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Google AdWords Tip: Sure-Fire HeadLines That Work

Thursday, November 30th, 2006 Read more about Google AdWords Tips, Headlines

There are many “proven” headline formulas and if you are looking for new headline ideas, just checkout two great blog posts that Brian Clark put together on his popular copyblogger blog.
However, what “Sure-Fire” Headlines are going to get you the highest click-through-rate and help you succeed with your AdWords campaign? 
Well, we put 4 Sure-Fire [...]

The Impact of Seeing Your Name in Headlines

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 Read more about ClickMuse Tests, Conversion Rate, Copywriting, Headlines, Landing Page Optimization

In this test - we found that embedding a user’s name within a headline boosted the number of people reading our sales copy by a whopping 46%.
Here’s the experiment.
First, users from Google Ads were directed to our landing page. The landing page allowed these visitors to sign up for 7 Free Tactics from our book.
Here’s [...]

Writing Great Headlines: Don’t Overpromise

Monday, November 6th, 2006 Read more about Headlines

Here is a test of two headlines that I just wanted to share with you.  One headline was more subtle and the other one was a bit more aggressive.  It turns out that for the target audience of our client the subtle headline far outsold the more aggressive headline.  What was the difference?
Take a look:
Winning [...]

Headline Writing Tip: Put a Powerful Quote in Your Subheadline

Monday, October 30th, 2006 Read more about Copywriting, Headlines

Over the past few weeks I have been running lots of split testing trying to find just the right way to use quotes and testimonials in our squeeze pages.  It turns out that it is a lot more tricky than you might think.
My first hunch was that any testimonial anywhere on the page would work [...]

Copywriting Tip: Keep Rotating Your Headlines

Monday, October 30th, 2006 Read more about Articles, Copywriting, Headlines

It is all too easy to just stop testing. After all, running split test after split test can get pretty tiresome. However, that gives all of us that have a passion for metrics and testing a huge leg up because it is a proven way to leave your competitors behind.
Here is another example [...]