PersuasionNo. 10

Brutal honesty

Address the obvious weakness with your product immediately and openly. Just be sure that readers can discern that the ‘problem’ doesn’t matter. This can be helpful for showing readers that you’re not in denial, but that you’re honest and you’re human.

From ‘Embrace Your Dirt’ in A Self-Help Guide for Copywriters by Dan Nelken

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Name the one weakness in your product. Write a sentence that acknowledges it openly and then pivots to a strength.

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