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Learn How to Write Your Own Sales Copy in One Day
Web Copywriting: Essential or Not?
One of the things that makes the Internet so appealing is the fact there is plenty of useful
and entertaining information to be found. Of course, some website owners prefer to
simply copy data from other sources as a way to flesh out the content of their sites.
When this happens, they miss out on some great opportunities. Here are just a couple of
reasons why original web copywriting is not only important, but essential to the success
of a web site.
Firstly, original copy helps to make the website stand out from the millions of other sites
that are already up and running. Even if the subject matter is the same that is found
around the Internet, orginal copy is the chance to put the data into word combinations
that are a little different. When the content of the site is not a copycat of thousands of
similar sites, the chances for ranking higher on searches is much better.
Along with making the site stand out a litle more, creating original copy also makes it
possible to use keywords to the best advantage. This can also help to push the ranking
up a few more notches in search engines.
Strategically placing keywords that are part of common searches online help to improve
the chances of showing up in the top ten results. Higher rankings mean more visitors. If
the purpose of the site is to market an idea or product, this is a very good thing.
Lastly, copywriting provides a creative outlet. Drafting original content makes it possible
to show the world what you have to offer in the way of ideas, style, concepts and
opinions. You simply can’t do that if the content is borrowed from another source.
While it is true that coming up with original content takes longer than simply cutting and
pasting canned content onto the site, the benefits far outweigh the time spend in the
endeavor.
When given a choice between going with tired old copy that can be found all
over the Internet and coming up with something new and different, always go for the
fresh web copy.
How to Mind Map Your Offer and Craft Your
Sales Copy Flow
Mind mapping is a valuable tool when it comes to creativing effective sales copy.
While not everyone is familiar with the concept of a mind map, chances are you have seen the
approach used to great effect.
Essentially, mind mapping is the presentation of a collection of ideas, concepts, or words
that all relate to some type of central understanding. When it comes to applying this
approach to the flow of your sales copy, mind mapping can provide some interesting and
unique ways to identify benefits of your product that will attract the right consumer
market. Here are some ideas of how to use the mind mapping approach.
1. Identify your central understanding. In this case, that would be your product
offering. This will serve as the point of destination that all other attributes will map
back to. Keeping your product as the central focus will make it harder to drift during
the course of identifying elements for your sales copy.
2. Use single word designations to identify the main functions of your products.
This broadens on the central theme, but is still vague enough to allow for more
investigation.
3. Take it one level deeper. Within the context of those broad themes or ideas,
provide examples of how your product benefits work. For instance, if you are selling
a carpet cleaner, one broad theme may be the deep foam action. Drilling a little
deeper, you can also note the foam lifts dirt easily from both carpet and furniture
upholstery.
By mind mapping, you are not only helping yourself to visualize the flow of the text, but
also using words to create images for the reader that he or she can easily relate to. Try
this method and see what new and different angles you come up with to demonstrate the
effectiveness of your product.
