Copywriting is Like Love Making

by Mark Andrews Banned
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Agree or disagree?

Disagree or agree?
#copywriting #love #making
  • Profile picture of the author ThomasOMalley
    I wish I had come up with this question...darn....LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author AdappMedia
    Agree slow and steady with lots of foreplay haha.
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    • Profile picture of the author 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
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      • Profile picture of the author Michael Silvester
        Originally Posted by Rigmonkey View Post

        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....
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      • Profile picture of the author David Sieg
        Originally Posted by Rigmonkey View Post

        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.
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      • Profile picture of the author Ken Strong
        Originally Posted by Rigmonkey View Post

        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").
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      • Profile picture of the author lometogo
        ......and I can write copy in any position I want without my client complaining.
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        • Profile picture of the author 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.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dean Jackson
    LOL Rigmonkey... nice

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

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  • Profile picture of the author laurenceh
    Hey Rig there's one you missed...

    You can fall asleep immediately after writing copy without upsetting your client.
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  • Profile picture of the author 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
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    • Profile picture of the author dazzangel
      Originally Posted by Rose Anderson View Post

      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.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rezbi
    Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill View Post

    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.
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  • Profile picture of the author 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.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    It can be... but the end result might be a little different.
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  • Profile picture of the author 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.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mark Andrews
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      Originally Posted by Nathan Alexander View Post

      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...

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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Lambency
    If you don't produce some amazing results, your clients will leave you for another copywriter with a bigger swipe file.
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  • Profile picture of the author Doorknob
    Copywriting is more like street walking.

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