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The Hot Copy podcast is a collaboration between seasoned copywriters Belinda Weaver and Kate Toon. Tune in for copywriting tips, shortcuts, writing resources, interviews and laughs. All focused on helping you become a better copywriter.
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Jul 27, 2016

Getting your financials right from the start is vital to running a successful copywriting business. But there’s so much to get your head around, GST, Medicare levies, depreciation and what the heck you can claim.

In this episode we talk with Kate’s accountant Karen Goad and ask here all those finance and accountant questions you’ve been dying to ask. Karen is a small business owner and principal of Goad Accountants and Simply Business Bookkeeping. She specialises in helping business owners get to know their business better through up-to-date financial information for better decision making, accurate GST, CGT and income tax advice and education.Karen has over 18 years working in public practice with small business ranging from start-ups and sole traders to businesses with over $20million turnover.

In short, she seriously knows her stuff.

P.S. Here at Hot Copy we highly recommend hiring a professional accountant to manage your accounts and do your end of your tax.

Tune in to learn:

  • When you need to start paying GST
  • Ins and outs of superannuation
  • What's the best way to set up your copywriting business, sole trader, Family Trust or PTY Ltd
  • Which tax incentives apply to copywriting start ups
  • What are depreciable assets
  • What deductions you can claim for
  • How to set profitablity targets

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Jul 13, 2016

How to format your copy for maximum impact

Today we’re talking about formatting. Some listeners may wonder about this. Talking about formatting. Not even writing. Just formatting.

But how you present your copy to clients will have a huge influence on how well they receive it. And clever formatting can make your copywriting a lot more readable to the end audience as well.

In this episode, Kate and Belinda share their thoughts and some pro-formatting tips for more readable copywriting.

Tune to learn:

  • Why formatting is so damned important
  • Fonts, sizes and spacing: our recommendations
  • Clever formatting tricks to give your words more impact
  • Good and bad list writing
  • The biggest formatting mistakes new copywriting make

Tell us what you think 

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And subscribe oniTunes | Android | RSS  

Share the pod love!

If you like what you’re hearing on Hot Copy, the best way to support the show is to take just a few seconds to leave a rating and / or comment over on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks!

And thanks to Christina Tolstrup for your review of the show. We appreciate it!

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