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Barry is a Web Copywriter and Masters Qualified Screenwriter living and working in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Business > Advertising How to send bulk email responsibly: 1 of 3

Email marketing seems like a simple idea. You have something you want to say to your customers, you have their email address and you know how to write an email. Couldn't be simpler right? Well, on one level it really is that simple but there are some other things that you should consider: How will you know who has opened it ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Tips for husbands: Coping with and supporting your wife during pregnancy: 9 of 18

Is your wife/partner/very close friend (and you'd have to be pretty close!) expecting a baby? If they are then, as a man, the analytical, practical and unemotional creature that you're told you are. You will probably be wondering what to expect. Well, there's a bit of a problem there. The typical human pregnancy lasts for ap...
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Tips for successful online writing: 13 of 24

Good copy on the Internet can be hard to find. The skills people have gained in offline marketing don't always translate cleanly to the web. With over 10 years of experience I've learned the hard way what makes good content and here's my top 10 tips for writing good web copy. 1/ Keep it short and simple. People read differen...
Computers & Technology > Internet Troubleshooting Search engine optimization (SEO) techniques: 23 of 34

Making your website easy for your customers to find should be no.1 in your list of priorities when you build it. Search Engine Optimisation is a term which is bandied about a lot and there are people who will be quite happy to charge you a princely sum to do just that once your site has been built. The good news is that you ...
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving Managing finances during a job transition: 5 of 5

Changing jobs is just about the most stressful thing that you can do. Research shows that the top two causes of stress are work and debt. If you take away the first then the second becomes even more of an issue so it's important to have a plan to handle this transition. The good news is that, with careful forethought and som...