Announcing 4 Intriguing Secrets To Energize Your Copywriting For The Web
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
You can boost your website’s sales by going into copywriting, especially if you have a knack with words. However, it may not be as simple as you think it is. After all, you are marketing your products while trying to convince people to buy from you.
Here are 4 simple ways to step up to copywriting:
1. Leave signposts. Signposts are words or phrases that leave clues to your readers. What do you want them to do? Do you want them to download some of your products or you simply like them to check your website? Copywriters should be able to encourage their readers to do something out of their article.
Read More..>>188 Stage Heros Journey (monomyth) - World Of The Sword, Time Pressure
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Kal Bishop’s 188 stage Hero’s Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template. Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.
[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].
How To Cultivate A Good Habit
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It happens every year and still it takes me by surprise–the conclusion of the Tour de France. I wake up the morning after and feel the distinct void of having no reason to turn on the television. I’m always amazed at how watching the tour quickly becomes a part of my life, so much so that it’s a shock when I stop doing it.
Read More..>>Following The Rules? Mind Those Pitfalls!
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Writing for sales and marketing purposes is not primarily about “good writing.” It’s about human behavior, the psychology of sales and using words that sell your product or service.
Think about it…it’s not organizations that buy your products. It’s not government entities. It’s not anonymous faces. It’s people.
People do business with people they know and trust: this is as true when writing as when you’re talking to someone in person. How do you begin to establish that trust? By writing in a form and language that they can relate to quickly, that make them feel they’re having a cozy chat with you over a cup of coffee.
Read More..>>Fast Copy Writing For The Web — Copywriting Tips That Work
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Copywriting may not be an easy task to some. But for majority of people, copywriting is as fun as doing your relaxation activities. Copywriting is a proven effective tool in terms of advertising and marketing. However, in order to achieve the best outcome of this marketing tool, one must really identify the effective ways on how one can come up with a good and working copywriting material. I have included below some of the best practices that one can use to ensure success in copywriting.
Read More..>>Teleconference Etiquette
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Have you ever attended a teleconference call where there was background noise which made it difficult to enjoy the call? Have you been on a call where participants are talking over each other or someone is speaking and you have no idea what their name is? Maybe you could never contribute because every time the teleleader asked a question, there were one or two people who always jumped in and didn’t stop talking, and the teleleader didn’t have control of the situation.
Read More..>>Some Thoughts On Self-publishing
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Publishing a book is easier today than it’s ever been. That’s a good thing. Many wonderful books would go unseen if that weren’t true. People who publish their work do so because they like what they’ve written. I do.
I have a certain criteria for the books that I read, and I try to apply it to the books I write. Since I read a great number of books, I know there’s a market for mine. My question then, is how do I find the hundreds of thousand of people who would enjoy my books? How do I let them know that Kerry Grant is solving mysteries?
Read More..>>Get Paid To Practice
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Many people who aspire to become internet writers do not have any clue how to begin. Some simply cannot afford to start their own websites and are technically uncomfortable using services such as any of the free blogging communities have online. Some are in desperate financial straits and need to begin earning some type of income immediately and do not have the luxury to take the time that these sites require. Many others are not certain that their materials are actually good enough to be sold and generate a positive cash flow. The simple answer for any of these would be internet writers, is to find a market where they can be paid to practice their internet writing skills.
Read More..>>Your Literary Mixing Bowl - Add A Cup Of Thinking
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So what do you think? This question sets your mind in motion to produce an answer for the inquirer. How you will respond often depends on your attitude and the question. Thinking is dimensional and takes simple observation to the next level. Thinking is a continued form of learning. Some of the things that affect your ability to learn include attitude, perception, acquiring knowledge, integrating and refining knowledge, then using that knowledge where it becomes habitual. Our minds manipulate information so that we are able to make inquiries, create, analyze, solve problems and make decisions.
Read More..>>Teleseminars Strategies: Want Transcripts With That Teleseminar?
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Teleseminars programs are are the number one most versatile method of building businesses available to consultants, authors, entrepreneurs, and marketing and training firms period. How can you maximize you teleseminar’s return on investment? This question was raised on Great Teleseminars newly launched blog “Daniel Janal’s Great Teleseminar Tips”, http://www.greatteleseminars.com/blog.
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