Writing good copy

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Writing good copy. How to be interesting and get business. Good writing. Clarity Feeling Direct Consistent viewpoint Active voice Good organization Maintain the basics Good grammar Correct spelling Punctuation. Good copy. Concise Action oriented Tells a story Easy to understand - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WRITING GOOD COPYHOW TO BE INTERESTING AND GET BUSINESS

GOOD WRITING• Clarity• Feeling• Direct• Consistent

viewpoint• Active voice• Good organization• Maintain the basics

• Good grammar• Correct spelling• Punctuation

GOOD COPY• Concise• Action oriented• Tells a story• Easy to understand• Targeted• Instills inspiration or

action• Interesting• Precise• Benefits oriented

TYPES OF COPY• Plain• Storytelling• Conversational• Persuasive/Imagine• Long copy• Killer poet copy/story

sell• CEO copy• Frank and earnest• Superlative• Rejection copy

Source: http://www.copyblogger.com/good-copywriting/

PLAIN• Informative• Just the facts• No sizzle• No

conversation• No claims

STORYTELLING• Opening• Conflict• Dialogue• Solution

CONVERSATIONAL• Talk directly to

the reader• Informal• Feeling

IMAGINE COPY• “Imagine…”• “Pretend for a

moment…”• “Close your

eyes…”• Paint a picture

of what’s possible

LONG COPY• More you tell,

the more you sell

• Complex proposition

• Series of snippets (small portions)

KILLER POET COPY• Creative• Clever• Artistic• Sells• Solution

oriented

CEO COPY• Down to earth• Here’s why

we’re doing this

• Intention• Connection• Care

FRANK AND EARNEST• Start with what

doesn’t work• Honesty• Trustworthiness• Transparent• Credibility

SUPERLATIVE• Evidence-

based• Testimonials• Research• Statistics

• Use sparingly

REJECTION COPY• Discourage• Exclusive• Invitation only• Generates

curiosity and desire to belong

FIT• Mix and match• Occasion• Topic• Intention• Sender• Receiver