Bull**** writers
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jamoor

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14,506 posts

245 months

Tuesday 6th November 2007
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Basically for our new website, I need someone to write a load of bull about how great we are, I would do it, but my English and bullshitting skills seem to be lacking.

Is there such thing as professional bullshit writers? Or do they have a fancy term?

Stu R

21,668 posts

245 months

Tuesday 6th November 2007
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Journalists I believe they're called, could be politicians come to think of it. I forget which.

Edited by Stu R on Tuesday 6th November 02:30

OllieW

168 posts

249 months

Tuesday 6th November 2007
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You could try and search in your local area for a freelance copywriter. Don't think the term bullsh1t writer comes up with may results in Yell, even though it ought too...

Cheers

Eric Mc

125,770 posts

295 months

Tuesday 6th November 2007
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You're not Gerald Ratner by any chance?

LeTim

13,014 posts

228 months

Tuesday 6th November 2007
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jamoor said:
Is there such thing as professional bullshit writers? Or do they have a fancy term?
Well collectively they're called New Labour. Whether they contract out for work I don't know.

I'd try your local business link, or directory IIRC such creatures do exist, in the same vein as those people who can be hired to make annoying sales phone calls all day long.

Ranger 6

7,709 posts

279 months

Tuesday 6th November 2007
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jamoor said:
...a load of bull about how great we are.

Is there such thing as professional bullshit writers? Or do they have a fancy term?
Yes - it's known as marketing.... blablahehe

JustinP1

13,363 posts

260 months

Tuesday 6th November 2007
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jamoor said:
Basically for our new website, I need someone to write a load of bull about how great we are, I would do it, but my English and bullshitting skills seem to be lacking.

Is there such thing as professional bullshit writers? Or do they have a fancy term?
What is important is not to write a load of BS about how great YOU are.

Website viewers typically only browse a site for a few seconds and you have to catch their attention in that time. Telling a buyer about your expansion or your fully automated billing system wont work that well.

A copywriter is what you need but they need to be focussing on what the *customer* can get and hook them long enough to make the right decisions.

logoman

413 posts

281 months

Tuesday 6th November 2007
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I know a good copywriter, PM me if you'd like his number.

Bit of a Unit

7,357 posts

227 months

Wednesday 7th November 2007
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I do quite a bit of this, PM if you'd like to talk further

Thanks

Rob