The three things costing you enquiries
Each one quoted from your own page and explained in plain language.
For founders whose offer is better than their website
Visitors give your website five seconds. I rewrite those five seconds so the right people stay, understand what you do and get in touch.
“The result felt far more professional.”Priya Mehta, and 3 more business ownersThey decide in seconds whether it’s for them, then leave or lean in. Usability researchers have measured this for years, and it’s why your first line matters more than everything under it.
to make your value clear. Many visitors leave within 10 to 20 seconds.
Nielsen Norman Group, 2011is all the Copy Clarity Audit needs to show you what to fix first.
Start small, then decide.If your first line could belong to any business, it belongs to none.
A fictional invoicing app. A very real kind of mistake. Keep scrolling and watch the edit.
Open your homepage in another tab. Start the timer and read only the first screen. Could a total stranger answer all five?
Tap to start the five-second timer.
Your buyer should see themselves in the very first line.
In your buyer’s words, not your industry’s.
The outcome, said plainly. What changes after they buy.
One specific reason to pick you over the next open tab.
One button. One verb. Visible without scrolling.
Your page is losing people before they scroll. That’s exactly what the audit fixes.
Get the auditPaste the first line of your homepage. Filler words light up and five checks run as you type. Free, no email.
Highlighted words could describe any business.
Type a headline to see how it reads.
A quick pattern check, not a verdict on your business. A person catches what a checker can’t.
The Copy Clarity Audit is a written teardown of the page that matters most. Fixed price, agreed in writing before I start. Here’s what lands in your inbox.
Each one quoted from your own page and explained in plain language.
Rewritten options you can paste in or test today.
What a first-time visitor worries about, and exactly where to answer it.
What to change first, second and third. Usable by you, your team or any writer.
If I can’t help, I’ll tell you before you pay anything.
You see the price and the date in writing before any work starts.More speculative rewrites for fictional businesses, written to show how I work. No borrowed logos, no invented results.
Accounting firm
Welcome to our firm. We are a full-service accounting practice offering tax, audit and advisory services.
Tax season shouldn’t take over your business.
Alternative: Know where the money’s going before the quarter ends.
It opens with the firm, not the client. It lists categories instead of outcomes. And the only thing to do next is scroll.
The headline, because it decides whether anyone reads on. Then one clear next step. Then services rebuilt around what each one saves the client.
Weekly meal-planning subscription
Email 1: thanks for joining. Email 2: our story. Email 3: buy now.
Thank, describe, sell. Every email was about the company, so readers drifted off before the offer arrived.
Each email earns the next open: set expectations, give a quick win, answer the doubts, show the habit, make the repeat order one click.
Founder of a small software company
Excited to announce that we’ve just launched a powerful new reporting feature! Check it out and let us know what you think. #SaaS #Growth #Innovation
Our customers kept exporting to a spreadsheet to answer one question: which clients are paying late? So we put that answer on the first screen. No export, no formulas. If you run a small business, what’s the one number you check every Monday?
The post is about the company’s excitement. Nothing in it is about the reader, so they scroll past.
It starts with a frustration the reader recognises, says what changed in plain words and ends with a question worth answering.
Four business owners, in their own words. Hover or tap a card to see what changed for them.
I was struggling to communicate what made my services different. Sphota helped me sharpen my messaging and present my offer in a much more compelling way. The result felt far more professional.
Sphota helped us make our product descriptions clearer and more persuasive. The messaging felt more customer-focused and made our products easier to understand. A solid experience working with them.
Our old marketing copy wasn’t communicating the value of our services properly. Sphota brought a fresh perspective and helped us write copy that speaks more directly to our target customers.
Working with Sphota helped me rethink how I present my business online. The copy became clearer, more engaging, and more focused on customer needs. I’d recommend them to anyone looking to improve their messaging.
Before copywriting I spent over three years in finance, where a vague sentence costs real money. So I don’t write for applause. I write for the number you care about: enquiries, sales, invoices paid.
3+years in finance before copywriting
Every job is conversion copy: words with a job to do. Scope and price are agreed in writing first.
Sphota works best for businesses whose offer is already good and whose website isn’t saying so. If that’s not you yet, I’ll tell you before you spend anything.
Straight answers about the audit, price, timing and what to expect. If yours isn’t here, ask it in the form below.
I’ll read it myself and tell you honestly whether I can help. No autoresponder. No sales sequence.