So You Think You Can Cut It As A Copywriter Huh? Good Luck With That.

The Copy Nazi · 03-25-2010, 03:55 PM

Take this Copywriting Quiz developed by the late, great Gary Halbert and prepare to be humbled.

dtendrich · 03-26-2010, 01:14 AM

Reminds me of the thing in Tested Advertising Methods.

AustinLadyTam · 03-29-2010, 11:29 AM

Wow, I only got 2 wrong! I'm better than I thought I was, and I thought I was good.

Ivelin2008 · 03-29-2010, 03:08 PM

As an aspiring copywriter

I got 3 or 4 wrong.

Daniel Sanchez · 03-29-2010, 03:58 PM

Same. I got a B.

Nice explanations though for some of the headlines. Great basics to remember.

colmodwyer · 03-29-2010, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Since people who are not even copywriters are acing it, I'll
not give it much stock.

Being a copywriter you're probably more inclined to try and rationalize each headline. So perhaps in this case, the less you know the better.

That's my excuse anyway.

Colm

Ivelin2008 · 03-29-2010, 04:11 PM

I think even if you think you're a world class copywriter there's nothing wrong with taking the quiz. See if you can do perfect ha! 2 wrong, 3 wrong is not acing it. 0 wrong is acing it!

I think it's a good excercise for every copywriter and would like to see more quizzes like this.

Vendor-Lock · 04-05-2010, 01:31 AM

two wrong. NOT FAIR ! I had no idea that was a designer jacket brand !

that one's kind of unfair. If the reader doesn't know that it's a designer brand,
then line " B " would sell better I think.

but what the heck do I know ? lol.

fun quiz though.

butters · 04-05-2010, 11:38 AM

Meh, got 7 wrong :P... Looks like I'll be paying people to do my writing. I am confused how this test actually holds any merit though, I wounder how many headlines they tested before they found the right one...

tyroneshum · 04-14-2010, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by colmodwyer

Being a copywriter you're probably more inclined to try and rationalize each headline. So perhaps in this case, the less you know the better.

That's my excuse anyway.

Colm

Sometimes it just seems that the lighter you look onto things, the easier you understand them - just like those what happens to too much critical thinkers who are often in the average of IQ test results for example.

04-20-2010, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metronicity

Take this Copywriting Quiz developed by the late, great Gary Halbert and prepare to be humbled.

Thanks for sharing this Mal.

Jason Fladlien · 04-20-2010, 02:12 PM

I got a D- when I took this a long time ago. We even did a contest on our blog and gave away prizes. The best got only 5 or 6 wrong I do believe.

Here let me dig it out for you...
Which Headline Pulled Best? | Fladlien Productions

The Copy Nazi · 04-20-2010, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Fladlien

I got a D- when I took this a long time ago. We even did a contest on our blog and gave away prizes. The best got only 5 or 6 wrong I do believe.

Here let me dig it out for you...
Which Headline Pulled Best? | Fladlien Productions

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03-25-2010, 03:55 PM	#1
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Daniel Sanchez HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 150 Thanks: 119 Thanked 50 Times in 40 Posts	Re: So You Think You Can Cut It As A Copywriter Huh? Good Luck With That. Same. I got a B. Nice explanations though for some of the headlines. Great basics to remember.

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Ivelin2008 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 132 Thanks: 18 Thanked 39 Times in 16 Posts	Re: So You Think You Can Cut It As A Copywriter Huh? Good Luck With That. I think even if you think you're a world class copywriter there's nothing wrong with taking the quiz. See if you can do perfect ha! 2 wrong, 3 wrong is not acing it. 0 wrong is acing it! I think it's a good excercise for every copywriter and would like to see more quizzes like this.
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Vendor-Lock Da Warrior PHP Guy War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: BC Canada Posts: 488 Thanks: 399 Thanked 92 Times in 73 Posts Social Networking	Re: So You Think You Can Cut It As A Copywriter Huh? Good Luck With That. two wrong. NOT FAIR ! I had no idea that was a designer jacket brand ! that one's kind of unfair. If the reader doesn't know that it's a designer brand, then line " B " would sell better I think. but what the heck do I know ? lol. fun quiz though.

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butters Lee Bartlett War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Harlow, Essex, Uk Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 93 Thanked 178 Times in 136 Posts	Re: So You Think You Can Cut It As A Copywriter Huh? Good Luck With That. Meh, got 7 wrong :P... Looks like I'll be paying people to do my writing. I am confused how this test actually holds any merit though, I wounder how many headlines they tested before they found the right one...

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Jason Fladlien HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Iowa City, IA, USA. Posts: 394 Thanks: 360 Thanked 688 Times in 129 Posts	Re: So You Think You Can Cut It As A Copywriter Huh? Good Luck With That. I got a D- when I took this a long time ago. We even did a contest on our blog and gave away prizes. The best got only 5 or 6 wrong I do believe. Here let me dig it out for you... Which Headline Pulled Best? \| Fladlien Productions
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