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of Writing
Headlines
That Could
Make You Rich
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Contents
How To Write Headlines That Get You Up To 19 Times Greater
Section I
Response To All Your Ads, Letters and Brochures ............................ 3
How to Target Your Market With Your Headlines ........................................ 5
10 Hottest Money Making Words for your Headlines ................................... 9
5 Essential Rules For Writing Effective Headlines ...................................... 10
Important Note on Targeting........................................................................ 10
How to Find the Best Headline for Your Product ........................................ 11
9 Different Headline Types................................................................... 12
1. The Headline Offering a Benefit............................................................. 12
2. The Personalised Headline...................................................................... 13
3. The Headline with a Testimonial ............................................................ 13
4. The Headline with a Guarantee ............................................................... 14
5. The Discount Sale Headline.................................................................... 15
6. The Headline with News ......................................................................... 16
7. How-To Headline.................................................................................... 17
8. The Headline Offering a Solution ........................................................... 18
9. The Headline Asking a Question ............................................................ 19
My Favourite Power Headline Words .......................................................... 20
Testing - The Golden Rule ................................................................... 21
Headlines sell magazines Magazines for home owners and renovators such as Lifestyle
and newspapers to their Kitchens and Bathrooms have articles headlined - “12 Tips To
targetted audience. Help You Renovate On A Budget, New Fashion Colours For
Your Bathroom . . .”
None of the successful So why is it that most businesses keep sticking the company’s
magazines have on their name and logo on top of their advertisements or in the first
covers, or as headlines for
paragraph of everything they do?? Or the other kind of headline
their articles, the
publishers or the article that is a favourite with advertising agencies and many so-called
writer’s names. experts. This is the “Guess what I am all about - see if I can trick
you headline.”
OR
A change in a headline has In both the above examples the writers assume - wrongly - that the
been tested to increase the readers will continue to read into the rest of the ad to find out
response to an advertisement what it is they are trying to say. What they don’t realise is that,
by up to nineteen times..
The best headlines are usually those that tell the reader the largest
benefit they will get from using your product or service. What
The best headlines are your product or service will do for them. This basic rule is
usually those that tell the overlooked by 95% of all the ads and selling letters I come
reader the largest benefit across.
they will get from using your
product or service. Here’s what Brian Voiles, a $6,500 per ad US copywriter
who’s sold millions of $$ worth of products has to say about
writing headlines . . .
How to “Target” Your Market With Your Headlines
If you sell plumbing supplies to the contractor market and you run
ads in “Contractor” magazine, you shouldn’t run ads that begin,
“The best source of them all.” Instead, come-up with a headline
that (again) communicates your purpose for running the ad; and
then, qualify the reader. For example:
Results oriented headline for “If You Want To Lose 15 Pounds In The Next 30 Days, Mark’s
gyms works better. Health Club Can Quickly And Easily Do It For You In Just 30
Minutes A Day, 2 Times A Week, 100% Guaranteed For Only
$35 -- But Only If You Come On-Board Before March 17th!
“Looking For a $1,500 Sofa Value For Just $475? We Have 150
In Stock Right Now!”
Or . . .
Whatever you sell, and whomever you want to reach with your
offer, be specific. Call-out to them in your headline. Send your
message directly to your target prospects, and tell them what
you’re offering, and what’s in it for them.
Don’t you think that’s going to “pull ’em over”? . . . you bet it
will! Working women will stop in their tracks for that headline.
The point is, put your target prospects in your headlines, and
you’ll prosper. Here’s another “snazzy” way to put your
prospects in your headline:
“Attention Homeowner! . . .”
“Attention Lawyers . . .”
Using the word “attention”, and then calling out to your precise
target, you can bet you’ll get their attention! Or, you can try it
without the word “attention”:
the headline.
Next to each word you will find a figure showing you the
number of times the word was used . . .
You..........................31 Money..............................6
Your.........................14 Now.................................4
How.........................12 People..............................4
New.........................10 Want................................4
Who......................... 8 Why.................................4
The 10 most frequent words The most common words used were you and your. They are
in the 100 most effective the most frequently used words in all successful advertising
headlines ever written. and marketing materials. This is because . . .
Don’t worry about the length 2... Don't worry about the length. 14 word headlines get
of your headlines as long as almost as much readership as three-word headlines. It is
you get your message across more important to get your message across than worry about
clearly. the length of the headline.
IMPORTANT:
Target Your Market
I ask someone else to look at four or five of the best ones and
pick the one that appeals to them. If the person asks me
"Sounds great Peter, what is it you are selling" - I know I
have a problem. However if they say "Gee, that sounds
interesting, tell me more" I know I may have a winner.
Ask other people to read your openings and have them pick
the one they like out of the three or four you give them.
Pretty neat trick, isn't it?? That's how they got so big!!
It’s effectiveness depends This headline is just as it says, a headline offering a benefit. It’s
greatly on how well you’ve effectiveness depends greatly on how well you’ve researched your
researched your market market and found out what their hot buttons are. You must
and found out what their research your target market in order to know what benefits are
hot buttons are. going to motivate them to take action.
Example:
People want to find out It’s works very well for some of the world’s best copywriters; I
more about a product that suggest you give it a try. It seems to really give an added kick to
is so good, the company
the headline, making it more attention-getting, compelling, and
actually offers a no-
plus people want to find out more about a product that is so good,
questions-asked guarantee.
the company actually offers a no-questions-asked guarantee.
It’s powerful.
For example:
or
This headline focuses entirely on the fact that you’re inviting your
prospects to take advantage of a limited-time discount. But, I’ve
discovered a nifty technique you can use to make this headline
even more powerful . . . and that is called:
What you do, is just be honest. Tell your prospects the real
reason why you’re offering your product for a discount.
“You get the deepest discounts I’ve ever offered . . . 60-85% off.
Why? Simply because I’d rather give you a great deal on these
widgets and break-even, than sell nothing, have no cash flow, and
have to lay-off 3 or 4 guys. I know you’ll treat me good during
our peak season, just like you always do. This is kind of a
“thank-you” in a way.”
Then, you take your discount, and your reason why and you put it
into a headline:
or
When turning features into benefits you must always lead with
the benefit, and follow with the feature. Benefits are always more
important than features . . . always . . . especially in headlines!
7. How-To Headline.
People like to learn “how to” do all kinds of stuff. And so, if
you’re offering a strong system for showing people how to do
something, you may want to consider using a how to headline.
“How to Test & Prove a Winning Sales Process So You Can Roll-
Out With A Winner Everytime . . .”
You can get almost instant results with this startling new
breakthrough marketing system just tested in Australia -- 36
testimonials tell of more profits, increased sales, and less work
and staff with these revolutionary, easy-to-use marketing
strategies.
These are the 9 basic types of headlines. They are all proven
winners in most any kind of circumstance or market. They can be
combined to make effective hybrids, but are good on their own as
well. These have been taken from a copywriting course by Brian
Keith Voiles.
If you want more information on how you can write great copy
call 07- 5525 3455
1. Do You
2. Amazing
3. At Last
4. Bargains
5. Little-Known Secrets
6. Life
7. Breakthrough
8. Only
9. The Truth About
10. Now
11. Sale
12. How Would
13. Advice To
14. Love
15. Facts
16. Discover
17. Inside-Secrets of
18. Announcing
19. Yes
20. Amazing Secrets
21. Which
22. Here
23. New
24. How Much
25. This
26. Which of
27. How to
28. You
29. Free
30. Hot
One headline will give you One headline will always give you a much better result than
up to 19 times better the others.
result than others.
What to do next
IMAGINE ME . . . HOLDING AN
AUDIENCE SPELLBOUND FOR
30 MINUTES!
Why Are We Giving You These $18.50 THE AMAZING SECRETS OF THE
Delicious Macadamia Nut HOTTEST INVESTMENT OF
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Is the Life of a Child Worth $1 to You? Imagine Being Such A Great Lover
Women Can See It In Your Eyes!
Attention: Home Owner. Don’t Buy Any How To give Your Children
Curtains Until You Read This Extra Iron - These 3
Delicious Ways
Man Who Limped With Foot Pain - Now Some Straight Talk About
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“Some Straight Talk About Vitamins Are You Closing Your Eyes To
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