FOUND! The Perfect Client…

Yesterday’s post about copywriter burn-out really struck a chord with a lot of my readers. Even though it was a U.S. holiday, there were lots of passionate and encouraging responses. (Thank you!) One thing Jefferson said in the comments stuck out to me. After managing product launches for clients, he concludes: “Instead of doing launches […]

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Does the World Really Need Another Copywriting Book?

If you’ve been a student of copywriting for any length of time, chances are you’ve encountered most of the classic books on the subject… Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins The Robert Collier Letter Book by Robert Collier Tested Advertising Methods by John Caples The Ultimate Sales Letter by Dan Kennedy Breakthrough Advertising by Eugene Schwartz […]

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Stuck on a Sales Letter? Then Do This…

Have you ever been trying to write an ad or sales letter and just gotten stuck? Have you ever written headline after headline after headline… and still come up empty? Or have you ever completed a sales letter only to discover that it lacks that gut-level punch you know it needs to have? If you […]

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The Hardest Part about Copywriting

The hardest part about copywriting is not the writing part. That’s actually fairly easy once you get started. What’s hard is getting your copy to convert prospects into customers. To say I’ve written a lot of copy during the last eight years is an understatement. And I’m continually surprised by how well some pieces do […]

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Claude Hopkins Great Mistake

Claude Hopkins was one of the greatest copywriters of the 20th Century. He documented his development as a copywriter and the advertising principles he discovered in two books: My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising. In Chapter 18 of My Life in Advertising, Hopkins reveals what he calls his “great mistake.” And what was that […]

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