Copywriting is Like Love Making

[Mark Andrews]

Agree or disagree?

Disagree or agree?

[ThomasOMalley]

I wish I had come up with this question...darn....LOL

[Ken_Caudill]

Disagree. Copywriting is like hard work.

A lot like it, in fact.

[AdappMedia]

Agree slow and steady with lots of foreplay haha.

[Rigmonkey]

Disagree. Here's 20 good reasons why...

1. My clients don't tell me that their former copywriters performed better than me once I'm in a relationship with them
2. I've never had to get a client drunk to get what I've wanted from them
3. My clients are prepared to work with me on a daily basis instead of twice a month
4. I never have to take a shower before I start copywriting
5. I never have to take a shower when I've finished copywriting
6. My clients don't get offended when I light up a cigarette while I'm actually copywriting
7. Viagra doesn't help me type any better
8. I've never accidentally made a client pregnant
9. I can still drink regularly, consume dairy products and avoid antibiotics when I'm copywriting
10. I've never had to change my bedding after writing a sales letter
11. I can pleasure myself with article writing if I'm not getting any copywriting work without having to wash my hands six times a day
12. I've never been able to produce good copy in less than a minute
13. I've never been in trouble with a client for being intimate with a parent company
14. I've never woken up after producing a squeeze page and forgotten that I actually wrote it
15. I've never taken a piece of copywriting home after a night out in Pattaya to find it has a willy
16. I've never had to pay a client to write for them
17. My clients don't ask me if my friends can join the party
18. I've never found one of my clients in bed with the mailman and an alsatian
19. I trust my clients not to tell their friends about my physical dimensions
20. I'm still vaguely interested in copywriting after I've been working on a project for more than a week

[Dean Jackson]

LOL Rigmonkey... nice

Copywriting is nothing like "love making". You trying to troll man??

Dean

[Michael Silvester]

Originally Posted by Rigmonkey

Disagree. Here's 20 good reasons why...

1. My clients don't tell me that their former copywriters performed better than me once I'm in a relationship with them
2. I've never had to get a client drunk to get what I've wanted from them
3. My clients are prepared to work with me on a daily basis instead of twice a month
4. I never have to take a shower before I start copywriting
5. I never have to take a shower when I've finished copywriting
6. My clients don't get offended when I light up a cigarette while I'm actually copywriting
7. Viagra doesn't help me type any better
8. I've never accidentally made a client pregnant
9. I can still drink regularly, consume dairy products and avoid antibiotics when I'm copywriting
10. I've never had to change my bedding after writing a sales letter
11. I can pleasure myself with article writing if I'm not getting any copywriting work without having to wash my hands six times a day
12. I've never been able to produce good copy in less than a minute
13. I've never been in trouble with a client for being intimate with a parent company
14. I've never woken up after producing a squeeze page and forgotten that I actually wrote it
15. I've never taken a piece of copywriting home after a night out in Pattaya to find it has a willy
16. I've never had to pay a client to write for them
17. My clients don't ask me if my friends can join the party
18. I've never found one of my clients in bed with the mailman and an alsatian
19. I trust my clients not to tell their friends about my physical dimensions
20. I'm still vaguely interested in copywriting after I've been working on a project for more than a week

Your Not Doing It Right....

[David Sieg]

Originally Posted by Rigmonkey

Disagree. Here's 20 good reasons why...

1. My clients don't tell me that their former copywriters performed better than me once I'm in a relationship with them
2. I've never had to get a client drunk to get what I've wanted from them
3. My clients are prepared to work with me on a daily basis instead of twice a month
4. I never have to take a shower before I start copywriting
5. I never have to take a shower when I've finished copywriting
6. My clients don't get offended when I light up a cigarette while I'm actually copywriting
7. Viagra doesn't help me type any better
8. I've never accidentally made a client pregnant
9. I can still drink regularly, consume dairy products and avoid antibiotics when I'm copywriting
10. I've never had to change my bedding after writing a sales letter
11. I can pleasure myself with article writing if I'm not getting any copywriting work without having to wash my hands six times a day
12. I've never been able to produce good copy in less than a minute
13. I've never been in trouble with a client for being intimate with a parent company
14. I've never woken up after producing a squeeze page and forgotten that I actually wrote it
15. I've never taken a piece of copywriting home after a night out in Pattaya to find it has a willy
16. I've never had to pay a client to write for them
17. My clients don't ask me if my friends can join the party
18. I've never found one of my clients in bed with the mailman and an alsatian
19. I trust my clients not to tell their friends about my physical dimensions
20. I'm still vaguely interested in copywriting after I've been working on a project for more than a week

#15 I've never taken a piece of copywriting home after a night out in Pattaya to find it has a willy

I wonder how many people here actually know what (or where) "Pattaya" is? LOL.

I wish I were there now.

[Ken Strong]

Originally Posted by Rigmonkey

My clients don't ask me if my friends can join the party

Maybe not, but Copywriting Three-Ways are distressingly common (e.g., "I'm going to run your copy by my brother-in-law -- he got a really good grade in his Creative Writing class in college back in 1997 so he'll be able to make some suggestions").

[laurenceh]

Hey Rig there's one you missed...

You can fall asleep immediately after writing copy without upsetting your client.

[Rose Anderson]

I think it's more like the seduction than the actual love making.

There are a lot of thoughts I could add about the actual product being disappointing compared to the sales page.....but I guess I'd better not

[Rezbi]

Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill

Disagree. Copywriting is like hard work.

A lot like it, in fact.

I'll go one step further...

It's not just like hard work, it is hard work.

Bloody hard work.

[dazzangel]

Originally Posted by Rose Anderson

I think it's more like the seduction than the actual love making.

There are a lot of thoughts I could add about the actual product being disappointing compared to the sales page.....but I guess I'd better not

I disagree copywriting is a hard work...I think

A decent copywriter will get at least $2,500 for a sales letter. The big boys…about $15,000 or more. Yeah, getting copy written for your product can be very expensive.

[Rose Anderson]

Obviously, the writing part of copywriting is hard work. I was more referring to the "reading" of copywriting and it's purpose.


Sorry if I took a wrong turn.

[Ken Strong]

Originally Posted by Rose Anderson

Sorry if I took a wrong turn.

How dare you derail this vitally important thread.

[Michael55555]

It can be... but the end result might be a little different.

[Nathan Alexander]

Disagree. For one I'm hoping you'll reach in your wallet, for the other I'm reaching into mine. (Thanks folks, I'll be here all night...no seriously, if my wife reads this I'm on the couch for a while.)



Kidding.

[Mark Andrews]

Originally Posted by Nathan Alexander

For one I'm hoping you'll reach in your wallet, for the other I'm reaching into mine. I'll be here all night... I'm on the couch for a while.

Hmmmmm darling...

[Rezbi]

Originally Posted by Rose Anderson

Obviously, the writing part of copywriting is hard work. I was more referring to the "reading" of copywriting and it's purpose.


Sorry if I took a wrong turn.

The writing is easy.

It's the research before and, to a lesser degree, editing after that's hard.

[Scott Lambency]

If you don't produce some amazing results, your clients will leave you for another copywriter with a bigger swipe file.

[Doorknob]

Copywriting is more like street walking.

Expose your (creative) parts; get some money for it.

[lometogo]

......and I can write copy in any position I want without my client complaining.

[Cam Connor]

This is a truly hilarious thread, lol, and great idea... On a more serious note, I've noticed that getting into the "flow state" with copywriting is very pleasurable, and is far more enjoyable than trying to write when you're not there. You feel like things are just "happening" and the copy is coming to you faster than you can type, without you even thnking about it. Making love is the same way, when you get that feeling, and go into the "flow", it feels a lot better than when your self-conscious and THINKING about it.

At least, that was my first thought, when I read the thread.