TilyD Ltd.
Look for the orange raven.
One company, many websites. Every site in the family carries a small orange raven. Some are easy to spot. Some are not.
The family
23 websites under one roof.
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EditFast
Editing, proofreading and writing services, in business since 1998 and on the web since 2002. Clients have included the U.N., WFP, IBM, Microsoft and Lotus.
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EditingTests
Skills tests for editors, proofreaders, writers and office workers. Employers use them to check what a candidate can do before hiring.
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Global Village Language Services
A searchable directory of editors, proofreaders, writers and indexers, plus translators, across its affiliated sites.
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Contented Manager
Content strategy for business owners: strategy, writing, SEO, blogging and copywriting, plus coaching on running content work.
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MyCottageWatch
Cottage and home watch service on BC’s Sunshine Coast: scheduled property checks with photo reports while owners are away.
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AdBubbles
In-context ads for small websites. Words already in an article become clearly labelled speech-bubble ads, and publishers share in the revenue.
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AdBalloons
An online advertising service, launching soon.
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Boballoo
The personal site of Robert Kidd on BC’s Sunshine Coast: notes on projects in progress, writing that isn’t for a client, and a direct way to get in touch.
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Contented Marketing
Content marketing built on one idea: publish things worth reading on their own. How to choose subjects, judge what worked, and keep going without a large team.
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Contented Strategist
The work before the writing: what an organisation should say, to whom, and why. Content audits, structure, and governance that holds up under deadline.
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Copywriter Testing
Realistic copywriting tests for agencies and employers, marked against criteria set in advance, plus practice material for writers.
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Corporate Data Company
Helps businesses sort out their own records: find what they hold, reconcile the copies, clean what matters and keep it maintainable.
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Love Smithy
Practical relationship advice. A lasting relationship is made rather than found, and the making is a skill that can be learned.
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Marketplace Tips
Advice for independent sellers on online marketplaces: listings, real fees, pricing, ranking, suspensions, and when to sell somewhere else.
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Proofreader Tests
Proofreading tests built from real passages seeded with real errors, scored on what was caught, missed and wrongly changed.
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Secret Cove Press
A small press on BC’s Sunshine Coast, interested in books with a strong sense of place. Submissions are not open yet.
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Self Publishing Tool
Self-publishing a book, step by step, in the order things happen, with the real costs named and the common mistakes marked.
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Test Markers
Marking for assessments that need human judgement: consistent marking schemes, marker training and checks, and the borderline paper.
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The Last Hypothesis
Why is there anything at all? The candidate answers set out fairly, with the science explained accurately.
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Translation Help
Translation services, online since 2002. The site is being rebuilt.
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Vuhi
A short Canadian name held for a project that is still taking shape.
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Vuyu
A short Canadian name held for a project that is still taking shape.
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Writer Testing
Writing tests built from real briefs and marked against set criteria, so employers can compare candidates and writers get an honest score.