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How to Write Sales Copy When the Standards Don't Apply | Men With Pens

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These folks needed a sales page to sell their product, and since James is a ridiculous rock freak, he was falling all over himself to oblige. And the next time you have sales copy to write for a client where the standards – money and success – really do apply, ask yourself why customers want them for and for what purpose.

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9 Clever Writing Tricks to Supercharge Your Blog Posts

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While it’s often discouraged (especially in academic writing) there’s nothing wrong with “I” in blog posts or web copy – and if you try to avoid it altogether, you might end up writing weak, passive sentences. Here’s an example: The tests were conducted on several websites… (passive voice). Want an example?

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The secrets of a top copywriting pro | Men With Pens

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And you’ll learn why right here in this valuable interview with a pro copywriter. James: Do you feel there’s an “ethical&# type of copy and a “snake oil&# type of copy? James: Do you ever feel guilty writing sales copy? Writing sales copy is noble and necessary.

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Why Web Copy is More than Just Words | Men With Pens

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Now imagine the web copy on your site. Not your blog; the part of your website that’s devoted to convincing your readers to buy your services. If you’re not telling your readers to go and look at that copy, it’s getting no more attention than the instructions on your toothpaste box. Get your sales copy read.

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How to Avoid Wasting Your Blog Client's Money | Men With Pens

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And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. You can spruce up the conversion rate of their existing site content and sales copy.

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Should You Go Back to School? | Men With Pens

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People want to see your portfolio, your testimonials, and your professional-looking website. If you keep seeing clients come to your sales page and run off without buying, you probably want to take a class in writing killer sales copy that converts. Especially since no one cares about your degree. That’s right.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

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Even Taylor, a Men with Pens copywriter, doesn’t really think she gets much out of her college degree when she does her job. My life changed and I found myself following a different career path – several of them, in fact, before I became a copywriter and settled in quite happily. And she has a degree in ENGLISH , for Pete’s sake.