{"id":147,"date":"2008-08-13T06:25:40","date_gmt":"2008-08-13T06:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/copywriting-choke-holds\/"},"modified":"2008-08-13T06:25:40","modified_gmt":"2008-08-13T06:25:40","slug":"copywriting-choke-holds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/copywriting-choke-holds\/","title":{"rendered":"Copywriting Choke Holds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/why-some-christian-entrepreneurs-succeed-and-others-fail-miserably\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gillogly<\/a><\/strong> had <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/how-to-get-your-first-copywriting-client-in-14-days-or-less\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Healy<\/a><\/strong> and me on his <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webtalkradio.net\/content\/view\/996\/33\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian entrepreneur radio show<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We talked about things like copywriting, how to sell by mail, how to get inside your prospect&#8217;s &#8220;head&#8221;, using psychological triggers in your ads, and more.<\/p>\n<p>We also touched upon why the usual copywriting tricks and &#8220;choke holds&#8221; don&#8217;t always work, and can actually <em>backfire<\/em> on you.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, while the show is obviously geared toward Christians, I think you will benefit enormously from the content no matter what your beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>To grab the MP3, go to:<\/p>\n<p><center><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webtalkradio.net\/content\/view\/996\/33\/\" rel=\"noopener\">www.webtalkradio.net\/content\/view\/996\/33\/<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> Speaking of Matt Gillogly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Since hearing his story on my site a couple months ago, some people have been wondering what he does now that his $150 million business went &#8220;belly up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Answer:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coaching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Matt&#8217;s a wiz at getting clients and starting coaching businesses.<\/p>\n<p>And he has created a short (21 page) eBook about how anyone &#8212; no matter who you are or how little you think you know &#8212; can become a high paid coach extremely fast (while spending little or no money at all).<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested, you can download the eBook (it&#8217;s free) at:<\/p>\n<p><center><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BenSettle.com\/coaching\">www.BenSettle.com\/coaching<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If you would rather not get it through my affiliate link, you can get it directly at:<\/p>\n<p><center><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surefirecoachingcash.com\">www.surefirecoachingcash.com<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t worry &#8212; this is NOT a thinly disguised sales pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there WILL be something for sale down the line.<\/p>\n<p>But this eBook is pure content and, even if you wanted to buy something from it, you can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Matt Gillogly had Ryan Healy and me on his Christian entrepreneur radio show. 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