How to Create Sales Writing That Works: Lesson 4 – Asking Questions

Why?
 
That is one question we learn to ask at a very early age. Any of you with children would have experienced the perpetual ‘but why?’ phase that all children go through.
 
If you are selling to a person face to face it is easy to keep the other person’s interest. When you talk to someone [...]

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How to Create Sales Writing That Works: Lesson 3 – Storytelling

Throughout history, man (and woman) has told stories. That was how information was passed from person to person. We have all grown up listening to stories – fiction as bedtime stories or fact from stories told to us about the ‘olden days’ by our Grandparents.
 
The human race is preconditioned to listen to stories, so why [...]

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How to Create Sales Writing That Works – Lesson 2: Brevity Vs Long Copy

I think every one of us is guilty of ‘over writing’. Sometimes we just get into a zone where the creativity is flowing and we just CAN’T stop writing.
 
At times, an occasion will lend itself to lengthy copy; at other times something short, snappy and to the point is called for. The trick is learning [...]

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Every Copywriter Has an Aunt AIDA – Part Four

We are almost there. So far you have seen how to grab your readers’ attention, get their interest, and create a desire for your product. Now all you have to do is get them to take action.
 
Sometimes a little help is needed to push them from desire to action and the best way to do [...]

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Every Copywriter Has An Aunt AIDA – Part Three

OK all you copywriters out there, so far we have created a killer headline which has got the attention of our readers. We have then gone on to sell them the benefits of our product to get their interest. But now we have to create a desire.
 
Getting someone interested in something is one thing, to [...]

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Every Copywriter Has An Aunt AIDA – Part Two

Hopefully after reading the first article in this four part series, you have honed your headline writing skills to produce eye catching copy that will stop your readers in their tracks.
 
So, what happens next? Well, now you have to arouse their interest in what you’re selling.
 
Let’s suppose your reader has a problem – they could [...]

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Every Copywriter Has an Aunt AIDA – Part One

I am sure many of you out there will be familiar with AIDA. No, she isn’t a sweet little old lady who spends her days baking your favourite cakes. It is an acronym no copywriter can live without.
 
AIDA is all about the elements that your writing needs to make a sale. It has to capture [...]

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Arm Twisting the Copywriting Way

No matter what your business, the effectiveness of your marketing strategy is the key to success. If you are a high street store you would utilise your window display to draw the public in. Once inside the door it is then up to your staff to convert their interest in to sales.
 
This is true [...]

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What Makes People Want to Buy?

Wouldn’t it be great if there was just one little button you could press to make your audience buy? My job as a freelance copywriter would be so much easier. But it doesn’t work like that. Finding the one thing that will make someone buy can sometimes be like looking for a needle in a [...]

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The Copywriter Shoots and Scores!

Every copywriter wants their sales letter to be the greatest ever written. But how do you make sure that your message hits the back of the net rather than the crossbar?
 
The first step is to break down your identified goals into objectives. You need to think about what you want your reader to do; what [...]

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