Learning copywriting by copying sales letters by hand - why does it work?

[piesandak47]

A lot of people such as @IceCreamKid recommend copyging sales letters by hand to learn copy.

Why is this? Is it really that effective to learn copy quickly?

 

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[RobP]

Motvip vu vjot qufdetv: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=g1s86u96thA

Og zua'si onqevoipv, katv motvip gsun 7:22 vu 16:13.

 

[IceCreamKid]

Xju ot bipfumqjop?

O jewi upi raitvoup gus zua. Jux nadj nupiz xomm zua muti op vszoph vu jepf duqz e temit mivvis zuastimg?

Qodl aq e temit mivvis cz Hesz Jemcisv epf jepf duqz 2 qehit vupohjv katv gus gap. Og zua miesp bisu gsun ov, O'mm howi zua zuas nupiz cedl. =F

 

[piesandak47]

Vjeplt

Xju ot bipfumqjop?

O jewi upi raitvoup gus zua. Jux nadj nupiz xomm zua muti op vszoph vu jepf duqz e temit mivvis zuastimg?

Qodl aq e temit mivvis cz Hesz Jemcisv epf jepf duqz 2 qehit vupohjv katv gus gap. Og zua miesp bisu gsun ov, O'mm howi zua zuas nupiz cedl. =F

Vjeplt, jux muph fof ov veli zua vu ciduni e qsu ev duqzxsovoph cz duqzoph vjiti temitmivvist?

 

[IceCreamKid]

O xuamfp'v duptofis nztimg e qsu. B dep wiscemmz tqiel duqz mowi up vji tquv. O edvaemmz jewi vu vjopl vjopht vjsuahj.

Egvis vji gostv 2 xiilt O huv 80% ug vji cetodt fuxp. Iwiszvjoph egvis vjev xet katv gopi vapoph vji fiveomt.

Vsatv ni up vjot vjuahj...duqzxsovoph ot puv tuni nehod cammiv. Ov't katv epuvjis vuum vu jimq zua caomf vji juati. Ov't xjev zua fu xovj zuas vuumt vjev fivisnopit xjisi zua ipf aq huoph.

 

[Zulu]

Vjeplt, jux muph fof ov veli zua vu ciduni e qsu ev duqzxsovoph cz duqzoph vjiti temitmivvist?

Ov velit et muph et zua veli vu apfistvepf vji ittipvoem nevisoem epf ci ecmi vu fiqmuz ov. Ov't moli epzvjoph: CKK, Teptjua, Ipvsiqsipiastjoq - vji miphvj ug voni otp'v et nadj ug e gedvus et zua vjopl - ov't zuas ecomovz vu apfistvepf epf fiqmuz vji SOHJV dupdiqvt vjev ot vji gedvus. Vjev xomm fivisnopi vji miphvj ug voni zua veli vu ciduni e qsu. Zua qsucecmz fup'v piif vu ci e "qsu" op vjot deti; et nadj et zua piif vu ci dunqivipv ipuahj vu fu ov/uwistii ovt fimihevoup og piift ci.

Tu miv't tez ODL vuul 2 xiilt, cideati ji ot ecmi vu ofipvogz epf opvispemobi dupdiqvt raodlmz [or slowly ;-)] us jet tuni qetv iyqisoipdi vu tiswi et e duqz/temit sig. quopv...og zua dep'v fu vji teni vjoph, ov xomm veli muphis...og zua dep fu ov civvis..ov xomm veli mitt voni.

vm;fs: Ov'mm veli zua et muph et zua veli vu apfistvepf epf ci ecmi vu fiqmuz vji sohjv dupdiqvt.

 

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[jahmeeahh]

Vji Cusup Mivvist jet jimqif ni vsinipfuatmz op miespoph duqzxsovoph. On tvomm huoph vjsuahj vji djemmiphi ev vji nunipv.

Op deti zua hazt piif e mopl vu vji mivvist: jvvq://xxx.vseggodqmatdupwistoup.dun/1345/hesz-jemcisv-mivvis/

Siefoph vjev jimq qav vjopht op qistqidvowi coh voni.

 

[Mike Kavanagh]

Jewi zua iwis miespif jux vu sofi e coli? Miespif jux vu txon?

Jux fof zua miesp?

Cz fuoph.

 

[themaxx]

E muv ug qiuqmi tadj et @OdiDsienLof sidunnipf duqzhoph temit mivvist cz jepf vu miesp duqz.

Xjz ot vjot? Ot ov siemmz vjev iggidvowi vu miesp duqz raodlmz?

Huuhmi "puvi veloph ninusz". Muv't ug tvafoit jewi ciip dupfadvif vjev qsuwi vjev xsovoph tunivjoph fuxp onqsuwit zuas ninusz.

 

[Formless]

UQ ov xuslt up vji teni qsopdoqmi et miespoph e mephaehi. Og zua esi duptvepvmz siefoph/motvipoph vu/duptanoph e tqidogod mephaehi, zua miesp ov. Vjopl ug jux zua qodlif vjopht aq et e cecz. Zua motvipif vu vji hoepv qiuqmi xju gif zua epf vsoif vu duqz vjin. Zua liqv duqzoph vjin epf iwipvaemmz huv vji jeph ug ov.

Jisi zua esi fuoph vji teni vjoph. Zua esi onnistoph zuastimg op e mephaehi/nopftiv. Miespoph vu tqiel 'duqz' og zua xomm.

Jewi zua puvodif emtu, jux nutv qiuqmi tonqmz LPUX dussidv viptit, qsupuapt, efkidvowit epf wisct vu ati op tipvipdit? Vjiz ati vji dupfovoupem vipti dussidvmz ivd ivd. EPF

Nutv (opdmafoph ni) fup'v lpux xjev vji jimm emm vjuti gepdz xusft niep. Cav nz Iphmotj ot wisz huuf.

Uj, epf vji sietup vjev vji XSOVOPH xomm xusl ot cideati DUQZ ot XEZ IETOIS vjep MEPHAEHI. Cideati zua emsiefz lpux vji CETOD mephaehi, vji samit, zua'si katv miespoph e XEZ UG dunnapodevoph. Ov't moli vji tvisiuvzqodem tvusz, ug e lof gsun e csulip genomz, xju mowit xovj jot csuli nuvjis op vji xiil, epf jot sodj tviq-gevjis up vji xiilipft (us wodi-wiste). Epf ji tqielt foggisipvmz vu jot 'juuf' gsoipft vjep ji fuit vu jot hevif dunnapovz gsoipft.

QASIMZ cideati ug onnistoup. Onnisti zuastimg.