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		<title>Do Duplicate Content Filters Apply to Ecommerce Sites?</title>
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It&#8217;s a common complaint. Ecommerce site owners will contact me for help because their product pages don&#8217;t get ranked. Among one of my standard checks is their product copy. Very often, what I find is copy that was provided by the product manufacturers. Or, worse yet, copy that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">By Karon Thackston © 2009, All Rights Reserved</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It&#8217;s a common complaint. Ecommerce site owners will contact me for help because their product pages don&#8217;t get ranked. Among one of my standard checks is their product copy. Very often, what I find is copy that was provided by the product manufacturers. Or, worse yet, copy that is the exact same for a variety of products with the exception of a few words. Both can cost you in the rankings.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Don&#8217;t Use Canned Copy</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Using copy provided by product manufacturers may seem like the best way to go. After all, you get professionally written copy for free. However, there are two major drawbacks associated with this approach.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">First, you lose most of your ability to differentiate yourself from every other website that sells the same products. If a person does a search, for example, on a particular model of Oster blender, he’ll likely find most websites have the same copy that was provided by Oster.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Since the product is the same and the copy is the same that leaves only a few options for proving to visitors why they should buy from you as opposed to any of the thousands of other sites that carry this blender.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When you use custom-created copy, you have the opportunity to entice them and show them why your store is the best choice.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On the SEO side, this is a classic case of duplicate content across multiple domains. What is commonplace these days is for one site that uses the canned copy to rank well while others are filtered farther down in the rankings. The top slots end up filled with review websites, blogs or other ecommerce sites that use original copy.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Don&#8217;t Use Copy That&#8217;s the Same but Different</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jewelry stores. Foreign language sites. Office furniture stores. There are countless types of sites that will often use the same product copy, but substitute a word or two. For instance, jewelry stores may have a particular ring setting that is available with rubies, diamonds or emeralds. They&#8217;ll use the same copy for all three rings, with the exception of the stone. Like this:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">This elegant cocktail ring isn&#8217;t just for special occasions. The stunning 14 karat gold band is topped with a classic six-prong setting that cradles a top-quality diamond. This allows the diamond to reflect more light for a brilliant shimmer.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Then, for a ruby ring, the copy would read:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">This elegant cocktail ring isn&#8217;t just for special occasions. The stunning 14 karat gold band is topped with a classic six-prong setting that cradles a top-quality ruby. This allows the ruby to reflect more light for a brilliant shimmer.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Personal experience has shown that these types of product descriptions may or may not get ranked well. This is not duplicate content across multiple domains; however, it still stands a chance of suffering the wrath of Google.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To get a clearer picture about this situation, I emailed Google know-it-all Matt Cutts and asked the question, &#8220;Is Google sophisticated enough to be able to tell when an ecommerce site has a need to use duplicate content for products that are the same but different?  It seems as though you can from what I&#8217;ve noticed in the SERPs.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Matt&#8217;s reply was a great big &#8220;maybe.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&#8220;Typically on-site text doesn&#8217;t result in a penalty, just in the other copies of a page being filtered out. Only changing a single word (&#8217;English&#8217; to &#8216;Italian&#8217;) might not be enough though. If someone has different products, usually it&#8217;s a good idea to make sure that the descriptions are at least somewhat different.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Translation? Typically, if it&#8217;s duplicate content on different pages of your own site, and not across multiple domains, one of the product descriptions will rank well, and the rest will be filtered out of the search engine results pages (SERPs). I&#8217;ve seen this happen a good bit for exact duplicate content when every word is precisely the same.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Changing one word means the content isn&#8217;t an exact duplicate anymore. However, Matt cautions that just altering a single word (diamond to ruby, etc.) may not be enough of a difference to save your products from being filtered. I&#8217;ve seen product pages that have only changed one or two words get filtered about 50% of the time.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Safest bet? Do what Matt recommends and use product copy that is significantly different for each item. Original copy gives you the freedom to entice your site visitors, differentiate yourself from the competition and rank high in the search engines.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Karon Thackston is an <a href="http://www.marketingwords.com">SEO copywriter</a> specializing in ecommerce websites. Need help boosting conversions and rankings? Visit <a href="http://www.marketingwords.com">http://www.marketingwords.com</a> today.</p>
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Have you ever noticed that ecommerce sites have their own set of challenges when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO)? If you&#8217;re a small ecommerce site owner, I&#8217;m sure you have. One reason is copy plays such a vital role in the optimization process. Because ecommerce sites [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have you ever noticed that ecommerce sites have their own set of challenges when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO)? If you&#8217;re a small ecommerce site owner, I&#8217;m sure you have. One reason is copy plays such a vital role in the optimization process. Because ecommerce sites typically have significantly less content than many other types of websites, they can face struggles others don&#8217;t have.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are a few elements you, as an ecommerce site owner, can put into practice that will boost your tendency to get ranked highly. However, you&#8217;ll need to start from the ground up. Keep in mind that words on any part of the page or coding count as content.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Keywords First and Foremost</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The basis of any optimized website is the keyword list. Why? Because the search terms you choose to focus on will be used in every area of development from the navigational structure all the way through to the copy.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you look through your choices, think of the structure of your site. When you create a list of terms to use on each page, start broad and work your way to the more specific keywords. For instance, if your site sells shoes, you&#8217;ll want phrases such as [discount shoes], [shoe store] or [shoes online] for your home page.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you move through the different sections, select search terms that reflect what&#8217;s available on those specific pages. In fact, I find it helpful to create a chart and on it I list which terms will go where. It makes keyword usage much easier to keep up with as you move through your site.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do not use the same exact keyphrases on every single page of your site. Do not try to shove as many keyphrases as you can onto every page of your site. Each page gives you a unique opportunity to rank with the engines because each page stands on its own. Select search terms specifically for the individual pages.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Where do you use the keyphrases you select? In all these places:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Navigation / Links</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you&#8217;re setting up site navigation, keep your keyphrases in mind. You&#8217;ll want to create category and page names using keyphrases whenever possible. Of course, length is always a consideration for navigation names.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let&#8217;s say (for the sake of example) you plan to have separate categories for men&#8217;s shoes, women&#8217;s shoes, and children&#8217;s shoes. After looking at the keyword research, you find that these are, indeed, viable keyphrases.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Those are certainly easy enough to work into your site and they are applicable to your particular categories. In your content management system (CMS), name your first category [women's shoes]. Also name your first navigational link [women's shoes].</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When possible, also use keywords in your individual URL page links. While I used to think this carried little weight (if any) with the engines, I&#8217;ve recently read several comments from Google that recommend using keyphrases with dashes in URLs.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This isn&#8217;t always possible due to the constraints of the CMS, but when you&#8217;re able to do so, insert keyphrases into URLs.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Breadcrumb Trail</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a very important SEO and usability feature to add to your site. Breadcrumb trails look like this: home &gt; women&#8217;s shoes &gt; designer shoes &gt; black &gt; pumps.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It helps visitors see where they&#8217;ve been. But do you notice what else it&#8217;s doing? It&#8217;s creating long-tail keyphrases of sorts. If you look on our imaginary keyword list, you&#8217;ll see that [women's designer black pumps] is another viable keyphrase.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As customers click through the navigation, they are following a trail of keywords. The Googlebot can follow that same trail.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Alt Tags / Image Attributes</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here&#8217;s another little-known or forgotten area to include keyphrases in. The text used in these tags counts the same as anchor text used in your copy. Be very sure that the keyword-rich descriptions you include in alt text and image attributes apply to the image they&#8217;re related to.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Copy</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last, but certainly not least, we move from behind the scenes to the forefront of your site. Good copy is vital for many reasons. Yes, it helps you with search engine rankings, but it also communicates with your site visitors.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The biggest mistake I see ecommerce site owners making is not using copy to connect with visitors. They look at copy as the enemy: something they *have* to include for the sake of the engines. But well-written SEO copy can quickly convert lookers into buyers.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you write copy for each page, interject keyphrases into your headlines. Google and other engines give particular importance to headlines, so include search terms if at all possible.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, work keyphrases naturally into your category page copy as well as individual product descriptions, using search terms that are specific to each.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Granted, it takes time and planning to build an ecommerce site with content that&#8217;s truly engineered to rank high. However, if you give due diligence to the steps above, you&#8217;ll find success comes much easier.</p>
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<p>Karon Thackston is an <a href="http://www.marketingwords.com">SEO copywriter</a> specializing in ecommerce websites. Need help boosting conversions and rankings? Visit <a href="http://www.marketingwords.com">http://www.marketingwords.com</a> today.</p>
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		<title>New Free Tool from WordTracker: SEO Blogger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karon</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WordTracker released today a new, free keyword research tool aimed at bloggers.  SEO Blogger is a FireFox plugin that allows you to do on-the-fly keyword research as you write blog posts (or anything else for that matter).
Once installed, SEO Blogger sits quietly in the lower, right corner of your FireFox screen.  Just click the blue [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WordTracker released today a new, free keyword research tool aimed at bloggers.  <a href="http://labs.wordtracker.com/seo-blogger/">SEO Blogger</a> is a FireFox plugin that allows you to do on-the-fly keyword research as you write blog posts (or anything else for that matter).</p>
<p>Once installed, SEO Blogger sits quietly in the lower, right corner of your FireFox screen.  Just click the blue W and the mini-panel launches.  It stays tucked on the left sidebar while in use so it doesn&#8217;t take up too much screen space.</p>
<p>Enter a keyword related to your post topic and SEO Blogger cranks out lots of possibilities for you to use.  Add the ones you like to your list and SEO Blogger will keep track of usage counts as you type.  SEO Blogger pulls information from the same database as the paid version of WordTracker.</p>
<p>Overall, a nifty little tool.  Check it out.  It&#8217;s free.</p>
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		<title>Choosing Elements to Test in Your Copy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karon</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Karon Thackston © 2009, All Rights Reserved

You hear it all the time. &#8220;Test your copy.&#8221; &#8220;You should make a point to regularly test elements in your copy.&#8221; &#8220;Never neglect your testing.&#8221; These mantras are almost always followed by a rousing chorus of, &#8220;What - exactly - do we test?&#8221;

Let me give you a few [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">By Karon Thackston © 2009, All Rights Reserved</p>
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<p>You hear it all the time. &#8220;Test your copy.&#8221; &#8220;You should make a point to regularly test elements in your copy.&#8221; &#8220;Never neglect your testing.&#8221; These mantras are almost always followed by a rousing chorus of, &#8220;What - exactly - do we test?&#8221;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me give you a few ideas just to get you started. Once you pick up on how to think like a tester, you&#8217;ll be able to create a list of your own.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Headlines</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">THE most-read element on any web page is the headline. How can you change a headline? Try focusing on different benefits of your product/service. In one headline focus on the fact your LED light bulb will save users 47% on their energy bills. In another headline sing the green benefits of your bulbs.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Change the word order of the headline. Flip one or two words within the headline. Then watch and learn. You&#8217;ll oftentimes be amazed at what you find.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Digits vs. Words</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<p class="MsoNormal">Are you having a 1/2 off sale? Have you thought about having a half-off sale instead? Or a 50% off sale? Simply restating digits as words or stating fractions as percentages can have a big impact on conversions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<p class="MsoNormal">Have research results to share? Tell readers that 3/4 of those polled loved your product. Then tell them that 75% love it… or that three out of four users loved it. Take note of what happens.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Adjectives and Verbs</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Two of the most important word types in the English language are adjectives and verbs. What happens if the landscaper you&#8217;re writing about is described as an &#8220;expert&#8221; as opposed to being described as a &#8220;creative&#8221; landscaper?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What difference would it make if this creative landscaper &#8220;planted&#8221; the flowers and scrubs as opposed to &#8220;placing&#8221; them? Would your audience rather work with a professional that &#8220;designs&#8221; landscapes or &#8220;creates&#8221; them?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What if the &#8220;landscaper&#8221; is referred to as a &#8220;landscape artist?&#8221; (OK, that&#8217;s actually a noun, but you get the idea.)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Offers/Bonuses </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<p class="MsoNormal">Making a special offer? Test your bonuses. Instead of providing a discount when the customer buys two or more items, give them free shipping and see what happens. Including a free white paper with each purchase? Site visitors might prefer podcasts instead. You&#8217;ll never know which works best until you test.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you see where I&#8217;m going? Take a fresh look at your copy. Break out your thesaurus and an empty Word or notepad doc. Jot down everything that could be changed in some minor way and start testing.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<p class="MsoNormal">Google&#8217;s Website Optimizer is a free tool that gives you pretty decent results. It&#8217;s fairly easy to set up takes just a few minutes. Check it out at www.Google.com/websiteoptimizer.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<p class="MsoNormal">Unless you are familiar with multivariate testing protocols (testing more than one element at a time), I&#8217;d strongly suggest that you do simple A/B tests, at least to start with. This way you&#8217;ll know for certain which of the changes you made had what types of impact on your copy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<p class="MsoNormal">The web is an interactive medium. In order to keep pace, you&#8217;ll need to continually test and track your copy in order to get the best results.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">
<p class="MsoNormal">Discover 11 clever ways to use keywords in your copy naturally with Karon&#8217;s <a href="http://www.writingwithkeywords.com">keyword optimization</a> book Writing With Keywords now in its 4th edition. Visit <a href="http://www.writingwithkeywords.com/">http://www.writingwithkeywords.com</a> today.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Karon Thackston © 2009, All Rights Reserved

In today&#8217;s economy, where auto and real estate sales are down, most people are focusing more on maintenance of their homes and cars rather than replacement. That means the do-it-yourself (DIY) market is seeing a surge as was reported recently in Internet Retailer magazine. What did the [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In today&#8217;s economy, where auto and real estate sales are down, most people are focusing more on maintenance of their homes and cars rather than replacement.<span> </span>That means the do-it-yourself (DIY) market is seeing a surge as was reported recently in <em>Internet Retailer</em> magazine.<span> </span>What did the publication recommend?<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One suggestion was for auto parts and home improvement / hardware store sites to ramp up the content on their pages to help DIYers do their projects right.<span> </span>But just how - exactly - do you create a page that assists others and generates sales?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Quality Content Is Key</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">First and foremost, give quality content.<span> </span>Don&#8217;t halfway explain how to replace a broken window or the process for bleeding an air bubble from a brake line.<span> </span>DIYers need details.<span> </span>Give step-by-step instructions for whatever it is that you&#8217;re describing.<span> </span>Never skimp.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Use Copy and Video Together</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you&#8217;re delivering the material in writing, offer numbered steps or a checklist that your visitor can print off and refer to as he/she makes the repair/renovation.<span> </span>Include pictures when possible: they can be a vital part of ensuring your reader understands what you&#8217;re talking about, especially if your reader is a novice.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Better yet, create a video your site visitors can watch and also offer a printable &#8220;notes&#8221; sheet and/or materials list that they can keep handy while working. <span> </span>I recommend breaking long videos into short segments, so your customers can watch the parts they want without having to repeat the entire 20-minute session on dishwasher installations from beginning to end.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Explain the Benefits</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you&#8217;re selling a specific type or brand of item, explain why in your copy and/or video.<span> </span>For instance, &#8220;Using a 3/8&#8243; swivel ratchet with a deep-well socket will make your job easier because you won&#8217;t have to strain to reach the nut.&#8221;<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Or, &#8220;I really prefer ABC brand ratchets because they last longer and can stand up to the stress needed to torque these bolts down.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Your Link to Profits</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How do you turn these self-help pages into profit generators?<span> </span>Include links!<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Link the items in your material list to the exact page on your site that offers that product for sale.<span> </span>In videos, make mention of specifically where on your site a viewer can find the items needed to complete the project.<span> </span>For example, instead of saying, &#8220;Check our site for the exact wrench you&#8217;ll need,&#8221; you should say, &#8220;Visit the hand tools page of our site and click &#8216;wrenches&#8217; in the right sidebar to find the exact wrench you need.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following these ideas will allow you to give your site visitors the information they need and also help yourself to some increased profits.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It appears Google is tinkering with its drop down menu again. When I was searching for sporting goods a few days ago, I noticed that the usual keyword search counts have been replaced with title tag text and PPC ads.

As you can see in the screenshot below, Google is inserting the title tag info [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]--> It appears Google is tinkering with its drop down menu again.<span> </span>When I was searching for sporting goods a few days ago, I noticed that the usual keyword search counts have been replaced with title tag text and PPC ads.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you can see in the screenshot below, Google is inserting the title tag info and link as well as AdWords ad text.<span> </span>The screenshot for Overstock.com shows just the title tag.<span> </span>Overstock also runs PPC ads so I&#8217;m not sure why they didn&#8217;t score a title tag and an AdWords ad.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I&#8217;ve look through several Google blogs, but can&#8217;t find anything about this new change.<span> </span>If you&#8217;ve read info from Google about this, post your comments here.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;">2. You can use the skill to increase the money you’re making from your spare-time business.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;">Either opportunity puts more coin in your pocket at the end of the day. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Look at the ads in your favorite magazine or newspaper. Listen to the words on radio ads or TV commercials. Look at the writing in the direct-mail letters you receive at home. Read the words on websites that sell products and services.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">All of these words were written by copywriters.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Unlike news or editorial writing, copywriting is all about getting the reader to take action.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">That’s the job of a copywriter. To use words to get a reader to take a specific action.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">And that action can be anything. It might be to click a link in an email, fill out a form, sign up for a magazine, buy a set of pasta bowls, donate to a local charity, get your city planner to approve a proposal – any action at all.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">How much can a freelance copywriter earn by working from home?</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">That depends a lot on your own plans and ambitions. But here are some examples that you can use to get an idea of the kind of money you could make, depending how much time you want to put in:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">David works full-time</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">,</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> but wants to earn some extra money for vacations and for the family’s savings plan. He puts in some time during the evenings and on weekends and makes $25,000 a year.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Elaine is a stay-at-home single mom</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> She has two young children to care for, but still manages to find four hours a day for her freelance copywriting business. She makes $70,000 a year.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Paula is ambitious</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> and works long hours, not only on copywriting, but also on the growth and development of her freelance business. She makes $120,000 a year.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">You get the idea? The great thing about being a freelance copywriter is that you can adjust how much you work and earn to suit your own personal circumstances and ambitions.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">You don’t HAVE to aim to make $100,000 a year or more.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">But nor do you HAVE to limit yourself to $100,000, if you have ambitions to make a lot more.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">What kind of qualifications do you need to be a copywriter?</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">None! And this is why I love my job at AWAI so much. I’ve met successful copywriters from all different backgrounds. There is no “mold” when it comes to copywriting.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">You can have a Ph.D. or not even have finished high school.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">You can have a job as a plumber right now, or as a lawyer, or have no job at all.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">You can live in a big city, or in a cabin up in the mountains, and you don’t have to live in the U.S.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. And if you have a laptop, you can travel to visit family or friends during the week, and your clients don’t even have to know you’re not in your “office.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Are copywriters still in demand, now that the economy has tanked?</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Great question. And the quick answer is a resounding YES! And here’s why …</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">When times are tough economically, companies will do all kinds of things to reduce costs. They’ll close stores and plants, and let as many employees go as they can. Even senior-level employees.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">This means they always need top copywriting talent. They need good copywriters to help them move their products … urgently.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">That said, they might let some of their in-house copywriters go, if they have any. They might do the math and realize that it costs less to hire a good freelancer than it does to pay the salary and benefits of a full-time employee.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">But one way or another, companies absolutely HAVE to keep selling.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Even during an economic downturn or recession, good copywriters are still in strong demand.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Can you really learn to be a copywriter simply by taking a course?</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">It depends on which course you take.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">And that really is the truth of it. The craft of copywriting CAN be learned from a course. That same course CAN also show you how to get started. It can even help you get your first paying clients.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">But you have to choose the right course.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">You probably already know AWAI has a program called the </span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;">Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">. Of course, I’m partial to it because I know it inside and out, and have personally met and worked with hundreds of people who started successful freelance copywriting careers by taking it.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">No matter what course you take, though, the fact remains: you don’t need to get a degree or pay a lot of money for expensive training to become a successful freelance copywriter.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">If you can write a simple email or letter to a friend, and you like to share ideas with other people … you have all the qualifications you need to become a copywriter.</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">It doesn’t matter what job you have right now.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">It doesn’t matter if you have no job at all.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">It doesn’t matter what age you are, or where you live.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">It doesn’t even matter where your clients are located!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">With the Internet, you can do work for companies on other continents, if you wish. (Did you know I actually live in Texas, even though AWAI is in Florida?) </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">You can even conduct your entire business by phone and email.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">So if you’ve been thinking about “testing the waters” and taking a step toward learning how to write copy, check out AWAI’s </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;">popular <em>Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting</em></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;">Sign up before June 11th at midnight, and you’ll get the entire program for only $249.<span> </span>That’s over 50% off!</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;">As always, you’ll have a full 30 days to review the program and get every penny back if you don’t feel it provides you with everything you need to learn the skills and launch your brand-new, six-figure copywriting career – or if you discover copywriting is just not for you.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;">You have all the qualifications you need to become a successful freelance copywriter. So, if it’s something you want to try, there’s never been a better time.</span></p>
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By Karon Thackston © 2009, All Rights Reserved

&#8220;I feel like I&#8217;m in a rut.&#8221; &#8220;I don&#8217;t know where to start.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;ve written about everything there is to write about.&#8221; If you can relate to these comments, you&#8217;re not alone. Many company marketers and copywriters suffer from writer&#8217;s block when it comes to PPC ads. Here [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">By Karon Thackston © 2009, All Rights Reserved</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&#8220;I feel like I&#8217;m in a rut.&#8221;<span> </span>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know where to start.&#8221;<span> </span>&#8220;I&#8217;ve written about everything there is to write about.&#8221;<span> </span>If you can relate to these comments, you&#8217;re not alone.<span> </span>Many company marketers and copywriters suffer from writer&#8217;s block when it comes to PPC ads.<span> </span>Here are 25 great writing opportunities.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Ecommerce</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>1. Category Sales</strong> - Something like &#8220;all outdoor furniture 50% off until 1/31.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>2. Product Sales </strong>- Along the lines of &#8220;every monogrammed tote bag 25% off.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>3. Rebates -</strong> &#8220;$100 Rebate on Wireless Printers&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>4. Coupons</strong> - Offer coupons for use on an immediate sale or use coupons as an incentive to get visitors to sign up for your mailing list.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>5. Free Shipping </strong>- Always a winner online.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>6. Holiday Sales</strong> - President&#8217;s Day, Valentine&#8217;s Day… heck, Groundhog Day can bring extra visitors to your site if you offer a sale.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>7. Combos </strong>- Buy 1 of these and 1 of those and get a discount.<span> </span>A cordless drill and flashlight.<span> </span>A pair of shoes and handbag.<span> </span>Ice cream and cookies… it works for anything.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>8. Buy One, Get One</strong> - Get one free, get one at half off, get credit toward a future purchase, etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>9. New Products </strong>- Bring attention to new product additions by announcing them with PPC ads.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>10. Seasonal Twists</strong> - &#8220;Women&#8217;s spring pants.&#8221;<span> </span>&#8220;Great summer markdowns.&#8221;<span> </span>&#8220;Your favorite fall fashions.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>11. Need Recognition</strong> - &#8220;Time for a new lawnmower?&#8221; &#8220;Computer running slow?&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>12. Information Search</strong> - &#8220;Search for __________.&#8221;<span> </span>&#8220;Scientific data on ________.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>13. Comparison / Evaluation </strong>- &#8220;Read reviews on plasma TVs.&#8221; &#8220;Compare flat screen TVs.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>14. Decision</strong> - &#8220;Buy netbooks at 30% off.&#8221;<span> </span>&#8220;Best-selling netbooks on sale.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>15. Statistics</strong> - &#8220;92% Felt Relief in 7 Days&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>16. Case Studies </strong>- Offer case studies that focus on the results your clients experienced from using your services/products.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>17. Research Results</strong> - &#8220;88% Recovered in 24 Hours.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>18. Proof of Performance</strong> - Highlight anything that shows clients/shoppers know you can back up what you claim.<span> </span>Customer-generated reviews, testimonials, analytics, etc.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Differentiation </strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>19. Exclusive Products/Services</strong> - Anything you have that they don&#8217;t should be mentioned.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>20. Rarely Found Products/Services</strong> - Anything you have that most others don&#8217;t should also be mentioned.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>21. Specialties </strong>- Are you a marketing agency that specializes in email marketing? Say so!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Lead Generation </strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>22. Size</strong> - &#8220;Largest agency in the U.S.&#8221;<span> </span>&#8220;More partners than any other firm.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>23. End Results</strong> - &#8220;Improve your ROI by 22%.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>24. Preferred Clients</strong> - &#8220;Small business CPA&#8221; or &#8220;Marketing for Major Corps.&#8221;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>25. Freebie</strong> - A free white paper, consultation or case study for those who respond.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you can’t get them to click your PPC ads, your whole campaign will fail.  Learn the easy methods for writing PPC ads that convert at <a href="http://www.writeppcads.com">http://www.writeppcads.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Laugh &amp; a Copywriting Lesson all Rolled Into One</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve seen these before, but they make me chuckle each time they reappear in my inbox.  Today, it struck me that these are the result of poor focus when writing.  The people who wrote these announcements simply put fingers to keyboard and went to town.  They didn&#8217;t stop to read what they wrote [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve seen these before, but they make me chuckle each time they reappear in my inbox.  Today, it struck me that these are the result of poor focus when writing.  The people who wrote these announcements simply put fingers to keyboard and went to town.  They didn&#8217;t stop to read what they wrote or even think about how others would perceive it.  They knew what they meant, so what&#8217;s the problem?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, many copywriters do the same thing!</p>
<p>The results?</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
The Fasting &amp; Prayer Conference includes  meals.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
The sermon this morning: &#8216;Jesus  Walks on the Water.&#8217; The sermon tonight:<br />
&#8216;Searching for Jesus.&#8217;<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Ladies, don&#8217;t forget the rummage sale&#8230;  It&#8217;s a chance to get rid of those<br />
things not worth keeping around the house.  Bring your husbands.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Remember in prayer the  many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone<br />
who is hard to love. Say  &#8216;Hell&#8217; to someone who doesn&#8217;t care much about you.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;<br />
Don&#8217;t let worry kill you off - let the Church help..<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Miss Charlene Mason sang &#8216;I will not pass  this way again,&#8217; giving obvious<br />
pleasure to the congregation.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
For those of you who have children and  don&#8217;t know it, we have a nursery<br />
downstairs.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the  help<br />
they can get.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Irving Benson and  Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So<br />
ends a friendship  that began in their school days.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
A bean  supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will<br />
follow.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
At the evening service tonight, the sermon  topic will be &#8216;What Is Hell?&#8217; Come<br />
early and listen to our choir practice.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Eight new choir robes are currently needed  due to the addition of several new<br />
members and to the deterioration of some  older ones.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Scouts are saving aluminum  cans, bottles and other items to be recycled.<br />
Proceeds will be used to  cripple children.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Please place your  donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you<br />
want remembered.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
The church will host an evening of fine  dining, super entertainment and<br />
gracious hostility.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to  follow.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
The ladies of the Church have cast  off clothing of every kind. They may be<br />
seen in the basement on Friday  afternoon.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
This evening at 7 PM there will  be a hymn singing in the park across from the<br />
Church. Bring a blanket and  come prepared to sin.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Ladies Bible Study  will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM . All ladies are<br />
invited to lunch in  the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. is done.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would  lend<br />
him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet  Thursday at 7 PM . Please use the<br />
back door.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;-<br />
The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare&#8217; s Hamlet in the  Church<br />
basement Friday at 7 PM . The congregation is invited to attend this  tragedy.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
Weight Watchers will meet at 7  PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please<br />
use large double door at the side  entrance.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#8212;&#8211;<br />
The Associate Minister unveiled  the church&#8217;s new campaign slogan last Sunday:<br />
&#8216;I Upped My Pledge - Up  Yours.</p>
<p>Does your copy read like this?  If so, these resources might help.</p>
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