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Progressive Headlines Guide Customers To BuyKaron Thackston Headlines are, without a doubt, one of the most important elements in copywriting. As has been said countless times before, if you dont get your readers’ attention with the headline, the chance of them reading your copy is virtually none. But headlines and sub-headlines play a vital part in the copywriting process for other reasons, too. Whether we, as copywriters, like it or not, the fact is most people will not read all the copy word for word. Headlines can help fill in the blanks in several ways so "skimmers" still get the gist of the information included in the copy. Headlines Outline the Benefits Using headlines and sub-heads that state benefits about your product/service can be a powerful strategy. Using wireless home networking for example, you might create headlines and sub-heads that read:
Even if the customer didnt read the copy included in between these heads and sub-heads, they would still be made aware of all the benefits of having a wireless home network. Headlines Give An Overview Depending on the type of copy youre writing, headlines can help to urge your customers to read further. In fact, in long-form copy, headlines should create their own sub-set of copy. If you read just the headlines, they should make sense all by themselves. For example, copy about a new book on how to start your own business might use the following headlines. New Book Takes You Step-by-Step Through Starting Your Own Business An introduction would go here as well as copy designed to gain the attention of the reader. Starting A Business Is Easier Than Ever Continue with the copy here. The Little Known Secrets In This Book Will Show You How More copy here. See As you read through the headlines and sub-headlines they make sense even without any copy. This serves to give an overview of the information to those customers who may not read every word of the copy youve written. If they read just the headlines and sub-heads, theyll still understand what youre offering. Headlines Can Raise Curiosity Make a statement thats so unusual it doesnt make sense. Create "cliff-hangers" with your headlines and only give so much information before stopping. When you use these and other interest builders, you can encourage customers to read further into your copy just to satisfy their curiosity. Using natural gardening products as our example, the headlines and sub-heads often look like this:
These statements make you think. They start the reader wondering so that he/she continues to read on to get the rest of the story. When creating headlines in your copy, think about how they all work together. Instead of just plopping bolded words in between paragraphs, create a plan revolving around progressive headlines that can lead your readers to buy. by Karon Thackston © 2004
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