Forum: Copywriting
28th August 2009, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 902 Re: What's your sales process for copy clients?
Hey Kevin
Yup it's too much.
I did something similar when I first started freelancing and it kills you -- too much time invested in people who haven't committed to you.
I remember one week...
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Forum: Copywriting
28th August 2009, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,363 Re: Can you help me improve my sales letter?
Hi David
I use a similar licensing strategy in my own business. Sure beats writing a new salesletter every month :)
Personally I think the free offer weakens your approach...
1. It puts the...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th August 2009, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 760 Re: How To Create Authority
Sure you can, it's all about perception.
There are a TON of strategies available to imply/borrow credibility, and a whole bunch of tactics you can use to strengthen/enhance every single little...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th August 2009, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 794 Re: I didn’t know this was a secret ?
It really is a powerful idea, and one that few people ever really come to terms with. It's ALL about your market.
You can increase the power of everything you do in your business simply by taking...
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Forum: Copywriting
22nd August 2009, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,145 Re: Two times in less than 15 days!
Hey Dean
While I "call" myself a marketing consultant -- that's NOT what I suggest you say when people ask what you do.
Even if they know what a marketing consultant is, it's pretty much a...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st August 2009, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,304 Re: Competing with the big boys...
Hey Richelo
What I don't see in there is a USP.
What's your positioning? Why should anyone choose you over all other options?
If you're just another "me too" competitor it's going to be an...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
20th August 2009, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 689 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
20th August 2009, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 689 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
20th August 2009, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,353 Re: Why do IMers lie?
Stephen you don't honestly think you have to lie to make more than "low six figures" do you?
That's a self-fulfilling limiting belief if I ever heard one.
Sure there are lots of guys in this...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
18th August 2009, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 767 |
Forum: Copywriting
17th August 2009, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 819 Re: First swing at Copy Opinions Please
Hi Shane
You haven't really got a salesletter there... just a few paragraphs of copy :)
Go back to basics and follow a simple proven salesletter formula.
If you don't know any, grab a few...
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Forum: Copywriting
17th August 2009, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 949 Re: Shred This Before it Goes Live Please
So you ask for a critique, get 2 or 3 really killer breakdowns of a HUGE problem in the copy... and... because you don't "get" it right away you just say "f*ck it I'll just go with what I've got".
...
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Forum: Copywriting
17th August 2009, 01:53 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,200 |
Forum: Copywriting
15th August 2009, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,017 Re: The word crap?
It's about connecting with your audience... where ever they are at.
It's about talking to them in their own language. (Believe it or not, teenagers use swear words ;) )
And it's about waking...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th August 2009, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,004 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th August 2009, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 506 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th August 2009, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,369 Re: My Niche HATES Sales Pages...
Hi Sean
I doubt very much it's the length of the page that's the issue. More likely it's the tone/style/colors and general "feel" of the page that's not resonating with your audience.
E.g. If...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
9th August 2009, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,342 Re: Offline Consulting - Where to Start?
Well again, it all depends on what you want from your business.
For example, I've got students sending direct mail and building websites, others cold calling and doing autoresponders, others...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
7th August 2009, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 899 Re: When obvious lies are in a sales gimmick
Brian nailed it.
You don't get rich by spending your savings on pools.
But you can get rich using proven marketing tactics that flat out work to make a bunch of money real quick, and then use...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
7th August 2009, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,354 |
Forum: Copywriting
5th August 2009, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,077 Re: Critique the Best Copy Around ! !
Did you want a critique or a pat on the back?
You might read on but the majority or your market will not.
(I used to be a gym rat and having seen TONS of marketing in this niche this page just...
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Forum: Copywriting
4th August 2009, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 778 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
2nd August 2009, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,685 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
2nd August 2009, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 628 Re: Need Advice From Offline Marketers
Hi Carol
My question is why do you want to convince him?
I don't know where you're at with your business, or your skill set, but is "doing blog posts and starting twitter" what you want to be...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st July 2009, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,126 |
Forum: Off Topic Forum
30th July 2009, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 730 |
Forum: Copywriting
29th July 2009, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,300 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th July 2009, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 603 |
Forum: Copywriting
28th July 2009, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 936 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th July 2009, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,303 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th July 2009, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 1,930 Re: Is This a New kind of Marketing Strategey?.
Well we're talking about telemarketing as a marketing strategy here, not misleading sales copy.
But to answer your question...
Even if the product was completely hyped up and sold as the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th July 2009, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 897 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th July 2009, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,304 |
Forum: Copywriting
25th July 2009, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,514 |
Forum: Copywriting
25th July 2009, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 808 Re: How Do Copywriters Perform Their Projects?
First, the client gives a general idea of what they want.
Then we explain to them why that won't work, and tell them what they need to do instead.
Next the client gives us the half-finished...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd July 2009, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 936 |
Forum: Copywriting
22nd July 2009, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 936 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st July 2009, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 711 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
18th July 2009, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 827 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th July 2009, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 544 |
Forum: Copywriting
15th July 2009, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,051 Re: Copywriting: Talent or Learned
Copywriting isn't about writing.
It's about sales.
Put a door-to-door salesman with NO writing experience head-to-head in a copywriting battle with a published author who has read a couple of...
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Forum: Copywriting
14th July 2009, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 815 Re: For anyone looking for a copy critique
There are plenty of people who will pay for a critique.
E.g. I did a WSO for $97 and got a handful in the first few days.
It all comes down to how you sell it.
(And if you can't sell it...
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Forum: Copywriting
6th July 2009, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 2,372 |
Forum: Copywriting
26th June 2009, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,105 Re: WOW, I just mean WOW
I've got just about everything Dan Kennedy has put out.
You'll learn more about marketing from one of his $9 books than most $2000 IM courses ;)
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st June 2009, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,002 |
Forum: Copywriting
16th June 2009, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,684 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th June 2009, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,393 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th June 2009, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 109
Views: 7,429 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th June 2009, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 12,752 Re: KILLER High Retention Membership Site Ideas
Two cool strategies I haven't seen mentioned:
Fixed-Term Membership Site
Turn your site into a course with a definite time-limit. e.g. 6 month course, BIG reward for completion, then a 6 month...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
9th June 2009, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 544 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
6th June 2009, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 451 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
6th June 2009, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 451 |
Forum: Copywriting
6th June 2009, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 707 Re: Critique of Sales Letter
The main problem is the shotgun approach.
Your headline calls out to no one.
And the following bullets are all over the place in terms of target.
Figure out who your target audience is, and...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th May 2009, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 912 |
Forum: Copywriting
23rd May 2009, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 8,433 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st May 2009, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 692 Re: Fellow Aussies i need help with TAX
Yup get an accountant.
It's a TOTAL waste of time for you to worry about that sort of stuff.
You're making more than enough to over the costs, and the expense itself is usually a tax write off...
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