Category Archives: My Copywriting Questionnaire
My Copywriting Questionnaire (Or Questions To Ask Before Writing Awesome Copy)
Before I write copy, I send all of my clients a questionnaire. The questions I ask are based on 5 years of experience writing copy for clients. The posts below reveal the questions I ask and why: My Copywriting Questionnaire, Question #1 My Copywriting Questionnaire, Questions #2 And #3 My Copywriting Questionnaire, Questions #4, #5 […]
My Copywriting Questionnaire, Question #9
My first thought was, “Woah, that’s a good question.” A top Internet marketing guru was interviewing me before deciding to hire me. He hit me with a seemingly simple question… that still stopped me in my tracks. It went something like this… “What’s the most important component of writing copy?” Woah. I’d honestly never thought […]
My Copywriting Questionnaire, Question #8
Michel Fortin once told me the 3 most important elements to test in a sales letter are the headline, price and offer. Price points are easy to come up with. The headline takes a lot of work… but that’ll come from my research. The offer is something you need to team up and strategize with […]
My Copywriting Questionnaire, Question #7
What do beginning copywriter’s forget to think about that can destroy their online sales? Where the visitor is coming from! Question #7 from my copywriting questionnaire is… “7) a. Where is your traffic coming from? (Please be very specific) “b. If you’re targeting specific keywords, what are they?” How is the client planning on getting […]
My Copywriting Questionnaire, Questions #4, #5 and #6
Ever seen the spy movie “Cloak and Dagger” with Henry Thomas? Great movie, one of my favorites from my childhood. Sometimes when I call my sister’s cell phone and she answers, I shout, “Lady Ace, Lady Ace, Come in Lady Ace!” Guess you had to see it… …in any case. I bring it up because […]
My Copywriting Questionnaire, Questions #2 and #3
When writing copy, you’re not selling a product/service so much as you’re selling a solution. Â A solution that solves a problem or fulfills a desire. So instead of asking something silly like, “What’s your product?”, I ask about the major benefit. Â And that’s question #2 on my questionnaire: “2) In one or two sentences only, […]
My Copywriting Questionnaire, Question #1
The sales letter was good. Â It was more than good, it rocked. Michel Fortin was my copywriting coach at the time, he didn’t have anything to add. Â It was ready to give to the client. The client was a big name guru you’ve probably heard of. And he hated it. Â He changed it quite a […]