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The danger of using too many big words

In an ideal world, your carefully crafted message would reach your desired audience perfect conditions: a quiet room, undivided attention, and a receptive mindset....

Five top tips for editing your own writing

One of the hardest parts of perfecting your writing can be editing your own work. It's common to feel too close to a piece to be able to see what needs to be tweaked. If...
Award Entries

Five things to avoid when writing awards entries

Awards can provide a great boost to a business’s reputation and can often lead to new opportunities and increased success. Writing an awards entry is an important part...

The best pieces of writing advice I’ve ever received

As you may know, if you're regular followers of the team here at Carnsight Communications, we're all incredibly passionate about the written word. We love to write and...

The power of storytelling & stories in business

“Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution – more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us what to hang on to.” Lisa...

How to proofread and edit an eBook

We've dedicated a whole blog to proofing your eBook because it really is that important. When it comes to publishing your eBook, you need to proof it, proof it, proof...

4 things businesses should know before writing an eBook

You may have noticed that we recently launched our eBook, Powerfully Practical PR. After a long time in the making, it's time to share our tips, tricks, and top...

Giving and receiving writing feedback

Writing takes up a huge portion of my time as a PR. From news releases to thought leadership pieces, emails to social media copy, every single day I write thousands of...

Social Media: Making something out of nothing

Although managing different businesses’ social media channels can be fun and exciting, it does come with some challenges. We work with a lot of niche businesses that...

Should your business start a newsletter?

If you’re wondering if it’s time for your business to start a newsletter, this post is for you. You might be thinking ‘I’m nailing it with my social...

7 tips to improve your writing

Writing is a skill that has to be honed over time, but today I’m sharing seven quick tips to take your writing to the next level. 1. Always say what you want in...

A fast-track guide to writing a good business biography 

A biography (or bio) is a great way to give potential clients, customers, or employers a quick snapshot of who you are. It’s a chance to show off your experience in...

How do you write a press release? A simple template

What is a press release?  First things first, a press release is a clear, written summary of a piece of your news, aimed at journalists. It should give the reader...

Copywriting vs Content Writing

What’s the difference? Though content and copywriting may sound the same, they’re actually very different skills that must be learned and honed. Just like...

Our top tips on creating a successful newsletter 

A powerful tool enabling your business to get closer to your customers and build your brand whilst boosting sales, sending a newsletter can be a great idea. But how do...

Typos: our top tips on how to avoid them

Typos are those annoying typing mistakes we all make from time to time. Words that we know how to spell but somehow always get wrong! There are few things more...

How to write an SEO-friendly blogpost

What is SEO? SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It’s used to promote organic traffic to your webpage via SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages). The...

5 children’s writing tips relevant to your business

As well as being a Carnsight PR, Account Manager, Leigh-Ann, is a children’s writer and aspiring author. She has BA Honours in Creative Writing and an MA in...

Finding your business inciting incident and telling a great story

When telling your business story, it’s easy to get bogged down in the detail. After all, your company might very well be your life’s work and the outcome of...

Evergreen content: what, why and how?

You’ve probably heard of the term ‘evergreen content’, but what does it really mean and how do you make the most of it? Evergreen content is basically...

New year’s resolutions for freelancers

The new year is a time for many to set out their resolutions, giving themselves goals to achieve for the coming year whatever it might hold. Carnsight founder, Jessica...

How COVID-19 has modified our language

2020 The year COVID-19 changed the English language as we knew it. When you think of 2020, what comes to mind? For most people, this year has been highly defined by the...

Writing winning awards entries

Winning awards is a wonderful way to earn your business prestige and recognition within your industry. Awards are not only great for PR, but also for team morale,...

Two minutes with: Sam Alexander

In our ‘two minutes with’ blog posts, you can get to know the members of the Carnsight Communications PR team even better. In today’s post, we’re getting to know...

Communicating your business lockdown story

During the pandemic, many small businesses have had to completely change direction in order to simply survive. Small business marketing consultant, Nat Sharp has been...

Our Non-Fiction To Read List

As a team of English Literature and Creative Writing Graduates, we here at Carnsight love to read – we’ve always been big book lovers and word enthusiasts....

How a Creative Writing Degree has Helped Me in PR

Back when I did my degree at 18, I didn’t really know what PR was. I had heard it around but didn’t really understand what the job entailed or required....