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Forum: Copywriting 19th October 2015, 10:14 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,490
Posted By shawnlebrun
Storytelling = Subliminal Selling

I thought this article was a pretty neat read... there's a sentence in here
that REALLY stood out to me.

"The commercials Neistat produces don’t feel like commercials at all -- and that’s the key...
Forum: Copywriting 10th September 2015, 05:53 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,249
Posted By ChadHaynes
Re: "But it's not for everyone": How negative can you go?

I'd do something like:

Seasoned vets to country living will know what to expect. If you've ever (common endearing-but-irritating country living experience), you know what's in store.

But if...
Forum: Copywriting 4th June 2015, 03:50 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,646
Re: A Dog Walker's Sales Letter

…yes it's dog eat dog on this thread.

But good news for us copywriters who stayed onboard.

Apparently 72% of the others have legged it to their local printers with "red hot dog walking copy" to...
Forum: Copywriting 4th June 2015, 09:20 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,646
Posted By Kay King
Re: A Dog Walker's Sales Letter

Sounds like a personal problem....:D
Forum: Copywriting 2nd June 2015, 07:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,390
Posted By marciayudkin
Re: Who can help me...

Great question.

Most get-rich-quick gurus don't put enough (or maybe any) emphasis on choosing where you get traffic from and who you are attracting as customers.

Attract certain kinds of...
Forum: Copywriting 2nd June 2015, 06:44 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,390
Posted By sethczerepak
Re: Who can help me...

Did they get burnt because they had no contract, or did they get burnt because they did business with someone who simply doesn't honor agreements?

There's a huge difference.

I think a lot of...
Forum: Copywriting 29th May 2015, 11:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,857
Posted By The Copy Nazi
The Psychology of Pricing

Here, read this instead of pointless (and utterly nasty) catfights over short or long copy - Psychological Pricing: 29 Strategies and Tactics...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd May 2015, 10:13 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,831
Posted By RickDuris
Re: Not strictly COPYWRITING but WOW - great piece of writing

ANYBODY who advocates moving this from the copywriting section just doesn't understand the new rules of copywriting.

Yes my friend, there are new rules.

I've been hinting off and on about this...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd May 2015, 01:27 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,831
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Tip Not strictly COPYWRITING but WOW - great piece of writing

Confessions of a Google Spammer (http://inbound.org/post/view/confessions-of-a-google-spammer)
Forum: Copywriting 26th December 2014, 10:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,069
Posted By joe golfer
Ghost of Sketchy Client Past

Ever had a client that was your best bud until it came time to pay for the great work you did? Well, your new phrase for 2015 is "cash in advance." Or, you can try some 3D mail like this chap:

Ho...
Forum: Copywriting 18th December 2014, 10:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,443
Posted By Mark Pescetti
Fail Harder...

I was watching an interview done by Stone Cold Steve Austin. Vince McMahon (CEO/founder of WWE) was his guest.

I always keep up with wrestling. I cut my teeth as a writer there.

I found the...
Forum: Copywriting 11th December 2014, 05:09 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,000
Posted By MRMagMark
Re: To the best copywriters on the forum

Tihal,

I lurk on the boards but had to respond because quite frankly, you're headed for major frustration with your expectations.

Although you're ambitious (which isn't a bad thing), you don't...
Forum: Copywriting 28th October 2014, 11:32 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,704
Posted By MikeHumphreys
Re: For Copy Newbies - How to Handle Critics

After 8+ years of being a freelance copywriter, I can honestly say there are more nay-sayers and critics on the internet than you could possibly imagine.

It doesn't matter how well something you...
Forum: Copywriting 24th October 2014, 02:04 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,682
Posted By jjosephs
Re: What do you think of princesses who swear like sailors?

Personally, hate it. Everything about it is cynical and opportunistic.

I don't think there's something deep beneath the surface here. Just classic shock tactics to galvanize its victimhood core...
Forum: Copywriting 18th October 2014, 10:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,201
Posted By MatthewRHallEsq
I Know This Sounds Like Spam, But... (some humor for a Saturday)

"I Know This Sounds Like Spam, But I Really Did Double My Mass In TWO WEEKS And Now Women Can’t Get Enough Of Me And I’m SCARED"...
Forum: Copywriting 13th October 2014, 06:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,276
Posted By BrianMcLeod
Re: Dullards, bums, and hacks

One can only hope this Hunter S. Thompson character eventually learns how to become a paid writer someday...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd September 2014, 01:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,547
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Re: "Features AND Benefits"

Nick, well I might have Sciatica dude but the Doc checked my heart and lungs today and both are excellent. My blood pressure is 127 over 61 - athlete level. So I might be round a bit longer keeping...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd September 2014, 04:33 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,547
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Re: "Features AND Benefits"

I bet that ad is pulling like crazy. It's BANG ON. Got my immediate attention. V.O. says -

I've just come back from the quack for...Sciatica (herniated disc from an old surfing injury). My...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd August 2014, 05:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,118
Posted By angiecolee
Re: Your advice, please, about an offer

Met Peter last year, very cool dude. I credit him with inspiring me to launch my career.
Forum: Copywriting 22nd August 2014, 08:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 853
Posted By max5ty
Re: I failed. And now want to get back on it.

Ok, so I added a 1 in front of it.
Forum: Copywriting 22nd August 2014, 08:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 853
Posted By max5ty
Re: I failed. And now want to get back on it.

Killing a little time here so I looked over what you have so far.

If you were to pay my usual upfront fee of $145,000.00 for marketing advice...Bentley payments aren't cheap...this is what I'd...
Forum: Copywriting 21st August 2014, 09:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 883
Posted By angiecolee
Re: Crowdsourced copywriting

As long as she's only checking for typos, OK.

Change one word sweetheart, and we'll have words.
Forum: Copywriting 19th August 2014, 04:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,117
Posted By Mark Pescetti
Re: Some Copywriting Issues on my squeeze page

It goes back to When Harry Met Sally.

Men and women can't be friends - without sex entering the equation... at some point.

There's usually a huge crush on one side - if not both.

When...
Forum: Copywriting 14th August 2014, 10:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 841
Posted By shawnlebrun
Here's a Case where Knowing Your Market can Make You Rich....

Copywriting 101: know thy market.

But who'd ever thunk (word?) you could get uber rich targeting
3 year olds.

I've actually tested this channel out... and sure enough, my 9-month
old nephew...
Forum: Copywriting 12th August 2014, 01:51 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,350
Posted By Sean Fry
Re: Robin Williams: DEAD

Here are my thoughts: You think like a parasite. Your thought process represents all the things that are wrong with marketers.

The DAY Robin Williams dies and you're already thinking in terms...
Forum: Copywriting 11th August 2014, 09:56 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,350
Posted By BrianMcLeod
Re: Robin Williams: DEAD

You're dealing with two different but somewhat intertwined legal issues:

Trademark Infringement - an intellectual property matter.

Right of Publicity - a business tort.

A quick trip to...
Forum: Copywriting 11th August 2014, 07:29 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,350
Posted By BrianMcLeod
Re: Robin Williams: DEAD

I sense your heart being in the right place about this...

...but I'm compelled to comment that misappropriating a celebrity's name and likeness, even for "the common good", is disastrously bad...
Forum: Copywriting 11th August 2014, 06:46 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,497
Posted By Cam Connor
Re: Critique my upsell (monthly sub) copy?

It's most likely not converting well in my opinion. :)
Forum: Copywriting 11th August 2014, 06:24 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,350
Posted By angiecolee
Re: Robin Williams: DEAD

The family might have a problem with you using his likeness without permission.

While I do agree that it is generally a good strategy to be timely and relevant, I think this kind of marketing is...
Forum: Copywriting 9th August 2014, 09:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,497
Posted By Tim R
Re: Critique my upsell (monthly sub) copy?

I can see why you would have this opinion, but it isn't actually true.

More importantly, many people in the target market believe that both are possible.
Forum: Copywriting 9th August 2014, 07:24 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,497
Posted By RickDuris
Re: Critique my upsell (monthly sub) copy?

Actually Alex, and you know this, he's not selling to the general population. He's selling to guys who want to connect with women.

His micro-targeted niche of introverts put women on pedestals by...
Forum: Copywriting 7th August 2014, 06:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,260
Posted By Cam Connor
An Oldie and a CLASSIC. This'll Help You Close More Clients, And Perhaps Enhance Your Copy To Boot

This is an olden classic. An hour of solid gold from none other than the sales king himself:


Use it to enhance your Copy... Use it to close more deals.

24 closing techniques - Brian Tracy on...
Forum: Copywriting 29th July 2014, 12:47 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 10,035
Posted By royfurr
Re: "Titans of Direct Response" Event - Great Sales Letter?

Wow! This conversation both represents the blight on humanity that is the worst of WF (and my biggest reason for not wasting a bunch of time here), AND the best of the best that I'm totally missing...
Forum: Copywriting 29th July 2014, 05:52 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 10,035
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Re: "Titans of Direct Response" Event - Great Sales Letter?

I'm glad you wrote this Rick. Because after your blatant flogging of this event...and this rather ordinary copy...I was about to unleash my inner Rottweiler.

You're right on most, if not all,...
Forum: Copywriting 29th July 2014, 01:09 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 10,035
Posted By RickDuris
Re: "Titans of Direct Response" Event - Great Sales Letter?

Ok, Roy, here's the big strategic problem with the current copy--specifically when selling the event to folks who weren't already going to go: You lift the Titans up on pedestals from the get-go, but...
Forum: Copywriting 28th July 2014, 12:10 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 10,035
Posted By royfurr
Re: "Titans of Direct Response" Event - Great Sales Letter?

Hey guys. I'm spying on you. It's Roy, the dude who wrote the letter for Brian (which I wasn't announcing until Brian started shouting it from the rooftops and telling me to tell everybody).

(I...
Forum: Copywriting 11th July 2014, 05:29 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,137
Posted By RickDuris
Re: Website Critique Requested

Then with that in mind...

1. Your website is unmemorable.

2. Educating a person about what a copywriter is WILL attract a class of clients who don't understand the value of a copywriter.
...
Forum: Copywriting 10th July 2014, 02:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,137
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Re: Website Critique Requested

Yeah I remember Nick. I gave him some good advice. Which he thanked me for, saying Read it again. We had some fun with that one....
Forum: Copywriting 10th July 2014, 01:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,137
Posted By Mark Pescetti
Re: Website Critique Requested

My blog isn't meant to attract clients. Not anymore. It's almost like a diary. But I get your point. Funny thing, someone found it (before I put it in my sig) and hired me. So does it convert? Yup....
Forum: Copywriting 26th May 2014, 02:24 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,048
Posted By Tim R
Re: Where can i get $500+ copywriting clients

O.P. - you might want to Google "PMS" before you go ahead with this.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like it's got a lot of potential, it just needs a sense of urgency. 'Don't miss out on this offer, as PMS will...
Forum: Copywriting 26th May 2014, 02:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,048
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Re: Where can i get $500+ copywriting clients

Some of his "great work" - O.P. - you might want to Google "PMS" before you go ahead with this.
Forum: Copywriting 21st May 2014, 10:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 825
Posted By danr62
Re: An example to show that headline possibilities are endless

Patt Flynn of SPI did a post on this headline structure. You can read about it here:

5 “Five-Minute or Less” Blogging Tips That Yield Big Results. I’m Using Tip #1 in This Title....
Forum: Copywriting 5th May 2014, 02:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,131
Posted By misterme
Re: My copy's sold millions: here's a quick tip

What's your view on wearing silk pajamas while writing in bed? They feel great but the notepads keep slipping off my lap while I'm trying to write.
Forum: Copywriting 7th April 2014, 01:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,171
Posted By ewenmack
Re: FASCINATING research article on how are people reading, scanning, skimming online

I see it as nothing new.

If you go back to caveman days
the brain had to take shortcuts to survive
and so today it's just another survival hack.

So we aren't a victim of this reality,
there...
Forum: Copywriting 2nd October 2013, 07:55 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,747
Posted By BrianMcLeod
Re: Help with brand name and win $100

AttendToYourContestThread.com
Forum: Copywriting 17th August 2013, 08:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,064
Posted By RickDuris
Re: Homeless signs -- does better graphic design help the copy?

Two quick stories.

Here in Hollywood, there was a homeless person. Looked like one. Dressed like one.

One day, one of his benefactors gave him an Armani suit to wear. He was so proud.

But...
Forum: Copywriting 17th August 2013, 02:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,064
Posted By AnabelleFlorida
Re: Homeless signs -- does better graphic design help the copy?

Hi Joe!

I actually feel it doesn't help. It seems less authentic, more gimmicky. I would wonder about a homeless person holding a sign like that.

On the other hand ... COPY makes a huge...
Forum: Copywriting 14th February 2013, 05:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,483
Posted By Pusateri
Re: Can you beat these headlines?

Whore is the right word. It's the most visceral choice. Slaps you in the face.

If you write with impact you are going to offend some people. That's the price of impact.

Those unwilling to pay...
Forum: Copywriting 4th February 2013, 11:03 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,269
Posted By Mr. Subtle
Re: How Well Do You Build Emotion? (With Superbowl Commercial Video)

It's a great commercial if you're trying to get more FFA (Future Farmers of America) members, but it's not a good commercial if you're trying to sell a Dodge Ram.
Forum: Copywriting 27th January 2013, 10:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 564
Posted By ERPLeadsWriter
Re: Truth in Advertising: A Novel

From the description alone, I'm starting to like it. I may not sympathize with a character nearly a decade my senior but I can certainly relate to the corporate alienation being described.
Forum: Copywriting 27th January 2013, 05:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 564
Posted By DigitalCopyWriter
Re: Truth in Advertising: A Novel

Truth in Advertising: A Novel: John Kenney: 9781451675542: Amazon.com: Books

(It's not an affiliate link).

There's a Audible version too, so I'll probably buy it with my next credit.
...
Forum: Copywriting 17th January 2013, 07:51 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 13,692
Posted By verial
Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?

NLP is a Complete Pseudoscience.

Take it from a psychologist.

The fact that this thread is so long bothers me, actually.

But I guess threads on astrology are the same way...
Forum: Copywriting 15th January 2013, 01:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 971
Posted By MontelloMarketing
Re: 3$ for Feedback

Sounds like "big business" to me!
Forum: Copywriting 13th January 2013, 06:18 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 13,692
Posted By Daniel Scott
Re: Is NLP Utter Hogwash?

Funny. I've talked to quite a few A-listers who've told me straight out they think NLP is a load of crap.

Not to mention that scientifically, it's been pretty heavily discredited.

Of course, if...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd December 2012, 05:39 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 70,142
Posted By joe golfer
1000th Post: Resources for New Copywriters

updated 07/06/16

Here are some links for new copywriters. For now I have these areas:

--What is Copywriting?
--How to Get Started
--How to Find Free/Low Cost Copywriting Education Resources...
Forum: Copywriting 21st December 2012, 11:18 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,534
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Re: What about this sales page?

Know Her Secrets - Testimonial Of The Attraction Program Robert & Anna - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MB_BrMnQKU&feature=youtu.be)


"Because Robert applied what he read in the...
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