In case you missed it, it’s Valentine’s Day. So how about a bit of word fun with a look at the origin of ‘Valentine’?Continue reading “Putting the ‘Valentine’ into the day”
Newsletter: January 2012
I’ve kicked off the new year by finally starting a monthly newsletter. The plan is for every issue to contain a few bits and pieces that are useful to my clients and anyone working with web copy.Continue reading “Newsletter: January 2012”
Content conferences in Europe in 2012
Events and conferences are a great way to network and top up your knowledge. As a freelancer, I know these are important but still have to get to one (the benefits have to be significant to justify the cost).Continue reading “Content conferences in Europe in 2012”
Help your supporters to help you
If there’s a piece of information that you need from people contacting you, tell them on your ‘Contact us’ page.
As a supporter of international development charity ActionAid, I’ve been receiving communications by post. I’d like to change my details and also get all materials by email instead, so I went to the charity’s UK website to get in touch.Continue reading “Help your supporters to help you”
Why content before design is good
The argument for developing content before design for a new website is nothing new. I just want to explain why, showing what can happen when the content is defined later.Continue reading “Why content before design is good”