Copywriting - Do You Commit These 4 Mistakes When Writing Your Sales Letter?

The digit '4' is very significant in the Chinese language.How much better can it get?
The digit '4' in Chinese signifies "death". It is theWrite in a way that if they do not buy your product,
culture of the Chinese to avoid any number thatthen they will lose out. You are not lying here. You
have the digit '4' in them. The Chinese avoid the digitare simply telling the truth. In view of this, I would
'4' like a leech.advise that you must truly believe that your product
Here are '4' Fatal Mistakes that most internetcan benefit your customer before you put pen to
marketers made when writing a sale copy. Do notpaper. If you cannot convince yourself, you will not
allow these mistakes to penetrate in yourbe able to convince them.
copywriting, avoid them like a leech! To commit anyMistake #3
of this mistakes is suicidal to your internet marketingOne of the worst mistake any copywriter can
business or any business for that matter. As Armondcommit is that they fall in love with the wrong thing.
Morin, a internet marketing guru has said: "SuccessInstead of falling in love with your prospect or
leave traces." I can also tell you that "Failure alsocustomer, they fall in love with the product. In their
leave traces." If you know what cause a sales lettersales letter, they write so much about the product
to fail, then you are in a better position to writefeatures. It is not wrong to describe the product
better and more efficient sales letter.features in your sales copy.
So my question to you is: Do you make any of thisHowever, you need to understand that this is a
mistakes in copywriting?PEOPLE business. You are writing to a person, not a
Mistake #1robot. You need to write in a way that brings out
The headline does not grasp the attention of thethe aroma of your product that will appeal to your
prospects.prospect. Your messages in print must intrigue them
The late Elmer Wheeler, the author of the classicenough to make them want to buy your product.
book "Tested Sentences That Sell", has once saidTo overcome this obstacle, you should visualize
"Do Not Write, Telegraph!" He said that the first 10yourself as your prospect or customer. Picture
ten words in your sales letter are more important theyourself in their position. What are you thinking of
next 10,000 words. In fact, if your first 10 words areright now? What do you really want? Put those
not the right words, then you don't have the chanceanswers in print and your sales copy will connect with
to use the next 10,000.your prospect like a human magnet.
Your customer will walk away physically if he cannotMistake #4
flow with you mentally. You must write a headlineMistake #4 is really related to mistake #3.
that grab them by the throat and make them focusNow instead of falling in love with the product, this
on your sales letter only.time, the copywriter falls in love with themselves.
Understand that the each of us are bombarded byHave you ever read sale letter that is very much
thousand upon thousands of advertisementself-centric? The copywriter uses a lot of the word
messages every day. We are subconsciously"I" or "We" instead of the word "You."
'confused' by all these messages. You need to writeWhy is it so? Simply because they are so self focus
a headline so captivating that they will dropthat they talk more about themselves than to care
everything in their mind and listen to what you havefor the needs of their precious prospect or customer.
to say in your sales letter. Generally, headline withThese are also the mistakes made in traditional
announcement, warning and breakthrough news caninstitutional advertising. They write too much about
generally draw more attention to your sales copy.themselves. Here is an example of how institutional
The bottom line is that your headline need to captureadvertiser writes their sales copy "We are a top
your readers attention. Some experts even claimnotch company established since 1813 with more than
that a good headline will account for almost 80% ofa century of history. We have more than 10,000
the sales. It's that important!employees and we are in this business for over 100
Mistake #2years old..." Do you know what going on inside the
Some of the sales letters that I have read aremind of the prospect? Two words will surface at the
written with the "Please buy from me" appeal. In mytop of their mind: "WHO CARES?"
opinion, this are bad appeal. Do not beg for a sales! IfInstead you should construct sentences like: "You are
you truly have a products to sell that you know willable to discover...", "You have make the right decision
benefit your customers, then why beg them to buy?to visit this webpage..."
Indeed, you are actually doing them a favor byThese are the four mistakes that you need to avoid
introducing them the product. For example, if yourand flee your sales letter from getting stained. As I
product can improve the health of your customer,have said before, "Failure Leaves Traces." Learn from
then you should position yourself as their savior. Youother people mistake and you can 'short-cut' your
are selling them a product to improve their health!success in a writing a sizzling hot sales copy.