Instamojo Content Guidelines

 

ABOUT

 

Instamojo is a growth gateway powering over a million small and medium businesses in India with payments and e-commerce tools.

 

AUDIENCE

Who we create content for? 

We create content for SMEs in India that are spread across sectors like:

  • Travel
  • Education 
  • Freelancers
  • Hobbyists
  • Professionals
  • Startups 
  • Youtubers and content creators

 

BOILERPLATE

This description should be used consistently throughout any press releases or guest blog posts.

Instamojo is India’s fastest growing on-demand payments and e-commerce platform that enables over 1,000,000 small businesses and startups to build, manage and grow their business online. Instamojo today powers 10% of the digitally active MSMEs in India and enables growth for 1 out of every 100 small businesses in the country.

 

VOICE & TONE

This is all about our brand’s personality. 

  • The voice of Instamojo is simple, India-friendly English.
  • We use British English in both product and marketing copy
  • The tone is non-intimidating, friendly, and formal
  • We are growth enablers and therefore use language that is:
    • Clear
    • Appropriate
    • Useful
    • Human

Other pointers to keep in mind:

  • Use active voice
  • Avoid jargon
  • Write positively
  • Write in plain English
  • Keep it honest and crisp
  • Never be condescending 
  • Use dry humour with context
  • Speak B2B



SPECIFIC PREFERENCES

  • Use Oxford Comma
  • Never put full stops in lists
  • Use sentence case (the first letter of a sentence is capitalized when writing product copy)
  • Use Title Case for Headlines 
  • Use AP style for blogs
  • Spell out a number when it begins in a sentence. Otherwise, use the numeral. This includes ordinals.
  • Use camelcase for product names (mojoXpress, mojoCapital)
  • Generally, spell out the day of the week and the month. Abbreviate only if space is an issue in the app.

(Saturday, January 24)

(Sat., Jan. 24)

  • Use % , - symbols
  • Use ₹ when signifying the amount
  • Use numerals and am or pm, with a space in between

Key: Here’s a guide to what each case looks like
Key: Here’s AP style guide for copy

POINT OF VIEW?

We write in the first person. Always use sentences like “We help you grow your business”

 

PLEASE FILL THIS GUEST BLOGGING APPLICATION FORM TO CONTRIBUTE TO INSTAMOJO BLOG

Note to Guest Posters - Team Instamojo holds the right to add, edit, or modify contributed posts in any way that fits the content goals, guidelines, and strategies. 

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