10 tips for businesses starting out with Twitter

Posted by Ken Davis - under Writing 3 Comments

There’s been a lot of buzz about Twitter recently in the media, so its natural to want to know what all the fuss is about, and learn more about how Twitter might benefit you, both personally and in business.

I thought it might be a good idea, to put together a quick beginners guide to Twitter for our clients, and a list of my top 10 tips for using Twitter in business, to help you understand the basics of Twitter, and how you can use Twitter to help your business.

So what is Twitter?

Twitter is a social communication network that asks the question: “What are you doing now?” Users can answer via the Twitter website, sms, mobile phone application or a desktop application. Twitter updates (commonly referred to as ‘tweets’) have to be under 140 characters in length.

Its natural to think that you couldn’t possibly say anything meaningful in 140 characters, but the quality of communication is actually quite surprising, once you become familiar with using Twitter. Unlike writing a blog, Twitter is a great place to tell the world what you’re thinking before you’ve had a chance to even think about it.
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Tags: brand management, client, copy writing, online marketing, reputation management, Social Media, Social Networking, tips, Twitter

Writing copy for your new website

Posted by Ken Davis - under Writing 1 Comment

So, you’ve finally nailed down the design, production is underway, your new website is coming together just the way you planned.

And now you start thinking about the copy?

As web designers, we often find ourselves giving the same advice to our clients, so here is a list of our top tips for writing copy for the web. (more…)

Tags: copy writing, SEO, tips