headline writing
They laughed at me – when I was in my early twenties, I shaved off all my hair. I wasn’t working for a short period, and thought it would be great to experience a “naked head” at least once in my life. The reaction I received from those around me was interesting… It did make […]
Written by David Ogilvy, it’s one of the most famous ads in history for a reason. Let’s take a look at the headline: “At 60 miles an hour, the Loudest Noise in this Rolls Royce is the Electric Clock.” He could have just said, This Rolls Royce is Really Quiet… But instead, he demonstrated the […]
When I started my business, I struggled for months. Each week, I was living hand to mouth. Until one day, I decided to move from a broad niche to a tighter niche… I hit the market at the right time, and everything changed. I literally 10x’d my income overnight (admittedly from a low base) and […]
I wanted to cry. Despite trying everything, my first business imploded. I tried everything, but several months later I was 5-figures out of pocket – with nothing to show for it. How about you? Have you ever tried and failed at anything? Have your clients? In this situation, one of the best angles to run […]
Have you noticed the long scrolling sales letter has become less prevalent over recent years? Long copy is dead, right? People just don’t have the attention span they did years ago. They don’t consume enough content. Ha… yeah, right. I had this conversation the other day with a new content marketing client. He said he preferred […]
I made a couple of sales this week as a result of a sales letters I wrote about 6 months ago. The system we put in place, took a long time to set up. It was for a specific niche, and felt like nothing was happening for quite awhile. But we had to set up the […]
In the early days of entrepreneurship, I became familiar with a concept called “Operation Moneysuck.” I believe I learned this from either John Carlton or Gary Halbert – two brilliant copywriters. And while yes, it made sense, I approached it the wrong way. I took this to mean was that I should focus on whatever I […]
What makes bland writing stand out from soulless writing? It’s the ability to go out on a limb, and speak from your heart. For instance, I am writing a core story for an incredibly successful entrepreneur who is looking to go into the coaching space. He’s a smart guy. And his accomplishments are huge. Now that’s […]
If you want to create regular, endless content… It’s all about the setup. You see, if you wake up one morning and think “I want to create some content today”… You may sit there thinking… “What the heck am I going to write about?” But if you instead take the time to brainstorm your clients: FearsPains Desires BeliefsProblems Objectionsetc. […]
Whenever you are trying to get a point across, consider doing it via metaphor. For instance, if I was an SEO guy I could say… It’s no good being on page 1 of Google, you won’t get much traffic. Or instead, I could do what Dharmesh Shah from Hubspot once stated… “The best place to hide a […]
A couple of years ago, I bought a computer from a big box chain. It’s had a few glitches, so I took it to get serviced last weekend… as a part of a plan I had purchased. Anyway, while I was there I needed a couple of sets of earphones for my iPhone (I have […]
There are unseen marketing angles in almost any industry, if we’re willing to think deeply enough and think outside the box. For instance, over Xmas we got our windows cleaned. They looked great. But… In late January, we got spiders in the house, and called in a pest control company. The pest control company sprayed […]
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