2. Project Shop: How It Works
Weekly LIVE Lessons
● Every Monday 30 mins-1 hour
● Replay Sent out Same Day
Assignments
● Due Every Sunday Night by Midnight
● Use Assignment Sheet for Worksheets
and Submission Link
Q&A
● Email Support
● Bi-Weekly LIVE Q&A
Finished Project
● Each Week Complete 1 step of Project
● Last Week Do Final Step, Turn in Project
6. The Clarity
Sweep
Am I making my point?
● Is it clear who this message is
for?
● Am I speaking to my ONE
READER?
● Am I focused on ONE IDEA?
○ Is the idea clear?
○ Does it make sense?
● Do they know the next step to
take?
7. Would more words clarify?
Would fewer words clarify?
Does it have one idea per
sentence?
.
9. The Voice &
Tone Sweep
Voice: It’s always Happening
Tone: Deliverable specific
Read Line by Line
Does it sound normal?
Does it sound like you/your brand?
Is the tone/mood consistent all the
way through?
10. PREWORK
● What is my brand voice?
● What words describe my
brand?
● What fictional character
or real person is most
similar to your brand
voice?
A quick
note about
BRAND
VOICE
11. The Voice &
Tone Sweep
Voice: It’s always Happening
Tone: Deliverable specific
Read Line by Line
Does it sound normal?
Does it sound like you/your brand?
Is the tone/mood consistent all the
way through?
14. The “So What”
Sweep
Why should I care?
Does this matter to me at all?
Read each line and say “So What” at
the end.
Are there areas that need an answer
to that?
Are there sentences that don’t offer
any help with that?
15. Does it have a clear
point?
Does it have clear
value?
17. The “Prove it”
Sweep
Where’s your evidence?
Do you have items that help
prove your statements?
Can you identify areas that
would benefit from proof?
18. What is Proof in Copy?
● Social Proof
● Testimonial
● Logos from companies that use/trust you
● Screenshots of features/products
● Demo videos
● Data points
● Provely (Tanya from Czech just signed up)
19. The Specificity
Sweep
What exactly are you saying?
Where can you be more
specific?
How can you engage their
imaginations?
Are you focusing on one
topic?
Are you connecting the dots
for them?
23. The Heightened
Emotion Sweep
How does it feel?
Do they feel good about what they
could be getting?
Do they know what their lives could
look like?
Are you connecting on an emotional
level or a transactional one?
24. They’re not buying a product...
They’re buying a
better version of
themselves.
25. They don’t care about HOW & WHY
They care about
WHAT’s
in it it FOR THEM
26.
27. Ask Yourself:
● Am I focused on my customer’s VALUE?
● Can I focus my message on what my customer is
currently feeling?
● Am I using the right words to bring the emotions I
want to create?
● Am I using testimonials to address specific
concerns & hesitations?
29. The Zero Risk
Sweep
Tell me it’s going to be ok
Reduce the perceived risk
for ONE READER
What could keep them from
moving forward?
Am I addressing that
concern?
30. ● PERFORMANCE: Will it work like you say?
● VALUE: Is it worth what I am going to pay?
● DESIGN: Will it cause harm or bring friction
into my life?
● SOCIAL SUCCESS: Will the people that matter
approve?
● JOY: Will I be satisfied or improved personally
by it?
The 5 Risks
31. ● Name Influential Users
● Testimonials specific to identified risks
● Quantities of Users
● Data points of user success
● Data points of users in X time frame
● Data points about social success
● Info about what happens next
● Guarantees
Ways to Reduce Risk
36. Make it Action &
Benefit Oriented
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38. Use Urgency (when appropriate)
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39. Your TASK
Week 4
Due Sunday at Midnight
● Do the 7 Sweeps
● Finalize your copy
● Write Your CTA
● Turn in your FINAL
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