What is an Ideal Client in the Knowledge Industries? – Failsafe Green FlagsSensei Northern Ireland What is an ideal client? For me, it a client that give you all the green flags – those that you can’t wait to work with. Green flags help you figure out whether a client is one you’ll want to add to your portfolio under the… May 27 24May 27, 2024Article at Sensei
Why Client Briefs are Scantily Clad and What to Do About ItWhat to do about brief client briefs is one of the most common questions – particularly from experienced copywriters. New writers know only that the client asks for multiple rounds of amends – that the inexperienced copywriter is loathe to repeat… Oct 30 23October 30, 2023Article at Sensei
Targeted brand positioning that creates a compelling call to actionMarketing collateral and copywriting services that help you craft messages that demonstrate empathy with your customers’ key concerns Develop an inbound marketing strategy that gets the views, enquiries, signups and results you want Do you have a… May 31 23May 31, 2023Article at Sensei
High quality, consistent, up to date documentation that accentuates the capabilities of your productInformation architecture and technical writing services that help you produce comprehensive and consistent knowledge bases that answer users’ questions Equip your internal Support team to rapidly resolve support tickets and emails with links to… May 30 23May 30, 2023Article at Sensei
Documentation Reviews – Checklist for Editorial & Technical ReviewsIf you manage the support documentation within your organisation, document reviews form an essential part of your quality control measures within your document production process. Here are a few examples of the types of industries or domains in which… Apr 12 23April 12, 2023Article at Sensei
Buyer Personas Template – Creating Empathic Customer ProfilesClients dig it when you demonstrate empathy by showing that you’ve taken time to understand their epic challenges and daily hurdles, and shaped your product to address those items directly. In this blog post, I tackle the practical task of creating… Jun 13 22June 13, 2022Article at Sensei
Release Notes TemplateLarge and medium enterprise software vendors publish release notes to accompany every new software update or substantial new version of their software. They typically include information on the new features, improvements, and fixes. In this blog… Apr 04 22April 04, 2022Article at Sensei
Prompt Payment Act – Want to Get Paid on Time?Yes, late payers lurk around every corner. But, with a few key strategies, determination and a nose for trouble, you can ace this part of the game. The UK government report has stated that a typical, small business owner is still waiting on their… Mar 07 22March 07, 2022Article at Sensei
What Does a Red Flag Mean?I don’t really have anything in between red flags and green flags, unless you count previous ‘middling’ clients (who pay the bills but light no fires in anyone’s soul). It’s either full steam ahead or hold up! This blog posts sets out some red flags… Aug 02 21August 02, 2021Article at Sensei
What Does SERP Stand For?They include: Paid ads for keywordsFeatured snippets – excerpts grabbed from website pages that directly answer the search query, particularly where it’s a questionApproximately 10 ‘organic’ (not paid) search results for keywords entered into the… Apr 05 21April 05, 2021Article at Sensei
Managing Remote Meetings to Maximise ProductivityZoom, Bluejeans, Skype, Slack, Google Meet all help when managing remote meetings. But, which one do you prefer? They’ll all much of a muchness, right? With my technical writer or copywriter hat on, I’d disagree. But, the laywoman in me says they’re… Mar 22 21March 22, 2021Article at Sensei
46 Blog Post Topics to Keep Your Audience Bouncing BackBlog post topics ideas are hard to generate. Even if you have a marketing strategy and a list of themes to write about, if you post regularly, you’re going to have to invent tons of topics, headings and angles with those themes. This blog post will… Feb 22 21February 22, 2021Article at Sensei
Why We Won’t Work for Free (or Peanuts)We used to get asked to work for free – alot. Maybe it was the bright-eyed enthusiasm that attracted such people, or the desperation required to work for nothing, donating your time and money to someone with the promise of ‘more where that came from’… Feb 18 21February 18, 2021Article at Sensei
Positive Thinking Filter: How to Discipline Your ThoughtsA positive thinking filter is what I needed. When overwhelmed by negative thoughts once, I started thinking about affirmations, but, while I get it, I’m not the chanting type. I thought instead about how I could filter my thoughts in order to guard… Jan 18 21January 18, 2021Article at Sensei
Plain English Campaign – A Call for Clear WritingThe Plain English Campaign may seem like the oddest cause to anyone who has any level of academic education. Surely, you write using plain words and concepts anyone could understand?! And, yet it seems that writing in Plain English is not as easy it… Nov 09 20November 09, 2020Article at Sensei
Technical Writing Agencies – How to Get the Best Output for Your InvestmentTechnical writing agencies supply seasoned professionals with “a very particular set of skills, acquired over a long career” as an imposing, desperate Irishman once said. If you’re trawling technical writing agencies to overhaul your existing… Oct 26 20October 26, 2020Article at Sensei
What is Technical Writing?What is technical writing? There are many styles. We write in three main styles: business writing, technical writing and copywriting. Technical writing is a specialised and formulaic style of writing designed for the purposes of explaining and… Oct 12 20October 12, 2020Article at Sensei
Do Psychopaths Kill Productivity?Do psychopaths kill productivity? Kevin Dutton – researcher in the Department of Experiment Psychology at Oxford, England and author of The Wisdom of Psychopaths – identified that those with a psychopathic personality are overrepresented among CEOs,… Sep 14 20September 14, 2020Article at Sensei
What Are the Main Reasons for Project Failure?There can be many reasons for project failure. Here is a list of things that need considered when planning projects, for the sake of a smooth, efficient project. Of course, surprises will temporarily derail everyone’s sense of calm and purpose (think… Jul 12 20July 12, 2020Article at Sensei
Remote Team Collaboration SoftwareWhat team collaboration software do you use? If you’ve recently been forced into remote working, or are considering how you can manage your team remotely for the foreseeable future, this blog will help you navigate. Remote working enthusiasts had… Jun 24 20June 24, 2020Article at Sensei