The original "13 drafting rules That Should Never Be Broken" was so well received, I decided to go with a sequel.
To summarize from the original article:
"Copywriting CAN rule and must occasionally be broken."I believe that too many copywriters take advertising rules (e.g., those of David Ogilvy, John Caples and Claude Hopkins) as commandments written in stone.Not the está.Son simply guidelines designed to help writers to produce copy more eficaz.Yo I think, if breaking rules improve the copy, then, the rules should be definitely broken.
"Not said, I think there are some rules drafting that over the years have proved to be so vital to the overall effectiveness of an ad or sales letter, should never be broken."
1 Overuse of bold, italics and underlining in copywriting is rampante.Me mean is simply ridiculous. I have seen ads and sales letters that were so overly stressed, seemed book coloring a child - very novice.
ALWAYS use bold, italic and stressing moderation - say sparingly, to emphasize the most important benefits of your oferta.En words of Herschell Gordon Lewis..."when you emphasize everything, you emphasize anything!"
2. NEVER USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS IN ITS HOLDER.They are even worse to analyze and more difficult to read.
3. Always directing its holder towards its target market. E.g. in the holder mentioned newbies or writers, or work at home moms - whoever destination.
4. Always sell one item at a time. Instead of trying to sell various products with minimal detail about each of them, if offers a unique product - which really can focus on a key benefits and answer all possible questions and doubts that your prospect might have about your product.I'm not suggesting that stop the sale of their products of otros.En instead, offer them from other websites or through follow-up offerings.
5. Thou shalt be no lie.Okay, from the technical point of view, this is more a question of morality to a regla.Sin however, you cannot create, can really help sales, conversions when you support a weak product or fallos.Por unfortunately, copywriting too often misrepresent, exaggerate or resounding lie closer the capabilities of a product in particular. Doing esto.Verazmente indicate exactly what the product can or cannot do. Nothing more, nothing less.
6 Give your copy a purpose. thing number one your copy must do is have a purpose - a goal. If your copy not get your prospect to take a certain course of action, is a responsibility. And as a passive dictionary is "something that works to the disadvantage".
Unfortunately, there is a lot, there are too many ads or sales such letters.
To succeed, your copy should have a purpose.And your copy must be compelling enough to accomplish that purpose - whatever that is.
7 Keep simple it.Legendary writer Bob Bly, simple words are the easiest to understand.And because the backup is written to communicate, short words are best - normally. An exception to this rule is when you want to make the object larger word seems more important or impressive.
For example, suppose you want to sell expensive reproductions, high quality gun antigĂĽedades.La simpler description of the product is "gun". But "weapons," while a bigger Word, sounds more distinctive.And that's why works best: the reader could pay $ 295 for a firearm, but not a mere "gun". Sometimes giving a title more impressive product can convey an image of added value.
8 Write with emotional appeal.Competent for any writer copywriter knows that most people make decisions shopping based on emotion and justify their decision with logic. Read books on psycho-sociology humana.Tener this knowledge help you understand why people behave in some form and the nature of patterns - and consumer preferences will help shift that is write better, purchase copies more emotional.
9 To activate your copy.Every time you write passive words like "is","was", "are", or "because, train yourself to stop and change them to something more active"."" Tonight in the teleseminar is"sounds boring and killed;" the teleseminar drafting anxiously awaited, full of stars, 5 star begins tonight at 8 PM Fort tonight "is much more clear and vibrant.""Bob Jones is the best writer of advertising material in the country" not transmitted almost emotion than "Bob Jones creates more surprisingly, stimulating the copy on the planet".
10 Use magic words sales.Push emotional "hot buttons your prospect", using magic, words like... sales presentation, surprising, exciting, unique, fantastic, fascinating, first of all, incredible, initial, improved, love, time limited, powerful, phenomenal, revealing, revolutionary, extraordinary, with success, super, sensitive to time, urgent, wonderful, unique offer you advance, presenting, new, How-to, save, amazing, free, guaranteed security, risk, look younger, feel better, etc.!
11 Return to write and test ruthlessly.Did you know that changing a single word in a holder was therefore known as 1800% increase response? is true.Here is what he has to say Internet marketing superstar Terry Dean:
"One headline has been known to outproduce another owner therefore as 1800%."It is with no changes in the body from the Charter at all!This means that a promotion that made $ 1,000 could have done as much as $ 18,000 simply by changing the holder!"Suddenly, a promotion that would have been fruitless is now a MEGA MONEY Maker!"
Copy the majority is not written in a single day.Patience is the clave.Usted must write, rewrite, edit, rewrite, test and try nuevo.Sus best copywriters are testers fanáticos.Probar, test, test!
12 Long copy vende.Hay an old saying, "More to say, the more selling."In general terms, copy length exceeds usually copy short, provided the copy is interesante.Piense it for a second: every day, people read articles from newspapers, magazines and books enteros.Leerá articles your copy much if it is interesting.
But not to write long copy, only for the sake of long copy write. only make your copy as it must be effectively tell their story.
13 Give a marketers garantĂa.Los that many have fears ensure your product - for fear of being flooded with requests for reembolso.No seas.Si you offer a quality product, statistics show that less than 2% of your customers never prompts a return of impuestos.Por therefore offer a guarantee is really his parte.Lo more important risk-free offer a guarantee will give your customers and potential prospects peace, tranquillity, which really will make close sales more easily. how long should be your warranty?... the longest, best.
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