It’s not about ‘you’ in content.
Because people care about themselves, their world and their problems.
Sounds harsh, but it’s the truth!
- It’s the most fundamental piece of copywriting advice anyone can ever give you
- The quicker you accept it, the quicker you will have success.
So armed with this knowledge, here is what you do instead.
1. Focus on Your Reader
And that starts by identifying your audience.
Because once you’ve identified your core audience, crafting copy for them, becomes easier.
Starting, with saying ‘you’, more often.
And avoiding the word ‘I.’
Put yourself in your readers world, and:
2. Focus on Engagement
Engaging your audience is part of the 80% art of copywriting.
You can’t persuade, if you don’t engage with:
- A powerful headline (how to refine it, in this 60 second tip video)
- Clarity (as opposed to cleverness, explained in this 60 second tip video)
- Customer centric copy (mentioned in 1. focus on your reader)
- Consistency (everything).
And don’t forget to inject personality, to differentiate yourself from the competition(key), and succeed with a:
- Unique voice
- Style
- Unique selling proposition.
3. Focus on Value
Value creation is the foundation of business.
Therefore, it’s the expectation a reader has, when digesting content.
No value = goodbye = I have better things to do (you bored me).
Value = satisfaction = I’m interested to learn more (even a little about you).
Have value engrained in your brain, when crafting any copy.
And be willing to capture data (for example surveys), to understand what is important to your audience, and how you can solve those problems, through ‘value.’
Conclusion
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, once said: “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
So, show your reader you care, by focusing on:
- Them (their world and problems)
- Engagement (an art that can learnt)
- Value (providing it consistently).
Because only then, will you win in the game of copywriting!
Over to You…
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