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How can you be
sure that your marketing efforts will generate profits? Copyright 2004 John
Taylor
There are several ways to
ensure that your adverts are responsive let me outline my top ten response
boosting techniques:
1. An attention grabbing
headline is crucial. Yes, headlines are one of the most important elements
within your web pages. The majority of professional copywriters have been
known to spend as much time on headlines as they do on all other elements of
an advert or web page combined. The purpose of a headline is to grab your
targeted prospect's attention and pull them into your advert or web page
copy.
2. Get inside the mind of
your target audience. Don't write for everyone, write for a real person. When
you are writing your advert address it to one specific individual who
is representative of your target audience.
3. Get your prospect to
think in the here and now, build some urgency into your copy. Where
appropriate you can improve responses by making special limited-time
offers that encourage them to act right now. However, you should always
impose a real deadline; you can really undermine your credibility with false
deadlines.
4. Again, keep your prospect
in the here and now and encourage your them to take action immediately. Yes,
make it unmistakably clear exactly what they should do with language like
"click here right now".
5. It goes without
saying that for maximum response you should constantly test and refine your
copy to determine which alternatives are most successful. Once you have
a proven "control" advert or web page, you should continue testing in
order to increase your responses even more.
6. Collect examples of
successful copy. I have a folder on my computer where I save copies of
adverts, headlines and even complete web pages. When I am writing a new
advert or web page I skim through my file and it helps to get me thinking
about writing my own copy.
7. Include testimonials in
your copy, they can be very effective in overcome your prospects natural
resistance. Always ask permission before using a testimonial and include
as much concrete detail as possible to add weight to the testimonial
8. Informative, editorial
style copy can be significantly more effective than copy that looks like an
advertisement. Be creative and find ways of formatting your copy in a
more editorial style.
9. KISS - Keep It Short
& Simple. Don't use long paragraphs and sentences; break your copy into
smaller paragraphs and sentences and include only one main thought per
sentence. Don't ramble and don't try to pad out your copy with unnecessary
words.
10. This may seem like a
contradiction to number nine. Always describe your product or service
completely. People are prepared to read long sales letters, as long as
they find them relevant and interesting. But nobody will want to read
boring copy!
About the
Author:
John Taylor is the author of
"Learn over Twenty ways To Improve Your Conversion Rate and Multiply Your
Profits" - A Special Report that contains a wealth of information
on professional testing and tracking techniques that can boost your
conversion rate and generate increased profits. To learn how testing and
tracking can boost your profits click this link now: http://www.test-and-track.com
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