by ashfordbp | Jul 10, 2023 | Blog
Things have changed—a lot—since I first took the leap into freelance copywriting more than 25 years ago. Some for the better, some for the worse. But here’s an undeniable fact… there are more copywriters now than ever before. And now, with the emergence of...
by ashfordbp | Jun 26, 2023 | Blog
Here’s one of my past issues that can help you write more engaging, higher-converting copy… simply by focusing on developing ONE specific trait or skill: empathy. I was reminded of it–and this past issue I wrote more than 4 years ago–when I...
by ashfordbp | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog
No, I’m not talking about a college basketball match-up… I’m talking about two of the most “famous” acronyms in copywriting and marketing. The first, USP, stands for “Unique Selling Proposition”. The second, UM, stands for...
by ashfordbp | May 15, 2023 | Blog
As of tomorrow it will be one week since my dog Pearl passed away. She was 14-and-a-half years old, and up until a few days before she died, she lived an active and healthy life. While that’s a blessing, it still doesn’t make it any easier. Working from...
by ashfordbp | Mar 16, 2023 | Blog
Today I’m pulling this dripping-with-copywriting-gold issue out of the vault. It’s got some great things to share with you about writing ANY kind of copy. Whether you write mostly short copy like emails or long-form copy like sales pages and VSLs,...
by ashfordbp | Mar 3, 2023 | Blog
After a brief, somewhat unintentional “sabbatical”, I’m BACK, baby! Even better, I’m back at ‘ya with a fresh new issue of “What’s in Kim’s Mailbox”. I’ve been busy working on some cool new things, including...