Comments for The Copywriter Underground

Comment on Weekly Tweetfest by Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:53:07 +0000

I’ve been a TotalChoiceHosting.com customer for many years.

I’ve always been happy, but lately I’ve seen frequent (if short) outages, and a few service issues.

I host 15 domains – many of which are client sites – and right now, three of them are unhappy (so I’m unhappy).

It’s just that switching 15 (mostly) WordPress sites to a new host doesn’t seem relaxing…

Comment on Weekly Tweetfest by professional copywriter

professional copywriter — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:56:05 +0000

Who do you use???? I hate downtime, I often find (sods law) that as soon as the site is down Google wants to visit the site. its almost like they know!!!

Comment on We Know All About Social Media’s Strengths. What About Its Pitfalls? by Interactive Marketing Weekly Roundup 2.5.10 | expertSEM

Interactive Marketing Weekly Roundup 2.5.10 | expertSEM — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:53:36 +0000

[...] think social media is the bees knees. But nothing is perfect and even social media has its flaws. The Copywriter Underground offers some examples of social media gone bad, and how to avoid these pitfalls (awareness being the [...]

Comment on We Know All About Social Media’s Strengths. What About Its Pitfalls? by Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:45:55 +0000

Some see impending disaster, but Carsen sees an opportunity to pitch.

Gotta love it.

Comment on We Know All About Social Media’s Strengths. What About Its Pitfalls? by Carson Brackney

Carson Brackney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:05:42 +0000

You’re right about the need to decide who gets the keys to the social media car.

I see outfits who really believe in training their employees to do all aspects of their jobs according to the “master plan” who don’t invest in ANY training before they let everyone capable of hunting and pecking dive right into use of company-linked social media accounts, etc.

The upside of the horror stories? They make it that much easier to pitch training and instruction.
Carson Brackney´s last blog ..Seven Really Annoying Things: January 29-February 2, 2010

Comment on Weekly Tweetfest by Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:25:50 +0000

My host *has* been pretty solid, and downtime is still limited.

It just seems to keep occurring whenever I’ve got some Web work to do…

Comment on Weekly Tweetfest by Paul Lagasse

Paul Lagasse — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:40:51 +0000

Empathy for your web hosting problems. Pair Networks (pair.com) has been rock-solid for my business and book sites. Not cheap, but what price peace of mind? Plus, their tech support has been excellent. (Not affiliated or compensated, just a happy customer…)
Paul Lagasse´s last blog ..the 2010 iphone calendar wallpapers are here

Comment on The Power of Humor: Are You a Funny Copywriter? by Tim Winter

Tim Winter — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:09:49 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more about following people that are funny and studying what they do. Like any craft, practice makes perfect.

I think I’m somewhat funny and have no problem getting a laugh from something stupid I might say — but getting a laugh through copy takes more effort. Proper grammar and sentence structure is so important to the flow of a joke. (Much like how the delivery of a punchline by a stand up comedian is critical.) I’m still learning how to turn something funny I said into something that reads funny.
Tim Winter´s last blog ..bad goldfish names

Comment on Leveraging the Value-Added Copywriter: An Underground Manifesto by Are Copywriters an Endangered Species? | MarketCopywriter Blog

Are Copywriters an Endangered Species? | MarketCopywriter Blog — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:33:37 +0000

[...] If you’re like me, copywriting is only part of your usefulness to clients. You’re a value-added copywriter, as Copywriter Underground, Tom Chandler, terms it. This means in addition to writing strong, [...]

Comment on Post Launch Blues Getting You Down? by Wendy Card

Wendy Card — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:49:23 +0000

Hello, Mrs. Dusenbury,

Jerri is a nice lady and I remember you too along with Dave graduating with me. I’m happy to hear that Dave and Carrie are doing well and I hope that you enjoy your trip to NC!

What a small world! Since my post last year I’ve received a lot of positive feedback from people on New Bern Now’s blog, guestbook, and website.

I wish you safe travels. I’ll be back in February to visit my folks.

Take care,
Wendy