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There’s a new best place to be if you’re a writer: the (imaginatively named) SimonYoungWriters social network!

It’s primarily for subcontractor writers to SimonYoungWriters, but also open to any experienced or aspiring writers. The idea is to make a place where writers can learn from each other – and sometimes we learn the most when we teach others. Already we have a search engine optimisationiser, a journalist, an ad creative and a religious entrepreneur! Sound like fun? It’s going to be!

…this is a test to see if the podcasting system is working.

Website? Check. Blog? Check. Podcast? On the way.

Working contact email address. D’OH!

Sincere apologies to the seven people who have emailed hi [at] simonyoungwriters.com … the email address is now plugged in and working, and there is a real live person (me!) at the other end.

Sorry about that. Normal programming will now resume

Angela Spain at Professional Public Relations is a PR professional who normally writes her own material. But sometimes, as in every PR firm, the number of hours in the day just don’t add up to the amount of work required.

So Angela called SimonYoungWriters. She needed a writer with solid business journalism experience to put together the DHL Export Barometer 2007 – as soon as possible!

Enter Colin Kennedy, a journalist and communications consultant whose work has appeared in the New Zealand Herald, NZ Business and other well-known business publications.

The upshot – Angela didn’t have to write a detailed brief, and Colin was able to turn in the copy with time to spare.

When we say we’re about connections – we don’t just mean in an abstract, feel-good kind of way. SimonYoungWriters is about connecting your organisation with the best writer for the job. Contact us to see how we can connect you.

(Read more success stories here)

With only two weeks to go until print time, it was nearly impossible to find a journalist who’d have time to write copy for Vodafone’s VBusiness magalog.

Strike that, it was impossible to find a journalist. That’s why Fairfax Magazines, who were managing the custom publication on behalf of Vodafone, called SimonYoungWriters.

Together, we called on the talents of Anna Curnow, Brett Jones and Prue Norling to help Vodafone tell the story behind the launch of its new fixed line service.

“Having SimonYoungWriters on board meant that I didn’t have to worry at all about the writing side of Vodafone’s VBusiness magazine,” says Richard Hook, operations manager at Fairfax Magazines. “It was very easy, very successful, and Vodafone is also extremely pleased with the process.”

Contact us and start a conversation – maybe we can make your life easier too.

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Knowledge is power. And Bridge Ellis is a specialist company that helps businesses uncover knowledge – whether it’s competitive research, market intelligence or trend analysis.

It’s the kind of business that you understand once you’ve worked with it … but that’s no good to Bridge Ellis founder Geoff McDowell, who wanted to reach new clients.

To do that, he needed a tagline that explained in as few words as possible what Bridge Ellis does.

Working with innovation strategist Jake Pearce, SimonYoungWriters worked through the possible combinations, trying to discover a short, pithy phrase that would sum up the essence of Bridge Ellis.

The result: Knowledge Hunters.

Geoff’s response: “Absolutely fantastic. I’ve used the term ‘information mining’ since inception, yet that has failed to capture the minds of my target audience. On reflection, the word ‘miner’ typifies what we do, but then imparts a feeling of slow and laborious.

“‘Hunter’, on the other hand, is fast, ruthless and efficient.”

Need some knowledge hunted? Head to Bridge Ellis.

Need some words that connect? Chat with us.

(Read some more success stories here)

Hi, thanks for reading the SimonYoungWriters blog. This is a kind of belated welcome in and a warning that this site is still a bit of a construction site! So careful you don’t get wet paint on you…

But seriously, it’s never been easier to be under construction. The web makes communication much easier but there’s one thing that hasn’t yet been automated. That’s the ability to write well. It’s becoming a precious resource, although its value is not well recognised, as these alarming figures point out.

At SimonYoungWriters, we have three goals:

1. To give clients great writing
2.  To help writers connect with their passion and each other
3. To raise the awareness of how valuable good writing is

Those are all pretty big tasks, and we won’t do it alone. The next step – which is incredibly simple today – is finding like-minded people. Are you one? Leave a comment or contact us directly.

When you do stuff that breaks the mould of traditional thinking, it can be kind of difficult to describe.

That’s why Jake Pearce turned to SimonYoungWriters to put his powerful ideas into words that connected with his target audience.

“Having the right words not only helped get the website right, it clarified my thinking,” said Jake.

See the results for yourself. And contact us to see if we can help turn your ideas into powerful words.

(Read more success stories here)

I had the privilege of being interviewed by Anna Farmery on The Engaging Brand, the podcast I’ve been listening to (and evangelising) for it feels like over a year now. The subject was creative communication, and it was the sort of maiden voyage of our 5 Writers ideas.

Great to be part of the Engaging Brand Community, and I’m so glad we got this site up and running in time for the podcast being released.