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BrevityIsBetter
Elissa Talley Consulting
ATTENTIONISHARDTOGETINTODAY'S
WORLD
Wearealltryingto"sell"something.
WeNeedtoEngagetheReader
Businessesthatdomarketingneedtobe"crisp"ontheir
websites,socialmediaposts,andemailmarketing
OLDSCHOOL
Sell
Sell
Sell
NEWSCHOOL
Usecopywritingtoget
peopleexcitedand
interested
Copywriting
WEBSITE
SOCIAL MEDIA
BLOG
PRESS RELEASES
PROFILES
NEWSLETTERS
EMAILS
DoIneedtogetpeople'sattention?
ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION...
Where Does Copywriting Help You?
WHATEXACTLYISCOPYWRITING?
SIMPLE
Keepyourwordcountdown. The
recommendedwordcountforheadlines
isaround7words.10-20for
sentences.
CREATINGACONNECTION
Writeinafriendlyandconversational
tone.Createaphysicaloremotional
association. Imaginethatyouare
speakingit.
ACRISPMESSAGE
Knowwhatyourmessageis. Useactive
voice. Embracepowerwords.Varied
pace.
YOU,WE,US(NOTI)
Readersarealwaysthinking,"whatisinit
forme" Yourcopyneedstobebenefit
driven. Thisisnotatimetobrag.Always
trytohelp.
CaptivateYourAudience
WithPowerfulWords
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS ARE GOOD
END WITH A PREPOSITION
BEGIN WITH CONJUNCTIONS
NO WARM-UPS (NO NEED FOR
INTRODUCTIONS)
ANDAPREPOSITIONISAGOODWORDTO
ENDASENTENCEWITH
Copywriting vs Proper English
Attention Interest Desire Action
AIDA
CREATEASTORY
COPYWRITING
TRICKS
AROUSECURIOSITY
HOWTO'S
REVEALFACTS
SHOWSOMETHINGNEW
USEWORDPLAY
DRAMATIZE
ASKQUESTIONS
TheLastStep
A CALL TO ACTION
SIGNUP
REGISTER
PREPARE
PARTICIPATE
CALL
Today'sCall-to-Action
Source:https://mediashower.com/blog/the-worlds-10-worst-examples-of-
copywriting/
GreatInfographic
SOCIAL MEDIA
TODAY
UltimateCopywriting
Guide
NEIL PATEL
Resources
PowerWords
SMART BLOGGER
TeachingRemotelyforYCBusiness
Department
etalleys@yc.edu
(602)412-1699
Copywriting ThatWorksForYourBusiness
elissa@elissatalley.com
(619)890-9092
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