Copy rocked for         
businesses

Lurk work

Rebellious

From graphic designers to plant-based meat brands. 2000s-obsessed digital marketers to offbeat wedding videographers.

 Software to skin care. Barbers to bookkeepers. Lawyers to data visualisation specialists who create for the UN (#isthisreallife).

Here's a crew of rock stars I can't get enough of.

meet the readcity
renegades

AKA a bunch of killer peeps I've had the pleasure of rockin' words for

BOW & RIBBONS

SPOTLIGHT ON

Melbourne-based wedding cinematographer and qualified scallywag

Bow & Ribbons' work in the wild

Our message and reason of existing

ALBUM GOAL

What guided our groove

VALUES

What we found out by riffin' together

JAM

Who we wanna become

PERSONA

What the rock star craved


VISION

The tour

"A kick ass and chew bubblegum approach to a fun and engaging website that helps find 'my people'."

"I need something that translates my brain into readable and digestible content. Something fun to engage with. It must speak outloud and be a bit quirky."

Interviews with Mike's clients and 1:1 calls with the man himself revealed that his approach combined personal connection, explosive creativity, storytelling and playfulness. 

  • Love

  • Creativity

  • Rebellion

"I need something that translates my brain into readable and digestible content. Something fun to engage with. It must speak outloud and be a bit quirky."

Core brand lyrics


VOICE

  • The Theatre of Love

  • Friend Behind the Lens

  • Wedding Films That Vibe Into Your Character

The autograph

Michael ribbons,
bow & ribbons

*We later assigned meaning to the terms videography, cinematography and movies to more accurately reflect Mike's work. 

From the moment Michael reached out, I thought, this bloke is a good egg. One watch of his work, and I was in awe of his creative foresight, technical ability and talents for transporting viewers to another place.

With a background in drama, pizza store ownership and a perchant for fantasy, we got to work uncovering and articulating his original approach to wedding videography.* 

Copy leaned into the values of love, creativity and rebellion. As well as personality attributes such as cheekiness, passion and humanness. This lead to the personification of different elements of Michael's approach (The Fox, The Owl and The Archer). 

Brand visuals were created by Brodie-Rose Creative. Her brilliance meant we had the opportunity to have custom graphics created to represent different brand references (like film, video and cinema).


THE COPY ROAD TRIP

About page banner

tour antic

Aligned with Bow & Ribbons' offbeat films and disruptive personality, we proposed that the website scroll left to right (rather than top to bottom). This offers an element of surprise and delight from first interraction. Each page's header is designed to then invite the website visitor to click the button below to expand its innards. 

"Before going in I didn't know much about copywriters and what kind of value they bring. Moving forward, I highly recommend getting a Dan!"

"Insane level of service. The enthusiasm, passion and overall energy has been incredible! I'm blown away by the process. She invests herself into the brand and really understands it."

VISIT THE WEBSITE

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PRIVATE LABEL SKIN CARE

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Gold Coast-based skin care manufacturers, suppliers and educators

PLSC's work in the wild

Our message and reason of existing

ALBUM GOAL

What guided our groove

VALUES

What we found out by riffin' together

JAM

Who we wanna become

PERSONA

What the rock star craved


VISION

The tour

"To grow. We grew year on year for 10 years. We crave better conversions and happy clients."

"We need to match our new colourful branding. I feel like I've played it very safe and 'professional' for a while now. I'm ready to have some fun in a professional manner."

Surveys with clients revealed the importance of purchasing from a small business, their genuinely effective Australian ingredients, vegan formulations and low minimum order quantities (MOQs) as well as business training. 

  • Ethics

  • Passion

  • Trust

Core brand lyrics


VOICE

  • Salons, startups and side hustlers

  • Biz in a Box

  • From idea to 'it's here!' in 14 days

The autograph

Caryna Khan, Private Label Skin Care

Caryna got in touch after being referred to Readcity by Oh My Digital. Private Label Skin Care (PLSC) were also working with April of By April on their visual brand. 

With 10+ years skin in the game, PLSC are Australia's pioneering white label skin care business. The brand's founder, Caryna was looking to refresh the brand's visuals and voice. 

We began by surveying Caryna's clients to uncover why they chose PLSC over others, as well as why they've stayed and standout features. These insights guided our entire messaging. 

The brand voice was then developed before being sent to April to design the visual brand. Website copy followed, including a new naming and positioning of 'Biz in a Box.'

By applying conversion strategies to the website layout and language Caryna has "seen a huge increase in the number of clients going straight t buying products over sampling us first. This indicates a new level of trust and confidence in our clients we haven't seen before!" (Quote as supplied and paraphrased by April Co from Caryna Khan.) 

THE COPY ROAD TRIP

About page section

tour antic

Once our original project of voice and website was complete, Caryna requested her product descriptions be written. I optimised these for SEO to assist with Google exposure. 

An abandoned cart email sequence was also requested and resulted in a 2966% return on investment in the first 30 days. 

Three sales sequences were also written for EOFY, Black Friday and Boxing Day. While the second two sequences are awaiting their calendar dates to send, the EOFY sequence saw a return on investment of 8883%.

"Danielle was amazing! So professional and efficient. I have never been so excited to read before, I was more excited about the copy than the design. I wish I'd found her sooner to be honest but very grateful to have found someone of this calibre for my biz."

VISIT THE WEBSITE

from the recording studio

$295

Sparkle your noggin with me

Questionnaire - to get clear on our focus and desired outcomes

60-minute Zoom consult - to brainstorm together in real time 

Meeting recording - to rewatch and document extra juice

Meeting document - your copy of everything we've covered

Noggin Sparkler Inclusions

There's a certain kinda magic that erupts when two noggins collide. New ideas surface that possibly never could've solo. Double the noggins equals double the power. Noggin Sparklers are the only way to work with me without a Readcity voice guide. Inside Renegades have used this to brainstorm names, content topics, pre-launch copy and assessments of email sequences to streamline future content based on subject lines, call to actions and content that's performed in the past

Noggin Sparklers are perfect for solopreneurs

+ GST

$995

Rock your copy with me

Questionnaire - to get clear on our focus and desired outcomes

4.5 hour Zoom consult - to brainstorm together in real time (30 min lunch)

Meeting recording - to rewatch and document extra juice

Meeting document - your copy of everything we've covered

Copy Rockin' Consult Inclusions

Let's face it, there's only so much juice you can sip in a 60-minute sesh. So if you're ready to get on a roll, dig deep and cover a wider range of topics, a Copy Rockin' Consult is where it's at. We'll brainstorm together for an intensive 4 hours. Suited to solopreneurs and teams, the Copy Rockin' Consult gives us space to delve into consumer psychology, brand personality and even elements of voice. The world's your oyster, Rock Star. 

Copy Rockin' Consults are perfect for team

+ GST

Fill in my contact form, answer a few Qs and bingo bango, you'll receive a personalised proposal in ya inbox like a bat outta hell. 

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miramar events

SPOTLIGHT ON

San Francisco-based event and festival promotion and production agency

Mock up created for voice guide

Our message and reason of existing

ALBUM GOAL

What guided our groove

VALUES

What we found out by riffin' together

JAM

Who we wanna become

PERSONA

What the rock star craved


VISION

The tour

"My primary goal for the future of the company is to modernize our digital footprint on the web and bring on new opportunities for our company."

"I really want to go with more of a sassy and fun approach and the events website we want to create stimulating copy but also non offensive as every event is a family friendly event."

By speaking with dream attendees and stall holders we uncovered the love for experience. Not only in the event itself, but in the lead up to, the discovery of and the brand as a whole creating mystery and buzz. The documentary The Institute inspired our explore of experience.

  • Community

  • Innovation

  • Creativity

Core brand lyrics


VOICE

  • Event eventure

  • Choose your own ending

  • Unexpected, unreal and unexplored

The autograph

Ronan Fowler,
Miramar Events

"Experience the undiscovered. Tucked behind buildings. And hidden in conversation. Perched atop roofs. And sizzled in woks. The kind that unlock something new in you. 
Dream a little. Immerse. Explore. 
Welcome to Miramar Events."
_________

"We’re not in the business of events. We’re in the business of satisfying your curiosity, tickling your senses and curating lasting memories you’ll happily cheers to again and again (and again)." 
_________

"What events graze the horizon? Good question. Expect vintage car expos. Thirst-quenching wine festivals. A secret psychedelic street experience (I’ve said too much)."
_________

"Did we mention the pumpkins? Not just any pumpkins. Big pumpkins. Ginormous. I mean, like, the biggest pumpkins in the whole world! No joke. You could sleep on these pumpkins. Give them a little pat and rest your head on their stems. Tell them you love them. A lot. Because you do. And so do we." 

copy sound bites

"After 20 years of being a designer and working with creatives from all backgrounds and trades, Danielle is by far one of the most creative people I have encountered. Her methodical approach shines through with her psychology background, coupled with a unique view of how to approach problems with solutions that you may have never thought of before is exceptional."


"Readcity Writing was by far the best thing since sliced bread. We began our search for a copywriter who was edgy and capable of writing in a modern style. Our goal was sassy, but not offensive, timeless but not aged; and the second we began discussing the project we knew we found the right person to help us achieve the direction we were looking for. Not only did we get what we were looking for in our final deliverables, but Read City Writing truly went above and beyond providing things we weren't even expecting. 

Your unparalleled talent in thinking creatively, but also being able to utilize psychology as a backbone to your writing was inspiring. Everything was executed in such a perfect form that I have nothing I could ever thinking of adding. You definitely went above and beyond in my opinion offering not just creative writing but examples and ideas of how to utilize a new direction for the brand and even fun approaches to things we had not thought of. After working with Read City Writing, it has inspired me to look into what other possibilities there are for taking our business to the next step, and many of the ideas provided through our conversations have been a tremendous help."

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"I want a stage tour!"

I'm a psychological science graduate and acquired brain injury specialist turned full-time word jigger. It's of my belief that every original, memorable brand must have a killer brand voice in their backstage greenroom. This is how we craft captivating, conversion-ready website and launch copy worth shoutin' about. 

Wanna rock original lyrics, rhythm and conversion-ready messages like a catchy riff that leads dream peeps straight to you?

My hair changes often. But my love for rockin' your copy does not. 

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