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Forum: Copywriting 27th March 2013, 11:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 949
Posted By BrianMcLeod
Re: Clickbank Writers Who Write To Sell!!!

Ah, the old "how do I sell without selling?" conundrum.

Get over it. People love to buy so help them do it.

Figure out who your ideal buying prospect is, study the language that they use to...
Forum: Copywriting 27th March 2013, 10:07 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,672
Posted By shawnlebrun
Re: Getting Started in Copywriting

Welcome!

As I mention to any new writer I hire... you need to read Claude Hopkins "Scientific Advertising" and "My Life in Advertising" at least 3 times.

But like others mentioned... do a...
Forum: Copywriting 26th March 2013, 08:17 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,034
Posted By marciayudkin
Re: What would you call writers with no formal copywriting experience calling themselves "copywriter

These are your criteria. You are entitled to them. However, these are not criteria that are shared by all copywriting clients.

1. Many copywriters specialize in an industry. Clients who are...
Forum: Copywriting 26th March 2013, 09:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 596
Posted By shawnlebrun
How to get more copy clients

I recently noticed a few copywriters had asked for some "best ways" to get
copywriting clients.

And I believe it was Daniel Scott who gave what I consider to be the 2 best ways to get quality,...
Forum: Copywriting 25th March 2013, 02:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,132
Posted By shawnlebrun
Re: THE most important part of your sales letter

Adam, no doubt that's a GREAT point about having that relationship with your list.

I remember sending out emails in the past that had literally NOTHING to do
with an offer or trying to sell...
Forum: Copywriting 25th March 2013, 09:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,132
Posted By shawnlebrun
THE most important part of your sales letter

I made a post a few weeks back about using the Pareto principle
in my business. Some call it the 80/20 principle.

And then this morning, I read a post by Mal titled "The Death of
the 30 Second...
Forum: Copywriting 25th March 2013, 06:17 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 893
Posted By Daniel Ludgater
Re: Sales Page Lay Out When Working For A Client

I had a lot of experience in web design before getting into copywriting.

If you have a little time to invest, consider learning the basics of CSS and a couple bits of HTML... just the stuff...
Forum: Copywriting 24th March 2013, 06:57 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,290
Posted By Jason_V
Re: The Death of the 30 Second TV Spot

YouTube is now slapping videos that are short in length. If your video is like 30 seconds (unless it is an actual television commercial or actual music video put up by the company or authorized agent...
Forum: Copywriting 24th March 2013, 06:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 967
Posted By Daniel Scott
Re: Most Efective Way to Get Copywriting Clients

There have been two methods that have gotten me like 90% of my work...

Networking and referrals.

For the first two years of my career, the only reason I got work was because I was good and...
Forum: Copywriting 24th March 2013, 01:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,290
Posted By The Copy Nazi
The Death of the 30 Second TV Spot

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/mar/18/wonderbra-ad-man-tv-commercials

I keep telling my clients "cut to the chase". But no...they want 20 minutes or longer of boring-ass video. This guy's...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd March 2013, 08:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 893
Posted By Bruce Wedding
Re: Sales Page Lay Out When Working For A Client

I disagree with a few of the responses.

There is a big difference between design skills and know what to emphasize. At a minimum, a copywriter should give clues to the designer about what needs...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd March 2013, 06:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 893
Posted By ThomasOMalley
Re: Sales Page Lay Out When Working For A Client

Rick and Daniel are so right. Why waste your time on design issues when this is not your area of expertise?

If your clients expect you to do this work as well as the copy, you can rest assured...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd March 2013, 06:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 893
Posted By RickDuris
Re: Sales Page Lay Out When Working For A Client

Unfortunately, a different answer isn't a better answer. Hire an expert. Too much is at stake not to.

You'd be surprised how a great design can bring out the best in your copy. Just look at...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd March 2013, 04:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 893
Posted By Daniel Scott
Re: Sales Page Lay Out When Working For A Client

Hire a designer. If you can find one who knows their stuff it makes life so much easier.

-Daniel

EDIT: My bad. Just realized the OP specifically asked for an answer that was NOT this. But I...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd March 2013, 01:15 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 893
Posted By Bruce Wedding
Re: Sales Page Lay Out When Working For A Client

Actually, I misspelled it. Trellian Web Page. It's as easy as using Word and just deliver an HTML file instead of a doc.
Forum: Copywriting 23rd March 2013, 12:55 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 893
Posted By Bruce Wedding
Re: Sales Page Lay Out When Working For A Client

So you want the layout to look more appealing but you don't want to do the layout? Is that about right?

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. The HTML is godawful, but Word...
Forum: Copywriting 21st March 2013, 11:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 826
Posted By joe golfer
Wait, is that Kevin Rogers?

Mr. Subtle shared a great link to a free live online seminar last week--it was for James Wedmore's Youtube marketing training on Creative Live. I liked it so much i checked their schedule.

Today...
Forum: Copywriting 19th March 2013, 11:27 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,070
Posted By Daniel Scott
One Of The Big Secrets Of Freelance Success

I've had some spare time lately so I'm posting a little more than usual (that is to say, at all).

So today I was talking to a friend of mine. We were discussing the pros and cons of freelancing,...
Forum: Copywriting 19th March 2013, 08:38 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 635
Posted By shawnlebrun
one of my biggest inspirations...

When I got into copywriting, one of the first books I ever read was Claude Hopkin's Scientific Advertising.

And of course, over the years, I read hundreds of other books and
courses.

But...
Forum: Copywriting 18th March 2013, 10:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 962
Posted By deezn
The Emotion Thesaurus

Just got this in, and wanted to say, it looks pretty damn good.

Amazon.com: The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression (9781475004953): Angela Ackerman, Becca Puglisi: Books
...
Forum: Copywriting 18th March 2013, 09:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 768
Posted By Alex Cohen
Re: The Axioms of Copywriting

Yes, there's a lot to learn to become an expert copywriter. And yes, it helps to have a mental "file cabinet" to organize what you've learned.

If Aristotle's 3 axioms work for you, great.

For...
Forum: Copywriting 18th March 2013, 11:41 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,400
Posted By MikeHumphreys
Re: Critique Request: Screenwriting Analysis Sales Letter

Hi Tim,

Got your PM. I only have a few minutes today to offer some critique tips, some which will reinforce what other members have told you... some that are new.

So here what I spotted doing a...
Forum: Copywriting 18th March 2013, 05:12 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,400
Re: Critique Request: Screenwriting Analysis Sales Letter

Tim,

It does ramble a bit, swerves about and wanders off, and back again...

And it looks like a lot of hard work to read - the graphics are very distracting (many look like a "warning" that my...
Forum: Copywriting 18th March 2013, 01:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,124
Posted By ewenmack
Re: Who else want to BRUTALLY destroy my headlines?

Here's the title for your e-book...

Managers Career Shift: A practical guide in a tough job market

Reasons why this will work...

1 taken from parts of the titles on the best sellers list on...
Forum: Copywriting 17th March 2013, 09:51 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,336
Posted By Jonwebb
Re: Copying Copy, has it helped you?

my first, exposure to copy writing was the six figure copywriting course by Micheal Masterson. There was a lot of rewriting sales letters in that course.

It is very helpful to write out sales...
Forum: Copywriting 17th March 2013, 09:31 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,336
Posted By Rbtmarshall
Re: Copying Copy, has it helped you?

Thanks for all the reply's so far. It's interesting to see that some still copy copy by hand past the "beginner" stages.


And yes, I'm sure that most do realize that writing these out by hand...
Forum: Copywriting 17th March 2013, 06:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,124
Posted By copyassassin
Re: Who else want to BRUTALLY destroy my headlines?

I like that one.

But, here's the issue, the OP said this is meant for "32 to 45 men and women, middle managers to c-level executives."

Competition is really fierce in this segment.

My...
Forum: Copywriting 17th March 2013, 05:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 768
Posted By Don Schenk
Re: The Axioms of Copywriting

Yep, that is right out of "Predictably Irrational" by Dan Airely, but this is a better presentation. And, as I recall, one lady actually recognized Maestro Bell, and was shocked to see him playing in...
Forum: Copywriting 17th March 2013, 05:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,400
Posted By maximus242
Re: Critique Request: Screenwriting Analysis Sales Letter

This is not very good.

Lets start with the subhead:

"Want script coverage notes to improve your story almost overnight?"

Change it to:

"Want to improve your story almost overnight?"
Forum: Copywriting 17th March 2013, 02:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,400
Posted By Robert_Rand
Re: Critique Request: Screenwriting Analysis Sales Letter

Hey Tim,

Congrats on completing your sales letter :)

I can see you've incorporated a lot of the advice you received from your previous post, and I also see some things you've added from some...
Forum: Copywriting 17th March 2013, 01:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,124
Posted By copyassassin
Re: Who else want to BRUTALLY destroy my headlines?

ozanK,

i think you're going about this ALL wrong.

Who gives a **** about the biggest mistakes.

What people care about are 1) getting their resume read, 2) getting an interview, 3) getting to...
Forum: Copywriting 16th March 2013, 09:31 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 704
Posted By shawnlebrun
This will teach you more about selling than anything else....

Selling is Service, Service is Selling - A Musical Training Video (Original) - YouTube
Forum: Copywriting 15th March 2013, 10:07 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,513
Posted By Alex Cohen
Re: An 80 page sales letter to sell a $5,000 copywriting course

A big percentage of those 100 seminar seats were sold based on Gary's name alone.

And after the seminar, some DVD sets were sold by word-of-mouth.

If we knew how many DVD sets were sold after...
Forum: Copywriting 15th March 2013, 09:09 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 993
Posted By shawnlebrun
Embrace that sh*t...

As a marketer, I try to study people, and love to people watch.

Hell, spending an hour in Walmart, to me, is just as entertaining as
watching Breaking Bad or the Walking Dead. It's amazing what...
Forum: Copywriting 12th March 2013, 06:18 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,734
Posted By Jason_V
Forum: Copywriting 6th March 2013, 08:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 773
Posted By Andrew Gould
Re: Best Persuasion Structures Resource(s) -- needing to bone up.

You might find this helpful:

http://www.warriorforum.com/copywriting-forum/170155-copywriting-formulas-if-all-you-have-hammer.html
Forum: Copywriting 6th March 2013, 01:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 575
Posted By angiecolee
A different kind of campaign

I really enjoyed how charismatic and open this woman is. I've never listened to her music before, but this speech makes me want to check it out:

Amanda Palmer TED Talk...
Forum: Copywriting 6th March 2013, 11:03 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,959
Posted By RickDuris
Re: Email Copywriting--What's Working Now

Ok, let's do this analysis. And let's make this collaborative. As in, what do you see, that I or others may not see?

Rather than start with lofty, abstract, philosophy, let's start with mechanics....
Forum: Copywriting 6th March 2013, 06:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,082
Posted By joe golfer
Ben Hart's Marketing and Copywriting Checklist

Ben Hart keeps this checklist close when working on copywriting projects.

Five-Minute Marketing Plan (http://www.mar.rogerhaeske.com/mar5.htm?goback=.gmr_726097.gde_726097_member_219769570)
...
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2013, 05:15 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,959
Posted By RickDuris
Re: Email Copywriting--What's Working Now

Great job, Adam!

Honestly, I wouldn't have come at it from that perspective. But there's nothing wrong with yours at all.

- Rick Duris

PS: Adam, you're inspiring me to analyze my own work....
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2013, 03:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 753
Posted By joe golfer
How Bencivenga does it

In this marketing bullet Gary Bencivenga shows how he gets great ideas. While he is sleeping.

Marketing Bullets | Bullet #28 (http://www.marketingbullets.com/bullet28.htm)

Sure it's the...
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 455
Posted By joe golfer
I wonder if they will ask for a critique (NSFW)

Yes, it's every terrible thing you've seen on a thousand corporate websites. All in one site (NSFW):

http://www.every*******website.com/

Might have to enter it directly: EveryF******Website.com...
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2013, 12:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 517
Posted By gjabiz
Targets before copy...my mantra.

I don't think Warriors who buy WSOs want to work that hard.

You begin with a statement to identify a market...MOST are probably NOT Amazon affiliates, so you lose quickly.
What we call deck...
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2013, 11:16 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,959
Posted By copyassassin
Re: Email Copywriting--What's Working Now

Rick,

Here's some of the gems of your email, with my thoughts:




The old question to get the brain thinking. My guess is that this target likes to solve problems and figure out an answer:
Forum: Copywriting 4th March 2013, 11:33 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,959
Posted By RickDuris
Email Copywriting--What's Working Now

Had some free time on my hands recently.

So I entered an email copywriting contest. Thought it'd be a quick challenge.

I won. Below's the email.

The market? Web designers.

The product? A...
Forum: Copywriting 4th March 2013, 12:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,532
Posted By Marvin Johnston
Re: How Do You Write Headlines That Get Greater Click-Throughs Every Single Time?

Actually not the Brain Audit course, but the Brain Alchemy Masterclass (the Brain Audit is part of it.)

For anyone wanting to get a copy of the masterclass, the link given in his emails is:...
Forum: Copywriting 3rd March 2013, 09:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,734
Posted By Sean Fry
Chris Haddad's Latest VSL...

Check this out..

capturehim.com (http://capturehim.com)

Straight up diabolical stuff, probably his best yet. Converting like a beast too...
Forum: Copywriting 3rd March 2013, 04:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,532
Posted By Mark Andrews
Re: How Do You Write Headlines That Get Greater Click-Throughs Every Single Time?

It's not a link to an ad as such. No motive here but to share good high quality info, no affiliation. Ignore the ad and read the info, that's why I posted it up and Sean D'Souza he's well known for...
Forum: Copywriting 3rd March 2013, 03:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 818
Posted By ewenmack
Re: I would love your feedback on my Copy

I'm hitting 3 hot buttons...

1 being a bestselling author

2 lazy

3 money

And adding authority to be believed
Forum: Copywriting 2nd March 2013, 02:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,532
Posted By Mark Andrews
Forum: Copywriting 2nd March 2013, 12:24 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 539
Posted By ewenmack
Daily email open rates between 50 and 70%

For the list builders and list owners in the room.

How Quibb Keeps Daily Email Open Rates between 50% and 70% (http://blog.kissmetrics.com/high-email-open-rates/)

Enjoy!
Ewen
Forum: Copywriting 1st March 2013, 12:11 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,288
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Re: Another boring-ass video?

Client of mine has tested this extensively. His rough and ready vids - with "ums & ahs"/background noise/ shaky camera etc outpull his slicker productions every time.
Forum: Copywriting 28th February 2013, 08:34 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,288
Posted By Harlan
Re: Another boring-ass video?

As always, you guys miss the most important point...

How's it converting?

Answer: Like a hot damn.

Case closed.

Stop judging by your own noob opinion.
Forum: Copywriting 28th February 2013, 02:29 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,288
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Another boring-ass video?

OK boys and girls...tell me what you think -

App Empire Reloaded By Chad Mureta And Jonathan Cronstedt Build An App Business - YouTube
Forum: Copywriting 28th February 2013, 08:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,124
Posted By shawnlebrun
a great way to build wealth as a copywriter

I'm sure many, if not most of you know Joe Polish.

And maybe to a lesser extent, Dr. Tom Orent.

But what about Greg Milner?

Or his company Worldwide Salon Marketing?

If you're not aware...
Forum: Copywriting 27th February 2013, 11:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,755
Posted By joe golfer
Re: Best PSD WSO Sales Page Graphics?

Free Graphics Creators for Sales Letters, etc.

Create infographics & online charts | infogr.am (http://infogr.am/)

Wizard (http://www.raimundasm.com/ultimate-graphic-creator/)

Free...
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