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rachel baker the ethical copywriter

Copywriting and content for ethical businesses


Let’s change the world, with words.

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Welcome!

I'm Rachel

I’m a writer who works with companies and organisations on a mission to change the world for the better (because I am, too).

Whether I’m creating in-depth articles on climate change or telling compelling stories to capture the imagination, I weave words in ways that work.

I love to write for changemakers – so if you need help with your people-powered campaign, your ethical investment content or another exciting project, I’d love to hear from you.

 

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What is ethical copywriting?

As well as choosing to work with ethical businesses, I also write ethical copy.

Copywriting is often described as writing to sell. Sadly, all too often, traditional marketing tries to sell by manipulating people – by creating a false sense of urgency, playing on people’s insecurities or using exaggeration.

Not only is this unethical – it’s also not necessary.

The conscious consumer is savvy. They can do their own research and they can tell when they’re being duped.

Ethical brands achieve much more success by building a brand that communicates with its customers based on honesty, transparency and shared values.

Of course, you want your copy to make your products and services sound good. But if you’ve got amazing things to offer that will truly add value to your customers’ lives, then you don’t need to use manipulation to sell them.

All you need is a copywriter who can put your amazing ethos into words and make customers connect with your brand.

That’s where I come in!

What my clients say

"Rachel is an incredibly intelligent person who is self-motivated and everything I was looking for in a writer and more. Her work, and work ethic, is impeccable and she brings amazing ideas to the table that save me time having to do research."
David Levy Care What You Wear
"I came across Rachel when I was looking for a copywriter who was in line with my values. I had a quick discussion call with her and I instantly knew I had to sign her up. I was amazed with the copy she wrote and how she embodied my vision so beautifully within that."
Krishna Patel
Skincare Makers Club
"Rachel is an excellent writer, and her passion shows clearly in her work. I contracted Rachel to write some blog articles for my website, and she completed each article beautifully. She took the time to do in-depth research into the industry, resulting in tailored, articulate writings which perfectly reflected my company. I would quickly recommend Rachel to anyone seeking to hire a writer."
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Evannah Jayne
Terran Industries
Small biz packages are here!

As a small business owner, you’re constantly wearing many hats and juggling lots of jobs. You’ve got some words on your website and you feel they could be better, but you’re not quite sure how. And between doing client work or making your products, keeping your books, chasing payments, replying to emails and maybe even looking after children and animals, you can’t find the time to rewrite your whole website.

Let me help!

As a small business owner myself, I know the struggles. You want to outsource some business tasks, but hiring someone can be costly. I’m friends with lots of other small business owners and I’ve seen how hard they work. I wanted to offer some flexible solutions that would allow people to use the services of a professional writer at a range of price points.

I’ve got three options available:

- the kickstarter:	a one-page edit to get you started

- the editor: a full website edit working with the copy you’ve already written

- the copywriter: a full website edit and one page of copy written from scratch

I'll be posting more details about each package, but if you want to know more now then check out the link in my bio!

[Image description: slide 1 "small business website copy packages", slide 2: "the kick-starter", slide 3: "the editor", slide 4: "the copywriter"]
Small biz packages are here!

As a small business owner, you’re constantly wearing many hats and juggling lots of jobs. You’ve got some words on your website and you feel they could be better, but you’re not quite sure how. And between doing client work or making your products, keeping your books, chasing payments, replying to emails and maybe even looking after children and animals, you can’t find the time to rewrite your whole website.

Let me help!

As a small business owner myself, I know the struggles. You want to outsource some business tasks, but hiring someone can be costly. I’m friends with lots of other small business owners and I’ve seen how hard they work. I wanted to offer some flexible solutions that would allow people to use the services of a professional writer at a range of price points.

I’ve got three options available:

- the kickstarter:	a one-page edit to get you started

- the editor: a full website edit working with the copy you’ve already written

- the copywriter: a full website edit and one page of copy written from scratch

I'll be posting more details about each package, but if you want to know more now then check out the link in my bio!

[Image description: slide 1 "small business website copy packages", slide 2: "the kick-starter", slide 3: "the editor", slide 4: "the copywriter"]
Small biz packages are here!

As a small business owner, you’re constantly wearing many hats and juggling lots of jobs. You’ve got some words on your website and you feel they could be better, but you’re not quite sure how. And between doing client work or making your products, keeping your books, chasing payments, replying to emails and maybe even looking after children and animals, you can’t find the time to rewrite your whole website.

Let me help!

As a small business owner myself, I know the struggles. You want to outsource some business tasks, but hiring someone can be costly. I’m friends with lots of other small business owners and I’ve seen how hard they work. I wanted to offer some flexible solutions that would allow people to use the services of a professional writer at a range of price points.

I’ve got three options available:

- the kickstarter:	a one-page edit to get you started

- the editor: a full website edit working with the copy you’ve already written

- the copywriter: a full website edit and one page of copy written from scratch

I'll be posting more details about each package, but if you want to know more now then check out the link in my bio!

[Image description: slide 1 "small business website copy packages", slide 2: "the kick-starter", slide 3: "the editor", slide 4: "the copywriter"]
Small biz packages are here!

As a small business owner, you’re constantly wearing many hats and juggling lots of jobs. You’ve got some words on your website and you feel they could be better, but you’re not quite sure how. And between doing client work or making your products, keeping your books, chasing payments, replying to emails and maybe even looking after children and animals, you can’t find the time to rewrite your whole website.

Let me help!

As a small business owner myself, I know the struggles. You want to outsource some business tasks, but hiring someone can be costly. I’m friends with lots of other small business owners and I’ve seen how hard they work. I wanted to offer some flexible solutions that would allow people to use the services of a professional writer at a range of price points.

I’ve got three options available:

- the kickstarter:	a one-page edit to get you started

- the editor: a full website edit working with the copy you’ve already written

- the copywriter: a full website edit and one page of copy written from scratch

I'll be posting more details about each package, but if you want to know more now then check out the link in my bio!

[Image description: slide 1 "small business website copy packages", slide 2: "the kick-starter", slide 3: "the editor", slide 4: "the copywriter"]
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Small biz packages are here! As a small business owner, you’re constantly wearing many hats and juggling lots of jobs. You’ve got some words on your website and you feel they could be better, but you’re not quite sure how. And between doing client work or making your products, keeping your books, chasing payments, replying to emails and maybe even looking after children and animals, you can’t find the time to rewrite your whole website. Let me help! As a small business owner myself, I know the struggles. You want to outsource some business tasks, but hiring someone can be costly. I’m friends with lots of other small business owners and I’ve seen how hard they work. I wanted to offer some flexible solutions that would allow people to use the services of a professional writer at a range of price points. I’ve got three options available: - the kickstarter: a one-page edit to get you started - the editor: a full website edit working with the copy you’ve already written - the copywriter: a full website edit and one page of copy written from scratch I'll be posting more details about each package, but if you want to know more now then check out the link in my bio! [Image description: slide 1 "small business website copy packages", slide 2: "the kick-starter", slide 3: "the editor", slide 4: "the copywriter"]
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I see a lot of stuff about how rest is good because it allows us to be more productive. I fully agree with this - in fact, it's been proven.

But let's not forget that we don't exist just to work!

We can celebrate rest because it nourishes and restores us 🙂

For more on the philosophy & celebration of rest, you have to check out @thenapministry - who also talk a lot about the link between work, capitalism & racism.

[Image description: infographic of white text on a green background. Text reads: "Just a reminder that you don't have to rest just so you can be more productive. You deserve to rest because you're a human being who deserves a happy and peaceful life."]

#Rest #Productivity #SmallBusiness #Work
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I see a lot of stuff about how rest is good because it allows us to be more productive. I fully agree with this - in fact, it's been proven. But let's not forget that we don't exist just to work! We can celebrate rest because it nourishes and restores us 🙂 For more on the philosophy & celebration of rest, you have to check out @thenapministry - who also talk a lot about the link between work, capitalism & racism. [Image description: infographic of white text on a green background. Text reads: "Just a reminder that you don't have to rest just so you can be more productive. You deserve to rest because you're a human being who deserves a happy and peaceful life."] #Rest #Productivity #SmallBusiness #Work
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“Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires.”

I’m currently reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and this sentence really stood out to me. Not only do I agree with the sentiment in general, but it also applies to my work.

Wall Kimmerer’s book is a series of essays combining indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teaching of plants using beautiful, poetic storytelling. This sentence makes up part of a chapter about the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, which opens and closes social & spiritual events.

The Address is a series of thanks to different parts of the natural world & the nourishment and tools they provide us with each day and throughout our lives. It presents a different way of looking at the world, in particular the natural world, than we are prescribed through capitalism.

Thinking about my own work as a writer for ethical and sustainable brands, recognising abundance instead of scarcity is important because:

• Hope, ideas & imagination are so important for reversing climate change. Instead of turning to despair, we need to look at the gifts and abundance of nature and turn them into opportunities.

• The brands I work with don’t create unmet desires to sell products. They’re changemakers, interested in creating a different kind of business and economy.

• I never use unethical copywriting techniques like false scarcity or playing on negative emotions. That’s not how I want to earn my money. Instead, I try to support, inspire and uplift.

Might have to frame this quote and put it above my desk as a daily mantra!

#BraidingSweetgrass #EthicalCopywriting #PurposeLedBusiness #NatureConnection
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“Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires.” I’m currently reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and this sentence really stood out to me. Not only do I agree with the sentiment in general, but it also applies to my work. Wall Kimmerer’s book is a series of essays combining indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teaching of plants using beautiful, poetic storytelling. This sentence makes up part of a chapter about the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, which opens and closes social & spiritual events. The Address is a series of thanks to different parts of the natural world & the nourishment and tools they provide us with each day and throughout our lives. It presents a different way of looking at the world, in particular the natural world, than we are prescribed through capitalism. Thinking about my own work as a writer for ethical and sustainable brands, recognising abundance instead of scarcity is important because: • Hope, ideas & imagination are so important for reversing climate change. Instead of turning to despair, we need to look at the gifts and abundance of nature and turn them into opportunities. • The brands I work with don’t create unmet desires to sell products. They’re changemakers, interested in creating a different kind of business and economy. • I never use unethical copywriting techniques like false scarcity or playing on negative emotions. That’s not how I want to earn my money. Instead, I try to support, inspire and uplift. Might have to frame this quote and put it above my desk as a daily mantra! #BraidingSweetgrass #EthicalCopywriting #PurposeLedBusiness #NatureConnection
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Starting the week by sharing some lovely client feedback!

@learnmusicality is an exciting new website that helps people find qualified music teachers and makes teachers’ jobs easier through automation.

They’re also working towards setting up a charity so that their profits can fund free music lessons for students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford them. 

Musicality approached me to help them cultivate their tone of voice and create some awesome copy for their website. 

I loved working on this project - it was so fun, and really exciting to be so involved in the creation of the brand right from the start. 

If you'd like to get me involved on a similar project, get in touch!

[Image description: Yellow and white infographic reading: "Initially, we worked with a marketing agency to create Musicality’s tone of voice, but they failed to capture the balance of warmth, knowledge and professionalism we were looking for. 

Rachel came to the project and instantly captured the tone of voice, developing it to a place we could have only hoped for. She's an asset to any business!" 

Jennifer Adams, CEO of Musicality]

#Copywriter #Copywriting #ToneOfVoice #BrandStrategy #FemaleLedBusiness
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Starting the week by sharing some lovely client feedback! @learnmusicality is an exciting new website that helps people find qualified music teachers and makes teachers’ jobs easier through automation. They’re also working towards setting up a charity so that their profits can fund free music lessons for students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford them. Musicality approached me to help them cultivate their tone of voice and create some awesome copy for their website. I loved working on this project - it was so fun, and really exciting to be so involved in the creation of the brand right from the start. If you'd like to get me involved on a similar project, get in touch! [Image description: Yellow and white infographic reading: "Initially, we worked with a marketing agency to create Musicality’s tone of voice, but they failed to capture the balance of warmth, knowledge and professionalism we were looking for. Rachel came to the project and instantly captured the tone of voice, developing it to a place we could have only hoped for. She's an asset to any business!" Jennifer Adams, CEO of Musicality] #Copywriter #Copywriting #ToneOfVoice #BrandStrategy #FemaleLedBusiness
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