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START MY FREE TRIAL NOW Your FREE trial in mastering the art and science of copywritingDo you want to make more money as a copywriter? Duh! Dumb question. The real question is, how do you make more money as a copywriter?As hundreds of writers just like you have already discovered, the answer is simple. You just need to apply a few simple techniques as set out by leading UK copywriter Andy Maslen.Once learnt, and practised until they’re second nature, they’ll take you wherever you want to go. If you put in the work…

• A well paid gig as an in-house copywriter.
• A profitable business as a freelance copywriter.
• A berth in an ad agency writing big-brand campaigns.

START MY FREE TRIAL NOW Andy has set out the techniques he relied on during a 30- year career as an in-demand copywriter in Breakthrough Copywriting. It’s an online copywriting course designed specifically for people like you…… ready to learn new skills, and improve on existing ones. But too busy for old-school, classroom-based courses that take you away from your desk for a whole (often unproductive) day.With Breakthrough Copywriting, you learn at your own pace, wherever works for you – at your desk, at your kitchen table, on the bus to work, under that big old oak tree in your back garden. All for just £89.97 (+VAT, if that applies to you).Watch each bite-sized video seminar as many times as you like. Then practise what you learn with hands-on exercises that will help you improve your writing skills.Best of all, you can watch the first three course videos absolutely free of charge. No charge, no obligation, no risk.

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“It couldn’t be simpler to learn with Andy. He shares the tips, secrets and pitfalls he’s learned over years working with clients including the Economist, World Vision and the Prudential.Looking for easy to implement, straightforward, honest and approachable copywriting training? This is it. The 32 modules are easy to work through and focus on practical advice, not academic fluff. I was worried that it would be either patronising or alienating but Andy’s direct approach and use of examples struck the perfect balance. I am delighted that I did this course and now shudder when re-reading my old copy! You have nothing to lose – just book it and do it now!”Jossie, Cosmic Ltd., Bermuda. START MY FREE TRIAL NOW

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All yours – 32 online video seminars and 300-page course manual

• 32 video seminars – your step-by-step route to becoming a copywriter
• Special bonus session on how to “sell” your copy
• 33 practical exercises to polish your skills
• 300-page course manual in searchable PDF format with further reading
• FREE! Andy’s Power Presenting toolkit to help you polish your presentation skills

In the course Andy takes you, step-by-step through every aspect of writing fantastic, results-getting, client-pleasing copy. You get 32 video seminars including a special bonus session, plus 33 practical exercises to complete.The 300-page course manual in convenient, searchable PDF format, is a handy reference with further reading, a readymade swipe file and all the exercises from the course.On its own it would more than justify your investment in the course. In fact, there’s probably as much or more information in it than other courses give you as their only offer. The manual contains these extra sections:Appendix 1 Further reading – a list of books specially selected by me to add to your understanding of the craft of copywriting.Appendix 2 Glossary – every single technical term in the manual explained, from ‘catfish’ to ‘passive voice’.Appendix 3 Andy Maslen F IDM – your way to check my credentials.Appendix 4 Swipe file starter pack – a selection of classic and contemporary copywriting for you to learn from and use as the basis of your own swipe file.Appendix 5 Index – a fast way to find the section you’re looking for.

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What you learn – the course content

As you watch these bite-sized videos, you will find it easier and easier to…

• Write clear, concise copy for any medium or channel from websites to direct mail.
• Sell products, services and ideas using the written word.
• Master copywriting skills from benefits-selling to storytelling.

Take a look at the course syllabus. Click the headings to see a detailed list of points covered in each video. Module 1: Planning Your CopywritingAt the end of this session you will understand and be able to use a toolkit of planning techniques that will save you time and add firepower to your copy.Video 1 – Getting ready For Action: reaping the planning dividend We begin our journey to copywriting mastery here. But before we lay finger to keyboard or pen to paper, we need to do something very important. We need to think. At the end of this session you will be able to approach any new copywriting project with confidence that you’ll be focusing on the right things. Especially the desired outcomes.Exercise 1: The Planning Dividend Exercise 2: Prospect researchVideo 2 – Emotion Versus Reason: busting the biggest myth about buyer behaviour In this session, we look at the power of emotion in shaping decisions. You will learn how to identify the key emotions you need to target if you’re going to get your prospect to say, “yes”.Exercise 3: Uncovering your prospect’s motivationsVideo 3 – The Copy Brief: what you must know before writing a single word Many copywriters, especially when under pressure, fail to spend enough time understanding what they’re trying to achieve. In this session, I teach you the importance of the brief, what it is and how to create a good one.Exercise 4: Picturing your prospect Exercise 5: Turning features into benefits part 1Video 4 – Three Useful Planning Tools: did I say ‘useful’? How about ‘essential’? When time is tight, these pre-made planning tools will take the hard work and the stress out of your copy planning process. I use them every day in my agency and they must have saved me thousands of hours of fruitless pencil-twiddling.Exercise 6: Turning features into benefits part 2 Exercise 7: Objection OvercomeVideo 5 – The Time Machine: the simple little trick that guarantees time for planning Want to plan but feel you simply don’t have the time? Don’t worry. You are not alone. The answer lies not in working longer but in working smarter. In this session you’ll see how a simple time-management trick can guarantee that you always have time for planning.Exercise 8: After reading my copy, my prospect will: Exercise 9: KFCVideo 6 – Structuring Your Copy For Maximum Impact: how to apply THE best copy formula In this session, and the next three, we look at an age-old sales formula and discover how to apply it to copywriting. Exercise 10: Grabbing Dave’s attention Exercise 11: Making benefits interestingVideo 7 – Three Techniques For Making Benefits Sound More Interesting: and how to use them Everybody knows (or they should) that copywriters should focus on benefits not features. But how do you that without becoming repetitive or boring? Like this, of course!Exercise 12: Analysing a sales letter for AIDCAVideo 8 – Convincing Them to Say Yes: because a customer saying ‘no’ is a waste of money OK, they’ve heard your pitch and they’ve been seduced by your smooth benefits patter. But they are still wavering. They’re torn. This is how you convince them that it’s safe to act.Video 9 – Closing the Sale: the only effective way to ask for the order Every successful sales person knows you have to ask for the order. But how do you do it in writing? What are the “do”s and “don’t”s? This session gives you an ironclad way of approaching the call to action.Module 2: Tricks and Techniques that Lift Your CopywritingAt the end of this session you will have a firm grasp of the techniques professional copywriters rely on to make the sale.Video 10 – Mastering Tone of Voice: because how you say it makes all the difference This is where the sizzle lies, not the steak. How you say something can have a profound effect on the effectiveness of what you say. In this session we start to explore the importance of tone of voice.Exercise 13: Recognising tone of voice Exercise 14: From impersonal to personal – changing tonesVideo 11 – Using Register to Modify Tone of Voice: using the ‘social class’ of language Register. What the heck is that? It’s a simple concept that allows you to vary the tone of voice of your copy. It has an impact on the words you choose, and the sorts of sentence structures you employ. Your reader won’t know you’re using it, but boy, does it make a difference on how they react to your copy.Exercise 15: Cashing in on register Exercise 16: Modifying tone of voiceVideo 12 – The Simple Style That Sells, part 1: putting everyday language to work for you In 99 out of 100 cases you want to use a simple, direct plain speaking style for your copy. Maybe if you’re selling luxury watches or nuclear installations you’ll want something more technical, but even rich people and engineers understand Plain English.Exercise 17: Defining a paragraphVideo 13 – How to Use Paragraph Length as a Sales Magnet: hint – English teachers are wrong Everything your teachers and lecturers told you about paragraphs … is correct. It’s just that it isn’t very useful for your work as a copywriter. In this session, I teach you the only thing that really matters about paragraph length.Exercise 18: Using Plain English words and phrasesVideo 14 – The Magic Word That Makes Your Copy Pop: and it isn’t ‘abracadabra’ It contains precisely three letters. It puts your reader at the centre of every single piece of copy you write. Even people with the reading age of a child can probably understand it. Now let’s see why it’s so powerful.Exercise 19: Rewriting noun-heavy copyVideo 15 – The Simple Style That Sells Part 2: more tips and tricks using Plain English We’re well on the way to filling our Plain English tool bag with the sorts of effortless style tricks that keep prospects reading and interested. Time to add a few more techniques to its bulging depths.Video 16 – Why Exclamation Marks Are a Really Bad Idea: and what to use instead Want to come across like a used car salesman? Feel free to skip this video. Everybody else, watch and learn.Module 3: Advanced-Level CopywritingAt the end of this session you will be able to write great headlines and use pro copywriting hacks in your copy.Video 17 – Does Humour Belong in Advertising (and if not, why not)? Did you put “Make my reader laugh” as the commercial objective of your copy? If you did, then yes, humour does belong in advertising. If you put anything else, be very, very careful. Let me explain why.Exercise 20: What Plain English sales copy sounds likeVideo 18 – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Writing Headlines Writing headlines can make even seasoned copywriters break out in a sweat, cry, fling things around their office or climb under the duvet and whimper like a dog that’s lost its bone. But we don’t have time for that. So I’ll show you how to take the sting out of this crucial job of the copywriter.Video 19 – The Ideal Length for Any Headline and how to know when you’ve hit it Ask the general public about headlines and my money’s on them saying, “Has to be short”. To which you could reasonably ask, “How short?”. Turns out that’s precisely the wrong question to ask. Allow me to explain.Video 20 – What is FUD (and Why Does it Matter)? – playing on humanity’s oldest fears What is FUD? Well, it’s a close cousin of FOMO. Any better? OK, in this session we’ll look at a seriously powerful way of grabbing attention and persuading your prospect that you have something worth reading.Exercise 21: Headlines for your productVideo 21 – Tips and Tricks the Experts Would Rather Keep to Themselves: tough luck for them Why should the experts have it all their own way? In this session I break the big taboo and spill the beans on a bunch of masterclass-level copywriting tricks that put you in the premier league.Exercise 22: Retelling a case study as a story Exercise 23: Story opening for an emailVideo 22 – Building Rapport Using the Oldest Technique of All: bring a trowel A famous British prime minister once said, “Everybody loves ________, and when it comes to royalty, you should lay it on with a trowel”. Fill in the blank or watch the video. Your copy will never be the same again.Video 23 – The Seven Mystical Words of Power: and how they produce their magnetic effect Use just one of these words in your copy and you’re harnessing a racehorse. Use all seven and hold onto your hat – it’s going to be a fast ride all the way to the bank.Module 4: Ramping Up Your Selling Power by Redrafting and PolishingAt the end of the session, you will be able to take the selling power of your first draft and double it overnight.Video 24 – Editing and Proofing Your Copy: giving your copy three more forward gears Whenever I edit my copy, there are three big changes I aim to make on the first pass. In this session I start to walk you through them one at a time. They’re so simple, but so powerful. I’m sure once you’ve seen them you’ll agree.Video 25 – The PLUSS Dashboard: scoring your first draft to diagnose weak spots I developed this diagnostic framework to take some of the subjectivity out of judging copy quality. You have five dials, each representing a different aspect of your copywriting. Let’s take a look at how it works.Exercise 24: Using the PLUSS dashboard Exercise 25: Cutting unnecessary adjectives and adverbs Exercise 26: Translating clichés into Plain English Exercise 27: Tightening flabby copyVideo 26 – Cutting the Flab From Your Copy: why a chainsaw is your best friend Just like a person who’s eaten too much in the holiday break, our first drafts can often be a little on the lardy side. In this session we look at ways of putting them through a fitness regime to slim them down.Exercise 28: Making redundancies Exercise 29: Pouring concrete on abstract nounsVideo 27 – Proofreading and Polishing: if it glistens, it’s gold When you think you’ve done everything to improve your copy, do this. It’s boring, it’s time-consuming and it’s absolutely no fun at all. Compared to the potential for disaster if you don’t do it? It’s like eating a chocolate sundae in the park.Exercise 30: Review of progressModule 5: Writing for DigitalAt the end of the session, you will be able to produce copy for web pages, emails and digital media that works for SEO AND human beings.Video 28 – Writing Copy for the Web: timeless truths and technological triumphs Technology moves so fast. But human behaviour doesn’t. In fact, compared to digital advances, we look like glaciers. In this session we look at what has changed and, just as importantly, what hasn’t.Video 29 – Making Your Copy Easy to Read for Your Visitors: readability online One thing we need to mindful of is how easy it is for visitors to read our copy on screens. This session gives you a few helpful pointers. One bonus tip: try reading your digital copy on the device it’s meant for.Exercise 31: Writing SEO copy Exercise 32: Writing tagsVideo 30 – How to Write Killer Email Copy: for subject lines to sign-offs Emails are a little like old-school sales letters. And there are a lot of similarities. The subject line is like the envelope outer. The From field is like the return address on the back flap, or the logo on the front.Module 6: Defending and selling your copyAt the end of the session, you will be able to present yourself as a copywriting expert.Video 31 – How to Sell Your Copy: pitching yourself as an expert so people use your copy If you’re lucky, the only person who has to judge or approve your copy is you. For everyone else, understanding how to “sell” your ideas to a manager, client, boss or investor “gets it” is vital. So let’s have a look at how it’s done.Video 32 – How to be a Language Expert: justifying your choices and convincing sceptics If you can explain why you chose “tiny” over “minuscule” or used a full stop instead of a semi-colon, there’s a good chance you’ll earn their respect and they’ll leave your copy alone. Here are some more ideas for you to try. START MY FREE TRIAL NOW

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Order the course now and you will receive a special bonus gift: a free copy of my Power Presenting toolkit.You get a 31-page e-book and two ready-to-use sample presentations.“Just a quick note to say what a brilliant resource you included in your email. I battled with ‘The Fear’ for years each time I had to present in my former career (PR), which really was a pain considering I was constantly pitching or having to present project reviews to clients. Your ebook not only made me smile, but also made me realise how common it is to experience the unpleasant effects of adrenaline at the very moment you want to look your most professional – even for those who are very good at hiding it!”Sally Maxwell

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Here is your tuition package:

• 32 video seminars (5.5 hours in total).
• Bonus video on how to ‘sell’ your copy.
• Fully-indexed 300-page course manual.
• 33 practical exercises with model answers.

Learn from a master-copywriter

Andy Maslen is a well-known copywriter and author. He has trained over 4,000 copywriters, and marketing teams at The Economist, BP, The London Stock Exchange, Emap, Weight Watchers (UK), the RSPB and PwC, among others.He has written five books on copywriting, including Persuasive Copywriting and the best-selling Write to Sell.In a 2016 poll of copywriters in the UK, he was named third most influential copywriter, beating Drayton Bird and David Ogilvy.He is executive creative director of copywriting agency Sunfish, which works with organisations that want to get their message across in writing. And he speaks and writes widely on copywriting.His first corporate copywriting job was writing direct mail campaigns for a reports publisher. His last was running the same company’s marketing department. He says he enjoyed the first job more than the last one.“Andy Maslen’s Breakthrough Copywriting Course is your go-to program if you’re looking for the chance to study with a Master, gain the knowledge you need to make a six-figure income as a copywriter and propel your skills to completely new levels.” Ian Paul MarshallCIO, profitspassionpurpose.com “The course has significantly increased my confidence and helped me win my biggest client to date. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Let me know if you ever run a level two.” Sarah RussellFreelance Copywriter “Hi Andy, Your course is fantastic, and I can’t wait to put your advice to good use.” Kate VartholomaiosCopywriter “I’ve just finished the final video of your Breakthrough Copywriting Course. I realised THIS was the way to write emails and applied the principles to a selection of our email campaigns. Revenue per email sent jumped twenty times!” Tim ConnorCRM Manager, Encore Tickets “Just a quickie to say thanks so much for the Breakthrough Copywriting pack. It’s brilliant! I have to say, as great as [leading copywriter] is, the course and materials that you’ve put together are far, far superior to the course that he started. Fantastic work!” Laura SilcockCopywriter “It’s been great to learn some new tricks and shed some bad habits. For that reason, I’d recommended the course to more experienced writers, not just those who are new to the industry. ” Katrina MelvinCopywriter, Online Marketing Team, Quintiq “I just wanted to thank you for this brilliant course it’s really helped me in my work. Merry Christmas and thank you!” Lorna WishartMarketing Assistant, Cascade Human Resources Ltd “Thank you Andy, I’ve really enjoyed the copywriting course and I’ve learned so much.” Vittoria D’AlessioCopywriter “I thoroughly enjoyed it and have learnt a lot – and am now busy putting it into practice. Now that I’ve finished the course, Monday mornings just aren’t the same…” David BainCopywriter

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