Friday, July 5, 2013

Copywriting 101: 5 Elements Of Successful Sales Letters

We see it all the time. Some of them may be short and to the point while others are so long, it could take time to fully read them.

So what is a good salesletter?

Well, it really depends on what you are trying to sell. If you’re selling at $5 product, you don’t need to write a long copy. But if you’re selling at $300 product, then you better make sure you give your readers enough information to justify your price tag. If this means your sales letter is going to be 60 pages long then it has to be.

Here are a few pointers to create a good sales letter.

1) HEADLINE!

There is a reason why that heading is in all caps. It is the most important part of your sales letter, the first thing that people see when they land on your sales letter. And you better highlight the biggest benefit of your product or service on your headline.

A lot of people make the mistake of putting the features of their products or services into the headline. Bad mistake. Nobody wants to read about the features. They want to know what your product or services can do for them.

2) Make It Scalable

While at times you need to write a lot to put the point across that they need to buy from you, it is a good idea to break up long copies with a few sub headlines or pictures, if necessary. This will allow your readers to scroll down to the parts that they are interested in. Bullet points of your benefits will really help in this. Make it sharp, crisp and to the point. Not everybody wants to read about how miserable your life was until you discovered the product that you are selling.

3) Money Back Guarantee

Take all the risks from your customers. Most of the time, this will be the first time they are doing business with you so you want to take away as much of the risk from them as possible. A standard 30-day money back guarantee is all good and fine, but if you can make it a 60-day money back guarantee, you will definitely start to see your sales escalating.

4) Bonuses

A lot of time, people think having an awesome product is all that is needed. How wrong they are. Include a free bonuses to your package, even if it is less than $10. Bonuses help to sweeten the deal. It doesn’t take a lot of work to create bonuses, especially if you are selling an infoproduct. You can have a one page checklist, for instance. Think of other things that will help enhance the user experience for your products. If you are selling a service, think of what you can offer them if they sign up for your service. For instance, if you are selling facial packages, can you throw in some sample size products if they sign up?

5) The PS

Many people neglect this part of a sales letter. Great sales letters sometimes come with multiple PSs. This is a great time for you to recap your offer and the many benefits of using your product or services. It’s a great place to remind them of bonuses, your money back guarantee or any benefit that you want to emphasize on.


If you can have these then you will already have a good sales letter.

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