DO YOU SHOUT ABOUT HOW GOOD YOU ARE?

Helping business owners to grow and thrive through positive media coverage

ENHANCING YOUR REPUTATION

PR strategy & delivery

SAVE MORE

Spend less on advertising and get better results.

SELL MORE

Generate new leads that bring in more business.

SMILE MORE

Feel good about being more visible.

Do you see other business owners in the news and wish you could think of something newsworthy to publicise your own business?

Have you considered writing a press release but not known where to start?

It’s frustrating when you want to be more visible, but you simply don’t have the tools or knowledge to kickstart some PR.

If you want to get your business in front of thousands of potential customers and get known as a trusted expert in your sector, then Write on Time Ltd can help.

Former journalists turned PR pros, Michelle and Christian Ewen founded Write on Time Ltd in 2017.

Together, they have helped more than 3,000 business owners to think of something newsworthy to say and take the first steps towards getting their story in newspapers, magazines, on the radio or TV. From Metro to Psychologies, BBC Breakfast to HuffPost, Stylist and The Guardian, clients have achieved their media dreams at local, regional and national level.

Whether you’re an innovative start-up or celebrating decades in business, now is always the right time to tell your story!

GET YOUR BUSINESS IN THE NEWSPAPERS, ON THE RADIO & TV

“If I was down to my last dollar, I would spend it on PR” – Bill Gates

Yes, I want more publicity!

CORE SERVICES

What we offer

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STORYTELLING

Helping business owners who struggle to see what makes them newsworthy by uncovering their ‘hidden’ stories.

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COACHING & CONSULTANCY

Personalised PR coaching for business owners who want to increase their visibility and manage their reputation.

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WEBINARS & TOOL KITS

‘How to’ advice for business owners who want to improve their PR and marketing skill-sets.

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MENTORING & ACCOUNTABILITY

Ongoing 1:1 support so business owners achieve their PR objectives in the timeframe they commit to.

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

Top testimonials

After our last APDO conference on 20 May 2021, I was so impressed with Write on Time’s approach that by 21 May, I received my confirmation of my PR Power Hour booking with Michelle and Christian.

They both gave some great pointers, great advice and positive vibes that ‘I can do this’. I was so encouraged!

I have since ‘appeared’ on three different radio stations for interview (some more than once), and on an Australian podcast as a guest. I have also had articles written by me and about me in local newspapers, homes magazines and lifestyle publications.

This has all contributed to the award I won earlier this year, South of England ‘Professional Organiser of the Year 2021/2022’ from Prestige Awards.

I wouldn’t have had the courage to do this without their positivity and enthusiasm. What also greatly helped was the 100 and 150-word bios that I also engaged them to write for me.

Michelle and Christian showed genuine interest in me, my history and my career – getting every last detail to boil down succinctly into something cohesive I could use.

I highly recommend investing in yourself and your business in this way. You can do it too!

Helena McBride

The Space Maker

Whilst Ingrid Jansen and I enjoyed media and online success in the UK before, promoting The Declutter Hub in a global market was brand-new territory for us.

In a PR Power Hour, Christian and Michelle taught us how to change the tone of our PR and capitalise on our expertise in a way we hadn’t explored before… 60 minutes of fantastic takeaways!

If you want straight-talking, no-nonsense expert PR advice, these two lovely people are just the ticket.

Lesley Spellman

The Declutter Hub

Well, both of my stories made it into the local press today!

I’ve simply followed all of the advice – trusting the process devised by Michelle and Christian. I’ve listened to feedback and learned.

Lisa Shannon

Transformational Therapist

Michelle and Christian are great at getting a story out of anyone and then presenting it to the press in a way they can’t resist.

Lynn Parnell

Founder of Logistics Partners Consultancy

Michelle and Christian were speakers at a networking event, and I have to say that they were some of the best speakers I have had the pleasure of listening to. They were amazing! They both took interest in each and every one of our businesses and took us through step by step of how to get in the press. I highly recommend them both! Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

Janine McDonald

Professional Declutterer

EasyTots has had the pleasure of working with Michelle and Christian on a number of projects. Award writing is an important thing to get right. We were so happy with how our award entry was put together. Write on Time delivered a compelling, professional and engaging entry, and I’m sure that contributed towards our award success.

Helen Davies

Founder of EasyTots

Michelle and Christian worked for Duvalay for several years – helping with award entries to gain not only recognition within our own industry, but wider afield amongst the general business community.

They quickly grasped what the core and heartbeat of our family business was and articulated this so well in the entries they submitted. We had a very high success rate. This proved beneficial to us in many ways and was some reward for the hard work we had put in over the years.

Liz Colleran

Sales & Marketing Director at Duvalay

I would never be a multi-award-winning entrepreneur without Michelle and Christian. An entrepreneur maybe, but never award-winning.

The application is where the magic happens and where you can absolutely nail it or get it hopelessly wrong – even if you deserve to win. This is because the judges are sifting through so many entries… They are looking out for certain key pieces of information and that’s where taking expert advice on this process comes in.

Michelle and Christian know exactly what judges are looking for in relation to the specific award you are entering; that’s the magic.

They are my secret weapon, which has led me to complete an awards hat trick (the Enterprise Vision Awards 2019, the FSB Awards 2020 and the Single Mums Business Network Awards 2020).

Helen Pritchard

Founder of. Helen Pritchard Online

Michelle and Christian spoke at a Bolton MIBA meeting recently. I followed their advice and a week later I had a story published in my local paper. Thank you so much both of you. What can I say? What you’re doing works!

Nikki Powell

Author of ‘Lucys [sic] Little Book of Meditations’

After our last APDO conference on 20 May 2021, I was so impressed with Write on Time’s approach that by 21 May, I received my confirmation of my PR Power Hour booking with Michelle and Christian.

They both gave some great pointers, great advice and positive vibes that ‘I can do this’. I was so encouraged!

I have since ‘appeared’ on three different radio stations for interview (some more than once), and on an Australian podcast as a guest. I have also had articles written by me and about me in local newspapers, homes magazines and lifestyle publications.

This has all contributed to the award I won earlier this year, South of England ‘Professional Organiser of the Year 2021/2022’ from Prestige Awards.

I wouldn’t have had the courage to do this without their positivity and enthusiasm. What also greatly helped was the 100 and 150-word bios that I also engaged them to write for me.

Michelle and Christian showed genuine interest in me, my history and my career – getting every last detail to boil down succinctly into something cohesive I could use.

I highly recommend investing in yourself and your business in this way. You can do it too!

Helena McBride

The Space Maker

Whilst Ingrid Jansen and I enjoyed media and online success in the UK before, promoting The Declutter Hub in a global market was brand-new territory for us.

In a PR Power Hour, Christian and Michelle taught us how to change the tone of our PR and capitalise on our expertise in a way we hadn’t explored before… 60 minutes of fantastic takeaways!

If you want straight-talking, no-nonsense expert PR advice, these two lovely people are just the ticket.

Lesley Spellman

The Declutter Hub

Well, both of my stories made it into the local press today!

I’ve simply followed all of the advice – trusting the process devised by Michelle and Christian. I’ve listened to feedback and learned.

Lisa Shannon

Transformational Therapist

Michelle and Christian are great at getting a story out of anyone and then presenting it to the press in a way they can’t resist.

Lynn Parnell

Founder of Logistics Partners Consultancy

Michelle and Christian were speakers at a networking event, and I have to say that they were some of the best speakers I have had the pleasure of listening to. They were amazing! They both took interest in each and every one of our businesses and took us through step by step of how to get in the press. I highly recommend them both! Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

Janine McDonald

Professional Declutterer

EasyTots has had the pleasure of working with Michelle and Christian on a number of projects. Award writing is an important thing to get right. We were so happy with how our award entry was put together. Write on Time delivered a compelling, professional and engaging entry, and I’m sure that contributed towards our award success.

Helen Davies

Founder of EasyTots

Michelle and Christian worked for Duvalay for several years – helping with award entries to gain not only recognition within our own industry, but wider afield amongst the general business community.

They quickly grasped what the core and heartbeat of our family business was and articulated this so well in the entries they submitted. We had a very high success rate. This proved beneficial to us in many ways and was some reward for the hard work we had put in over the years.

Liz Colleran

Sales & Marketing Director at Duvalay

I would never be a multi-award-winning entrepreneur without Michelle and Christian. An entrepreneur maybe, but never award-winning.

The application is where the magic happens and where you can absolutely nail it or get it hopelessly wrong – even if you deserve to win. This is because the judges are sifting through so many entries… They are looking out for certain key pieces of information and that’s where taking expert advice on this process comes in.

Michelle and Christian know exactly what judges are looking for in relation to the specific award you are entering; that’s the magic.

They are my secret weapon, which has led me to complete an awards hat trick (the Enterprise Vision Awards 2019, the FSB Awards 2020 and the Single Mums Business Network Awards 2020).

Helen Pritchard

Founder of. Helen Pritchard Online

Michelle and Christian spoke at a Bolton MIBA meeting recently. I followed their advice and a week later I had a story published in my local paper. Thank you so much both of you. What can I say? What you’re doing works!

Nikki Powell

Author of ‘Lucys [sic] Little Book of Meditations’

MEET OUR TEAM

The people who make it all happen

Michelle Ewen

Creative Ideas Engine

Over the past 20 years, I have generated more than £1m worth of free publicity and written every kind of winning award entry – including an MBE.

Having graduated with First Class Honours in Journalism & Script Writing, I worked for the national press – exposing love rats and scandals in The Mirror, The People, Chat, Take a Break and many more true-life magazines!

Aged 25, I then became Commercial Features Editor for Guardian Series Newspapers – specialising in persuasive copywriting for businesses.

Later, as Public Relations Specialist at an NHS Trust, I recruited Stephen Fry to front our ‘Stamp Out Stigma’ campaign; advised the Board; and empowered patients to share their lived experience of mental health with the media.

Key Skill: Writing kickass press releases!

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Christian Ewen

Pitching & Proofing King

Aged 25, I broke the record for the youngest ever Press Officer at the FTSE100 company that hired me as an official spokesperson. I wrote press statements for Sky News and the BBC; delivered award-winning PR campaigns; and regularly secured broadcast and print coverage worth six-figure sums in equivalent advertising value.

I originally started out as a Commercial Features Reporter for Guardian Series Newspapers – writing advertorials and lifestyle features – after studying Journalism at LJMU.

Later, I worked as a Publisher for five years at one of the world’s leading non-fiction military history publishing houses in the English language. I took a project management role – proofreading and copy-editing manuscripts to prepare them for publication.

Key Skill: Adding that final touch of class to everything we produce.

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Raymond Reddington

Company Secretary

I was found wandering on the streets of Rochdale and then transferred to Warrington Cats Protection Adoption Centre. After a Method acting performance worthy of Brando, I conned my parents into choosing me at the shelter. Named after a fictional criminal mastermind on Sky TV’s The Blacklist, I now only show affection on my own terms – and mostly when motivated by food!

As Company Secretary, my key responsibilities include making unscheduled appearances on Zoom calls; walking across keyboards at inopportune moments; posing for social media; and eating up the company profits in snacks.

In my spare time I like to defend my precious territory and ignore all my expensive toys.

Key Skill: Mediating when my parents have ‘creative differences’.

NOTICE: In the above photograph, Raymond’s bowtie has been attached to a breakaway collar for safety purposes.

DO IT YOURSELF

£149 Press Pack

24 story ideas to get publicity for your business – no matter how long you have been trading for
A simple tool to help you figure out the best way to pitch your story idea to reporters – giving you the best possible chance of success
Written and video instructions on how to write a professional press release, as well as five ready-made press release templates so you can simply fill in the blanks
Guidance on how to take or choose the best photos to go with your story, so you have saved the reporters another job. This is really important to deliver the full package to a paper (story and photo) so that you don’t bust their inbox or get disregarded because it’s not professional
Expert advice on which media outlets and publications to send your press release or article outline to, so you can be seen in the right places
Lessons on reporters’ etiquette, so you get a great reputation for being easy to work with

Buy it now

DONE FOR YOU

Get Your Business in the Newspaper

£549

Using our expert skills and experience, we will research and write a newsworthy press release about your business (with your full input and consent) to increase your chances of being featured
We will take a look at your business imagery and choose the best photos to send out with the press release so that you’ve ticked off another job for the paper, which means your story is more likely to be picked up
We will research up to five print and online news outlets to pitch the story to that match your business and ideal customers/clients (which is who we are hoping to attract!)
We will use our lifetime of contacts to speak to journalists over the telephone to maximise the chances of their outlet publishing the story; then follow up by email to double your chances
We will keep our eyes on the ball and let you know about any resulting coverage
You keep all copies of the press release to use on your website(s) and social media for added publicity across your online platforms
This really is a ‘Done for You’ service… you just sit back and wait for the publicity!

Email writeontimeuk@gmail.com to book a FREE 15-minute call to discuss our ‘Done for You’ services

DONE WITH YOU

Introductory PR Power Hour

£99 (first-time clients only)

People can only benefit from your products and services if they know your business exists. The press can be your greatest, most credible ally when it comes to getting your business in front of more people. Get started in just 60 minutes when you book a PR Power Hour with Write on Time Ltd – expert industry professionals with a friendly, Northern attitude! SPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST-TIME CLIENTS: Take advantage of our £99 introductory rate for your first PR Power Hour.

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NEWS

How I Became: Michelle Ewen speaks to Prolific North

MICHELLE IS IN PROLIFIC NORTH! She spoke about how she became a journalist - and the path she took into PR and self-employment - for this major regional publication. Fun to have the interview tables turned on her for once 😉 Remember, we only ever encourage you...

Walking the walk: Write on Time Ltd featured in the national press

A couple of weeks ago, Michelle spotted a tweet from the Lifestyle Editor of the Metro newspaper. She shared a rental listing for a flat in London that was too small to fit a bed in it. Michelle replied: ‘Wow, for that price you can get a whole house up north!’ After...

Scale new heights to #ClimbForCats

Look who's been featured in Pets Business World... Our very own Christian and rescue cat Raymond Reddington; Cats Protection are, once again, challenging people to #ClimbForCats throughout January or during a special weekend on 29-30 January. If you'd like to set...

‘Best Blog of 2020’ national award win for #SheCan365

The Directors of Write on Time - together with their close friend Helen Pritchard - have won a national blogging award for their unique voluntary project which celebrates female entrepreneurs. Helen hosted the #SheCan365 project - challenging Michelle and Christian...

Warrington entrepreneurs unite to empower women in business

A trio of Warrington business owners completed a unique voluntary project celebrating female entrepreneurs ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020. In March last year, award-winning online marketing specialist Helen Pritchard challenged PR consultants Michelle...