First mini-review: ‘Devil’.

by alexnewbury Posted on November 21, 2011

The first review I’m going to do as part of my new series is ‘Devil’, a film by noted twist-loving-if-slightly-crap-but-sometimes-awesome director, M. Night Shyamalan. This film is the one that inspired me to do the series, as I went into it thinking it would be crap, but came out pleasantly surprised. I do mention the twist, but not what it is. I’ve tried to keep this as spolier-free as possible. Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Review | Leave a comment

Pros and cons of being your own boss.

by alexnewbury Posted on November 8, 2011

One of the first things that people generally ask when you mention freelancing is the whole ‘being your own boss’ thing. Of course, while I have had a soul-crushing, mind numbing job in the past, it wasn’t for too long – only about 6 months. Yet having now been a freelancer for about the same amount of time, there are a few things I’ve both loved and hated. Continue reading →

Posted in Copywriting, General thoughts, Work | Leave a comment

Let’s talk about pay…

by alexnewbury Posted on November 3, 2011

I’m currently trying to think up a pay table for a client that I’ve been working with for a while. While it’s regarding my work, it’s not just about me – it’s for any clients that come to them asking for copy, which I will then write. I’m finding it hard to do, as until recently, I wasn’t really sure of what my value was – and no idea at all as to what companies would pay other companies, even if I was the one writing. Continue reading →

Posted in Copywriting, Work | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Blogging for business.

by alexnewbury Posted on November 1, 2011

So far, all of my posts have been personal ones – my thoughts on X, my views on Y. Yet while I did intend for those kind of posts on this blog, I also wanted to share some more practical information, and share the kind of things that I do whilst I’m writing for a client. I’ve written quite a few blog posts for various companies, and these are a few of the tips and tricks I generally put into practice. Continue reading →

Posted in Copywriting, Social Media, Work | Leave a comment

What do you find hardest to write?

by alexnewbury Posted on October 21, 2011

Since setting up as a copywriter a few months back, I’ve had a wide variety of pieces to write. From website copy to inbound marketing, I’ve covered more than I thought I would, and definitely touched on a few subjects that I’ve had to teach myself about before putting fingers to keyboard.

Some of these were long, some short. Some were technical, (try explaining Google’s PageRank system in layman’s terms…) some were simple, (Twitter Glossary for beginners) and most somewhere between the two. Yet over and over, I find myself tripping up on the same thing. It’s not any particular subject, it’s not writing in a certain style – in fact, it’s something that most people I’ve asked are surprised about. Continue reading →

Posted in Copywriting, Work | Leave a comment