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Copywriting Resources

Discover some great recommended and tested FREE tools, resources and people for copywriting, marketing, ideas and life!

Online

Stuck for a word?  Check out the Visual Thesaurus and you'll never be stymied again!

 

 


Google Docs - shared cloud working and survey tool for easy integration into your website.

Mail Chimp
- great  tool for sending, testing and tracking eshots.

Survey Monkey -  survey tool (free up to 10 questions).

DoPDF - reliable PDF production software for delivery of files.

Wunderlist - organise your life with this simple task manager.

Evernote - store all your ideas and thoughts effortlessley and easily to hand.


People worth listening to:

Sites and people for information and inspiration...

Copyblogger - tips, training, strategies and common sense, emphasis on WordPress.

Seth Godin - US based author and entrepreneur all of the above and more...

Dave Trott - top UK creative director, copywriter and author at csttg agency


Books worth reading:

Books definitely worth a read... (links take you through to Amazon Books)

Creative Mischief - Dave Trott's take on stuff.

Turning Intelligence into Magic -  John Hegarty's invaluable and fascinating insight into creative process.

Eats, Shoots & Leaves - Lynne Truss's zero tollerance approach to punctuation.


Write to Sell
- Andy Maslen's easy to read, straight forward and very worthwhile guide to good copywriting.

Fun:

Wordle - create your own beautiful and thought provoking word clouds for  web, print... or anything!

 

These are my personal suggestions for resources that I have found useful and inspiring, please follow the links to find out more or let me know of your gems.