The Copy Prescription blog

Ideas, insights and inspiration on all things health copywriting and marketing,

to help you attract more clients, fans and funders.

Do we need a Hippocratic Oath for health copywriting?

Persuasive health copywriting doesn’t have to rely on aggressive sales tactics. But it’s not enough to not be aggressive – we should be proactively anti-aggressive. What does kind copy look like? We should leave readers better than we found them, by giving them a win even if they’re not in a position to buy.

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Health Copywriting, Marketing, Customer Service Louise Shanahan Health Copywriting, Marketing, Customer Service Louise Shanahan

How to win over new clients when you have no experience (yet)

When you’re just starting out with a new venture – whether that’s freelancing for the first time, changing career, or offering a new service – you don’t always have proof that you can do it. So how do you convince new clients you can deliver the goods? Is it ever ok to lie about your experience?

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Should health professionals ever offer a money-back guarantee?

Should you offer a money-back guarantee on your website? One of my copywriting clients was considering whether to offer their chiropractic clients a money-back guarantee if their symptoms hadn't been fixed within a set timeframe. A bold move, but is it a good idea?

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Beware the curse of knowledge!

How to write great health copy without bamboozling your readers. When you're an expert in something, it's easy to forget what beginner status feels like. Here are 5 principles for welcoming people in the digital door (and ultimately on their way to better health).

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How to nail your brand messaging

A guide to figuring out WTF to say to sell your services and programmes with ease. This post was inspired by my appearance as a guest host on the Creative Hold podcast. Here, I share my process for researching and creating brand messages that tell you exactly what to say to sell your services.

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