A suggestion for those wanting feedback

marciayudkin · **A suggestion for those wanting feedback -** 11-08-2007, 05:22 PM

Hi there,

If you put the TOPIC of your web site, sales piece or whatever it is you want critiqued into your subject line or thread title, you will be more likely to get interested people looking at your stuff and giving you feedback.

Some of us very experienced folks come here from time to time and pick out stuff to comment on when we're in the mood. If we're interested in, let's say, pets or model trains, and that's in your subject line, then we'll definitely click on your appeal first and maybe offer feedback.

It's much more likely to catch our attention than a generic "help!"

Hope this helps!

Marcia Yudkin

Eric Engel · **Re: A suggestion for those wanting feedback -** 12-18-2007, 01:16 PM

Something I would add - if you get good feedback, for heaven's sake leave some karma points! (click on the picture of the little green monitor at the top of the post).

Eric Engel · **Please Critique My Copywriting Letter -** 01-23-2008, 10:04 PM

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PROLOGUE -

I thought of posting this as an actual plea for help. But since there's already a sticky for suggestions to those coming for a critique, I guess it would be better here. This is a sample cry for help. I dug up this letter from my long-ago archive, and am using it for a model. This is the best way to get some of the gurus to lend you their expertise. Notice the title I used for the post...it tells people from the start what I want and the kind of letter I want critiqued.

The idea is to get people to my website, and to contact me so that I can call them with a quote for my copywriting services.

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I tell people what I want to get out of the ad. I'm not vague...I have very definite goals.

Right now, 50% of the people who see this come from adwords. I'm focusing mainly on the keywords "copywriting", "copywriting services", and "business writing". The other 50% is split between type-ins, click-throughs from forums, and natural results (I'm on the first page for "sales copy").

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I try to explain how people will be seeing my ad. This is important information to a copywriter. Everything that's involved is one more number to throw into the final calculation.

The letter is posted here:
Copy For Sale - The Copywriter Come True

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Links are usually preferable when possible. There's not always easy and we understand. But if you can, using a link makes the request more organized and not so burdensome.

Don't hold back...I can take what ever you throw at me. I really appreciate anyone's input. I'm sure some of the masters here can help me turn it into something workable.

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Perhaps a little over-appretiative...and brown-nosey. Not really a requirement, but this has worked for others in the past.

If a few of the writers would offer some not-so-soft opinions on this, I'll illustrate a good response to critiques.