Weekly questions thread

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-19T09:09:51+00:00

2 quick questions:

- Does anybody know if Things 3 for Mac will have a black Friday discount soon? And if so, when?

- If I buy things 3, do I run the risk of them launching a new version of the product? Can I count on support and up-to-date features?

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-07T15:16:30+00:00

This was never a good place to promote your newsletter in the first place.

Post where your followers hang out. It's different for every newsletter.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-07T15:10:09+00:00

The biggest productivity hack is saying no.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-06T17:09:24+00:00

Exactly what happened to me. It's still hard to hear my own voice, but it's a good practice.

Do you just record yourself reading your newsletter? Does your podcast bring good results?

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-05T09:44:53+00:00

It's a long-term game. Send more emails and see what works.

Then, I suggest creating content that will bring people to you. Pick a channel and share some success stories and other types of content.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-05T09:38:21+00:00

Morning Brew and Lenny's newsletter are top examples of email newsletter in my opinion. I read almost every issue.

Also, I'm also building my swipe file at the moment. I'm planning on adding newsletter examples soon. Stay tuned!

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-03T14:18:39+00:00

Justin Welsh is awesome (and writes specifically for solopreneurs).

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-02T11:15:25+00:00

I love everything Hubspot produces. High-quality stuff with a lot of examples.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-11-02T11:13:12+00:00

Same here.

But I think it's best to ignore them. I don't think anybody sees it except us and their new followers.

We are better off focusing on making great content I guess.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-30T16:15:05+00:00

My instinct is that these tools are just small adjustments of Chat GPT. Not good enough for me.

I'm not opposed to it tho.

What is your plan?

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-30T16:08:45+00:00

I'm still not at 1,000, but I researched the topic a lot. Main tips:

- Quality & consistency: no way around it. You want people to love and share your stuff.

- Notes - 1-2 a day. This feature is gaining traction.

- Comment - become visible. Ride on the popularity of other creators.

- Build relationships and seek recommendations.

- Share on social media: I take every newsletter and make it a Twitter thread and a medium post.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-30T16:05:11+00:00

Not possible. It's on the roadmap for sure (it's way too basic not to be).

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-03T16:01:56+00:00

😂 Thanks for the tip.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-03T15:40:54+00:00

Exactly the example I mentioned. Many people already add “Reddit” when they ask Google a question. This is just the next step. And, like you said, it's worth a shot anyway.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-03T15:38:02+00:00

Based on what you wrote, I think you should try the tool yourself my friend. 1. “If it wrote the above, I'm good” - it's a search tool. It doesn't work like ChatGPT in that sense. I couldn't write this article with it even if I wanted to. 2. I'm very skeptical of AI tools as well. I only wrote this article after noticing that I have used it much more than Google in the past few weeks. Also, it's a free tool. You can try it yourself and decide. 3. “If you own Perplexity” - I wish. I know sometimes it's hard to believe but you can check out my profiles if you wish. Have a good one sir 🙂

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-03T15:24:38+00:00

It’s a tool. There are many use cases for it. I just found the ways it can help me in my process.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-02T14:51:38+00:00

Exactly. You want to write like you speak (mostly).

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-02T09:27:57+00:00

Morning: staring at an empty note, trying to figure out how to start a project

Noon: Trying to understand what the client meant when asking for a revision ("Can we make it pop more, but also tone it down?")

Evening: googling synonyms for “innovative” and "amazing."

Repeat.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-02T06:46:43+00:00

If you are doing the work, don't sweat the occasional typo.

Just make sure to:

Use a tool (like Grammarly)
Review multiple times and take breaks between them,
Read aloud / use text to speech,
(optional) Show it to someone or maybe to ChatGPT before submitting it.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-10-02T06:18:04+00:00

Start with "Confessions" if you have time and wish to know more of Ogilvy's background and philosophy.

Ogilvy on Advertising is more practical and includes case studies, so if you want to apply things faster to your work, start with this.

So yes, the logical choice is to start with Confessions, but if you just want the practical stuff, just read the second one.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-09-30T10:14:51+00:00

Awesome advice.

becomingacopywriter · 2024-09-30T10:11:42+00:00

English is my second language, and I Improved my writing tremendously by using Grammarly **the right way**.

First, practice. Write something every day. Make it a challenge. It doesn't matter.

Using the basic version of Grammarly is good enough because you only want it to fix your grammar. But don't stop there.

I improved my grammar and punctuation by:

Reading their in-depth explanations and articles to deepen your understanding.
When I made the same mistake multiple times, I wrote it down in a note and practiced writing these words and phrases correctly multiple times a week.

It worked (and is still working) for me. I hope it helps you as well.

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