Forget everything you've been told about copywriting. It's wrong!
submitted: Jul 1st 2008 |
by: TonyHetherington |
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Website copy writing is one of the most essential skills to have if you're promoting anything online. Whether you have an ebook to sell, website to launch or affiliate scheme to promote you need to write interesting and compelling copy - copy that will form blog entries, articles, forum posts, press releases and website content. Even if you focus totally on pay per click advertising such as Google Adwords you still need to create winning adverts and persuasive landing pages or your sales will be lost. But forget everything you've been told about copywriting -it's all wrong!
They say you need a copy writer to create your content - they are wrong! Giving control of all your website content is a terrible thing to do. Althought the copy make be technically good it will be missing one essential ingredient - you, your passion and your knowledge!
They say you haven't the time to write and if you did it wouldn't be good enough - they are wrong! They create and foster this false idea to keep your self confidence low instead I show you how easy it can be. How easy you will find writing headlines and creating copy using the exact same techniques that turned be from a student who failed school English twice to a successful writer, editor and communications consultant!
They say you won't understand - they are wrong! If you refuse to struggle with their 300 page stale text books or heavy academic courses, don't hire a copy writer, don't let pencil heads and grammarians worry or undermine your confidence you can and will succeed through simple, practical step-by-step lessons.
They don't want you to know how to write so that you keep going back to them.
They are the dusty academics and academics that like to make you feel stupid when you make mistakes and they just love pointing them out. There may not be an official conspiracy with a secret HQ but it's just as effective. For example, when have you ever heard a copywriter say "Here's a better way of doing it that will save you time and money"?
The answer is probably never because they don't want you to know how to write, they don't want you to realise that you are the best person to create your copy and they don't want it to be quick and easy. Then they bill you. Not only do they bill you they then keep you in this trap so that you go back for more and more.
It's time to fight back and break free from this writing trap and start creating your own compelling copy. This will help you build a unique bond with your customer built on your passion and knowledge and their growing trust and respect in you. So fire that copy writer and take control of your own website!
About the Author
There is a better way and it's called the Writing Workshop, and this step by step course can help you create headlines in seconds and the rest in minutes and how to decide what to cover! I will even reveal the power copy writing tools that the pros use!
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