Forum: Copywriting
7th July 2017, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 382 |
Forum: Copywriting
7th July 2017, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 515 |
Forum: Copywriting
5th July 2017, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,215 Re: What problems do you face as a copywriter?
That was my thought here.
First - leading questions. OP, it's clear to me you already have an answer in mind and you're hoping someone will pipe up with it. But if you're doing true market...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th June 2017, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 767 |
Forum: Copywriting
26th June 2017, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 767 |
Forum: Copywriting
18th June 2017, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 767 |
Forum: Copywriting
10th June 2017, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 395 |
Forum: Copywriting
14th May 2017, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 521 Re: Learning the game - Confused
Blunt talk.
If you're paying Carlton to learn even just SOME of his secrets...
JUST DO WHAT HE SAYS.
You don't have to get it. You don't have to think he's right.
There's a REASON you're...
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Forum: Copywriting
15th March 2017, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 553 |
Forum: Copywriting
23rd February 2017, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 384 RE: Make your sales copy weed free!
I don't agree with "avoid these words" type posts.
Sometimes it's just the right thing to say.
I don't particularly agree with using cliches and idioms, but they're popular for a reason - most...
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Forum: Copywriting
21st February 2017, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,122 |
Forum: Copywriting
21st February 2017, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,122 |
Forum: Copywriting
11th February 2017, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 419 |
Forum: Copywriting
23rd January 2017, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 247 Re: Im looking for a site... a copywriting one
Ugly fruit is still edible - likely just as tasty as less perfect-looking fruit.
Yet somehow it still takes people an awful lot of convincing to eat it.
It's called presentation. That's what...
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Forum: Copywriting
2nd January 2017, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 462 Re: How to know how much i am worth?
Part of that value is confidence, right? If you're not sure what you can deliver, then you're not sure what value you provide, and you're not sure how to position your value against what you want to...
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Forum: Copywriting
2nd January 2017, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 462 Re: How to know how much i am worth?
I would challenge this.
It's not about how much THEY are willing to pay.
It's about the value YOU deliver.
People will willingly pay people/businesses they LIKE, because they value the...
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Forum: Copywriting
28th December 2016, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 429 |
Forum: Copywriting
28th December 2016, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 429 |
Forum: Copywriting
23rd December 2016, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 462 |
Forum: Copywriting
23rd December 2016, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 462 RE: How to know how much i am worth?
You should really check out the stickies. This question has been asked many times.
The short answer: whatever you feel comfortable charging.
The more complicated answer: a combination of what...
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Forum: Copywriting
7th December 2016, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 613 |
Forum: Copywriting
6th December 2016, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 361 |
Forum: Copywriting
4th December 2016, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 213 |
Forum: Copywriting
3rd December 2016, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,171 Re: How much are you charging?
Forget practicing and studying. Get one project. GET RESULTS.
You want confidence to charge people high figures? Show them you can sell the shit out of whatever they're trying to move.
THAT is...
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Forum: Copywriting
29th November 2016, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 285 |
Forum: Copywriting
27th November 2016, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 476 |
Forum: Copywriting
24th November 2016, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 476 |
Forum: Copywriting
24th November 2016, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 476 |
Forum: Copywriting
20th November 2016, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,171 Re: How much are you charging?
No, thankfully. Most people in marketing feel the same way I did about non-marketers throughout the company being able to tell us how to do stuff. I care too much about what I do to stay in a...
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Forum: Copywriting
19th November 2016, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,171 |
Forum: Copywriting
19th November 2016, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,171 Re: How much are you charging?
When I started, I was lucky to be making $2 an hour after all the work I put into stuff. I thought I would work much faster than I ultimately did, or I SORELY underestimated what it'd take to get...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
18th November 2016, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 656 RE: Fast Food Content Writing - Who is to blame?
Meh - eventually they'll just be paying their article writers to talk to one another. That in and of itself would be interesting if I weren't wary about the volume of delusional newbs that will write...
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Forum: Copywriting
15th November 2016, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 243 |
Forum: Copywriting
15th November 2016, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 254 Re: Starting Out as a New Copy Writer
1) find your OWN style. When people ultimately hire me, it's for the unique perspective and experience I bring to the table. It's not because of which guru I can quote or which acronym techniques I...
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Forum: Copywriting
15th November 2016, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 243 |
Forum: Copywriting
15th November 2016, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 201 |
Forum: Copywriting
6th November 2016, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 302 |
Forum: Copywriting
1st November 2016, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 179 |
Forum: Copywriting
31st October 2016, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 346 Re: How to Write a Sales Page: Tips for Beginners
It's not really pushing if you're not getting anything out of it. This guy's shared tons of helpful info over the years, and a well-known book by one of our field's greats actually can be pretty...
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Forum: Copywriting
30th October 2016, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 454 |
Forum: Copywriting
30th October 2016, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 278 Re: Becoming a copywriter
Trumpeting success = dropping in, listing your win(s), and no other helpful info. Also known as bragging.
Using success to demonstrate expertise (failure can also be used to demonstrate expertise,...
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Forum: Copywriting
30th October 2016, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 309 Re: What are the different types of copywriters
It's probably best to learn about the forum before trying to educate the people in it.
And DABK has a point - if you are targeting newbs (I'm not sure who you're targeting or what you're aiming...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th October 2016, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 309 |
Forum: Copywriting
26th October 2016, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,012 |
Forum: Copywriting
26th October 2016, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,057 |
Forum: Copywriting
24th October 2016, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,057 |
Forum: Copywriting
20th October 2016, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,103 |
Forum: Copywriting
19th October 2016, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,103 |
Forum: Copywriting
21st September 2016, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,124 |
Forum: Copywriting
18th September 2016, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 342 Re: The World's First Effortless Excercise!
As it was directed at lurkers, it's in the appropriate POV.
Forgive me, OP. I thought you already knew everything and I was dumb, so I intentionally directed my comment at people who might glean...
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Forum: Copywriting
17th September 2016, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 342 Re: The World's First Effortless Excercise!
A lesson for the lurkers:
Clear. Simple. Direct.
That'll make you understood 9 times out of 10, moreso than trying to be clever, cutesy, or a smartass.
OP clearly has an idea in mind. What...
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Forum: Copywriting
16th September 2016, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 342 |
Forum: Copywriting
10th September 2016, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 803 Re: When is copywriting...lying?
I know in retail we're bound by some pretty serious regulations.
If one of my merchants wants to offer a group of 10 products for sale, one is 50% off and the rest are 20%, we actually CANNOT say...
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Forum: Copywriting
8th September 2016, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 155 |
Forum: Copywriting
7th September 2016, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 192 Re: Very typical ONLINE WF type thinking here.
You might be surprised what kind of irrational nonsense corporations with big marketing budgets can get up to. Real companies. Some of 'em run by real big {insert name of choice here}.
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Forum: Copywriting
21st August 2016, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,077 Re: To All The Ugly People (II)...
To be fair, I read one single book and then launched a career.
It was The Well-Fed Writer by Peter Bowerman.
Since launching my career I've continued to read and iterate and grow.
But first...
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