Copywriting Planning

When you communicate with other people what delivers the most favorable response? Test your copywriting techniques with your peers, clients, and prospects to learn which technique yields the greatest result. A copywriter must research markets to know what questions to ask and what pain points to touch on. At the same time a good copy writer will do keyword research to get a clear view of search volumes associated with the primary keywords that drive your content. Keywords and interlinking are key elements to ranking well for targeted keywords with search engines. Those two elements also provide your audience with the information they came to your website for. What are the best ways to make your point crystal clear in the shortest time through well written content?

Think Sheet

For students and teachers that compose new content, having your own plan of attack will help deliver your message more clearly. What is your audience saying right now and how would a human process your project subject? Create your own think sheet that outlines the connection from your written articles to natural human thought processing. Lay your content out with structured prompts and semantic mapping.

Topic Ideas

If you are a student of writing there are many fascinating topics you can research while learning how to engage your readers. Why not start learning about topics related to weather such as hurricanes, precipitation, cloud types, tornadoes, and cyclones. You can also choose to write about restaurants and the different types of food they serve. Create a chart with nutritional values and explain important health topics around proper dieting. When you pre-write content you don’t need to worry about grammatical errors, correct punctuation, or proper spelling. Think of your first draft as the framework that will eventually become your content.

Example Think Sheet

How to Create a Think Sheet for Business

Name:

Writing Subject:

1. What is my purpose of this project?

List the purpose

2. What writing styles will be required?

  • Direct Marketing Copywriting
  • Pay Per Click Advertising
  • Persuasive Copywriting
  • Professional Copywriter
  • SEO Copywriting
  • Web Copywriting

3. How will you Target Your Prospect?

What ways will you use to get acquainted with your audience

4. What triggers apply that provoke thought and response?

In business writing knowing your goal for the content will help shape the message. E.g. dating > romance > lovemaking > marriage > family.

Try to map out your subject the way a human would.