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Self-awareness is where real change begins honestly.
Self-awareness is where real change begins honestly.
Prove them wrong quietly.
Prove them wrong quietly.
Mess it up and nobody reads line two.
So don't start with:
"In today's fast-paced world..."
"Have you ever wondered..."
"As a leader in the industry..."
Start with something real.
Mess it up and nobody reads line two.
So don't start with:
"In today's fast-paced world..."
"Have you ever wondered..."
"As a leader in the industry..."
Start with something real.
Your reader has a limited budget.
Maybe 30 seconds.
Maybe less.
Spend it wisely.
Cut anything that doesn't move them forward.
Even if it sounds nice.
Ruthless = readable.
Your reader has a limited budget.
Maybe 30 seconds.
Maybe less.
Spend it wisely.
Cut anything that doesn't move them forward.
Even if it sounds nice.
Ruthless = readable.
"Just sign up"
"Just try it"
"Just click here"
It makes things sound easy.
Too easy.
Like you're downplaying their decision.
Remove it.
Respect their choice.
"Just sign up"
"Just try it"
"Just click here"
It makes things sound easy.
Too easy.
Like you're downplaying their decision.
Remove it.
Respect their choice.
Say the important thing first.
Then explain it.
Not the other way around.
Your reader might not make it to sentence three.
Give them the good stuff early.
Say the important thing first.
Then explain it.
Not the other way around.
Your reader might not make it to sentence three.
Give them the good stuff early.
Trying to sound smart.
Your reader isn't grading your vocabulary.
They just want to understand.
Talk normal.
Write normal.
Connect normal.
Trying to sound smart.
Your reader isn't grading your vocabulary.
They just want to understand.
Talk normal.
Write normal.
Connect normal.
You don't need to prove you're smart.
You need to be understood.
That's the whole job.
Say it clear.
Say it true.
Hit send.
You don't need to prove you're smart.
You need to be understood.
That's the whole job.
Say it clear.
Say it true.
Hit send.
Easy to walk on.
Gets you where you're going.
No one trips.
Bad copy is a hiking trail in flip-flops.
Be the sidewalk.
Easy to walk on.
Gets you where you're going.
No one trips.
Bad copy is a hiking trail in flip-flops.
Be the sidewalk.
"The report was completed" ← meh
"I finished the report" ← better
"Mistakes were made" ← weak
"We messed up" ← honest
Own your verbs.
"The report was completed" ← meh
"I finished the report" ← better
"Mistakes were made" ← weak
"We messed up" ← honest
Own your verbs.
Trying to sound professional
Using words I'd never say out loud
Writing how I thought I "should"
Now I just write how I talk.
Game changer.
Trying to sound professional
Using words I'd never say out loud
Writing how I thought I "should"
Now I just write how I talk.
Game changer.
because it works.
Before: chaos
After: calm
Before: confusion
After: clarity
Show the shift.
That's the whole story.
because it works.
Before: chaos
After: calm
Before: confusion
After: clarity
Show the shift.
That's the whole story.
Innovative
Next-level
Premium
Ultimate
Strategic
Just tell me what it does.
Plain language wins.
Innovative
Next-level
Premium
Ultimate
Strategic
Just tell me what it does.
Plain language wins.
"Ever feel like you're shouting into the void?"
Now they're nodding.
Now they're engaged.
Now they're reading the next line.
Ask what they're already thinking.
"Ever feel like you're shouting into the void?"
Now they're nodding.
Now they're engaged.
Now they're reading the next line.
Ask what they're already thinking.
Not because it's bad.
Because it's not needed.
Every word should move things forward
or get out of the way.
When in doubt, cut it out.
Not because it's bad.
Because it's not needed.
Every word should move things forward
or get out of the way.
When in doubt, cut it out.
It could apply to anything
It starts with "Welcome"
It explains who you are first
You're still setting the stage
Get to the point.
They'll stick around if it matters.
It could apply to anything
It starts with "Welcome"
It explains who you are first
You're still setting the stage
Get to the point.
They'll stick around if it matters.
Not the solution.
Not your story.
Not the background.
The problem.
Because if they don't feel it,
they won't want the fix.
Hook the hurt first.
Not the solution.
Not your story.
Not the background.
The problem.
Because if they don't feel it,
they won't want the fix.
Hook the hurt first.
Stories.
Images.
Feelings.
Examples.
They forget:
Lists of features.
Corporate speak.
Anything that sounds like homework.
Stories.
Images.
Feelings.
Examples.
They forget:
Lists of features.
Corporate speak.
Anything that sounds like homework.
Strong: "You've tried this 5 times already"
Weak: "Results may occur"
Strong: "Your inbox gets quieter"
See the difference?
Direct. Specific. Personal.
That's the move.
Strong: "You've tried this 5 times already"
Weak: "Results may occur"
Strong: "Your inbox gets quieter"
See the difference?
Direct. Specific. Personal.
That's the move.
They need to land.
Say what you mean.
Mean what you say.
Skip the fancy footwork.
Clear beats clever.
Every single time.
They need to land.
Say what you mean.
Mean what you say.
Skip the fancy footwork.
Clear beats clever.
Every single time.
"It helps with things" ← lazy
"It helps with back pain" ← clear
"Things get better" ← vague
"You wake up energized" ← real
Specifics stick.
Vague slides off.
"It helps with things" ← lazy
"It helps with back pain" ← clear
"Things get better" ← vague
"You wake up energized" ← real
Specifics stick.
Vague slides off.
Paragraphs with more than 3 lines
are doing too much.
Break them up.
Give eyes a place to rest.
White space isn't wasted space.
It's breathing room.
Paragraphs with more than 3 lines
are doing too much.
Break them up.
Give eyes a place to rest.
White space isn't wasted space.
It's breathing room.
You wouldn't walk up to someone and say:
"Greetings! I am here to inform you..."
You'd say:
"Hey, so I figured something out..."
Start there.
Stay there.
You wouldn't walk up to someone and say:
"Greetings! I am here to inform you..."
You'd say:
"Hey, so I figured something out..."
Start there.
Stay there.
ask yourself:
"What would I text my sister about this?
"Then write that.
Strip away the formal stuff.
Keep the energy.
That's your voice right there.
ask yourself:
"What would I text my sister about this?
"Then write that.
Strip away the formal stuff.
Keep the energy.
That's your voice right there.
Care about the person reading.
Actually care.
Not about the sale.
About helping them.
People feel the difference.
And they respond to it.
That's copywriting.
Care about the person reading.
Actually care.
Not about the sale.
About helping them.
People feel the difference.
And they respond to it.
That's copywriting.