Who is a website copywriter?

A website copywriter is the same person who sells products to you on the street, in your house, in his office, or during a lunch meeting.  A website copywriter is the person who is able to translate a sales pitch into words.

Sales 101

FAB (Feature. Advantage. Benefit):

  • Feature. The different features of your marketing campaign, the characteristics, the methodology and logistics.
  • Advantage. Your product will be seen by a global online audience.
  • Benefit. How is the service going to generate revenue, or cut back costs?

Focus on the Benefit- What is in it for the consumer?

Copywriting 101

  • Headline. %70 of overall importance. Because people skim.
  • Benefit. How is the service going to generate revenue, or cut back costs?
  • Proof/Results. A quantitative presentation, or a case study.
  • Guarantee. If you don’t increase clientele by x percent in the next 2 months, you don’t pay for, WHATEVER.

Call to action

  • Scarcity (only first 10 people will get this.) Right now!
  • Bonus (Get this extra) Right now!
  • Offer (something for free) Right now!

Don’t forget – the more you tell, the more to sell!
Psychological triggers
Greed. Fear.
This 30 second run-through of sales and website copywriting brought to you by Anna @ Toronto