Tag: 4 U's

  • ChatGPT: rate my copy! (Update to Death Squeal story…)

    11:29am
    Saint Paul

    Do you know of John Forde? He’s a direct response copywriter and author, including co-author of “Great Leads.”

    Today John emailed a ChatGPT prompt to direct the AI tool to rate your copy on the four U’s: Urgency, Uniqueness, Usefulness, and Ultra-specificity.

    (I’ve added a 5th U: YOU, the reader—make sure your copy addresses your reader! Anyways…)

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  • 10 Ways You Can Strengthen Your Headlines (Starting Now!)

    Your copy is only as good as the headline that gets the reader down the page.

    That’s why David Ogilvy said 80% of your time should be spent on the headline.

    It carries 80% of the weight. If they don’t read the headline, they’re not gonna read the body copy.

    Here are a few ideas for your next Headline.

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