The 10 Commandments of Successful Copywriting

These are my own personal commandments that I read before each copywriting project.

It’s a simple list of the basic principles that delivered copywriting success to my doorstep. Simple …  but super-powerful and highly effective … if you actually use them.

I’ll expand on each one in future articles.

  1. Know your market – write directly to your reader about what she wants, not about what you want (or what you think she wants).
  2. Remember that your primary job is to sell, not write. Be precise, not fancy.
  3. Craft headlines and sub-headlines that will grab the interest of your reader.
  4. Describe features, but focus on benefits
  5. Persuade your reader with facts and reasons, not fantastic claims and empty hype.
  6. Keep your reader’s interest with fascinating details and a compelling story that makes him want to keep reading rather than skip to the end.
  7. Craft an offer no intelligent reader can pass up.
  8. Create a super-charged guarantee that removes all risk
  9. Make sure you tell your reader exactly what you want him to do (call to action)
  10. Give your reader a credible reason for responding to your call to action immediately, not tomorrow.
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