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Copywriting

How to write your own sales copy: a 5-step formula

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If you’re selling your own products on the web, or promoting affiliate products, then you need to produce compelling sales copy. Ideally, you would hire a professional copywriter to do this for you. But what if you can’t afford one, and simply have to produce your own sales page? In this post, I’m going to give you a formula for producing sales copy for use on the web. If you simply want to produce an effective sales page, this will get you started.

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7 surefire ways to write an opening paragraph

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How to write opening paragraphs: 7 surefire techniques used by direct response copywriters

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The number one thing about SEO that people just don’t get

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When writing an SEO webpage, you need to optimise for just one keyword or phrase – just one. Let’s discuss bananas for a moment.

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Ebook launch: SEO for writers and bloggers

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Ebook launch: A thorough, easy to understand and clear explanation of how to write search engine optimised copy. Designed to be the only book you’ll ever need to write effective SEO copy.

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Scribe – the SEO tool for writers

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If you’ve been around blogs much of late, and you’re even remotely interested in SEO (search engine optimisation), then you’ve probably heard about a new tool that’s out called Scribe. There are adverts for it springing up on various blogs, including this one, partly because it really is a great tool for writers. Also, of [...]

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Marketing testimonials – how to provide proof even if you have none

How to provide proof even if you don’t have any case studies or testimonials

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A case study is a story – and that’s powerful marketing

A case study makes for powerful marketing because it tells a story – and people respond to stories.

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How to write a film or TV documentary treatment or proposal

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How to write a film or TV documentary treatment or proposal

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SEO: “Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists”

SEO – it’s all “Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists”

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My dog can write better copy than you

My Airedale Terrier knows how to get to the point. She’s much better at it than most people I know in marketing departments, or running businesses, or even some people who write for a living.

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How to brief a copywriter (part 1)

If you’re briefing a copywriter, one of the most important things they need to know is: Who is your audience?

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How not to brief a copywriter

What not to do when briefing a copywriter

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How much does copywriting cost?

How much does it cost to have such-and-such written? It has to be the question I get asked the most by prospective clients. It’s a very good question, because lots of people who would benefit from the services of a copywriter aren’t familiar with how it works. They don’t know how expensive it is. They [...]

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7 golden rules of marketing – how to be sure your copy works

How to test your copy – does it pass these 7 golden rules?

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Don’t get robbed blind on the internet: 8 tell-tale signs of hypnotic sales copy

Hypnotic copywriting is a tried and trusted method of getting people to buy things. These are some of the tell-tale signs that someone is using hypnotic writing techniques.

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