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Copywriting

Lead with the problem, not the product

Nobody wakes up wanting your product. They wake up with a problem.

Open with the frustration your customer feels in their own words. Once they nod along, they'll want to know the fix — that's when you introduce yourself.

  • Bad: “We're an award-winning accountancy firm.”
  • Better: “Dreading January's tax deadline again?”

Try this: Rewrite the first line of your homepage so it names a problem, not your company.

Copywriting

Use the ‘So what?’ test on every feature

Features tell. Benefits sell. The ‘so what?’ test turns one into the other.

Read each feature aloud and ask “so what?” until you reach something the customer genuinely cares about.

  1. “Cloud-based.” So what?
  2. “Access it anywhere.” So what?
  3. “Send invoices from your phone between jobs and get paid days sooner.”

Try this: Run your top three features through the test and swap in the final answer.

Content

Make one ‘pillar’, then slice it ten ways

Stop starting from a blank page every day.

Create one substantial piece a week — a video, article or podcast. Then cut it into clips, quote graphics, a carousel, a thread and an email.

Try this: Take your best-performing piece from last month and make three new posts from it this week.

Content

Answer the questions customers already ask

Your inbox is a content calendar in disguise.

Every question a customer emails, DMs or asks on a call is a piece of content someone else is searching for. Answer it publicly once and point people to it forever.

Try this: List the last ten questions customers asked you. That's your next ten posts.

Email

One email, one job

Every extra link steals clicks from the one that matters.

Decide the single action you want from each email — read, reply, book, buy — and cut everything that doesn't serve it. Footers can hold the rest.

Try this: Look at your last newsletter. Count the links. Next time, use one main call to action.

Email

Write subject lines like a text from a friend

Corporate-sounding subjects look like ads. Ads get ignored.

Short, lowercase, curious and specific usually beats Title Case announcements.

  • Instead of: “October Newsletter: Product Updates”
  • Try: “quick fix for your slow tuesday mornings”

Try this: Write five versions of your next subject line and pick the one you'd open yourself.

Sales

Diagnose before you prescribe

Pitching before you understand the problem feels pushy — because it is.

Open sales calls with questions. “What made you get in touch now?” and “What have you tried so far?” tell you exactly how to frame your offer.

Try this: Write three opening questions and use them on your next call before you mention price.

Sales

Never discount — remove instead

Dropping your price tells them it was inflated in the first place.

When someone says it's too expensive, offer a smaller package rather than a cheaper one. “If budget's the issue, we could drop the monthly reporting and start at £X.” Your value stays intact.

Try this: Build a ‘lite’ version of your main offer so you have a ready answer to price pushback.

Social

Reply fast in the first hour

Early conversation tells the algorithm your post is worth showing.

Stay around after you post. Reply to every comment with a real sentence, not just an emoji, and ask a follow-up question to keep the thread going.

Try this: Block 30 minutes after your next post purely for replying.

Social

Post the ‘obvious’ stuff

What feels basic to you is a revelation to your audience.

Experts underestimate how valuable their everyday knowledge is. The tip you'd give a client over coffee is exactly what non-experts are searching for.

Try this: Write down three things you think ‘everyone knows’ in your industry. Post one today.

YouTube

Thumbnail first, video second

If the click isn't irresistible, the content never gets a chance.

Sketch the title and thumbnail before filming. If you can't make it compelling at the idea stage, change the idea — not the edit.

Try this: Mock up three thumbnail ideas for your next video before you press record.

YouTube

Cut the intro entirely

Viewers decide in the first 15 seconds. Don't spend them saying hello.

Open on the result or the most interesting moment, then rewind to explain. Save the subscribe ask for after you've delivered value.

Try this: Re-edit your last video's opening so the payoff appears in the first five seconds.

TikTok

Text on screen in the first second

Most people scroll with the sound off.

A bold line of on-screen text tells silent scrollers what they'll get by staying. Keep it to six words or fewer and make it specific.

Try this: Add an on-screen hook to your next three videos and compare watch time.

TikTok

End on a loop

Rewatches are one of the strongest signals you can earn.

Write your last line so it flows naturally back into your first. Viewers often watch twice before realising — and your watch time jumps.

Try this: Script your next video backwards: write the ending to set up the opening.

SEO

Answer first, elaborate after

Searchers want the answer — give it to them straight away.

Put a clear two-sentence answer directly under your heading, then expand with detail, examples and FAQs. This suits both readers and search snippets.

Try this: Pick one blog post and move the direct answer to the very top.

SEO

Win the ‘near me’ search first

For local businesses, your Google Business Profile beats your website.

Complete every field, add fresh photos monthly, and ask happy customers for reviews that mention the service and your town.

Try this: Ask your last five happy customers for a review today, with a direct link.

Conversion

Put proof next to the button

Doubt peaks right before someone clicks buy.

Place a short testimonial, guarantee or trust badge directly beside your main call to action — not tucked away at the bottom of the page.

Try this: Add one testimonial right next to your main sign-up or buy button.

Conversion

Test the offer before the colour

Button colour tests rarely move the needle. Offers do.

Prioritise tests by impact: the offer and price first, then the headline, then the page layout. Tweak small details last.

Try this: Brainstorm one stronger version of your offer — a bonus, a guarantee or a bundle.

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