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Avoid Copywriting Pitfalls, And Apply These Tips

Bryn Bonino
4 min readMar 19, 2018

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Copywriting is all around us. But unless it’s smart and noteworthy, it has very little potential to have an effect on the people that it is meant for. Think of all of the articles you see but don’t read. Think of all of the product descriptions you scan, but don’t… well, you don’t read.

Nobody needs to tell you that effective copywriting is easy to do. The good news is that there are strategies that you can use to make your copy perform the way you want it to.

Have 1 Point

Keep in mind that your clients doesn’t need to know everything about your brand in order to give it a try. Your clients just need to know 1 thing that will convince them to take action.

Having 1 point is important to effective copy, because it will help you better formulate a clear idea of what you want to say. This will also help you have the clarity to communicate the point in the header, the body, and the call to action. And, your clients will know exactly what you want them to do.

Keep Language Simple

If you keep language simple, people will be able to skim your copy and still know exactly what you are communicating. They’ll also know what you want them to do. Helpful strategies are to use adjectives instead of adjective phrases, and avoid

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Bryn Bonino
Bryn Bonino

Written by Bryn Bonino

Educator, marketer, and photographer.

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