The Lost Art Of Fundamental Copywriting

By Author: Dean Phillips
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What ever happened to good old fashion, fundamental
copywriting? Has anyone seen AIDA? I mean, before you can
run, you first have to learn how to walk, right? Yet, I see
it over and over again. Marketers who can't even write a
simple headline are trying to "hypnotize" readers
with "psychological copywriting," because that's what a few
of today's copywriting experts are telling them they should
do!

I'll let you in on a little secret. If you master the
fundamentals of copywriting, you'll automatically be writing
hypnotic, psychological copy, because that's the essence of
the AIDA formula. Here's a perfect example of the type of
fundamental copywriting I'm referring to:

Following is a sales letter written by someone whom I have a
tremendous amount of respect for, Dr. Kevin Nunley. I chose
not to use a sales letter I'd written myself, because I
thought that might appear to be self-serving.

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IDEA, TO THE BUSIEST AUTO REPAIR SHOP IN TOWN THAT WAS
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This is a true story that can be your story, too! I really
did it--I started with nothing but an idea for my own repair
shop, and grew it to be the best one in town. Just a few
years later, my shop was producing on average $25,000
dollars per bay. This almost doubles the industry standard!
The best part about it was that I did not even need to be at
the shop!

It may sound amazing, but you can do it, too. Lucky for you,
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every step of the way.

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As you may be aware, most repair shop owners started out as
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very good at what they do, but unfortunately, they don't
know much about all the aspects of running a business:
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result, many shop owners end up being overworked, and become
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YOU CAN LEARN FROM MY EXPERIENCE!

My cutting-edge systems are the same systems that have
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procedures after making lots of mistakes myself, including
one that cost me $10,000.

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doesn't, and how to build a successful auto repair shop.

BUT IS IT FOR ME?

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I have designed this system to be step by step, and at the
same time be flexible for you and your style. No "cookie-
cutter" approach here. These are real world, proven
techniques, that I used myself, in my own shop!

WHAT DO I DO NEXT?

You simply have 2 choices.

First you can keep doing the same things that you have been
doing, and hope that you will stumble onto the answers
before you get burnt out and go broke.

Or you can simply check out the rest of my website (link to
about Rob page) and see if I'm the kind of person that you
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Listen to a very happy shop owner:

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Sincerely,

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Nationally Recognized Auto Repair Shop Marketing and
Business Expert

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The above sales letter is one of the most fundamental, yet
highly effective sales letters I've ever had the pleasure of
reading. How do I know it's effective? Because when I asked
Rob Russell for permission to use his sales letter in this
article, I also asked him if the letter was working for him.
And he told me that he was very pleased with the results.

I should also mention, in the interest of keeping this
article as brief as possible, I intentionally left out the
testimonials. If you would like to see the sales letter in
its entirety, you can view it here:

http://www.robrussellinfo.com

That sales letter is a simple but psychologically powerful
example of copywriting, because it follows the AIDA formula
to the letter:

A= ATTENTION: The very first thing your ad or sales letter
must do is get your prospects "ATTENTION". The very best way
to do that is with an effective headline. So, what's an effective headline? An effective headline is any headline that answers the question: "What's in it for me?" That's all your prospects really care about. What's in it for them?

I= INTEREST: After you get your prospects attention, you
want to get them "INTERESTED" in your product or service.
You do that by immediately telling them what your headline
promises. You don't waste their time with a bunch of fluff
and garbage that nobody but you cares about.

D= DESIRE: You have to make your prospects "DESIRE" your
product or service. And the way to do that is with benefits,
benefits and more benefits!

A= ACTION: You want to close your ad or sales letter with a
call to "ACTION!" In other words, ask them for the order.
It's important to ask for the order at least three times,
preferably six or more.

Anyway, that's it. You've just seen an example of
fundamental copywriting at its finest.

Forget about trying to write a brilliant, psychological ad
or sales letter. Follow the AIDA formula faithfully, and I
promise you, the brilliance will take care of itself! ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dean Phillips is an Internet marketing expert, writer,
publisher and entrepreneur. Questions? Comments? Dean can be
reached at mailto: dean@lets-make-money.net
Visit his website at: http://www.lets-make-money.net