So, what happens at a Word Salon?

The Oxford Word Salon is where we trim and style your business messages, or create them from your plans and aims:

• Marketing material
• Web copy
• Bids and proposals

... in fact anything that has to be written well.

We believe in clearer, more efective communication, so we also coach and advise you on how to make your point.

Call or email to ask if we can help.

We offer editing

Got a document that's long, tangled and shapeless?

Ask us. We'll trim and style your words to make a real impression.

We offer copy writing

Or better, we can say what you really want to say, and what people need to hear, right from the start. It's like scalp surgery, growing your message straight and smart from the root.

No more bad-word-days or message comb-overs.

...and we offer coaching

Better still, we'll show you how to do it for yourself.

Ask us for coaching on personality types, for example, and how different people receive information.

How does it work?

At the easy end, you can email us what you've got so far, and brief the Word Barber by phone. We'll work on it, apply any amendments you have, and follow up with an invoice. For new clients we ask for 40% of our estimate up front.

However, you’re probably serious enough to brief us face to face. The Word Barber will use a briefing sheet to ask for critical information, such as who you’re addressing, what they want to hear, and what you want to achieve.

We’ll give you an estimate of how long the job should take, and return a draft by an agreed deadline; we usually attach a Word doc to an email.

It’s vital that you’re happy, so we’ll amend it as often as you need, but we're good at getting it pretty close to what you need first time.

Our values

We operate a ‘no-blame-no-excuses' culture, where deadlines are managed and documents are delivered clearly, correctly, and to the highest professional standard.

We believe in clarity, brevity and integrity.

Oxford English is used throughout.

Our vision

A space where we feel good, you feel good, and the reader feels good about the finished document.

Our promise to you

We'll work with you to make your proposals, manuals and brochures improve your business.

So are we a copywriting service then?

Yes, with special skill in business and technical documents, as well as marketing literature. We also provide expertise in simple web sites (like this one), branding, and related marketing activities.

See the Oxford Word Barber's portfolio and CV here.