Web Page Review: Best Move Forward.com

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About once a month, my team of experts and I get together and thoroughly pick apart a web page from one of my Marketing Words Newsletter subscribers.  (With the site owner’s permission (and blessing), of course.) The goal is to offer extensive ways to improve rankings and conversions. During the process, you can also look [...]

Landing Page Optimization Series: The Basics

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Website Review: iSiteBuild.com Design, SEO & Hosting

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It takes some guts to submit your website for public critique, so I always extend my sincere thanks to those who offer up their work for my group of pros to pick apart in the name of improvement.  We all recognize how hard it is to design & optimize a site that works well and [...]

How Long Should My Copy Be?

How long should my copy be?

This has to be one of the most frequent questions I get asked about writing website copy.  I can understand why.  It seems everywhere you look there is different advice about how many words/pages it takes to sell a widget.  When you lay out all the different pieces to the puzzle, however, it gets easier [...]

Sales Page SEO – A Case Study of a Case Study

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One of my favorite promotional techniques is the use of webinars. I find that actually showing people what they can learn and do works significantly better than telling them in many cases. It’s always nice to hear from the attendees of the webinars about the successes they had while using the tips they implemented. When [...]

The Most Important Sales Tool for Your Kindle Books (and how to perfect it) – Part Two

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The information in your Kindle book is awesome. It’s well written and spot on. So why aren’t people buying? Chances are good that it’s because readers don’t have a clue what they will gain from your book

The Most Important Sales Tool for Your Kindle Books (and how to perfect it) – Part One

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The information in your book is awesome. It’s well written and spot on. So why aren’t people buying? Chances are good that it’s because readers don’t have a clue what they will gain from your book.

The Wonders of Neuromarketing Copywriting

It’s amazing how you can get inside the minds of your prospects/customers and appeal to them on their level in so many different ways. The video I’ve created for you this week describes what neuromarketing is and how you can implement some of the principles in your copywriting.

My Top Copywriting Articles & Videos of 2012

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Here are the top 10 articles & videos from Karon Thackston’s Marketing Words copywriting blog during 2012. Enjoy and share!

Consumer Behavior Marketing

Consumer behavior is one of the most important things a copywriter can study. After all, understanding how and why customers do what they do when it comes to buying can make or break your copy. Now there’s a new aspect to consumer behavior called “behavior design” that is truly amazing. Let me introduce you to this new practice and show you how it can be used in marketing.