The very first thing to communicate with your readers and viewers is content. Content lays the foundation of any platform where it is being conveyed. It has to be attractive and should hold the audience. You need to put all your efforts into pulling them towards the product or service.

Be specific towards your content and give useful information that motivates the customers to buy or avail of your product or services.

Here are a few tips to write effective content to grab the attention of your potential and already existing customers.

1. Headline Writing

The first encounter of any reader with the content will be through the headline. You need to give your 70% over here. The headline should encourage your customer to make a call to action. Let’s see what should be the context in writing the heading.

Start with the 4 U’s:

• Useful

It should give useful information that directs the customer toward the product or service. This must trigger the needs of the target audience.

• Urgent

Your headline should show an urgent call to action while selling your product or service.

• Unique

No one reads the content unless or until it has some uniqueness. Remember odd things are always given attention.

• Ultra-Specific

Your lines should not be vague and must direct the audience towards the specific product or service. Your content should solve the query of the customer. It must have correct product or service information.

2. Use common spelling

The use of common spelling won’t confuse your target audience. So don’t make the words short where they are not needed or use a different spelling. Use correct spellings for the specific words. The use of wrong spellings would convey your message in a wrong manner.

Avoid:

• nite for night
• 2moro for tomorrow
• @ for at
• pleez for, please
• thru for through

Unlike tweets and text messages, which require brevity and LOL acronyms, longer copy requires fewer distractions to connect with your audience.

3. Avoid hyperbole and fancy words

Use a low and polite tone to convey your message to your peers. The message should not look commanding but it should be relatable to the customers. They must feel personalized with the message.

Avoid using high vocabulary and using words that shows you are trying it too hard. Sound smart and important.

4. Put the reader first

Our work as a copywriter is to tap into our customer’s needs, hopes, want, dreams, and fears. Here you need to research a little to get into the shoes of your audience. Prefer the magic of the word “You”. Personalize your audience to let them relate to your product or service.

5. Write in a natural way

This is the crucial and bona fide tip for all bloggers and copywriters.

You should speak the words of your audience, and use the language that shows you are a genuine person, with true interest in offering your assistance and expertise.

This is the way your audience is going to develop trust in you and like you.

Always come up with solutions to their problems. Get to know about the problems that are being searched and how you can rectify them or provide ways for your audience to root them out.

Know your audience through every perspective. Research, research, and research.

6. Work from an outline

Prefer AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) to outline your concept. However, if you are not using this, frame your objectives and plan your content according to those objectives.

Even something is simple as a post. Use bullet points to have an idea about the context of the content. Successful writers use a blueprint. This helps you to stick to the key points and doen’t throttle creativity. In fact, it will help you think better.

7. Write with nouns and verbs

Be precise and specific in your language don’t beat around the bush.

Use adverbs and adjectives as fillers. Use a crisp and clear message.

Use KISS (Keep It Short and Simple) whenever needed.

The more descriptors you use in your content the more distracting it will become to your audience. You can use description only when something is more descriptive or technical.

8. Revise and rewrite

Always read your copy before sending it to publishing. The more you read the more polished it will be. Remember the more we revise the more we learn.

Use this fact here, and always edit your content to have a better insight.

9. Do not overwrite

Don’t overwrite the copy. Understand better and put your thoughts in synchronization with the objective. If you haven’t explained it better you didn’t understand it better.

10. Do not overstate

Superlatives can ruin your copy.

Overstating or exaggerating will lose the trust of your audience. Don’t commit what your product or service can’t provide. Be truthful and promising. Don’t sell it by being over-smart.

Don’t create hype of your product or service. Understated promise wins the attention many times.

11. Be clear

Let that display glass shine.

Get your content polished till you are not satisfied. Make it more refined through editing. Also, try having a printout to see it in different manner. This may help you in catching the difference.

12. Don’t mix metaphors

Use one metaphor at a time. Stick to that metaphor and don’t merge it with another.

13. Simplify your language:

Make every word enlighten.

Remove the words that are just window dress.

Be a great copywriter!

Plan and write your content by using these tips to build a sound and polished copy. Good luck! It’s out for sale.

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