Copywriting Tips For Your eCommerce Brand Pages

Copywriting Tips For Your eCommerce Brand Pages

Quality copywriting increases eCommerce conversion rates. There, we said it. And, yes, that’s where everyone says “Duh! Captain Obvious.”

If you’re not a seasoned writer, those words may elicit a bit of fear. But, we urge you to fear not. Copywriting can be accomplished with a little creativity and some great advice. So, you’re in luck. In this article we’re going to provide you with some copywriting tips for your eCommerce brand pages.

First, let’s talk about the logistics of copywriting. At its simplest, it is simply writing. But, to truly increase your conversion rates, consider this definition of quality copywriting:

Copywriters take text and use it to inform audiences and move them to engagement. The copy defines brands and describes products. Copywriters play a vital role as they create the language that drives consumers.

Copywriting drives website visitors to action.

We want you to know that you don’t have to be a great writer to be a good copywriter. But, you have to understand marketing to be a good copywriter.

The first tenant of marketing says, “Your product or service is far less important than its ability to fulfill your customers’ needs.” What’s this mean? It means your customers don’t care about you. They simply care about how your product can help them, make them happy or make their lives easier. Continue reading “Copywriting Tips For Your eCommerce Brand Pages”

10 Copywriting Tips And Techniques For eCommerce Homepages

10 Copywriting Tips And Techniques For eCommerce Homepages

We talked about copywriting tips for your eCommerce product pages in a previous article, so this time, we’re going to talk about writing for your homepage.

And, we’re going to put a little spin on it. Not only are we going to discuss 10 copywriting tips and techniques for eCommerce homepages, but we’re going to discuss how to do it tactfully and without sounding like a marketing tactic you learned in school.

You know what I’m talking about. It’s those times when – even though you are an honest, genuine person – your copy starts sounding like a sleazy, cold call.

We think it’s important for your homepage copy to reflect your company and its ideals. For example, if you’re selling women’s perfume, you want to be truthful and descriptive with your copy. You want to evoke a feeling, a smell, and a reason to purchase.

You want to write honest copy that sells, right? Here are ten copywriting tips and techniques for your eCommerce homepage that will attract customers and keep them moving through your site.

#1: Write Winning Headlines

Six to 12 words, that’s all that stands between you and a higher click-thru rate. David Ogilvy says, “On average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy.”

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9 Copywriting Tips and Techniques For eCommerce Product Pages

Copywriting Tips for ECommerceWhat should I say? How much should I say? How much is too much? Or, for that matter, too little? Who’s my audience? Will they understand what I’ve written? What format works best?

But, wait, I’m not a creative writer! Help!

If you’ve ever muttered these questions to yourself while pouring over your eCommerce product descriptions, than this article is for you. If you’re struggling to write copy that converts, this post is also for you.

Let’s discuss 10 copywriting tips and techniques for eCommerce product pages.

Your job is to create a vivid picture in the shopper’s mind. Your picture must be tantalizing and clear, so much so that the shopper imagines holding the product and using it.

Take a step into the multi-faceted world of creating writing. You are equal parts prose writer (vivid descriptions) and journalist (just the facts, please). A combination of the two creates winning product pages that convert.

Tip #1: Go Back to the Five Ws

You remember these, right? Many of us were taught way back in grade school to use the five Ws when writing or describing something. It’s also a trick of the astute eCommerce writer. Let’s use these five Ws to craft persuasive product descriptions. Continue reading “9 Copywriting Tips and Techniques For eCommerce Product Pages”

10 Commandments of Copywriting That Inspire Conversion

If you want your landing page to convert, you need good copy. Bad copy isn’t going to inspire anyone to purchase your product and can even drive people away from your site. So, if you really want to make sales and get conversions from your landing page, follow these 10 copywriting commandments that are essential for good landing page optimization.

1. Thou Shalt Call Thy Visitors to Action


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Don’t be wishy-washy. Tell your visitors exactly what you want them to do. One of the most important things about website copy is that your call to action is consistent, strong, and most important, present. Too many website owners don’t want to feel like they are pressuring visitors, so they leave out the Call to Action (CTA). If you do this, your site won’t convert as well. Continue reading “10 Commandments of Copywriting That Inspire Conversion”

How to Stop Vultures from Stealing Your Landing Pages

3 vultures of landing pagesCopywriting and landing page optimization are an investment. You put in the effort and the time, and you get a reward. People known as “vultures” try to steal this reward by copying your landing pages and copy. We know this is true because, hey, it happens to us!

Competitors have stolen our services page, our homepage, and we assume other pages as well. Had they read our blog, they would know that stealing a competitor’s landing page is insane. They’re probably not big on reading, though (one even forgot to change the phone number from our homepage. Need we say more?).

We’re always looking for the positive in life. Instead of publicly shaming these companies as vultures, we will consider their scavenging a form of flattery. Today, we turn their theft into our opportunity to show you how to prevent competitors from stealing your landing pages and what to do about it when it happens.

Scare the vultures away

People will grab your content for all types of reasons. Some will scrape your blog to help their site’s SEO. Others are just lazy. They would rather eat your leftovers than write and test their own landing pages.

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