Forum: Copywriting 
27th March 2026, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 633  Re: AI Won’t Kill Copywriting...
No need for Ai with the Princess - it'll never be as good as her Black Mountain Poetry prose.
I'm not bothered with Ai. Because I've recently, after months of training, upgraded from parchment...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th March 2026, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 336 Re: How do you say "I don't know"
Just admit you don't know - and reassure them you'll find out.
Or if you have a glimmer of an idea - you could say - "I' haven't got the exact info, but let me get back with the accurate...
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Forum: Copywriting
11th July 2025, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,082 |
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Forum: Copywriting
7th July 2025, 01:09 PM
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Views: 1,082 |
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Forum: Copywriting
7th July 2025, 09:29 AM
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Forum: Copywriting
6th January 2025, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 381 Extra Abilities From Your Library
Having a vast collection of ancient copywriting scrolls, I wondered what the "newer books" might offer.
So I bought -
Very Good Copy - Eddie Shleyner
A Self Help Guide For Copywriters -...
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Forum: Copywriting
5th January 2025, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Copywriting
5th January 2025, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,489 Re: See another great lesson.
I hate it when upsells are launched at you like demented, money grabbing and grubbing missiles.
I'll try and sell this upsell. Albeit it's a rough cut first draft.
"By the way have a look at...
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Forum: Copywriting
3rd January 2025, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,489 Re: Copywriting Trends In 2025
A great start to the New Year thanks to Gordon's post (#12).
And I quote -
"I don't want to offer products/services that NEED copywriting to make sales. So, I choose those which don't need it."...
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Forum: Copywriting
2nd January 2025, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,489 Re: Copywriting Trends In 2025
Max!
And a very happy new year to you and everyone.
Very good points.
And with all this glass.
I might do some Flyers or Phenomenal Postcards for window companies.
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Forum: Copywriting
1st January 2025, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,489 Re: Copywriting Trends In 2025
I tend to agree with Max (on his #4 post).
It's unlikely to be a seismic shift - but many may "look" a little more closely at spiritual "awareness."
Possibly due to world events - horrific...
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Forum: Copywriting
19th August 2024, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 711 Re: Dumb Idea?
She wasn't in prison, but my lovely lass penpal lived 100's of miles away.
And might well be the reason why I eventually became a copywriter, I spent eons trying to "craft" my letters to her.
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Forum: Copywriting
19th August 2024, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 711 Re: Dumb Idea?
I should point out a correction -
"evry flyah you stick to a tree with Ms JoosoCunn's seecrit condensed gloo formula"
It wasn't originally condensed - you had to pay for a pint at a time.
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Forum: Copywriting
19th August 2024, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 711 Re: Dumb Idea?
I'm old, and you all must be young.
Because...
Back in the day when you had a long term "relationship" with someone you might never meet.
It was called...
Penpals.
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Forum: Copywriting
18th August 2024, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 711 Re: Dumb Idea?
I can tell what a work in progress is -
Nailing my parchment and ink ads onto the trees and town hall notice boards.
Can't wait for someone to invent a staple gun.
Steve
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Forum: Copywriting
18th August 2024, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 711 Re: Dumb Idea?
An app to replace phenomenal postcards!
That's it - I've been out teched.
And I knew I should never have bought my Olivetti typewriter (and then the elastic bands, wire and capacitor to hook up...
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Forum: Copywriting
18th August 2024, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 711 Re: Dumb Idea?
I've had far worse ideas!
Maybe this might be one.
Copywriters and just about everyone else in selling (100,000's of people) usually hate selling.
(I hate cliches but this one is appropriate...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th July 2024, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 541 |
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Forum: Copywriting
1st July 2024, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 530 |
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Forum: Copywriting
18th June 2024, 04:13 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
Alright then, let's move from Poetry onto Maths.
What is the probability of The Princess finding her shoes and eating a banana.
Oh, and the answer must be in prime numbers.
Steve
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Forum: Copywriting
16th June 2024, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 |
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Forum: Copywriting
13th June 2024, 02:52 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 |
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Forum: Copywriting
12th June 2024, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 |
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Forum: Copywriting
11th June 2024, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
You're right villanelles are sparse in the wonderful world of copywriting.
Princess - would you do us the honor and compose one?
My contribution...
I did use the titles of two of...
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Forum: Copywriting
9th June 2024, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
Yea, it's always about the "right" words.
I remember Ted Nicholas (he must be the grandfather of direct response Ads) talking about Headlines which must extol a great product.
It went something...
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Forum: Copywriting
9th June 2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
To affirm what Mss McCants stated -
Go to YouTube and type - "Go All The Way" by Charles Bukowski.
It applies perfectly to copywriting.
Steve
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Forum: Copywriting
25th May 2024, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
Yea,
The client would go vitriolic with my version of this Ad.
I would say it kills 99.9% of germs (of course with conclusive scientific testing and evidence).
And insist they offer a free...
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Forum: Copywriting
24th May 2024, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 |
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Forum: Copywriting
24th May 2024, 03:24 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
Some might be pondering who's going to make such a fuss when an Ad is obviously good and designed to get a riveting response.
Here are the main arguments that many clients will come up with.
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd May 2024, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
DABK,
Yes, I should have mentioned it.
The clients wife, husband, partner, relations, the 9th cousin twice removed may well have a bash at decimating an enhanced revenue creating Ad.
Would...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd May 2024, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
Max,
You are 100% bang on correct (I could have hyperboled this by saying 1000%, but 100% is the right answer).
As copywriters we'll only be successful if we can "solve problems."
Often as...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd May 2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
And the proprietors of these Ads are in the top tier to propel your copywriting prowess to.
Because the prospect advertises (which is a huge help).
There is absolutely no shortage of them.
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Forum: Copywriting
21st May 2024, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,555 Re: Why Are You Broke Still?
Learning the art of copywriting is relatively quick and easy (ok it needs a full on bash of effort and practise).
If you've achieved these wondrous heights and discover you're broke - one crucial...
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Forum: Copywriting
1st March 2024, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,022 Re: Copywriting in 2024...
The Princess is so timely about time.
It's the one and very possibly the only possession you'll never get back.
Infuse this in wonderful ways - "save time, gives time, makes time" - into your...
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Forum: Copywriting
28th February 2024, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,191 Re: Do you need talent?
Yea, you do need talent and heaps of it. I remember the midwife saying to my mom, "My goodness, what a great Ad Steve just wrote - you should call him "Steve The Copywriter."
(The above was for...
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Forum: Copywriting
9th February 2024, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
7th February 2024, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
7th February 2024, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
5th February 2024, 04:07 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
4th February 2024, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
2nd February 2024, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
1st February 2024, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
1st February 2024, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
31st January 2024, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
30th January 2024, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
29th January 2024, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
29th January 2024, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 3,009 |
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd January 2024, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 475 Re: Where to ask clients to leave reviews?
As an old timer, I tend to use parchment and ink for my copy, and am hooked up to the interweb with a yard of wire and a few elastic bands.
And always thought "platforms" were made of wood where...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd January 2024, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 536 |
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Forum: Copywriting
11th December 2023, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 596 Re: Drizz The Rizz ...
"How to write an astonishing grocery list that guarantees you get the very best produce at the lowest possible prices every time"
I would also have written you get a 1 word discount - but that...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
1st December 2023, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 921 Re: how do you feel about follow up?
At times, I follow up until the response goes negative - or I get bricks thrown at the skylight in the copywriters attic wrapped in paper saying "feck off".
If you don't envisage enjoying the art...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th November 2023, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 872 |
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Forum: Copywriting
20th November 2023, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 872 |
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Forum: Copywriting
19th November 2023, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 872 |
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Forum: Copywriting
19th November 2023, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 578 Re: And also...
Max,
I can't answer for The Princess.
But I often send stuff to the beleaguered, bewildered and bereft and my words don't exactly improve their situation.
Overall when firing off copy...
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Forum: Copywriting
19th November 2023, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 872 |