Comments on: One Simple Trick To Strengthen Your Copy http://rayedwards.com/one-simple-trick-to-strengthen-your-copy/ Copywriting and Marketing Tips, Tricks and Tactics Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: JEFF WELLS http://rayedwards.com/one-simple-trick-to-strengthen-your-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-1916 JEFF WELLS Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:57:06 +0000 http://rayedwards.com/?p=24#comment-1916 Other <B>CRUTCH</b> words to avoid: - am - are - be - been - had - has - have - is - was - were Your writing will be more descriptive without them. Try it. Other CRUTCH words to avoid:

- am
- are
- be
- been
- had
- has
- have
- is
- was
- were

Your writing will be more descriptive without them.
Try it.

]]> By: Alan Ocab http://rayedwards.com/one-simple-trick-to-strengthen-your-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Alan Ocab Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:52:25 +0000 http://rayedwards.com/?p=24#comment-153 WOW! This tip is so great Ray. I haven't heard this tip from any of the copywriters out there. Thanks. Alan http://www.grandstart.com WOW! This tip is so great Ray. I haven’t
heard this tip from any of the copywriters
out there.

Thanks.

Alan
http://www.grandstart.com

]]> By: Darrel Hawes http://rayedwards.com/one-simple-trick-to-strengthen-your-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Darrel Hawes Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:12:23 +0000 http://rayedwards.com/?p=24#comment-152 Great tip, Ray! Great tip, Ray!

]]> By: Headline vs. Headline - Copywriters Board http://rayedwards.com/one-simple-trick-to-strengthen-your-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Headline vs. Headline - Copywriters Board Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:21:44 +0000 http://rayedwards.com/?p=24#comment-151 [...] Today, 09:21 AM Ray Edwards has a great tip on his blog that is well worth your time. It is geared more towards writing the actual body copy, but I would dare to say it might also help when writing your headlines as well. Here's the link Warm regards, Stephen Davies Unlock The Power Of Persuasion Within You! http://copywritersinstitute.com [...] [...] Today, 09:21 AM Ray Edwards has a great tip on his blog that is well worth your time. It is geared more towards writing the actual body copy, but I would dare to say it might also help when writing your headlines as well. Here’s the link Warm regards, Stephen Davies Unlock The Power Of Persuasion Within You! http://copywritersinstitute.com [...]

]]> By: Stephen Davies http://rayedwards.com/one-simple-trick-to-strengthen-your-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Stephen Davies Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:32:14 +0000 http://rayedwards.com/?p=24#comment-150 Excellent tip Ray! Gotta go now... I may have some changes to make on my site ;0) Excellent tip Ray!

Gotta go now… I may have some changes to make on my site ;0)

]]> By: Ray Edwards http://rayedwards.com/one-simple-trick-to-strengthen-your-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Ray Edwards Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:50:22 +0000 http://rayedwards.com/?p=24#comment-149 For more expertise on short sentences - see the work of novelist Robert B. Parker. For more expertise on short sentences - see the work of novelist Robert B. Parker.

]]> By: Dan Foley http://rayedwards.com/one-simple-trick-to-strengthen-your-copy/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Dan Foley Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:21:08 +0000 http://rayedwards.com/?p=24#comment-148 Ray, That is such a good suggestion. I find myself using the "ly" words all the time and have to monitor it. You are right that rewriting the sentence to smaller and clear statements makes the copy more effective. Thanks! Dan Foley Ray,

That is such a good suggestion. I find myself using the “ly” words all the time and have to monitor it.

You are right that rewriting the sentence to smaller and clear statements makes the copy more effective.

Thanks!

Dan Foley

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