Writing is a special skill that requires a lot of practice. Some people have a natural flair and talent for writing and some are able to make a career out of it. As well as having a passion for writing, making a career...
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Chinyere Ogwe
How to be a better copywriter
There is a certain amount of natural skill involved in being an excellent copywriter, but the skills for writing well can be learned, and this really is a case where practice makes perfect. If you’re just starting out...
Gill Fernley
We finally answer: just what does a copywriter do?
If you’ve ever heard someone describe themselves as being a ‘copywriter’, you have probably established for yourself that their job must involve some kind of writing. But just exactly what does a...
Grace Carter
How do you get paid by blogging about your business?
There are many reasons businesses, start-ups, freelancers and individuals can benefit from having a blog, from increased traffic to attracting and converting more customers. While the main focus of your blog will be to...
What is SEO copywriting?
Have you sat through many a meeting listening to the head of marketing drone on about search engine optimisation? Perhaps you’re confused about long-tail and short-tail keywords? Or you just don’t know your PPC from...
Wendy Woodhead
How to get writers for your blog
Blogging was once a way for an individual to document their personal life in an online journal. Nowadays, running a blog is a viable content marketing strategy for many businesses. Blogging and business: a match made in...
Collaboration is key: the relationship between content marketers and graphic designers
The advertising and marketing industry is a collaborative world, and at the centre of this is the relationship between content marketers and graphic designers. Frequently working together, the two departments need to...
Anna Trogstad
The truth about duplicate content
In this post we'll separate the fact from fiction in terms of duplicate content and its potential impact on your website.
Cat Huntington
Say hello to Sam, our new content delivery manager
Hi folks! I’m Sam and I’d like to introduce myself as the newest addition to the Copify team. I will be joining the team as a content delivery manager, having completed an 11-week internship through the Santander...
Sam Carney
Startup Stories – Julian Bradley of jazzherobooks.com
In the latest of our Startup Stories, Julain Bradley shares some fantastic insight into his business jazzherobooks.com and his life as an LA-based jazz pianist.
Martin Harrison
Meet Cat, our new content delivery manager
Hey everyone! I’m Cat and I’m the latest member of the Copify team. As a content delivery manager I will be moderating and editing content. I’ll also be helping to address client and writer enquiries. I was born and...
Link removal requests – throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
Are you in danger of throwing the baby out with the bathwater by issuing link removal requests?
Ask an SEO – Jason Dexter on technical SEO
I caught up with SEO Jason Dexter. I asked him about all of the technical issues we should be looking out for, as well as life at his agency Prototype SEO.
Startup Stories – Powr of You
We caught up Shruti M Krishnan to discuss her plans to disrupt the £3bn market research industry with Startup Powr of You.
Panda 4.0 – what it means for content
Panda 4.0 - what will it mean for content? In this post, we'll explore the update in more detail, how to check if you have been affected, and what to do next
Auto-publish blog posts via WordPress
If you’ve already signed up for one of our monthly blog packages and your site is running on WordPress, you can now choose to auto-publish posts. This nifty new feature relies on the Copify Plugin being installed...
rob
Don’t have time to update your blog?
Don’t have time to update your blog? Copify have got you covered! Thanks to our new blog packages, all we need is your blog URL and we'll deliver a number of posts to you every week from just £49/$69 per month!!
Ask an SEO – Paul Delaney on managing clients and their expectations
Paul Delaney, SEO Account Director at MEC Manchester on managing client expectations and resources.
The importance of pulling the plug
While fresh out of uni and only just embarking on my first ‘proper job’, I’m already becoming acquainted with the onset of fatigue that comes with working in an online environment. If you work in the field I’m sure...
Annie Gouk
Ask an SEO – Tara West on women in digital
I was lucky enough to interview Tara West, an internet marketing executive at Koozai and one of the organisers of the Digital Industry Females event. I asked her why there is such as male dominance in the industry and...
Ask an SEO – Link Building Expert Matthew Platt
Linkbuilding expert Matthew Platt of ineedlinks on how to stay under Google's radar, scaling blogger outreach, anchor text and why article and directory submissions are NOT dead!
Guest post – How to give the gift of great content this Christmas
Christmas is a time for giving, but as we all know, finding the right gifts for friends and family can sometimes be a challenge. Content marketing can sometimes feel a bit like that person who’s impossible to buy for.
Ask an SEO – Sam Applegate on effective content promotion
SEO expert Sam Applegate talks about his new venture Flauntt, how to promote content effectively and that Matt Cutts mashup video.
5 Perfect gifts for copywriters this Christmas
If you have a friend, a relative or a loved one who is a copywriter, check out our 5 perfect gifts for Christmas this year.
Ask an SEO – Blogger Outreach Expert Ryan Gibson
Ryan Gibson, Link Acquisition & Outreach Manager at AsiaRooms (Part of the LateRooms Group) provides some fantastic insight into current trends in outreach and what it takes to run a successful campaign.
Ask an SEO – Ben Fox, Appliances Online
Appliances Online SEO manager Ben Fox on dealing with duplicate content issues, how to pitch him and 'getting stuff done' in a multi-stakeholder, multi-fascia ecommerce business.
The Content Marketing Show Slides & Roundups
If, like me, you couldn't make it to the inaugural content marketing show, here are the slides and some of the best write ups from around the web.
Now it’s easy to create the perfect copywriting brief
We’ve just rolled out a new change that is going to make life for our customers a whole lot easier. In doing so, we’ve removed yet another barrier to creating great content. We’ve taken our experience...
CSV export of your order history
Today we’ve launched a minor feature with major benefits – exporting your order history. We’ve had many requests for this feature and it’s now here. You can now export your purchase history as a...
The A-Z of link building
Black, white or grey, whatever hat you wear, here’s an A-Z of some of the most common link building tactics and talking points. Article marketing – Creation of usually low-quality content submitted to...
SEO Deliverance, Tony King – BrightonSEO Roundup
What is SEO deliverance? Immediate danger of being seen as another brick in the wall, being caught up in politics an process. Step back and review your position within the business. You need to be the guru, the go-to...
API? WTF? Tom Anthony – BrightonSEO Roundup
In simple terms – Computers talking to computers. Over the next 10 years most websites will see a drop off in regular visits. Websites are going real time and going social. 20 years ago we had to make a conscious...
Chasing the Algorithm: Smart SEO or Hopeless Effort? Rebecca Weeks – BrightonSEO Roundup
A client challenge: 7 months 52 keywords No on-page optimisation 2 routes Good SEO Black hat Wrote lots of copy for placement on Page Rank 2-4 sites Then Google released updates: Venice – showed results...
Do you speak brand? Antony Mayfield, Brilliant Noise – BrightonSEO Roundup
SEOs are too dramatic, we need to calm down! SEO is a broad church Certain things have changed in last 5 years but constants remain. Black hat has just become very black! SEO is weakened when: Undersold...
Predatory Thinking, Dave Trott – BrightonSEO Roudup
Everyone must have some creativity, everyone says it but what does it actually mean? Form follows function. Start with reason why you should do something. The problem that needs solving – 90% of advertising not...
3 Compelling arguments for Copify Vs. in-house copywriters
A lot of our customers use Copify as their only copywriting supplier. Some use it to support an internal team and others use it as a stopgap when they are in-between copywriters. I think that they should all use us...
BrightonSEO Competition Winners
We’ve just drawn the winner for our BrightonSEO competition… Congratulations to SEOptics who answered our question correctly, the answer of course being B – Rand Fishkin. A special mention must go to...
How to do a comprehensive keyword audit on your site
In this post, I’m going to show you how to carry out a comprehensive keyword audit on your site. The objectives of this are as follows: Identify areas for improvement in site content. Improve landing page...
Win 2 tickets to BrightonSEO!
BrightonSEO is one of the best search marketing conferences in the UK. Tickets for the next event on September 14th were snapped up in a number of hours, but as a sponsor we have 2 to give away.
How Startups can win at SEO
A lot of people think that being a Startup puts you at a disadvantage when it comes to SEO, but I disagree. Here's how thinking like a Startup helps us and can help you to beat the big brands.
Debunking the myths about ‘content mills’
Content mills polarise opinion. Some people love them, others, like the newly-formed Professional Copywriters' Network, think that they're exploitative and even immoral. I'm hopefully going to debunk some of the myths...
Introducing the new Copify WordPress Plugin
If you’re among the 60 million people who use WordPress to power your website, you can now order and publish content from our copywriters directly from your dashboard! Once you have installed the Plugin, follow...
Introducing the new Copify API
It’s been over 2 and half years since we launched the site and we’ve passed some pretty important milestones. We’ve helped hundreds of happy customers to source over 3 million words of copy, assembled a team of...
5 things that make your SEO agency’s website look ridiculous
5 things that make your SEO agency's website look ridiculous