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Freelance copywriter for UK SMEs.

Hi, I'm Bijal Shah, founder of Sage Writers, a freelance copywriting agency in Birmingham. I pair AI-accelerated speed with human strategy, SEO expertise, and marketing know-how to write websites, blogs, product copy, press releases and brand voice docs that UK SMEs actually rank and convert with.

10+ years' experience · 200+ SME projects · SEO copywriting · replies in one working day
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10+
years copywriting
200+
projects shipped
5d
first draft
1
writer, agency process
What I write

Copywriting services, built on strategy.

Six copywriting services for UK SMEs: websites, blogs, product copy, press, brand voice and email. Every project blends AI speed with human craft, grounded in SEO and shaped by real business strategy.

Copywriting

Homepages, about pages and landing pages. Written for the people who’ll read them, structured for the way they’ll scroll.

Blog & article writing

1,000-2,500 word blog posts, one-off or on a monthly retainer. SEO-aware, written for humans first.

Article writing

Long-form thought leadership, brand journalism and trade-press features. Researched, fact-checked, written carefully.

Guest posts

Outreach and by-lined articles placed in UK trade and consumer press. White-hat, no PBNs, no shortcuts.

Product descriptions

Ecommerce, SaaS and B2B catalogues. Bulk-friendly product copy that doesn’t sound bulk-written.

Press releases & PR

Press packs, releases and pitches. Journalist-friendly copy that earns real coverage.

About Sage Writers

A freelance copywriting agency built around one writer.

Sage Writers is my freelance copywriting practice. I'm Bijal Shah. Over a decade of writing experience: first as an in-house editor, then as a freelance copywriter for UK SMEs since 2022. Every brief runs through five lenses at once: SEO, creativity, marketing, business strategy, and the person who'll actually read the page.

The way I work: AI + human, together. AI accelerates research, brainstorming and first-pass ideas. Human judgment does the strategy, SEO planning, editing and proofreading. You get copy shipped faster without losing the craft that actually earns the click, and every draft is still read, refined and signed off by Bijal.

A wise old owl flies past

Words that don't sound written by committee.

Every brief runs through the same five lenses: SEO, creativity, marketing, business strategy, and the reader who\'ll actually see the page. AI speeds the ideation. Human craft ships the final draft.

How it works

Four small steps from brief to brilliant.

01

Send a brief

Email me. Even a rough idea is enough. I read every brief myself.

02

Quick chat

15 minutes on Zoom. I ask the awkward questions early.

03

Draft in 5 days

One properly-considered draft, with notes on every decision.

04

Tidy & ship

Two rounds of revisions included. Final in Google Docs.

Recent work

The portfolio, on request.

Sage Writers is a new freelance copywriting agency, so I'm not sharing a public portfolio yet. Email me with a line or two about the project you have in mind and I'll reply with writing samples relevant to your brief, or a short sample rewrite of one of your pages, free.

Email for the portfolio hello@sagewriters.co.uk · reply in 1 working day
Questions

The things people usually ask.

What kind of clients do you work with?
I work with UK SMEs across B2B SaaS, ecommerce, consumer brands, and the more thoughtful end of agencies. I write best for businesses that treat copy as a growth channel, not a checkbox. If I'm the wrong fit for your brief, I'll say so honestly and point you to someone better suited.
How much do you charge?
It depends on scope, but here's the honest range: websites from £400, blog posts from £300, brand voice docs from £600. I quote per project, never per word, and you get the full quote before any work starts.
How long does a project take?
Most one-off pages land within 5 working days. Multi-page projects take 2–3 weeks including a revision round. Brand voice work and full website rewrites take 4–6 weeks. If you're on a deadline, just say. I can usually rush.
Do you work on retainer?
Yes. I offer monthly retainers, typically 2–4 pieces a month for blog, social or newsletter needs. It's the most cost-effective route if you're publishing consistently and want SEO momentum. Send your monthly volume and I'll come back with retainer pricing.
What if I don't like the first draft?
Honestly, it happens. That's what revisions are for. I'll get on a call, you tell me what's off, and I'll rewrite. Projects include two rounds of revisions as standard, and I don't stop until you're genuinely happy.
Do you use AI?
Yes, absolutely. I treat AI as a research and brainstorming assistant: quick ideas, angle suggestions, source summarising, first-pass structure. Then the human work takes over: strategy, SEO planning, tone calibration, editing and proofreading. That amalgamation of AI speed and human craft is what makes the final copy fast to produce and genuinely good to read. What I don't do is publish raw AI drafts and call them finished.
Do you do SEO?
SEO is baked into everything I write: keyword research, search intent, headings, meta, internal linking, and copy structured for how Google actually reads a page. I write for the human first, because the pages that rank longest are the ones people stay on. If you need deep technical SEO or link building, I partner with specialists.
Send a brief

Have a brief I should read?

Tell me a little about your project below. Even a rough idea is enough. I'll come back with a few clarifying questions and a written quote.

  • I reply to every enquiry myself, usually the same working day
  • No autoresponders, no “I'll be in touch” form letters
  • I'll tell you honestly if I'm the wrong fit
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