What Do You Guys Think?

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Could guy's give me a critique of my sales letter. Here
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Hooper-Kelly
    Hi,

    Love to - but I'm sorry to say neither of your links are working.

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    • Profile picture of the author David Babineau
      Originally Posted by Paul Hooper-Kelly View Post

      Hi,

      Love to - but I'm sorry to say neither of your links are working.

      Paul
      Same here...
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  • Profile picture of the author kfk2003
    It's a pretty decent start. But it can be improved:

    The prehead adds nothing, you could use it to either qualify the reader or to expand on the headline.

    Similarly, your subhead isn't great, it seems out of place with the rest of the page. Why would anyone find what you're writing disturbing or offensive? Use it to back up your headline.

    You've explained what CPA is but not why I should buy YOUR product. Who are you? Why should I trust you?

    Give specifics in your copy, explain exactly what's in your product that sets it apart from everything else.

    I'd get rid of your square graphic, it's just a repeat of your header image. Instead use a photo of yourself.

    The testimonial's weak, see if the guy will give you an exact, believable, figure you can use.

    Your bullets could be stronger and the second set appears to be repeating much of the first.

    Hope this helps.
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    • Profile picture of the author David Babineau
      OK link works now...

      Originally Posted by kfk2003 View Post

      You've explained what CPA is but not why I should buy YOUR product. Who are you? Why should I trust you?
      Exactly. Total absence of credibility.

      "And now, I'm about to pass on all of my knowledge" Perfect opportunity to expand. You mention you're a CPA coach - how many people have you coached? How long have you been doing this? etc.

      Cheers,
      Dave
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      • Profile picture of the author Jack Bastide
        Your Headline Says "Thousands a Month"

        Be more specific that's too Vanilla

        Also I Saw this line in your copy:

        "Are you interested in making money even when
        you do NOT sell a thing?"

        So heres a possible headline for you

        "You Are About To Discover The Step By Step System That
        Made Me $3173.23 Last Month ... Without Selling A Thing!

        (And How You Can Do It Too!)
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        If you can drive Biz Op Phone Calls .... I'm Buying

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        • Profile picture of the author Collette
          Usually I'm in agreement with Rick, but this time, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to depart his side. (but I still loves ya, baby! )

          I don't think this letter is structurally sound. I think it starts weak and gets worse.

          First of all, y'know... the next time someone tells me the information they're about to reveal is "shocking"...

          It better damn well be shocking.

          Seriously, though - if you're going to lead with a "You won't believe what I'm about to tell you" headline, then - fergawdsakes - follow it with something that I've never heard before.

          Instead, your letter begins with the usual ramble, and goes downhill from there. There is absolutely NOTHING either "shocking", "disturbing", or even "outright offensive" in this letter.

          So - right out the gate - you've promised something to the reader. And you totally failed to deliver.

          So, why, pray tell, should the reader believer you're going to deliver on your promise of providing them with their ticket-to-CPA-wealth information? After all, you've begun by "lying" to them. Not a good place to begin if you're about to ask someone to hand over their cash on a promise.

          Now, maybe the "shocking, disturbing, and outright offensive" information you're referring to is this part (about halfway down the page):

          "...Instead of owning up to the fact that they should have followed a proven system instead of trying to "wing it" on their own, they instead blame the CPA networks or the concept of CPA marketing on a whole..."

          'Blame the victim' is never a strong or effective persuasion tactic. Especially with victims. Instead, people want to know that - even though they have tried mightily and failed mightily - it's not their fault. Even if it is.

          Add in the lack of credibility factors (you're a CPA coach? Gimme some testimonials that you're a GOOD CPA coach! Your guide has been "thoroughly tested, and proven to work"? Sez who? One guy??!) and you are going down for the third time in some very competitive waters.

          On the plus side - and here you were, beginning to think there wasn't one - the letter is at least coherent and literate. If you wrote this, you at least have the basic writing skills to make it better.

          Throw out your cliched ideas of how to write a sales letter. Instead, begin by just writing as though you're telling a friend who you haven't seen in a while about this and your experience with it.

          Sincerity is always more important than fancy copywriting "tricks".
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  • Profile picture of the author sultz22
    links works for me...

    Anyway, you should strip some of the text and replace it with the video which explains it in few steps, then iclude some pictures with some examples and outcome, and sprinkle the text with some heavy words calling on action

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  • Profile picture of the author RickDuris
    Structurally it's a job well done, and if there was no competition, you'd probably get business.

    But I'm afraid, overall it's kinda weak. There's no hook or premise or reason why... there's no story or personality... the headline is not memorable, let alone compelling enough to capture their imagination.

    I'm not suggesting you scream from the top of your lungs, I'm saying give the letter some life.

    You may want go ahead and throw some traffic at it and see what happens. Hopefully you'll get lucky. Best of success with your efforts.

    Good luck,

    - Rick Duris

    PS: I agree with the person who said video is in order also.
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  • Profile picture of the author The Copy Nazi
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    Sigh...here we go again with the ubiquitous red Ferrari and floating cash banner. You know what that signals to people? SCAM. The page reads like a paint-by-numbers salespage - just like a million others out there.

    And this line is straight out laughable - "Reader discretion is advised."
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    • Profile picture of the author sultz22
      Originally Posted by Metronicity View Post

      Sigh...here we go again with the ubiquitous red Ferrari and floating cash banner. You know what that signals to people? SCAM. The page reads like a paint-by-numbers salespage - just like a million others out there.

      And this line is straight out laughable - "Reader discretion is advised."
      It is not a Ferrari it is Mclaren F1 :-)
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  • It's getting brutal in here - but it's all great stuff.

    The big takeaway is that you cannot work a template and get a winning salesletter. If your audience was brand spanking new to Internet Marketing then this letter would work. If it was 2003, this letter would be crushing it. But...

    Your market is so mature that it's (almost) dead. Hear me on this. The Internet Marketing audience has been there, done that, and sold the t-shirt to their list.

    You need to be truly original to stand out. Graphics won't do it. More insider, shocking, and revealing, secrets won't cut it. Man - You've gotta bring the thunder and it's gotta sing like (the old pre-bobby) Whitney Houston ! If you can't make your product an absolute game changer in the IM category - then you should save yourself the hassle.

    I mentioned this another post - but Ryan Deiss is killing it right now with the Gmail thing. It's making the guru circuit because it is really new. It's just eye-opening stuff. This is the bar you've got to shoot for.

    Right now you're being held back by the quick salesletter in a box BS. Stop it. Take a step back and make your product truly remarkable. If this seems like a hassle then find another (virgin) niche.

    Stan
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    • Profile picture of the author RickDuris
      Metronicity, Collette & Stan,

      Yes, that's what I meant, the writer used a paint-by-numbers template approach, which isn't necessarily wrong, it's just the points addressed just aren't compelling.

      And Collette you are accurate, the letter is weak. And you're right, even more, the entire integrity/credibility/proof thread is missing, leaving far too many unresolved questions, doubts and potential objections.

      electronik69, one book you may want to grab is Breakthrough Advertising by Eugene Schwartz. It specifically addresses how to handle an entrenched, crowded marketplace like the "learn CPA niche."

      Good luck with your efforts,

      - Rick Duris
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      • Profile picture of the author avelogic
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        links works for me...

        Anyway, you should strip some of the text and replace it with the video which explains it in few steps, then iclude some pictures with some examples and outcome, and sprinkle the text with some heavy words calling on action
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  • Profile picture of the author electronik69
    wow thanks for all your insight guys i love all you copywriters
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  • Profile picture of the author cgallagher93
    Hey there,

    I'm going to be brutally blunt. The truth is your sales letter is pretty weak - I'll give you my ten cents but for what it's worth I highly recommend you hire someone to critique it and then make the required changes.

    First off your graphics are just screaming SCAM at me. My advice is to either get rid of them altogether, or hire someone to get rid of the car. It's just not relevant and in my experience people will click the back button quicker than you could even imagine.

    Get rid of the pre-header and the excessive white space around it. You could use that space to lead into your headline, or move the headline up and then expand on it with a sub-header - your call.

    You also need to decide on your ideal customer. In this case, the majority of people likely to be visiting your website will already know what CPA is, and be interested on purchasing a product to learn more or expand on their skills. Therefore you need to stop explaining WHAT CPA is and explain how your product can benefit them.

    I might be sounding pretty picky, but I just don't think - in fact I'd put money on it - your copy will convert very well at all. Your headline needs to be more targeted. You've done well by including an actual figure. Specifications make your sales letter much more credible, but the comment "without selling a thing" would totally confuse me. You've obviouslly tried to create some form of curiosity and well done for trying, but I think the end result could do with some tweaking. How about trying this as a headline...

    "CPA Super-Affiliate Finally Lifts The Lid On The Elusive Strategy That Banked $3473.23 Last Month And Helped Me Pay Off All My Credit Card Debts... Seriously, If You've Ever Dreamed Of Making A Realistic Income Online You CANNOT Afford To Miss This!"

    Basically at the moment your sales letter is all features. You've not really stressed any of the benefits of purchasing your course, or even WHY I should buy it. Remember, features are what your product does whereas benefits are what it does for your customers. If you write down all the features of your product, you should quickly be able to see the benefits of those features. Sell them!

    Again this and all the stuff you see above is just opinion. If you really want to harness the power behind cash-generating copy then I recommend you hire a copywriter to either critique your copy or completely re-write it. Because in truth it needs work, dude.

    What really matters here is results. At the end of the day the only way you'll find out what really works is by hiring someone with proven results and then TESTING different things to see what works best. Good luck with that...

    Hope this helps,

    Connor
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