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Every effort has been made to make this ebook as complete and accurate as
possible. However, there may be mistakes in typography or content. Also, this e-
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,Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 5
Basic Skills ......................................................................................................... 6
How to Improve Your Writing Skills ............................................................................................. 6
Good Grammar is the Minimum .............................................................................................. 6
Style Trumps Grammar ........................................................................................................... 7
Writing for Your Target Audience .......................................................................................... 10
Step #1: Research Your Audience ........................................................................................ 11
Step #2: Write for Your Audience .......................................................................................... 12
How to Sell Through Writing ........................................................................... 14
Writing Good Headlines................................................................................... 17
Why a Headline Can Make or Break a Sales Letter .................................................................. 17
10 Different Techniques for Writing a Good Headline ............................................................... 17
Good Headline Examples .......................................................................................................... 19
Testing and Tracking ....................................................................................... 28
Step #1: Define Your Experiment Carefully............................................................................... 28
Step #2: Hold All Else Constant ................................................................................................ 29
Step #3: Collect Large Samples ................................................................................................ 29
Step #4: Make a Decision .......................................................................................................... 29
Powerful Tricks for Boosting Conversion Rates ........................................... 31
How to Use Bullet Points Correctly............................................................................................ 31
How to Use Sub-Headings ........................................................................................................ 32
How to Correctly Use Bolding and Highlighting......................................................................... 34
Closing a Sale................................................................................................... 36
Retaining Reader Interest .......................................................................................................... 36
Using Calls to Action Correctly .................................................................................................. 38
Step #1: Tell The Reader Exactly What To Do ..................................................................... 39
Step #2: Surround the Call to Action with Supporting Text ................................................... 39
Step #3: Make it Easy to Follow Your Call to Action ............................................................ 40
The AIDA Method ............................................................................................. 42
Attention ..................................................................................................................................... 42
Interest ....................................................................................................................................... 43
Part #1: Introduce a Problem ................................................................................................ 43
Part #2: Introduce a Solution to the Problem ........................................................................ 44
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, Decision ..................................................................................................................................... 45
Action ......................................................................................................................................... 45
The 30-Day Copywriting Plan .......................................................................... 46
Week #1: Focus on Basic Skills & Market Research ................................................................ 46
Week #2: Complete Two Sales Letters ..................................................................................... 46
Week #3: Make Changes & Compile a Swipe File .................................................................... 47
Week #4: Polish Your Copy, Test, and Track ........................................................................... 48
Week #5 and Beyond: Practice, Refine, Track, and Test ......................................................... 49
Conclusion........................................................................................................ 50
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