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Long-form content that does a job.

I write long-form content for UK SMEs. Whitepapers, ebooks, lead magnets, case studies, built to move buyers along the funnel, not just fill word counts.

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The problem

Why most content writing briefs go wrong.

Three patterns I see in almost every rescue project. If two of these sound familiar, the brief (not the writer) is usually the bottleneck.

01

"Content" as decoration

A 40-page ebook nobody downloads because the title promises nothing specific. Beautifully designed, strategically dead.

02

Borrowed authority

Recycled industry stats, generic frameworks, no original research. Reads like five other PDFs the prospect already has.

03

No follow-through

The ebook gets downloaded, no nurture, no sales hand-off. The lead goes cold inside a week.

What\'s included

Everything in a typical project.

One quote, one writer, one timeline. No à la carte upsells, no surprise add-ons.

01

Research scope agreed.

Interview list, secondary sources, original-data plan. Locked before drafting.

02

Up to 5 interviews.

Run, transcribed, quoted with permission. Real voices in the piece.

03

Outline approved.

Section-by-section before drafting. Cheaper to redirect here than at v1.

04

First draft in 3 weeks.

4,000–8,000 words depending on scope. Self-edited overnight before delivery.

05

Two revisions included.

Tracked in Word. Most projects use both rounds; some don't need either.

06

Landing-page copy too.

The page that gates the download. The follow-up email. So the asset actually gets read.

How it runs

Four steps, no surprises.

You always know what’s next. Each step gates the next. Nothing moves forward until you sign off the step before.

1

Scope + plan

Audience, angle, interview list and source plan agreed in week one.

2

Research sprint

Interviews booked and run, secondary sources gathered, original data assembled if relevant.

3

Outline + draft

Section outline signed off, then first draft in 2–3 weeks. 4–8k words.

4

Revise + launch

Two revision rounds. Landing copy + nurture email delivered with the final asset.

Recent work

Want to see real examples?

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 your project and I'll reply with writing samples relevant to your brief, or a short sample rewrite of one of your pages, free.

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Questions

Common content writing questions.

Do you handle design too?+
No. I work to the word count and structure, your designer handles layout. I'll happily liaise with your design team and write to their template. If you need a designer, I have two I recommend.
Who owns the IP?+
You do. Standard terms transfer copyright on final payment. I keep a non-exclusive right to mention the project in portfolio listings unless you ask me not to.
What if my subject experts are hard to pin down?+
Common problem. I batch interviews into a single fortnight to make scheduling easier, and I'll happily run shorter (20-minute) calls if that's the only window. I'll never publish a quote you haven't signed off.
Can you write original-research reports?+
Yes: survey design, fieldwork management (via SurveyMonkey or Prolific), analysis and the written report. Original data is the single biggest authority signal a long-form asset can carry.
How long does a whitepaper usually take?+
4–6 weeks from kick-off to final, assuming interviews schedule cleanly. Ebooks run 6–8 weeks. I always confirm the timeline at scope.
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