A few weeks back, there was this guy who copied my copy. Then he signed up for my website persuasive analysis. So i gave him some feedback on why this copied version would not work. Despite that, he still went ahead and spent money on ads to see if he'll get conversions. He did not. [...]

During a meeting with a client, I was telling her about my Japan trip, and how I spent almost half the time cooped up in some café doing copy and planning strategies. And she told me, “You’re such a workaholic!” And I’m like woaaahh whaattt?? That's news to me because I’ve never considered myself one. [...]

There's one problem many service providers seem to face: Being Seen As A Commodity By Their Clients. It's such a shame, because many service providers, be it web designers, facebook marketers, SEO specialists, copywriters etc, have in-depth knowledge about what they do. It's just that they fail to let their clients and prospects see that. [...]

No matter how good your campaign or how slick your copy, it’ll probably fall flat if you don’t understand your target market well enough. That’s because copywriting and marketing is all about THEM. It’s about crafting messages that can resonate with THEM. It’s about stirring up their emotions and leading THEM down the path to [...]

One question I always like to ask business owners: Why should I buy your products/engage your services instead of your competitors’? (My trademark question) Basically, I’m asking for their Unique Selling Point (USP). I like to know this because if you don’t have a strong differentiation, what’s stopping me from going over to your competitors? [...]

All successful businesses have one thing in common: Constant education to their prospects about the perks of doing business with them. This can be done through ads, social media, brochures, or any channels that allow communication with their prospects. Failure to Educate = Failure to Sell. So here are 5 basic pieces of info you [...]

Everyone fighting for the same limited number of customers, yet no one has a discernible advantage over the other. Profits will always be meager in that kind of setting. They may think that because the particular market they’re in is so big, there’re plenty of customers to go around. What they fail to consider is [...]

Would you like to know how to consistently write killer copy that can instantly convert your prospects into rabid buyers who'll buy from you time and time again? Here're 3 skills (in order of importance) you need to write a killer persuasive copy: 1) Sales psychology You need to know the target audience’s biggest fears [...]

Coming up with a strong USP (Unique Selling Proposition) is always a big challenge for many businesses. But if you do manage to find one, it can definitely help you dominate your niche within a short time, as your prospects will be magnetically drawn to your unique solution. Here’re some qualities a powerful USP must [...]

If you’re a serious entrepreneur or business owner, you’re probably big on reading business related non-fiction books. For persuasive copywriting specifically, there’re many awesome books out there that share powerful copywriting techniques and strategies. Learning from those books, assuming you can grasp and apply what you learn, will make you reasonably good at copywriting. But [...]