17 battle-tested shortcuts ... and proven persuasion methods ... that can help you write stronger copy ... and generate more leads, orders, and revenues ... with much less time and effort!
Dear Marketer:
About once a week, I get an e-mail from someone asking me, "Bob, what's your most powerful copywriting secret?"
By this, they mean they want the ONE technique that's my most effective ever for writing copy that....
- Smashes through the clutter ...
- Stands out from the crowd ...
- Grabs the reader by the lapel - and doesn't let go ...
- Turns "nice to have" merchandise into "must have" gold ...
- Transforms inertia into action - and indifference into hot desire ...
- Makes it almost impossible for qualified prospects to click away ...
- Converts potential buyers into customers ...
- Boosts click-through and conversion rates ...
- Skyrockets leads, orders, sales - and revenues.
Now, I have to confess: I've always hated getting asked for my best copywriting secret.
Why?
It's not because I don't have one.
On the contrary, it's because I have too many - and I've never been able to narrow it down to just one or two.
So a couple of months ago, I locked myself in my office and turned on the computer.
Then I began the slow and painstaking process of searching for - and reading - all of the copywriting articles, columns, and reports I'd written over the last decade or so.
Countless hours later, I still wasn't able to decide which one of these articles is my "most powerful copywriting secret" as I had hoped.
Instead, I ended up with a series of articles that articulate, in the clearest way I know how, 17 of the most powerful copywriting secrets ever devised by man!
A couple of these are original to me.
Most were taught to me by the great copywriting and marketing masters, either in person or through their works, most now out of print.
These copy gurus include Parris Lampropolous ... Clayton Makepeace ... Michael Masterson ... Porter Stansberry ... Sig Rosenblum ... Don Hauptman ... Ed McLean ... Jim Reutz ... Milt Pierce ... Sy Sperling ... and many others.
Now, I have put this collection of 17 little-known copywriting secrets together in a single downloadable PDF file. An incredibly valuable collection that I want to send you now. Today. If you will let me. And in exchange, I guarantee it will be the most powerful - and beneficial - copywriting information you read this year....
The 17 most important things I know about
writing copy that sells in today's market
In my e-book, Bob Bly's Best-Kept Copywriting Secrets, I give you not one or two -- but 17 of the most important things I know about writing copy that sells.
Including:
- 4 simple steps to writing SEO (search engine optimized) copy that both your prospects and Google will love - page 9.
- The Copy Intensity Grid for determining the level of hype to use in your sales copy - page 12.
- Does long copy really work better than short copy? The answer may surprise you - page 17.
- 5 ways to capture e-mail addresses of Internet users who visit your landing page but do not order the product - page 21.
- 9 fundamentals of persuasion in print - page 25.
- What Michelin Tire TV commercials can teach you about expressing benefits in your copy - page 27.
- 5 critical factors that influence how long your copy should be - page 18.
- Logic vs. emotion in making business-to-business buying decisions - page 31.
- Selling your product or service to a "hybrid market" - page 32.
- Should copywriters avoid jargon like the plague? Answer on page 36.
- The 6 key components of an effective offer - page 40.
- Using copy to tie your premium more closely to the product's selling proposition - page 42.
- The often-overlooked rule for writing more powerful bullets in your copy - page 45.
- Michael Masterson's "Secret of the 4 U's" formula for writing more powerful copy - page 46.
- 12 little-known techniques for overcoming "sticker shock" and buyer resistance when selling high-priced products - page 48.
- A simple trick for making your price seem like a drop in the bucket compared to the value your product delivers - page 49.
- Understanding the customer's core buying complex with the BDF formula - page 52.
- Using market research to gain accurate insight into the real reason why prospects would buy your product instead of your competitors - page 54.
- Writing persuasive copy with the 5-step Motivating Sequence - page 55.
- Rosser Reeve's "lost" 3-part formula for creating a winning unique selling proposition - page 58.
- How to differentiate your offer from the competition even when your product has no unique or special features - page 60.
- Persuading prospects to buy using the magic of "false logic" - page 62.
- 38 great ideas for your next headline - page 65.
- How to arouse the reader's curiosity - page 66.
- Get prospects to buy ... even if they don't believe your USP ... with the secret of the Secondary Promise - page 69.
- How to reach more prospects and win them over to your point of view using empathy-based copy - page 72.
- 6 ways to increase your understanding of your customer's thought processes and buying motivations - page 75.
- 12 fail-safe ways to get started on the right track when you sit down to write copy - page 76.
- 4 shortcuts to gaining a rapid knowledge of your potential customers and their key concerns, desires, and needs - page 82.
- And so much more....
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I've spent countless hours ... and thousands of dollars ... acquiring the books, courses, articles, and monographs containing these precious copywriting secrets.
For example, the one on page 58 - Rosser Reeve's 3-part formula for writing a winning USP - was located in his long out-of-print book Reality in Advertising.
I paid $98 for a used hardcover copy on Amazon just to secure it for you.
I then spent over an hour (and remember, my time bills at $500 an hour) reading the book and distilling the principle into the quick-reading article on USP that starts on page 58 of Copywriting Secrets.
I have presented the 3-part USP ... and many of the other formulas in Bob Bly's Best-Kept Copywriting Formulas ... in copywriting workshops for corporate clients, for which I billed them $5,500 per day plus expenses (and I no longer travel and offer these workshops).
But it won't cost you $5,500 ... or $500 ... or even $100 to discover all of the dozens of "lost" copywriting formulas collected in my new guide.
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But if I am wrong, and you are not 100% satisfied with my 17 power copywriting secrets for any reason ... or for no reason at all ... just let me know within 90 days.
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Sincerely,
Robert W. Bly, Director
CTC Publishing
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In this free 50-page report, you'll discover little-known sales and marketing tactics that can quickly leave your competitors in the dust. Including:
- The most important thing to understand when selling and marketing any product (hint: it's not the product) - page 47.
- How to avoid "sticker shock" when selling high-priced products - page 39.
- The magic of "reciprocity" - page 3.
- When to stop giving potential clients free advice and ask them to sign a contract to engage you - page 8.
- Are white papers passe as a marketing tool? Answer on page 25.
- Avoid this common mistake when creating and marketing information products - page 18.
- 10 tips for increasing your landing page conversion rates, leads, and orders - page 21.
- What to do when a customer asks for a refund and you think they are not entitled to it - page 11.
- How much should you charge vendors, clients, and colleagues for referrals? The answer may shock you. Page 5.
- What nonprofit fundraisers can teach you about the best time to send your prospects a letter or e-mail marketing message - page 29.
- When to reveal product defects, weaknesses, and flaws in your sales copy ... and how to benefit from doing so - page 31.
- Stop throwing money down the drain when exhibiting at trade shows - page 36.
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Bob Bly is a full-time freelance copywriter specializing in online, direct response, and b-to-b marketing. He earned more than $700,000 last year from his freelance writing, and became a self-made multi-millionaire while still in his 30s.A copywriter for more than a quarter of a century, Bob has written promotions for over 100 clients including Phillips, Agora, KCI, 21st Century, Weiss Research, EBI Medical Systems, Sony, IBM, AT&T, Grumman, Crain Communications, McGraw-Hill, Intuit, and AlliedSignal.
Bob is the author of more than 70 books including The Copywriter's Handbook (Henry Holt) and Internet Direct Mail (NTC Business Books).
He has published more than 100 articles in such publications as Subscription Marketing, Direct, Business Marketing, Writer's Digest, and Amtrak Express.
Bob's writing awards include a Gold Echo from the Direct Marketing Association, an IMMY from the Information Industry Association, two Southstar Awards, an American Corporate Identity Award of Excellence, and the Standard of Excellence award from the Web Marketing Association. He also taught writing at New York University.
Bob has appeared as a guest on dozens of TV and radio shows including The Advertising Show, Bernard Meltzer, CNBC, and CBS Hard Copy. He has been featured in major media ranging from the LA Times and Nation's Business to the New York Post and the National Enquirer. He was formerly the advertising manager for Koch Engineering, a manufacturer of equipment for the chemical industry.
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