Make your email content usable

A useful checklist for email copywriters…


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[Insert name]: the lazy way to personalise an email?

New research proves the case against using recipient names in generic marketing emails. We’re back from Usability Week 2010 with lots of ideas…


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How to work a tone of voice online

A distinctive tone of voice can be difficult to achieve but when it’s done right it can literally win or lose you customers.


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Writing for mobile: top 10 tips

Writing mobile content is like writing for the web, only harder. Check out our tips for creating effective content for reading on the move.


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50% of usability problems are text fixes, says Jakob

More than half of all website usability problems are to do with text and can be resolved by copy fixes, says usability guru Jakob Nielsen. Speaking with me at an event last week, Nielsen confirmed what we have long suspected: that because the web is essentially a word-driven medium, getting the words right is the [...]


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