Victoria Writer/Freelance Copywriting and Marketing Services

Victoria and Vancouver, BC., Seattle, WA. Freelance Writer.

Call me: 250-744-1555

MEMBER: FEDERATION OF BC WRITERS.

Based in Victoria, BC. Canada, Alastair Barnett delivers copy the old fashioned way; "On time, on target, on budget!" It's not just a slogan — It's a promise.

“Alastair is a skilled and highly creative copywriter. He also has a solid understanding of the best practices of copy strategy and structure.” Steve Slaunwhite. Author: The Everything Guide to Writing Copy.

I take your business seriously. In order to succeed you need good marketing first and then you need to top that off with good creative. This is at the back of my mind every time I talk to a new client. To this end, I get the answers I need upfront.

- What is the client trying to do here?
- What is special/different about this product/service?
- Why would anyone actually want to buy it?
- Why would they want to buy it today?
- Who are they planning to send this to/what media is it going into?
- What testimonials, scientific evidence, celebrity endorsement do they have?

Here are just a few of the projects I can take care of for you:

* You want to publish a quarterly newsletter. I write the content for you.

* You want to promote your business in the press. I write your press releases.

* You would like to issue a sales brochure, E-mailer, newsletter, direct marketing package, sales letter? I will write these for you. All you do is submit it to your printer or graphics designer.

* You want your website updated. I’ll take care of it.

* You want a print ad for a local or national publication. Send me the details and leave the rest to me.

* You want your professional profile published in a Trade magazine or Journal but you’re not a professional writer. Let me ghost write it for you.

* You want to promote your business. I write for print and the web

Writing Categories: Article writing, Copywriting, Advertorials, Newsletters, Case Studies, Brochures, Direct Marketing, Web copy and print advertising.

Available For: Freelance copywriting assignments. Contract work. Specializing in small/medium size business.

Bio: Alastair Barnett has a seventeen-year track record writing clear, plain language copy that gets results. He has written articles for aviation insurance brokers, luxury homes real estate magazines, resort marketing, food, consumer issues, pet travel, historical, the arts, senior’s care facilities, newsletters and more... He has a 26 years business background.

Memberships: Past member (eleven years): Professional Writers Association of Canada. Member: Federation of B.C. Writers. For copywriting projects please contact: 250--744-1555 or email for free consultation and firm quotation

Publication Credits: Luxury Homes and Estates magazine, Times Colonist, The Province, Boulevard Magazine, Edmonton Journal, Readers Digest, The Scots Magazine, Wings Magazine, Air1 Insurance, New Seniors and Stornoway Gazette etc.

I guarantee my work. I believe in the old adage, "the customer is always right." Let me prove it to you.

Are you a Realtor? Do you have a distinctive property for sale? Photos are nice but remember; it's the words that count

Email me today and tell me what you need, I’ll send you a free quote right away.

When it comes to targeting your advertising, why talk to everybody when you only need to talk to somebody?