{"id":1510,"date":"2009-02-09T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T17:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2009-02-09T17:00:54","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T17:00:54","slug":"how-i-write-sales-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/how-i-write-sales-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Write Sales Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may find this <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.CopywritingGrabBag.com\">Copywriting Grab Bag<\/a><\/strong> testimonial interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Not just because I want to show off how cool the book is. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>But because it contains a short copywriting lesson you can use right away in your ads without even buying the book. (See my commentary after the testimonial for the lesson about how I write sales letters.)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, here goes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Hey Ben,<\/p>\n<p>I had heard so much about your Copywriting Grab Bag book I scoured the internet to see if I could find one second hand (your new edition not being available yet). <\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I was able to find a copy.<\/p>\n<p>I was right in the middle of something when it came in the mail &#8211;I opened it just to take a quick peek and found myself getting quite \/*annoyed*\/ as I kept trying to put it down yet finding myself unable.<\/p>\n<p>I kept seeing each new chapter with a headline I had to figure out.<\/p>\n<p>Each chapter looked so small and easy to read I figured, &#8220;Why not read another chapter?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Next thing I knew I had read the first 50 pages of your book while trying not to.<\/p>\n<p>I already started using your stuff on how to write bullet points and how to pose the impossible questions&#8230; very clever.<\/p>\n<p>So thanks for taking the time to write it.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<br \/>\nChris Blackerby<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you Chris, I REALLY appreciate your feedback.<\/p>\n<p>I <em>deliberately<\/em> wrote it in the same &#8220;style&#8221; I write sales letters.<\/p>\n<p>With short, &#8220;choppy&#8221; sentences that get right to the point.<\/p>\n<p>Each idea flowing seamlessly and **logically** to the next.<\/p>\n<p>And with absolutely zero &#8220;fluff&#8221; &#8212; so it is almost easier to <strong>KEEP<\/strong> reading than STOP reading.<\/p>\n<p>All important when writing copy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In fact, one guy said he learned more about the actual &#8220;writing&#8221; part of copywriting reading the book headlines and sentences than from the ads in his swipe file.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p>Anyway, to be on the pre-publication &#8220;discount list&#8221;, go to:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.CopywritingGrabBag.com\">www.CopywritingGrabBag.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those on the list get the book at a BIG discount.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> By the way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; if you already own the older version of &#8220;The Copywriting Grab Bag&#8221;, and if you <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/contact\">send me your receipt<\/a><\/strong>, you will have a chance to get this new version at &#8220;cost.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>The price I pay to have it printed, fulfilled, processed, the customer service, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Send your PayPal (if you bought it from me) or Amazon, Barnes &#038; Noble, etc receipt to: <strong>ben (AT) bensettle.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it&#8217;s ready, I&#8217;ll send you a link to buy it &#8220;wholesale.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may find this Copywriting Grab Bag testimonial interesting. 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