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My Eighth Business Birthday

I knew I’d missed writing one business birthday blog, but I hadn’t realised that I’d missed two! So, I’m not going to attempt to give a summary of the last three years. I’m not sure I can remember it all anyway! I haven’t done any blogging since about 2020 either. Not great in my line of work or for reassuring […]

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My Fifth Business Birthday

My fifth year of business is once again being marked here in rural Brittany, France, where I’ve been with my family since March. I’m pleased with how Gudrun Lauret Copywriting is doing, but as always, I feel I could do better. Of course, while I intend to review how things have changed for me in the previous 12 months, it’s […]

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Top 5 Benefits of Content Repurposing for Business Success

Introduction I was delighted to be able to offer a work experience opportunity recently, for someone keen to get into content repurposing. Freya Inston did a brilliant job of repurposing an interview I did with Roger Edwards, so I asked her to write me a guest post, which you can find below. If you’d like to know more about her, […]

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My Fourth Business Anniversary

Today I’m celebrating my fourth year in business at Gudrun Lauret Copywriting with a fruit tart in France! I’ve been here in Brittany since June, and it’s been more work than holiday. It’s so peaceful, though, that I’ve had plenty of time to focus on what’s important. When I went to review my previous bizversary posts, I realised I didn’t […]

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How to use Your Skills in the Content Marketing World

Working in content marketing is a collaborative process, because you need to really understand your customer’s offerings. You get to work with small businesses or individuals to understand what it is they really want to say and help them to get that message across. If you’re good at talking new people and finding out more about them, you’ll enjoy the […]

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How to Create Great Organic Content for Your Business

Organic content is anything you create and share online but don’t pay to have it boosted or distributed. Your audience finds it naturally, engages with it and shares it for you. In this post, we’re looking at some examples of how you can quickly and easily create your own organic content by paying attention to what’s going on in the […]

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Why use a Content Marketer?

  Introduction Inspired by my interview with Roger Edwards of the Marketing and Finance Podcast, I’m sharing some tips and ideas I gave to his listeners about working with a content marketer. We talked about the importance of creating and, most importantly, repurposing content for professional services businesses and entrepreneurs. As well as top tips for repurposing podcasts, videos, vlogs […]

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Content Writing – Top 10 Tips to Help You Start

Struggling to know where to start with writing content for your business? Here are 10 tips to help you: Be authentic, be you: People buy from people they know, like and trust. Don’t be afraid to put some of your personality into your writing so people can get to know you better It doesn’t have to be an English essay […]

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How to Improve Your MSP Content with a Copywriter

You may not realise that it’s actually possible to employ someone, either internally or externally to your MSP business, who can take on the responsibility of writing blogs and supporting you with creating written content. In the final blog in this series, we explore the reasons for engaging a professional writer, what the process might be like, how you can […]

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