Brand New Product - Copy Review

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I have a brand new product I'm releasing.

Could you point out 3 quick things I can do to improve it?

I know I need testimonials badly and it could use some good graphics...

What about the copy itself?

Here's the page..

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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Gould
    Don't know how quick these will be to implement, but here goes:

    1. Switch to 12pt Verdana to make it easier to read.

    2. You need to go more in-depth on your offer, you seem to be underselling it. E.g., what legal documents - why do I need them?

    3. Why should I buy this from you? What have you got that all the other offline experts haven't?
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  • Profile picture of the author Vincenzo Oliva
    A 60 second review and I see that you use the word "I" or "my" 7 or 8 times in your bullets alone. A copywriting no-no. "YOU will learn THIS" and "YOU will GET THAT" and explain what THEIR benefits will be.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ashley Gable
    Can you have two colons like that? Doesnt look right to me.

    And as Vincenzo said, you use "I", "my" and "me" way to much.

    I think you bullet points are extremely dull though.

    Take this one for example:

    Sources of GREAT outsourced help (Don't be fooled, not all outsourced help is good)

    You are getting your point across, but in a way that has virtually no impact at all.

    Think of ways to turn those bland statements into "pithy" (as John Carlton would say) nuggets of incredible persuasion. "Great" doesnt have any impact, or any real meaning at all.

    Try and get the reader to imagine how much better their business or consulting would be if they had help that was so incredible and reliable that they could quickly turn projects , tasks, or even large core issues or whatever over to them without a single bit of worry.

    Or paint a picture of how quickly and without warning their business could become a punching bag for angry customers or fail to be all it can be because they didnt know where or how to outsource tasks.

    The graphic at the bottom kind of threw me, it looks as if that is the picture of the main product, not the bonus. Making that clearer might prevent any confusion.

    Good Luck!

    Ashley
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  • Profile picture of the author Gale10
    If I may say, this sentence is pretty clumsy:

    "What I am going to reveal to you in this ecourse is what I believe is VERY UNIQUE information and has never been taught before like this."

    It has two "whats" in it, and it is too long. I would make it into two sentences. Or just take out "what I believe is", right in the middle there. We know you believe it is very unique, because you are saying it.

    Also, you say "I" or "I'm" words too many times, actually I make it 23 times, whereas you only use "you" or "your" 13 times. So it is more about you than about your customer.

    Your customer does not give a rats ass about you. He or she just wants to know what's in it for them.

    Instead of saying, "I am going to give you XYZ", say "you will get your own copy of XYZ".

    Just the musings of a newbie........

    Best wishes,

    Ruth
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  • Profile picture of the author BrettQ
    1. I'd leave the 5 unannounced bonuses as well, unannounced and bonuses. Remove that as a selling point, instead pull your whole offer together and tighten it up. It looks like you're selling them the blueprint, one hour of coaching and the professional documents. That's a solid offer for $27, so let it stand on it's own, and send them the bonuses as a thank you after they buy.

    2. Change the date at the start of the letter to auto-update to today's date, it's currently dated Oct. 7th. I'd also re-work the line directly under the date, the 2 semi-colons look weird there to me.

    3. Add your copyright info at the bottom of the page with the other disclaimers and links.

    Sorry if this stuff sounds nit-picky, but the posters before me gave you some really solid content tips. Good luck with your launch, hopefully it goes well for you!

    -Brett
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    • Profile picture of the author jtunkelo
      1. The bolded blurb should clearly be a prehead, not an opening statement - move it before the headline to tap into the prospect's current emotional state, before you hit them with the solution in the headline.

      2. After that, what's left of the open is good; your personal story. However, change it from past tense to present tense. That will help people relate in the now. Which is when they'll be able to buy too; in the now.

      3. The only product graphic is that of a bonus. Which is easily confusing. I'd take that out completely, or create a new one for your actual offering. Don't make it seem like an afterthought (which can look unprofessional).

      Overall, you need a bit more of a story, more benefits, more REASONS to buy. You may well have what it takes to grab their attention, you just need to state it clearly and in full detail.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ryan Shaw
    Thank You for all this great feedback. I've written up a couple sales letters before, but I'm not anywhere near a pro at this. I'm going to take your suggestions and make those changes. I agree with all of them!
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