Describing a range of products - like shampoo

Individual products and the product range

In part 6 of our guide to writing product descriptions, we look at the difference between writing a description for an individual product and a range of products.

Bookshelf, the book - by Alex Johnson

Bookshelf – the book

It’s important to choose your words (and your wordsmiths) carefully, but for many of us there is actually no more vital an issue than where to put our books. But now that problem is easily solved, thanks to Bookshelf — the book.

Walking you through a product description

How to describe a floral dress like this one

In part 5 of our guide to writing product descriptions, we’re going to walk you through a hypothetical product to show you how features can be turned into...
 
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Structuring your product descriptions

In part 4 of our guide to writing product descriptions, we give it to your straight: no matter how short your product description, it still needs a...
 
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“Product, this is your copywriter calling…”

In part 3 of our guide to writing product descriptions, we look at what you need to think about when you’ve got the product in front of...
 
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Products are people too

Products are people too — describe them well

In part 2 of our guide to writing product descriptions, we see how each product has a voice, and why it’s important to find it when you’re...
 
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15th February 2012

The copywriter’s guide to writing product descriptions (pt 1)

The first post in our free 9-part guide to writing product descriptions that sell — and make people...

3rd February 2012

Why creativity can ruin a writer’s career — before it starts

Don't waste time cultivating a literary imagination you haven't got — just write about things that interest...

3rd January 2012

Writing a sales letter? Put your heart on the envelope

How a girl who did the world's best duck impression taught me to write envelopes that make heroes of their...

17th December 2011

The copywriter who wrote Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written by a copywriter called Bob May in 1939. This is his story – in May's own...

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