Comments on: Are You In Love With Your Own Writing? http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/ Copywriting and Content Marketing Strategies Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: janelle http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-474503 janelle Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:46:45 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-474503 it's true--people don't know when to stop talking/writing and by the time they do, the audience has already lost interest. it’s true–people don’t know when to stop talking/writing and by the time they do, the audience has already lost interest.

]]> By: Make the time to make it short | Confident Writing http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-471122 Make the time to make it short | Confident Writing Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:59:14 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-471122 [...] reader and drop the emotional attachment to your own scintillating prose.  Chris Garrett has an entertaining post on this (guest writing at Copyblogger) challenging us with the killer question “are you in [...] [...] reader and drop the emotional attachment to your own scintillating prose.  Chris Garrett has an entertaining post on this (guest writing at Copyblogger) challenging us with the killer question “are you in [...]

]]> By: Writing Links 23 June 2007 : Get Paid to Write Online http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-171218 Writing Links 23 June 2007 : Get Paid to Write Online Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:18:52 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-171218 [...] Are you in love with your own writing from Copyblogger [...] [...] Are you in love with your own writing from Copyblogger [...]

]]> By: Mike Holman http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-94738 Mike Holman Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:45:38 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-94738 More good information More good information

]]> By: Abiding Sense of Tragedy http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-68081 Abiding Sense of Tragedy Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:06:04 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-68081 I seem to have trouble with this. It's a difficult habit to shake, one I probably picked up as a child and refined it in the pub! Nothing makes a semi-funny event more humerous than adding irreverent observations in-between, dragging it out a pint or two. Unfortunately, we can't all be certain our readers are on the drink when viewing. Mine probably are, if they are even sticking around, but I know that not for certain! :D I seem to have trouble with this. It’s a difficult habit to shake, one I probably picked up as a child and refined it in the pub! Nothing makes a semi-funny event more humerous than adding irreverent observations in-between, dragging it out a pint or two.

Unfortunately, we can’t all be certain our readers are on the drink when viewing. Mine probably are, if they are even sticking around, but I know that not for certain! :D

]]> By: 7 Ways That Blogging is Like Opera at Randa Clay Design http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-62166 7 Ways That Blogging is Like Opera at Randa Clay Design Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:21:23 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-62166 [...] operas that are 5 hours long for example) that some members of the audience fall asleep. So too, taking too long to tell our story in a blog post, without getting to the point, can cause the reader to move on to a more engaging [...] [...] operas that are 5 hours long for example) that some members of the audience fall asleep. So too, taking too long to tell our story in a blog post, without getting to the point, can cause the reader to move on to a more engaging [...]

]]> By: Melanie http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-60349 Melanie Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:09:28 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-60349 I hadn't heard that saying, which your gran used to say before, very true!!! I hadn’t heard that saying, which your gran used to say before, very true!!!

]]> By: Article Writing http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-60091 Article Writing Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:18:11 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-60091 You are so right on this one Chris, I do B2B face to face sales offline for my base residual income. I wish I had a dollar right now for every time that I should have shut-up and let the sale happen. But no, I had to keep selling to the point where they backed away. Sometimes you simply have to present your item in an appealing way and let them sell themselves. The old saying goes, "kiss....keep it simple, stupid". Long copy has it's place just as short does. If your selling a widget that does one simple little thing, then there's no reason for a 4000 word sales page. I have, as well as most of your readers, bought simple software from a 400 word copy. Just tell me what it does, keep the hype and promises of great wealth out of it. Over hype tends to push away more than pull in. (unless of course you are targeting the newbie IM'er!!) Treat your prospects like someone that knows what they are doing and the ones that are on the edge will jump on just to act like they know what they are doing! Does that make sense to anyone else? Remember: people are not interested in what YOU have to sell.....they are only interested in what THEY want to buy. Brian Ankner You are so right on this one Chris, I do B2B face to face sales offline for my base residual income.

I wish I had a dollar right now for every time that I should have shut-up and let the sale happen. But no, I had to keep selling to the point where they backed away.

Sometimes you simply have to present your item in an appealing way and let them sell themselves.

The old saying goes, “kiss….keep it simple, stupid”.

Long copy has it’s place just as short does. If your selling a widget that does one simple little thing, then there’s no reason for a 4000 word sales page.

I have, as well as most of your readers, bought simple software from a 400 word copy. Just tell me what it does, keep the hype and promises of great wealth out of it.

Over hype tends to push away more than pull in. (unless of course you are targeting the newbie IM’er!!)

Treat your prospects like someone that knows what they are doing and the ones that are on the edge will jump on just to act like they know what they are doing!

Does that make sense to anyone else?

Remember: people are not interested in what YOU have to sell…..they are only interested in what THEY want to buy.

Brian Ankner

]]> By: Elizabeth M. Johnson http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-59596 Elizabeth M. Johnson Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:29:37 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-59596 I totally agree with copy needing to be concise. Nothing irritates (or alienates actually) more than ridiculously long copy. I skip over it or close out of the page. The writer has totally lost me. TBeing concise in my own blogging can be tough so this post is a great reminder of why pithy and short is so important. Thanks! I totally agree with copy needing to be concise. Nothing irritates (or alienates actually) more than ridiculously long copy. I skip over it or close out of the page. The writer has totally lost me. TBeing concise in my own blogging can be tough so this post is a great reminder of why pithy and short is so important. Thanks!

]]> By: Andy Lawrence http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-59443 Andy Lawrence Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:40:55 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/are-you-in-love-with-your-own-writing/#comment-59443 Rhythm counts as well as brevity. A poet there was from Japan Whose poetry just would not scan When asked why this was He said its because I always try to get as many words into the last line as I possibly can. Rhythm counts as well as brevity.

A poet there was from Japan
Whose poetry just would not scan
When asked why this was
He said its because
I always try to get as many words into the last line as I possibly can.

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