{"id":2805,"date":"2010-01-04T02:06:36","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T10:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2010-01-04T02:06:36","modified_gmt":"2010-01-04T10:06:36","slug":"the-new-copywriting-tactic-i-just-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/the-new-copywriting-tactic-i-just-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Copywriting Tactic I Just Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two quick announcements to kick off the New Year:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Scott Haines Interview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember when I said I&#8217;d be interviewing (by email) <em>superstar<\/em> direct response copywriter Scott Haines a few weeks back?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I think you&#8217;ll find it was WELL worth the wait.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no wonder guys like Jay Abraham have hired him.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, one of the tips Scott reveals is a huge &#8220;game changer&#8221; for me. I found out I&#8217;ve been doing something special in my sales letters (most books and courses don&#8217;t teach this) that has probably been most responsible for the success of many (if not ALL) of my highest pulling ads.<\/p>\n<p>I used to do this thing sort of on &#8220;blind faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And mostly just because I saw guys like Gary Halbert did it. <\/p>\n<p>But now I&#8217;ll be consciously focusing most of my attention on using this one particular tactic in my ads henceforth. <\/p>\n<p>Anyway, it&#8217;s revealed in question #2 of the interview.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll post it tomorrow by email and on the blog.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.  Informal Survey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m gearing up to launch my offline print newsletter and want to know what YOU want to learn about most &#8212; especially if you are already pretty sure (assuming you&#8217;re sufficiently turned on by the offer and price) you&#8217;re going to subscribe.<\/p>\n<p>If that&#8217;s you, would you do me a favor?<\/p>\n<p>Would you email me at <strong>ben (at) bensettle.com<\/strong> with the topics and ideas you&#8217;d like to see inside the newsletter?<\/p>\n<p>What kind of content would help you most?<\/p>\n<p>What are your most <em>nagging<\/em> marketing questions?<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see interviewed (I am thinking of including tele-seminars with various experts once in a while)?<\/p>\n<p>What do you <strong>WANT<\/strong> most from a paid, offline newsletter?<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any ads you&#8217;d like to have critiqued in the newsletter? If so, send a link. I can&#8217;t critique everyone&#8217;s, obviously.  But there&#8217;s a good chance those who submit their ads early will get theirs put under the microscope.<\/p>\n<p>Just shoot me an email at <strong>ben (at) bensettle.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>OK, that&#8217;s it for today.<\/p>\n<p>I suggest getting a good night&#8217;s sleep before reading tomorrow&#8217;s Scott Haines interview.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a doozy  \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two quick announcements to kick off the New Year: 1. Scott Haines Interview Remember when I said I&#8217;d be interviewing (by email) superstar direct response copywriter Scott Haines a few weeks back? Well, I think you&#8217;ll find it was WELL worth the wait. It&#8217;s no wonder guys like Jay Abraham have hired him. 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