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(Just print and use right away!) Before You Write STEP 1 CREATE A MARKETING STRATEGY (Understand) Understand your product: What are you selling? What are its features? How can you translate those features into benefits? Understand your consumers: Who are you selling to? What are their needs and desires? How can you solve their problems? Understand your market: How does your product stand out in that market? What is your unique selling point over your competitors? STEP 2 RESEARCH (Study) Study your product: How/Where can you learn more about your product? (Interviews? The Internet? The library?) Why should consumers choose your product over competing brands? Study your consumers’ behavior What are their needs and desires? What is most important to them? Study your market Who’s your target audience? Which categories to they belong to? (High spenders? Low spenders?) What are their spending habits? Where are they from? What lifestyles do they lead? Who are your competitors? What are their strengths and weaknesses? When You Write Headline Sub-headline Catchy opening line Bullets/Numbered lists Photos and illustrations (including captions that make a strong selling point) Testimonials/Proof Media (Videos, audio) Guarantee Bonuses Call-to-action Signature P.S. Contact/Support Disclaimers/Privacy Statement STEP 3 BUILD YOUR SALES COPY (What is the focus of your message? What do you want your readers to achieve?) Tell stories Sell benefits, not just features Show, don't tell Use metaphors or analogies Use pleasure and pain Be specific Use the active voice Write from your heart Handle objections Use WIIFM (What's-in-it-for-me) Use power words (Love, hate, win, lose) Be personal Use verbs (specialize), not nouns (specialization) Use simple language Use IDCA (Interest, Desire, Conviction, Action) Make your call-to-action Simple, Direct and Clear Always Proofread Your Work! HIGH IMPACT WRITING TECHNIQUES Copyright © www.QuickStartCopywriter.com

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As you know, there are so many little details to consider when writing a sales page or a marketing email - and sometimes you'll usually forget something. That's why I love checklists. They keep me from forgetting to include all the important details in my sales copy. I'm sure you'll find it useful in your own work too. Just visit the link below to download your checklist. It's in a PDF format that you can print and use right away! http://bit.ly/copywritingchecklist

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Page 1: QuickStart Copywriter - Download Your Copywriting Checklist

(Just print and use right away!)

Before You Write STEP 1

CREATE A MARKETING STRATEGY

(Understand)

Understand your product:

What are you selling?

What are its features?

How can you translate those features into benefits?

Understand your consumers:

Who are you selling to?

What are their needs and desires?

How can you solve their problems?

Understand your market:

How does your product stand out in that market?

What is your unique selling point over your

competitors?

STEP 2

RESEARCH

(Study)

Study your product:

How/Where can you learn more about your

product? (Interviews? The Internet? The library?)

Why should consumers choose your product over

competing brands?

Study your consumers’ behavior

What are their needs and desires?

What is most important to them?

Study your market

Who’s your target audience? Which categories to

they belong to? (High spenders? Low spenders?)

What are their spending habits? Where are they

from? What lifestyles do they lead?

Who are your competitors? What are their

strengths and weaknesses?

When You Write

Headline

Sub-headline

Catchy opening line

Bullets/Numbered lists

Photos and illustrations (including

captions that make a strong selling

point)

Testimonials/Proof

Media (Videos, audio)

Guarantee

Bonuses

Call-to-action

Signature

P.S.

Contact/Support

Disclaimers/Privacy Statement

STEP 3

BUILD YOUR SALES COPY

(What is the focus of your message?

What do you want your readers to achieve?)

Tell stories

Sell benefits, not just features

Show, don't tell

Use metaphors or analogies

Use pleasure and pain

Be specific

Use the active voice

Write from your heart

Handle objections

Use WIIFM (What's-in-it-for-me)

Use power words (Love, hate, win, lose)

Be personal

Use verbs (specialize), not nouns (specialization)

Use simple language

Use IDCA (Interest, Desire, Conviction, Action)

Make your call-to-action Simple, Direct and Clear

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HIGH IMPACT WRITING TECHNIQUES

Copyright © www.QuickStartCopywriter.com

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