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Forum: Copywriting 8th September 2014, 09:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,192
Posted By JonMills
Re: Please, help critique my copy

Vague buddy and poor use of sub-headlines.

Be clear. Clarity always wins.
Forum: Copywriting 6th September 2014, 08:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,192
Posted By max5ty
Re: Please, help critique my copy

I give you credit for taking my critique like a pro.
Forum: Copywriting 5th September 2014, 06:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,192
Posted By max5ty
Re: Please, help critique my copy

Ummm yeah, I'm not feeling this. The letter or the offer.

You say it's free.

I read this as a potential client, and I'm thinking it could just possibly, by judging from what you've wrote,...
Forum: Copywriting 4th September 2014, 02:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,192
Posted By sethczerepak
Re: Please, help critique my copy

Hi Michael,

I like what you're aiming for with the metaphor.

Couple big problems though, let's start with your headline...

A Lethal Weapon and an Offer No Smart Marketer Should Refuse
...
Forum: Copywriting 4th September 2014, 10:07 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,192
Posted By angiecolee
Re: Please, help critique my copy

TL;DR.

I got through the first part and was immediately turned off.

What if your prospect doesn't get the movie reference? What if they're not a fan of guns or killing animals? There are a lot...
Forum: Copywriting 4th September 2014, 10:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 638
Posted By angiecolee
Critique requesters: help us help you

There's a tool that you can use to help protect yourself from getting skewered when asking for a critique. It's an easy way to protect the nads, fellas. And ladies, it'll help you make sure you've...
Forum: Copywriting 4th September 2014, 06:55 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,192
Posted By Chriswrighto
Re: Please, help critique my copy

Hi Michael,

Hope you're well.

Here's a bit of what I think, starting with your headline...

"A Lethal Weapon and an Offer No Smart Marketer Should Refuse"

It's not specific enough... what...
Forum: Copywriting 4th September 2014, 04:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,192
Posted By ewenmack
Re: Please, help critique my copy

Michael, it lacks specifics, curiosity and building value.

Now if you were to talk about a advertising
method widely used in the 60's by ad agency Olgivy And Mather,
$350,000 worth of Facebook...
Forum: Copywriting 14th August 2014, 07:44 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,364
Posted By shawnlebrun
Re: How Much Should I Ask For? (Copywriting Jobs)

Elisabeth,

If you're a copywriter... than use those darn copy skills to get yourself a salary that's high enough to make it all worthwhile for yourself and your family.

Don't sell yourself...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th July 2014, 03:35 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 8,553
Posted By Alexa Smith
Re: I suck at making money online

Please excuse the "contrary" tone but I disagree 100%. :o

We get that cartoon pasted in to this forum regularly. I think it's hugely misleading, misinformative and unhelpful.

It implies that a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th July 2014, 10:27 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 831
Posted By Clyde Dennis
Re: What makes a good WSO?

What makes for a good WSO is the exact same thing that makes and product or service good, whether it'a a WSO or not.

That exact same thing? Ask and answer this simple question... Does it solve the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2014, 09:38 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 831
Posted By brutecky
Re: What makes a good WSO?

Actually I have seen dozens of WSO's that are very viable ways to make $10K a month. The problem many times is the buyer not the product. You see you actually have to take action.


This is just...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2014, 11:21 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 831
Posted By travlinguy
Re: What makes a good WSO?

What makes a good WSO headline? Wild claims of big money without working.

What makes a good WSO? A viable plan for a reasonable and workable business model.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2014, 10:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 831
Posted By Alexa Smith
Re: What makes a good WSO?

No - I run a mile from anything with an income claim, and I advise others to do the same. :eek: :mad:



A respected vendor, a product/service in demand, a non-hyped-up sales-post, and...
Forum: Warrior Forum News 14th July 2014, 03:22 PM
Replies: 220
Views: 31,993
Posted By Lucian Lada
Re: Launching something big in 7 days

I hope it includes something to eat. I like eating.
Forum: Warrior Forum News 14th July 2014, 03:16 PM
Replies: 220
Views: 31,993
Posted By Alaister
Launching something big in 7 days

Thanks to you, Warrior Forum is the #1 Internet marketing community and marketplace in the world. For those of you that don't know, in April this year Warrior Forum was acquired by Freelancer.com and...
Forum: Copywriting 4th June 2014, 12:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,439
Posted By JohnRussell
Re: Story Copywriting-- Who Should I Learn From?

Check the WSO forum. Lots of 'stories' there. :)
Forum: Copywriting 31st May 2014, 04:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,187
Posted By MikeHumphreys
Re: Storytelling tips from a master movie trailer producer

One of the ways I got better at writing VSLs was studying screenwriting. We're trying to hold someone's attention for as long as 30 minutes on a VSL... screenwriters have to hold people's attention...
Forum: Copywriting 31st May 2014, 03:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,187
Posted By gjabiz
Joe, you know I'm a Hollywood wannabe....thanks.

Thanks Joe, I think it is great stuff. I watch at least a movie a day. Then, on Sunday's, race through them and take notes.

I had a hard time with Gravity, had everything I could do not to watch...
Forum: Copywriting 30th May 2014, 05:27 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,317
Posted By marciayudkin
Re: Save the Copywriting Forum: Insert Your 2 Cents Here...

Hello? Are we not customers here? And isn't the purpose of a business to serve customers?

It is hard to see how alienating so many highly experienced copywriters could possibly make this forum...
Forum: Copywriting 30th May 2014, 04:52 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,317
Posted By Will Compton
Re: Save the Copywriting Forum: Insert Your 2 Cents Here...

After a long absence I posted my first thread in The Copywriting Forum yesterday.

And talk about bad timing...

When I opened the Warrior Forum to check my thread this morning I was shocked...
Forum: Copywriting 30th May 2014, 04:34 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,317
Posted By sethczerepak
Re: Save the Copywriting Forum: Insert Your 2 Cents Here...

First rule of good marketing:

Know what constitutes "good" ....from the customer's pov.

The new economy has no patience for companies who miss that one.
Forum: Growth Hacking 22nd May 2014, 11:49 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,792
Posted By cshilling22
Re: Hack to a billion dollars in 3 years

I guess if you can brand yourself as a "Growth Hacking" expert there is probably a lot of money in it for you since it is something "new."
Forum: Growth Hacking 22nd May 2014, 09:08 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,792
Posted By iAmNameLess
Re: Hack to a billion dollars in 3 years

Growth hacking to me, is just a silicon valley buzzword to excuse the lack of profitability or ROI in your marketing.
Forum: Copywriting 9th May 2014, 10:31 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,332
Posted By RedShifted
Re: Easy Steps to Writing Sales Copy That CONVERTS

Yes, and once you get past that 1 small moral boundary the sky is the limit.

If you ask me, there is absolutely nothing wrong with lying. It's just a tool we use to persuade people. And it's how...
Forum: Copywriting 9th May 2014, 09:47 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,242
Posted By sethczerepak
Re: Thoughts on this guarantee, please?

Good points.

Money isn't the only thing the client is risking. In fact, it's the smallest risk in most cases.

The biggest risk, which none of them will tell you about out loud, is the fear...
Forum: Copywriting 9th May 2014, 07:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,039
Posted By gjabiz
A couple of answers.

Lately, I've been giving the benefit of the doubt when it comes to searching WF for answers because I was looking for information and even though there is a dedicated thread (an all in one) on the...
Forum: Copywriting 6th May 2014, 05:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 565
Posted By shawnlebrun
How to use your email to get current sales letter swipes

For me... using a swipe file is kind of a love/hate relationship.

There are times where I'll use a swipe file for motivation/direction/structure...
and then there are other times where I'll just...
Forum: Copywriting 6th May 2014, 08:31 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,332
Posted By Sheryl Bagley
Re: Easy Steps to Writing Sales Copy That CONVERTS

I've always needed a step zero: trust the product. Maybe I'm not that good of a marketer after all....:)
Forum: Copywriting 5th May 2014, 09:26 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,332
Posted By XponentSYS
Easy Steps to Writing Sales Copy That CONVERTS

Here is an easy to follow outline to help you write sales copy that converts.


STEP ONE: Develope your avatar. That is, define who you're writing to.

STEP TWO: Write a short story about how...
Forum: Copywriting 5th May 2014, 05:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 665
Posted By RyanLB
Re: Snake Oil or a Scientific Process?

While I wouldn't suggest outright recommending plagarism, we would all be lying if we said we've never used some source material as inspiration. These are great landing pages for a reason and likely...
Forum: Copywriting 5th May 2014, 04:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 665
Posted By marciayudkin
Re: Snake Oil or a Scientific Process?

I'm not sure it makes any difference whether you do it by hand or by typing, but having the actual text of well-constructed sales letters go through your mind and your hands, slowly, does teach you....
Forum: Copywriting 5th May 2014, 02:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 665
Posted By Memetics
Re: Snake Oil or a Scientific Process?

It's very effective. Eventually you pick up the concepts and methods which made the copy great and then it's incorporated into your mind on an unconscious level. It influences your creativity in the...
Forum: Copywriting 5th May 2014, 02:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,128
Posted By kencalhn
My copy's sold millions: here's a quick tip

When writing first drafts, rather than sit at the computer, I go old-school and either:

a) get out of the house, to a starbucks or library or park, to write (longhand on pad of paper w/pen)

or...
Forum: Copywriting 2nd May 2014, 05:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,099
Posted By Alex Cohen
Do you find this ironic?

How many times have you heard a copywriter say, "My family and friends still don't understand what I do..."?

I've heard it a lot and find it ironic.

Really? You're a copywriter and can't...
Forum: Copywriting 28th April 2014, 07:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,814
Posted By RickDuris
Re: The one TRUE method to making it as a copywriter...

Thanks, Shawn. But I'm standing on the shoulders of giants on that one. I'm just the scribe.

Thanks, again!

- Rick Duris
Forum: Copywriting 28th April 2014, 02:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,814
Posted By shawnlebrun
Re: The one TRUE method to making it as a copywriter...

Speaking of posts that kick ass... Rick, you're blog post here....

21 Incredible Copywriting Formulas (I Use) (http://copyranger.com/21-incredible-copywriting-formulas-i-use/)

That puppy is...
Forum: Copywriting 24th April 2014, 10:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,814
Posted By Mark Pescetti
Re: The one TRUE method to making it as a copywriter...

First of all...

You're making a living as a copywriter.

You're WAY ahead of the curve - compared to where most people are at.

Even if paying the bills in Da Bay aren't easy, you're living...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd April 2014, 10:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,141
Re: Dangers of exploring the HEALTH niche!

That's what I'm talking about we are no longer free to say even what is true so those who are selling bad medicine don't have to loose marketshare. That is what the law is about it's not to protect...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd April 2014, 10:17 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,141
Posted By ecoverartist
Re: Dangers of exploring the HEALTH niche!

You also have to be careful if you're marketing in other countries. I once wrote an ebook for someone about treating a specific liver disease. It's possible that the suggestions I outline could...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd April 2014, 10:05 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,141
Re: Dangers of exploring the HEALTH niche!

Be careful most countries have Medical/Parma industrial complexes and and are working hard to keep a monopoly so anyone competing is harasses with thousands of laws that "protect" the people. In...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd April 2014, 08:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,141
Posted By marketingwomen
Re: Dangers of exploring the HEALTH niche!

Hi Michael! How are you?

Providing disclaimers and avoiding phony claims will help. Check out ftc.gov (Federal Trade Commission site). The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd April 2014, 04:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,141
Posted By blueclcl
Re: Dangers of exploring the HEALTH niche!

I would always practice common sense - Visable disclaimers and so on, and don't make any wild claims ect.

But, I am not a legal rep or anything, so don't take my word for it!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd April 2014, 03:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,141
Posted By ryanbiddulph
Re: Dangers of exploring the HEALTH niche!

Barb, great share ;) I'd stress that this is not professional medical advice, somewhere on your blog.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd April 2014, 03:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,141
Posted By barbling
Re: Dangers of exploring the HEALTH niche!

This thread and sites might help.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/632044-hey-guys-question-selling-supplements-legalities.html

Know What You Can...
Forum: Copywriting 21st April 2014, 12:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,125
Posted By Mark Pescetti
Do You Want To Be The Best... Or Not?

There are a lot of copywriters. More everyday.

But when you actually get some controls under your belt, you're in the company of an elite few.

In other words...

The copy world is pretty...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2014, 05:44 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By gloria123
Re: If you had a magic wand...

Focus, focus, focus.
Take action
Perseverance.

Good Luck
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2014, 01:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By barbling
Re: If you had a magic wand...

I am rather allergic to writing copy.

But I love networking with my fanbase.

Product Creation is something that I find very soothing.

HATE FB advertising, mind you.

Did I mention product...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2014, 01:08 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By rakhwas
Re: If you had a magic wand...

Copy writing
List production
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2014, 12:19 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By brutecky
Re: If you had a magic wand...

If I had a magic wand Id stop people from making these kind of threads.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2014, 10:48 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By Sarevok
Re: If you had a magic wand...

1) traffic
2) traffic
3) traffic

I wrote a blog once that said "Traffic is more important than content".

It's my far my most popular piece, and resulted in boatloads of response and hatemail....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2014, 10:24 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By malik4u7861
Re: If you had a magic wand...

Copywriting
Quality Traffic
List building
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2014, 10:09 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By blueclcl
Re: If you had a magic wand...

Copyrighting
Conversion
List building

They would probably be my top 3, but their are so many.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2014, 09:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By dale2811
Re: If you had a magic wand...

I totally agree! Most people start to follow one business model such as List building, Affiliate Marketing, Offline, Mobile, SMS, Youtube Video, SEO, etc. And they try it for a little while and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th April 2014, 04:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By Dennis Gaskill
Re: If you had a magic wand...

1. Thinking
2. Doing
3. Analyzing results

Bonus: Make adjustments and repeat.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th April 2014, 04:09 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,227
Posted By jamescanz
Re: If you had a magic wand...

1) Having a reliable network (list, Fb group, mastermind, etc.)

2) Your ability to get help from other and create win-win situations in order to reach higher levels quicker

3) Copywriting skills
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