AIDA who? If you’re thinking about the beautiful chick standing along the street corner, you’re on the wrong website. But if you want to skyrocket your copywriting talents to the highest level, AIDA is worth knowing, up close and personal.

 

In fact, AIDA is a superb advertising copywriter’s best friend.

 

This principle works for any situation, from purchasing a can of soda or a brand new house.

 

It works for press releases, print ads, jingles, billboards, sales letters, brochures, newsletters and any other type of advertising media.

 

And yes, it can absolutely work on your website.

 

AIDA is the most primitive yet most effective principle when it comes to advertising.

 

It stands for Attention, Interest, Desire and Action.

 

It summarizes the goal of every copywriter, to catch attention, draw an interest, impact and raise response through stirring up feelings with the use of words.

 

Each component is essential in creating sales-pulling copy. If you want to write the most effective, most persuasive and most powerful content, let’s get to know AIDA up close.

 

Attention. If your copy can’t grab a reader’s attention it’s basically useless copy. This is the reason why a striking headline matters, striking enough to get the reader to stay on your site longer and interesting enough for the reader to read some more.

 

Power words work wonders if you want to get noticed. If used the right way and placed in a strategic location, these words can make your reader spellbound.

 

Interest. Since you already grabbed attention, it is essential to maintain interest before your reader hits the order button. If you’re selling something, carry on with the benefits and give more reasons why purchasing is a must. If you want to inform, provide relevant facts and assure the reader that you can provide solutions.

 

The key is to make the reader feel you are concerned and that you are willing to help them out. This is when empathy counts.

 

Desire. If you want your readers to be compelled with what you are offering, you must be able to connect with their emotions. Be realistic and make the readers understand how you can make life easier them.

 

Make your offer so irresistible, that you’ll get hooked if you read through it yourself. If your content makes you yawn, your reader must be snoring by now.

 

Action. This is the final and most important component in becoming an effective copywriter. A good copywriter is able to draw the reader to a call for action and to click the buy button.

 

This is what separates you from other copywriters. If you want to make money online or in direct mail… become acquainted with AIDA, she might give you the breakthrough necessary

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