CopyDeck · free, from Ideas

87 ways to get unstuck

A deck of named copywriting techniques, each with a question to ask your brief and a way to try it on your own copy.

Made by ProCopywriters, the UK’s professional body for copywriters. Free, for anyone.

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Absolutes are unbeatablePersuasionActive voiceCraftAddress objectionsPersuasionAIDACraftAlliterationCraftAppeal to authorityPersuasionAsk questionsCraftBecauseCraftBefore–After–BridgeCraftBenefits firstPersuasionBrand archetypesPersuasionBrand storyPersuasionBrutal honestyPersuasionBucket brigadeCraftBulletsProcessCall to actionPersuasionChange the fontProcessChiasmus or antimetaboleCraftCombine harvesterProcessCommitment and consistencyPersuasionCommunityPersuasionConflict calls attentionCraftCuriosityPersuasionCustomer awareness stagesCraftCut-up techniqueProcessDeliberately differentPersuasionDirty dozenProcessDraw the thingProcessEmbrace constraintsProcessEmotionPersuasionExplain the processPersuasionF-shaped patternCraftFeature deep divePersuasionFocus on the readerPersuasionFOMOPersuasionFramingPersuasionFront-loadingCraftGet to 'yes'PersuasionGuerrilla testingProcessHelp the heroCraftImagineCraftIn medias resCraftJobs to be DoneCraftKnow your competitorsProcessLateral thinkingProcessLikingPersuasionMetaphors and similesCraftMove through timeCraftNaming principlesPersuasionNumbersCraftParallelismCraftPAS (Problem–Agitate–Solve)CraftPauseProcessPratfall effectPersuasionRead aloudProcessReciprocityPersuasionReview harvestingProcessReward your readerPersuasionRhythm and poetryCraftScarcityPersuasionSell the sizzlePersuasionSerial position effectPersuasionShow, don't tellPersuasionSingular focusPersuasionSocial proofPersuasionSpecificityPersuasionStart shortCraftStorytellingCraftTake a single stepPersuasionTell a friendProcessTestimonialsPersuasionThe inverted pyramidCraftThrow ideas for readers to catchCraftTone of voicePersuasionTurn negatives into positivesProcessUnbury the ledeCraftUnique Selling Point (USP)PersuasionUnusual suspectsProcessUrgencyPersuasionVerbal identityPersuasionWeirdness works wondersPersuasionWhite spaceCraftWhy should I care?ProcessWrite like people speakCraftWrite the unwrittenPersuasionYouCraftZig when others zagPersuasion

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