How do you learn to write effective ads if you have never written any ads before?

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Connie Minshew, Aff (Alabama, US) Top Author Forum Guru 6/11/2014 3:38 pm
Affiliate since: 01/25/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Connie's 11 other Ask SC answers
Great question!!

I started my career as a commercial artist, then spent the next 15 years in advertising..

I have a few suggestions...
First, read all the articles that SFI has to offer, they have been successfully promoting SFI for over 16 years! I don't believe in re-inventing the wheel unless it's necessary.

Next, go to your A2A friends and solicit ideas. You can also find great tips in the forum!

I personally have always found great resources
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Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom) Top Author Forum Guru 6/6/2014 4:51 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Derek's 210 other Ask SC answers
Hello Dan,

If you have never written ads before it is more a case of learning from doing.

There are some basic principles when it comes to writing no matter what or why you are writing.

What you do need to write should be clear and concise.

As a new writer the tracking of your ads is imperative as this will show you what is being read and what is not.

You should also do split test runs of your ads and test them in different places. It may be
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Lidija Djordjevic, Aff (Serbia) Top Author Forum Guru 6/6/2014 3:40 am
Affiliate since: 12/29/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lidija's 38 other Ask SC answers
Hi Dan!

Just remember that you're reading an ad and after that you have become a member of SFI !

What attracted you ?

Let this be a guide to writing your ads!!!

You have Marketing option on SFI site , read carefully and learn!

Read different ads in social media, newspaper, TV...

Create market research about that what people prefer !

Do not copy and paste, put your feelings in ads !

Be at the same time
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Stojanka Popovic, Aff (Serbia) Top Author Forum Guru 6/9/2014 1:42 am
Affiliate since: 04/11/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Stojanka's 2 other Ask SC answers
Hello!

This is probably one of question that all of us asc our sponsor at the beginning of the advertising.

Advertising is our main way of work and it is certainly important that we choose the right words that will attract.

At the beginning, each of us should think about this - what was our sponsor said in his advertise that we have attracted and intrigued. Or, which of words usually attracts people looking for work?

However, much of the advertising that
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Jasmin Spahic, Aff (Bosnia And Herzegovina) Top Author Forum Guru 6/7/2014 9:05 pm
Affiliate since: 12/06/2022, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jasmin's 7 other Ask SC answers
Thats a nice one. I have never written any ads before joining and now I create different ads for every gateway that I promote and I change them weekly or if I see that I get low response on my ad.

As everything else in life and any business states that you need to read and learn first.
You have prepared ads in SFI marketing tab and you can see examples of effective ads.

You can see that those ads are short but they provide all the needed info about offer.

My
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Ryan Jayatunga, Aff (Sri Lanka) Top Author Forum Guru 6/6/2014 1:37 am
Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ryan's 58 other Ask SC answers
Here's one way:

1 - write down in point form the 5 most attractive things about SFI that made you sign up.

2 - Rate them in their order of importance to you. 1 being most important and 5 least.

3 - Point no:1 is your headline. Try to make it as short and as catchy as you can.

4 - Points no: 3,4 & 5 make up the body of your ad. Again try to write the point as short and as appealing as possible.

5 - Point no:2 is your base line. Try to write
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Juanita Saet, Aff (Philippines) Top Author Forum Guru 6/5/2014 7:29 pm
Affiliate since: 01/14/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Juanita's 94 other Ask SC answers
Learning to write effective ads as new affiliates is just like learning to write ABCs when we are starting out holding a pencil.

It takes practice and a lot of practice to make our ads better and effective each time.

However, SFI has made it easier for us by giving as samples of text ads in the marketing aids that can be found in the black marketing tab.

As of now there are 34 text ads that we can preview that can serve as our guide in drafting our own ads.

Also,
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Bryan Hammond, Aff (Washington, US) Top Author Forum Guru 6/7/2014 4:02 am
Affiliate since: 02/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Bryan's 47 other Ask SC answers
For text ads, it's all about the headline. As people scroll through classifieds, the headline is the first thing and often only thing they'll see. Headlines should be short and to the point. One tip is to keep removing words from your headline until you're at the bare minimum. This will ensure your headline is short and direct.
Try to drive an emotional response from the reader. Use words that will trigger an emotion. Try not to use the same words as everyone else by making use of a thesaurus.
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Moira De Chermont, Aff (Mexico) Top Author Forum Guru 6/6/2014 2:27 pm
Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 14 | Read Moira's 74 other Ask SC answers
Hi Dan,

Advertising is about whetting someone's appetite for something they didn't even know they wanted until they saw it. Watch how they present ads on TV, for example. I know I've wanted a Dyson vacuum cleaner ever since I saw their ad, even though I already have a perfectly good vacuum cleaner at home. That's the power of advertising!

To harness the power of advertising in this case, you have to convince those who read your ads that they really need your product or service.
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Stephanie Haggarty, Aff (Ontario, CA) Top Author Forum Guru 6/6/2014 9:27 pm
Affiliate since: 04/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Stephanie's 12 other Ask SC answers
In order to learn to write effective ads when you are new and don’t want to spend a lot of money, and can be learned as quickly and efficiently as possible is as follows:

1. Ask what others have done – and you have done that;

2. Pose that question a google (my favorite search engine) online – which I have done;

3. Check at Udemy.com to see if they have a course on this topic for free – which I also have done.


I have tendency to locate everything
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