Be honest with me.

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I am doing my best to learn how to write decent copy. I do not intend to ever sell this as a service. I will leave that to the people who really know what they are doing.
For me it is just about being able to write my own squeeze pages. So I am hoping that someone will give me a couple of minutes of their time, and glance over this landing page. Be as critical as you want. It is no good me thinking that it is good if it's not.

Here is the link trafficformulasecret.com
#copywriting #honest
  • It doesn't explain anything about HOW you're going to get the subscriber more traffic, what your going to send them, how getting more traffic will benefit the sub, or even how MUCH traffic their going to get.

    Use bulletpoints. Matter of fact, go to the top of this forum and apply as much of the checklist too.

    And your headline isn't doing any favors for you either. You should be as specific as possible.

    By the way, why such an odd layout for the squeeze page? Use a standard squeeze page and have an image of your report. Theres also NO reason to trust you. Why are you giving the course away... who are you... ?

    I could go on but you should have your hands full for a little while

    Hope this helps.

    - Dean
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  • I did say be honest, so thank you. As I am that far off getting it right, perhaps its just best carry on paying someone.
  • I personally don't like the font. And if it was me I think I would try to go into more depth about lack of traffic.

    "Are you struggling to get your business off of the ground? Is it frustrating you to have worked so hard on creating a great site only to have it not being seen by anyone?"

    Brian
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  • Straight away that sounds tons better than my efforts. Can you imagine what my previous efforts were like, because I think I have improved.
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  • I would differentiate the font size, bolding, italics etc.

    Make the page look more friendly by breaking up the monotony. It will look better on the eyes if you make on or two a quick sub-head and maybe align right?

    It would help to know how they're finding you (this site) as well to know how the headline could be improved upon.

    If they're looking for ways to better their traffic, you should include specifics like mentioned above. Otherwise if it's a more "open" approach target their pain spots with their business not getting sales/traffic like they want (in the headline.)

    The difference?

    If you have to convince them they need more traffic the headline should speak to that. If they already know they need (and want) more traffic you should talk about the "9 easy but under-looked traffic methods you should be using to get fresh leads right now" or some such.

    Talk about what your free course does to give them an idea you mean business. It just depends on the quality of your leads.

    Otherwise, "pretty" it up a bit by breaking the above-the-fold area up into "eye-managing" chunks.

    EDIT: Oh, and I'm not a fan of the line, "Today you have landed on the answer."

    It just didn't flow. Let them think it themselves with that line space better used to talk about exactly what they're getting by opt-ing in with you. They'll decide if they landed on the right spot or not.

    ...but that's just my impression.
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    • I think you're making it harder than it is. And if not, you're at least working too hard on the wrong parts.

      Some solid tips from the trenches...

      1) Don't use exclamation points. That's not a rule for everyone, but it's a good rule for nearly all beginners. They're more likely to raise suspicions than raise excitement.

      2) It's better to show it than say it. ("You have landed on the right page." "Today you have landed on the answer.") This is kind of like someone bragging they're the best basketball player, best soccer player, best pool player... it's a turn off to anyone listening.

      But if you SHOW people you're the best basketball player, soccer player, etc... then THEY'LL say it for you and admire you for it. So use proof to back up any claims, immediately after the claim is made. And stay away from arbitrary claims of being the best.

      3) The formatting is going to scare people away. It's like being hit by a brick wall of text with little reason to read it.

      4) The opt-in form should be above the fold. And using audio or video on auto-play will increase conversions.

      5) It's always a good idea to start by modeling success. Who do you think has the best squeeze page out there? Why not model their page rather than starting from scratch?

      There's no reason to give up, I think you just need to channel your efforts a bit more deliberately. If you're working hard to create a squeeze page, you save yourself a lot of effort by modeling others. It's easier than reinventing the wheel, you'll have more success and you're less likely to burn yourself out.

      Hope that helps. And I dedicate a section on my blog to squeeze pages and many of my strategies revolve around them.

      Copywriting Dean*|*Archive*|*Squeeze Pages
      Secrets To A Champagne Product Launch*|*Copywriting Dean

      Cheers,
      Stephen Dean
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  • I personally thought it was pretty interesting with some useful information in it. But there is a few things that could have been better about it.
  • I like this and here is why; I've found that after studying a lot of the people making great copy out there that you need what is called presuppositions. That is, the idea that if you do x you will be y and it's implied that you do this. ;o I could go on but I need to focus more on my efforts atm .> Darn Warrior forum stealin my time. I'll try to get back to you on what i've learned so far.

    this is a presupposition and you need a lot of them

    if you don't have x you wont have y

    kern does this all the time.
  • Simply too hard to read. Doesn't even matter what the copy says; nobody will read a page full of single spaced bold face type.

    Also, too chatty. Just come out and say what it is, who is it for, and hint at what the thing actually is that you're selling.

    Why mess with proven structures? All you really need is a real hook, use that in a headline, then follow up with a few enticing bullets (you know your benefits, don't you) and then give them a REASON to opt in.

    Stop trying to convince them, just tell them. Communicate clearly. Only then will it make sense to spruce it up with power words and whatnot.
  • Well thanks everyone for being so honest. The wounds are deep but they will heal in time.
    I have been marketing for two years now, and have learned to operate in so many different areas. You have to learn new skills all the time, but perhaps this is one area that I should stay away from. Good job that I didn't let you loose on my first attempt. That saying it does convert at 26%, but it has video as well.

    So now you can tell me how much you charge for putting together what I have so poorly attempted.
    Seriously pm me with your costs. I do have the work.
  • If you want your copy to convert more than 2% of your total visitors it will cost you some $.(presupposition) Fortunately for you ONLY I will do it for much less than you would pay a professional.

    I will take my time since I'm new with copy but I will guarantee your conversion rates to be higher than 2%, if not you will get your money back.

    I ask that you don't think too long as I might get caught up in other affairs of my own. (scarcity)

    I could go on and on.

    LET'S CONVERT YOUR TRAFFIC!
  • Hi Andy, this is how I would begin. Feel free to use it if you wish.



    Need more traffic?

    On the internet looks aren't everything...but traffic is.

    Sure there are some amazing looking web-sites on the internet, yours might be one of them, but shall I let you into a secret?

    Most of them don't make a dime. Why? Because they've got no traffic.
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  • Words words words..people afraid of words nowsaday..maybe you can put a nice ebook cover and then decrease the amount of words..i means just make some bullet point will be good too.
  • Well, I guess they've said it all. You think you can implement the necessary changes by yourself? Or is it too overwhelming a task for you? If you have the budget, yes, by all means, hire someone who can improve on your points.

    And I like your attitude of taking criticisms. It's a good way to assuring yourself success. =)
  • Yes, I will spend time to read everything in the site.


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    Be honest with me.

    I am doing my best to learn how to write decent copy. I do not intend to ever sell this as a service. I will leave that to the people who really know what they are doing. For me it is just about being able to write my own squeeze pages. So I am hoping that someone will give me a couple of minutes of their time, and glance over this landing page. Be as critical as you want. It is no good me thinking that it is good if it's not.