Comments on: Content Revolt: 5 Copywriting Mistakes That Make Us Lose Sleep https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Greg Hill https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-122 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:45:23 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-122 In reply to Sandy Semerad.

Thanks Sandy! I think you’re absolutely right. That quote reminds me of the old “Brevity is the soul of wit.”

]]> By: Greg Hill https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-121 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:43:19 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-121 In reply to Jude Pittman.

Thanks Jude! Glad I can spread some copywriting cheer around!

]]> By: Greg Hill https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-120 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:42:28 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-120 In reply to Ann Herrick.

Exactly! What’s that old journalism mantra? “Small minds use big words.” Not always true of course, but still.

]]> By: Sandy Semerad https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-117 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:03:43 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-117 Enjoyed your blog, Greg. Great advice stated succinctly! The great poet Emily Dickenson was quoted as saying, “I’m looking for that word that says volumes.” Applies to copy writing as well as poetry and the words we choose to tell stories, I think. Hugs!

]]> By: Jude Pittman https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-116 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:39:33 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-116 As a publisher I found this extremely helpful and will be sharing it with my editors as something to look out for in manuscripts that cross their desks.

]]> By: Ann Herrick https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-115 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:23:51 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-115 Whenever I read a multisyllabic word in an article or ad, I think of my high school English teacher reminding us to use the best word for the sentence, not a $5 word that could send the reader to the dictionary, mainly because the reader won’t head for the dictionary, he will just be irritated.

]]> By: Greg Hill https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-114 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:06:02 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-114 In reply to Jamie Hill.

Thanks for the detailed response! I think you’re right, there’s a time and a place for everything. I’m not militant about avoiding things like parenthetical asides if they work! And you have a good point about regional slang, I’m definitely guilty of that one too. That actually would have been another good one to include here!

]]> By: Greg Hill https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-113 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:01:49 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-113 In reply to Jenna Byrnes.

Glad you liked it, thanks Jenna! Like they say, moderation in everything…especially moderation ; )

]]> By: Jamie Hill https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-112 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 22:27:56 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-112 So not that much makes me lose sleep, and often I am content to aim for mediocrity. I love my thesaurus (and parenthesis) but agree they have their place and that place is usually not in writing for others to read. I am occasionally guilty of using online jargon (LOL) and have to say I’m probably more guilty of using phrases that are common to my area. People have called me out when I termed soda as ‘pop’ in my writing. I also use the phrase “I know, right?” when writing dialogue, but an editor of mine across the pond had to ask me what that meant. I told her never mind, it’s dialogue, just leave it. (grin) Great post!

]]> By: Jenna Byrnes https://old.wordsbyapro.com/content-revolt-5-copywriting-mistakes-make-us-lose-sleep/#comment-111 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 22:22:32 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1637#comment-111 Spot on observations, totally agree that moderation is key in all things including online content. Editing is key no matter what you’re writing, sometimes the tweaks aren’t so minor, but if they help tighten up the writing then we have to do it. Great post!

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