Writing Your Own Sales Copy
Monday, April 28th, 2008If you’re like most business owners, you know your business and your customers better than anyone. You might want to try your hand at writing your own sales copy. There are many graphic designers who can build a website, brochure or sales flyer but aren’t effective in selling your product through advertising. This is where your expertise comes in to play. Write your own sales copy based on your target market. You know your product; you know the features and benefits that it is designed to provide, so shout it out to the world.
Don’t stop there. Once you’ve written your sales copy, hire a professional editor to proofread and line-edit your entire piece. A good editor will read through your sales copy, check for spelling, punctuation, grammar, clarity and consistency, and make sure that your copy supports the images and graphics that are used.
Make sure you use every effort to sell your product through your advertising piece. Don’t forget to provide descriptions to any images that you might include. People are drawn to images but without the descriptive copy the image is of no use to your sales piece. A good editor will pay special attention to these areas to make sure you are taking every opportunity to cross sell your product.