Guest post by D Watson
Many people consider that writing copy for the web is difficult and best left to the professionals. With a little common sense, anyone can easily write compelling salescopy. All you need to do to produce good copy is follow a few simple rules.
Here are some suggestions to help improve your salescopy.
Adapt Your Copy Style
You need copywriting skills for several different forms of web content, and you need to vary the style of your copywriting to suit each publication. Salesletters require one style of copy, blog posts require a different style of copy, and sites such as Twitter require yet a different style. Learn to adapt your style to make it appropriate for where the copy will be published.
Your Words Affect The Readers Perception
The type of words you use will affect the reader’s perception of you and the offer you are making. You must pitch the words that you use to your target audience. Do you need to use young, hip words, or should you be using serious professional words?
Headlines and Sub-Heads Are Vital
Many readers just skim your copy and initially don’t read the text. You need your headlines and sub-headlines to jump out and grab the reader. Are the headings powerful enough to stop the reader and force them to read the text below the heading? If you just had the headings, do they form a powerful message on their own?
Keep Fonts Simple And Consistent
Try to use only a small number of fonts. There are certain fonts which are proven to work well in salescopy, so use these if you can. Lots of varying fonts will confuse the reader and make your copy hard to read.
Break Up Your Copy
Don’t try to cram too much onto the page. Make good use of short paragraphs with only a few sentences, so that you do not overwhelm your reader. This will make your copy easier to read, and result in more readers following your complete salespage. Your need to give the reader’s eyes a rest as they read.
Make Your Copy Flow
Each section of your copy should flow naturally and easily into the next section. The reader should feel drawn automatically into each section. Make sure that the sections are in a logical order within your copy.
Break The Rules
Every so often, it is good to “break the rules” and do something that shocks the reader. By breaking the rules you will grab their attention. Use this technique sparingly or you may alienate your readers.
Check Spelling And Grammar
It is very simple to use a spell checker before publishing. Don’t allow spelling mistakes into your work, or the credibility of your writing will suffer, and you will lose readers.
Good salescopy is essential if you want to be successful and profitable online. Having compelling salescopy can increase your online profits many times over. Just by learning a few simple techniques, almost anyone can produce their own salescopy.
Discover even more powerful salescopy secrets, or how to write great headlines, so that you can increase your online profits – starting today.
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Hi
An excellent definitive list…
I always tell people to be wary of spell-checkers, as sometimes homophones creep into copy which spell-checkers are unable to distinguish. That said, it’s better to use one that not!
Which fonts do you advocate for the web?
Thanks for your article. Always good to be reminded of these key pointers.
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sheila Reply:
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:58 am
Nikki,
I have seen definitive research done on fonts that make reading easy; fonts with serifs are best. I like New Roman Times and use that for my blog and all of my product. But I have to admit that I look at what famous copywriters like Joe Vitale do, his blog and sales pages are done with Helvetica. His ebooks are in New Roman Times. I have tested this out for my self personally and find that the serifs are best. Try it for your self. Let me know what your think.
Sheila
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