance that you are not optimising your content to suit this purpose, or if you are, it is easy to risk becoming overt in your intention.

What do we mean by this? Well, a reader will want to be under the impression that they are reading content for a certain purpose. Take the introduction to your website for example; it must remain coherent and intelligible whilst still delivering essential keywords. These keywords cannot appear sporadic, or the viewer will realise the intent quickly.  With the right skills and optimisation abilities, even the most veracious of content can be subtly encoded to fit the most popular searches.

Hire a Good Writer

Additionally, a good writer will be able to slot in these keywords just about anywhere. With the right creative skill, any piece of content can be shaped to suit all needs. Skilled SEO writers are essential to good, purpose written content on your website. They are able to wield words and phrases alike in all types of context and dialogue, and you’d be surprised to realise just how invaluable the right amount of optimisation can be for your business or website.

Need help with SEO? Our SEO writing services can help you succeed in search engines AND with your website visitors. Contact us to talk about your writing needs:

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No, this isn’t about some shaded mind control technique; sprung from a travelling merchant you’ve met in the street. This is to talk the basic principles of language, how it can affect your business success and its influence over potential customers. Writing, like any art form, is a craft that, once perfected, can have a profound influence on what people are thinking, and how they are thinking it.

Words Can Help You Win

A fine tuned sales pitch is one thing, an appealing product another, but language is the final decoration that wins over the customers mind. Beauty is in the craft, and it has an alluring nature that punctures both the conscious and subconscious mind alike. How does it do this? Well, simple. Take SEO copywriting for example, an embellished, yet definitive sales letter can grip the mind of the reader from the start. Customers expect a quality product, and where better place to start displaying that quality than in the sale of the item itself.

This will reassure the customer of their decision; words have a guiding effect that flows, forcing the reader to flow with them.  Without this striking element to the sale, not only does it risk not properly engaging the reader with all that the product has to offer, but ultimately it risks discouraging their interest.

It can seem farfetched to put it close to something like mind control. But its effects aren’t all that dissimilar. Writing is without doubt the most influential art form and, like a carefully crafted painting, when handled eloquently, appropriately and creatively it can capture the reader’s mind and the reader’s heart.

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Do you want to succeed in internet marketing? First impressions are vital. The old saying goes,

“You only have one chance to make a good first impression.”

That is so true when talking about Internet marketing.  Let’s face it – you will likely not see the people you are communicating to face-to-face.  As a result, they can only see your written word on their computer screen – that’s all they have to go on to determine whether they can trust you as an expert and whether to purchase what you have to offer or not.

Due to this, it is of the utmost importance that you have everything displayed correctly the first time.  This includes all of the following:

 

  1. Spelling (what do you think a misspelled word says to a potential client?)
  2. Grammar (do you want poor grammar interfering with the meaning of your message?)
  3. Autoresponder (do you want a problem with technology to interfere with the meaning of your message?)

Autoresponder Success:

All of them are important, and I’ve seen instances where all three of the above are problems in many email messages.  Certainly, this does detract from your messages, leaving doubt in your prospect’s mind that you are the expert you claim to be when you can’t spell a simple word, construct a simple sentence, or get an autoresponder to display the message exactly as you want it displayed.

So many times have I seen messages that say the following:

“Hello FIRSTNAME”

 

I’m certain that this is not what your client is wanting to see when he/she opens his/her inbox.  Even a relative newcomer to online marketing knows that FIRSTNAME is a variable that is used to alert an autoresponder that it should place the first name of the person whose contact information was captured by the autoresponder.

The fact that FIRSTNAME appears in the message indicates to your prospect that you (or your worker) is not that versed with critical technology, which detracts from your standing as an expert in online marketing.

Therefore, having a writer who can construct sentences that make sense, that are spelled correctly, and that are displayed correctly via an autoresponder is a vital resource to ensuring that your marketing messages are coming across loud and clear to the prospect that you are an online marketing expert and that the prospect would be wise to learn from you and to do business with you.

By ensuring that your messages are saying what you want them to say is how quality online marketers will enhance both their reputations and profitability for the long-term.

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One of the first things any marketing advisor will tell you is that you absolutely must have a press kit, (also known as a media kit or information pack).  Now – you may wonder why – and I wouldn’t blame you for that!

Although it’s trendy to talk about a media pack/press kit – this is rather misleading – because the purpose of an Information Pack is to give potential clients concise and easy-to-read information about your products or services.

If you expect to compete successfully you must emerge from the shadows and put your business firmly centre stage, so here are 7 Top Tips on how to use a cost-effective Information Pack to attract that elusive new business!

1.  Pro-Active way to generate new business

The targeted distribution of an Information Pack is a pro-active way to generate new business. Instead of waiting for clients to come to you – you can target your marketing very precisely and in a professional way that always impresses.

2.  Inspires confidence

A cheap flyer pushed through an office door flap is one thing, but a well-written press kit/media kit/Information Pack – delivered personally – is in a different class altogether and commands respect.  It shows you are a solid, well-established business and inspires confidence in your products or services.

3.  Increases opportunities for personal contact with potential clients

Furthermore, the opportunities for personal contact with potential clients are greatly increased by the simple act of delivering an information pack.  It gives you an excellent reason to call in on possible customers and tell them how your company can benefit them.

4.  Saves time for busy clients 

When managers don’t have time to see you personally, leaving a detailed Information Pack for them to read later is far more productive than just leaving a business card.  Once an Information Pack is placed on someone’s desk, it’s very difficult to resist the impulse to read it – if only out of curiosity!

Busy managers appreciate having all the details they need presented in one handy Information Pack. It saves them the inconvenience of having to phone and ask if you provide the services they need and then find themselves engaged in a long conversation.

5.  Greatly increase your chances of getting new business  

Imagine you attend a social occasion and someone shows an interest in your services – handing them a business card that will probably be lost or forgotten doesn’t make a lot of impact.  However, if you ask for a name and address and then send or call in with an Information Pack in the next day or two – your chances of getting new business are more than doubled!

6.  Inform and educate

Whatever products or services you provide; you can start a marketing campaign to deliver an Information Pack to every potential customer in your area.  Furthermore, introducing a completely new product or service is easy when you use an Information Pack. For example, an ergonomics consultancy could educate potential clients about the many ways that ergonomics can directly increase productivity.

7.  Cost-effective way to communicate directly with decision-makers

A professionally written Information Kit answers all the questions clients want to know in a quick and easy-to-read format.  An experienced business writer can get right to the heart of the unique benefits your company offers and communicate them persuasively to the reader.

A business information pack is an incredibly cost-effective investment in building up and maintaining a successful business.  You may find it difficult getting in to see the busy Managing Director of an important potential client – but your Information Pack won’t!

Exquisite Writing.com is a well-established market leading provider of high quality, cost effective business writing services. Contact us for a quote:

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One useful thing to know is how to maximise the service you are receiving from your writer. Whether it be for copywriting, ghost-writing, or any other service, it is essential that you understand what you want and what your needs are. Why is this? Well, a lot of writers will be effective at interpreting your needs, reading between the lines as it were. However, in cases where this fails, you may find that due to not receiving the right information, the writer has taken your piece down a track you did not intend.

Set Expectations with your Ghostwriter

So be sure to consider exactly what you expect out of the service to begin with. This is particularly vital when it comes to the intricate details of the piece, what it should include, its keyboards, and the nature of the content – whether you want the language to be elaborate or easily accessible. Most importantly, however, is conveying to the writer the overall aims of the piece. What are you hoping for it to achieve?

By knowing this the writer will be able to bend the piece to your will, appropriately adapting the style to meet its purpose.

This may dawn on most like common sense, but you’d be surprised how often it is that people do not utilise the full potential of their ghostwriter. It can, however, be easily remedied.

Set a Solid Foundation for Great Resulting Content

You will find that writers are good at picking up a trail and following the stones, they just require the initial foundations. Before you request a project, think carefully about the target audience for the piece, the impression it should leave and the type of reader it should attract. Even if you find yourself uncertain, approach the ghostwriter and discuss the issue, the writers here are easily adaptable and will help you develop your exact wishes.

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