Humor Writing
A funny thing about humor … it builds your business.
If you’re in business, a sense of humor isn’t just helpful, it’s essential. How else can you justify the ridiculous hours, low pay and sacrifice for the joy of not having to show up at somebody else’s office wearing a scarf or tie every day?
Then there’s the constant nail-biting and second-guessing. As Charles Schultz said: “Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, ‘Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ‘This is going to take more than one night.’”
Remember back in the day when you had to act stiff-upper-lipped and droll to be considered a professional (not to mention wearing that scarf and tie…)? Thankfully, those days have passed. People want to do business with people they like — and the fastest way to connect with people is through humor.
Humor is the basic black of communications. It works (nearly) everywhere!
Here are just a few ways that humor can help your business, and we can help you by writing funny:
- Humorous speech writing: Got a gig coming up and you’re the speaker? We can write a kick-butt speech for you where you aren’t the butt of the joke.
- Humor blogging: Whether you need somebody to occasionally write a humor post or somebody to take over your whole blog, we can do it. Actually, we’re serious bloggers, too. It’s all a matter of getting to know your style, letting us get under your skin (in a good way), and then writing like you would write — in your voice — if you had the time. You might check out our humor blog, ThatAwkwardAge.com as an example of our personal humor writing.
- Humorous web site copy: Depending on your product or service, you may need a lighter touch on your web site. Yeah, we can do that, too.
- Social media humor writing: Need to increase fans and followers? Give it up for humor! Ever notice that the people with the funniest status updates have the biggest following? That’s because funny people are likeable people.
- Employee events/relations: Need a skit for an employee event? Want to roast your managers at an appreciation event? We’re your pals. Tell us the scoop and we’ll give you the dirt that will keep your team rolling in the aisles. You can sell your great ideas to your employees through humor — as Mary Hirsh says, it lets you make a point without drawing blood.
- E-book writing: Yeah, you know your stuff. Let us help you write your e-book so that you can shine as the expert and gain more readers through humor. We can do the same for e-zines, e-newsletters, email … We can turn you into one fun-e guy!
If your bottom line is sagging, give us a call and we’ll help you get your happy groove on. Everything is funny in retrospect. Just think … even The Great Recession will make you laugh. Someday.
Illustrations: Mike Licht
