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Stop trying to go viral.
Start leaving evidence.
One day, someone will trust you without ever meeting you.
Your body of work will make the introduction.
WHAT GOOD COPY DOES. IN 60 LINES.
> Good Copy speaks to one person.
> Good Copy doesn’t raise its voice.
> Good Copy reads the way people talk.
> Good Copy competes on fit, not price.
> Good Copy comes from reps, not talent.
> Good Copy doesn’t apologize for selling
> Good Copy treats the buyer like an adult.
> Good Copy doesn’t go crazy on promises.
> Good Copy is specific enough to be wrong.
> Good Copy makes your product feel obvious.
> Good Copy starts long before you open the doc.
> Good Copy earns trust before it asks for money.
> Good Copy is judged by sales, not compliments.
> Good Copy comes from reviews, not swipe files.
> Good Copy gets read out loud before it gets sent.
> Good Copy questions the brief before it follows it.
> Good Copy answers “why now,” not just “why this.”
> Good Copy is drafted in one go and fixed in the edit.
> Good Copy puts a mechanism behind every promise.
> Good Copy keeps only the lines that earn their place.
> Good Copy builds toward the offer from the first line.
> Good Copy says “results in 12 days,” not “fast results.”
> Good Copy is written to be acted on, not remembered.
> Good Copy makes the price feel like the last logical step.
> Good Copy confirms who the buyer already believes he is.
> Good Copy relies on what has worked for a hundred years.
> Good Copy focuses on one claim instead of piling on proof.
> Good Copy names the catch and explains why it’s worth it.
> Good Copy is outlined before the writing starts, not during.
> Good Copy gets a second pair of trained eyes before it ships.
> Good Copy sells what the features change in the buyer’s day.
> Good Copy gets better with the right words, not more of them.
> Good Copy finds the thing holding the buyer back and removes it.
> Good Copy shows what happened to people who used the product.
> Good Copy tells the truth even when stretching it would sell more.
> Good Copy sounds like someone standing behind what he believes.
> Good Copy gives every sentence one job: getting the next one read.
> Good Copy is written to move the buyer, not impress other writers.
> Good Copy proves its claims in the language the buyer trusts most.
> Good Copy answers objections before the buyer says them out loud.
> Good Copy is written from inside the buyer's head, not the writer’s.
> Good Copy starts from whichever section the writer can already see.
> Good Copy picks the one benefit that matters most and cuts the rest.
> Good Copy reads as one flowing argument, not a list of selling points.
> Good Copy is written after you’ve stepped away and come back fresh.
> Good Copy meets the buyer the moment the problem becomes urgent.
> Good Copy makes it through several heavy rewrites before anyone sees it.
> Good Copy makes the buyer feel understood before it makes him feel sold.
> Good Copy explains the buyer’s problem a name, so he trusts you for doing it.
> Good Copy makes the product feel like the natural choice for someone like him.
> Good Copy studies the competition, because the buyer already heard their promises.
> Good Copy assumes the reader is busy, skeptical, and one second away from leaving.
> Good Copy applies principles the writer understands, not just frameworks he copied.
> Good Copy finds the desire the buyer already has and positions the product next to it.
> Good Copy works the morning after: the buyer reads it again and doesn’t feel cheated.
> Good Copy uses simple, concrete words, because complicated, abstract ones don’t cut it.
> Good Copy shows the actual cost of doing nothing instead of pushing with fake urgency.
> Good Copy promises small specific results, because they’re easier to believe than huge ones.
> Good Copy looks effortless because it was rewritten more times than the reader will ever know.
> Good Copy listens to customers, because the founder tells you what the product does and customers tell you why they bought it.
What category does your brand own?
Heinz doesn't sell ketchup.
It owns ketchup.
That's why the ad says:
"No one grows ketchup like Heinz."
The strongest brands don't compete in categories.
They become the category.
UNSOLICITED ADVICE.
Don't spend too much time punishing yourself for mistakes.
Spend that time understanding them.
A failed business.
A wrong relationship.
A missed opportunity.
A poor decision.
Every mistake leaves behind a valuable lesson.
Leave the guilt.
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I'm not convinced they're new.
Just make your content clear, authentic, and helpful.
That's all that matters.