Does Your Classified Ad have Proven Sales Power?Why proven sales power? It makes sense to use
same techniques that mail order prople use. These techniques have been scientifically proven by testing
headlines and testing
copy of each ad to see what worked and what didn't.
The most important part of your ad is
headline. It is sometime referred to as
ad for your ad. The purpose of
headline is to select your prospect and entice them into reading
rest of
ad copy and make a sale or convince them to take some action.
Remember that your ad should state
benefits to
prospect and not
features of
product or service.
Write several headlines for each ad and pick
best one.
These are
four types of appeals for a good headline.
Self-Interest News Curiousity Quick, easy way
The self-interest of
prospect is
most important, followed by news. It is best to use curiousity in combination with other appeals and not by itself.
Give
reader news using words such as: New, Discover,Introducing, Announcing, Now,It's Here, At Last, and Just Arrived You could begin
headline with
word 'Announcing' a brand new product or newsletter. Then as time passes replace
word 'Announcing' with
word 'New'. Then after another period of time use
phrase 'It's here'. Using this technique you have a complete series of headlines. Example: Announcing Business Tips Newsletter New Business Tips Newsletter It's here
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