If you've got the time - I'd love your opinions on my copy - Image in thread!

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Hey there copy warriors,

I'd love your thoughts on my copy (so far). So if you've got a few minutes to spare and want to chip in... Feel free to do so.

Yes i'm a novice and i'm sure you'll let me, know which is fine by me. I just need to know if i'm pointing somewhere in the right general direction.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts and time!

#love #opinions #time
  • Profile picture of the author dddougal
    Hi,
    I liked most of the copy, up to the crochet patterns...Then the flow just seemed to change. Just a few things I would change initially.

    1. I would split the top half of the text up with little bold headings to make it look less intimidating. They dont even really need to make any sense, you could just bold the 'you see...' if you wanted to and psychologically the reader wouldn't feel like they had read all that first section in one big chunk.

    2. I would strip out unnecessary bits of wordage...eg, on the line underneath your earnings people wouldn't be thinking about production, postage, paypal fees etc so i wouldn't even mention it....Same with the 30p disc higher in the copy.

    3. I would make the headline less informative, but this is just my opinion really. I wouldn't mention the info products at all. I know that's the whole point of the system you are pushing but if you mention it in the title then they don't really need to read the rest of your copy, they already know what you are trying to sell them.

    There's a few other bits, but i'm too damn lazy to type it out!
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    • Profile picture of the author Easy eBay
      Originally Posted by dddougal View Post

      Hi,
      I liked most of the copy, up to the crochet patterns...Then the flow just seemed to change. Just a few things I would change initially.

      1. I would split the top half of the text up with little bold headings to make it look less intimidating. They dont even really need to make any sense, you could just bold the 'you see...' if you wanted to and psychologically the reader wouldn't feel like they had read all that first section in one big chunk.

      2. I would strip out unnecessary bits of wordage...eg, on the line underneath your earnings people wouldn't be thinking about production, postage, paypal fees etc so i wouldn't even mention it....Same with the 30p disc higher in the copy.

      3. I would make the headline less informative, but this is just my opinion really. I wouldn't mention the info products at all. I know that's the whole point of the system you are pushing but if you mention it in the title then they don't really need to read the rest of your copy, they already know what you are trying to sell them.

      There's a few other bits, but i'm too damn lazy to type it out!
      Thanks a lot for the advice, I was thinking of putting a headline that was a little more vague... My reasoning behind using the info products in there was to weed out people who weren't interested in doing anything like that right off the bat.

      I'd probably be losing a few sales to be fair so point taken.

      As for the crochet patterns, I agree. It does sort of stop the easiness of the read. I'd like to have something like that in there somewhere to show people that even cheap products can make a lot of money, and also to illustrate how you can make 10 times more with the right plan... Maybe i'll have to try to lead into it a little more fluently or just completely remove it and show my proof once it's ready

      I'll definitely bold the advised pieces and remove the details of the fees and so on.

      So thanks for the advice.
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      • Profile picture of the author Chriswrighto
        Easy,

        I got stopped at the headline...

        "Sick of trying systems that just don't work?" - Okay...

        "Then I'll show you how to make quick, easy money from home!!" - Oh, another one of them...

        It's just the same as every MMO/work from home offer.

        Sorry man, but what makes this different?

        And you lost the last strand of keeping me reading by not presenting any specifics or proof up top.

        Chris
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        • Profile picture of the author Easy eBay
          Originally Posted by Chriswrighto View Post

          Easy,

          I got stopped at the headline...

          "Sick of trying systems that just don't work?" - Okay...

          "Then I'll show you how to make quick, easy money from home!!" - Oh, another one of them...

          It's just the same as every MMO/work from home offer.

          Sorry man, but what makes this different?

          And you lost the last strand of keeping me reading by not presenting any specifics or proof up top.

          Chris
          Wow thanks Chris thanks for popping by, totally ripped my heart out there lol. What would you suggest? Something along the lines of...

          Looking for a system that really works?

          "I Sell Simple $0.30 Products For $12.99 All Day Long - It's Quick... It's Easy and Anyone Can Do It..."


          ...Let me show YOU how!
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        • Profile picture of the author splitTest
          Originally Posted by Chriswrighto View Post

          Easy,

          I got stopped at the headline...

          "Sick of trying systems that just don't work?" - Okay...

          "Then I'll show you how to make quick, easy money from home!!" - Oh, another one of them...

          It's just the same as every MMO/work from home offer.

          Sorry man, but what makes this different?

          And you lost the last strand of keeping me reading by not presenting any specifics or proof up top.

          Chris
          Yep. All those systems that don't work have the same sort of pitch as your very own...

          Also -- who are all these people trying system after system after system? Are they really out there?

          I don't know the market, but "Sick of trying systems that just don't work?" is a throwaway line unless research says your audience is made up of people who keep trying these schemes until they're sick of them (yet are willing to try yet another)...
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  • Easy,

    1. When writing a headline, you must always be specific, never vague. Vagueness draws in the unqualified. It also increases your refund requests.

    Here's your vague preheadline:

    "Sick of trying systems that just don't work?"

    Here's a specific headline:

    "Sick of eBay selling systems that just don't work?"

    If I'm someone who is fond of selling on eBay I would be more inclined to read farther.

    2. After the "Hey there Warriors" you have 10 mini paragraphs talking all about you. This is where most lose their reader's attention. I'd give some serious thought to rewriting that section.

    Something to keep in the back of your mind, if you walked into one of your local businesses that sold an item you loved, but the clerk stopped you to tell you how he found that product, he negotiated the wholesale price for it, he went to the distributor to see how the product was made, how he, and he and he and he, you would probably turn around and walk out of the store.

    That's what your sales letter is doing.
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  • Profile picture of the author The Pines
    The headline is pretty poor, and generic - these 'make money on eBay' courses have been around since about 15 minutes after eBay started. Mostly they're a load of bollocks, and your reader knows it.


    Before you go any further into the body, start on the headline.


    Remember the best formula: Curiosity + Benefit = Interest


    Example: John Carlton's "One-Legged Golfer" headline
    A One-Legged Golfer! WTF!!!! = Curiosity
    300 yard straight drive? = Benefit


    Now you've got them interested...
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  • Profile picture of the author avengedsfn
    I don't know why but I can't see any picture on this website
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