Copywriters Podcast

David Garfinkel

Copywriting lessons from David Garfinkel

  1. 1d ago

    Copywriting Secrets Of
Human Nature, With Andrew Gould

    Our special guest today didn’t start out planning to be a copywriter, but found his way into it after posting online reviews of his favorite martial arts movies in college, and getting his writing compared to that of Dan Kennedy. He looked up Dan and found what he had to say interesting. But he didn’t become a copywriter or a marketer at the time. Instead, he finished his degree and went from job to job for a few years until he landed in sales, where he ended up doing really well.  12 years after his first internet posting came the crash of 2009. Andrew Gould was the top salesman at his company at the time. But the company itself went under, and Andrew was out of a job.  It was then he remembered Dan, and found his way into copywriting. That was 17 years ago. Since then, Andrew has racked up about $150 million in sales for his clients. He’s always been a freelancer and he’s written copy for companies in niches ranging from self-defense to joint mobility to power generators. He’s also taken several hobby businesses from a few thousand dollars a month to $50K and even $100K a month. Copywriters Andrew has coached have had multiple six-figure launches across a wide variety of niches. Andrew says he’s not a great writer himself, but what has helped him do so well is his research. And I quote:“I focus on becoming the audience I’m writing for. For example, I’ve taken hot yoga classes this year for an offer I’m writing.” Andrew told me he loves to focus on the fundamentals, which is something we both have in common. Andrew has a very systematic and easy approach to the fundamentals of understanding people, which ties right into his extraordinary accomplishments in research and the resulting sales. I think this is incredibly valuable information that is not talked about very much, but should be. Andrew agreed to share this approach with us today, and I was really excited to hear what he had to say. You can contact Andrew on X online, at https://x.com/AndrewWriteCopy

    37 min
  2. Jun 15

    A-List Copywriter Bullet Secrets, With Kim Krause Schwalm

    Our returning champion today is Kim Krause Schwalm, and she is going to share some amazing and unique information with you. The late Clayton Makepiece, a legend himself in copywriting, said, and I quote: “Kim Krause Schwalm is one of the hottest copywriters alive.” Here’s a little background: Kim was always a marketer who could write copy. Before she launched her freelance career in 1998, she spent years in corporate marketing — from Brand Manager to Publisher — including building the Healthy Directions supplement business to the equivalent of nearly $40 million in sales within its first three years.  But we’re talking to Kim today as one of the top A-list direct response copywriters in the country. She's racked up dozens of controls, beat legendary copywriters head-to-head, and was the first female copywriter to create a package that became a Boardroom control.  Her clients have included Bottom Line, National Geographic, Green Valley Natural Solutions, and other leading companies across the US, England, Germany, and Singapore.  Kim has a bachelor’s in Math and Statistics and an MBA in Marketing. She brings that rare combination of creative instinct and analytical rigor to everything she writes. And, she is the author of the number-one Amazon bestselling book, Client Badassery Secrets. Today, she’s going to share secrets about writing bullet points you simply won’t get anywhere else. Here’s Kim’s offer. There’s really more than I can tell you about. Seven deliverables and three bonuses. Some highlights include• Her Get Dangerously Good Copywriting System• The bullet writing boot camp, which today’s show was drawn from• Kim’s Million Dollar Controls Master Class • Her Supplement Copy Boot Camp… and much, much more. Six more pieces, in fact. Copywriting education I wish I had when I got started.This bundle will only be available until midnight Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, June 19. You’ve got to read about it for a sense of everything you get, and then you can decide if this is for you. Here’s the link: https://kimschwalm.lpages.co/kims-copywriting-vault-for-david-garfinkels-followers/

    35 min
  3. May 11

    The Surprising Truth About Learning Copywriting

    Think about these two things: First, learning to write copy, and Second, then actually writing it. Wouldn’t it be nice if those two things, learning to write copy and then doing it, were free of confusion, anxiety, and terror? That was the burning question that started me on the path of mentoring copywriters. I wanted to make it happen. Because early on, I had such a rough time learning myself. Learning copywriting was so different from anything I had ever done that it seemed it didn’t matter what I had done before. Anyway, after all this time I’ve gotten pretty good at teaching other people to write copy. And that was after having hit a fair number of home runs with copy I had written myself. I haven’t eliminated confusion, anxiety and terror altogether, but I’ve reduced them by A LOT. And then, along came AI. Problems anew. AI can make things better or worse, depending on what you know and what you know how to do. What do you need to understand that is largely misunderstood out there (which is why we have so many ineffective copywriters)? I can tell you today with absolute certainty. RESOURCES This is very affordable, if you’re not in a place to make a significant investment in your copywriting education, no matter how much you need it. It’s entirely digital, but with a twist. It was originally a group-coaching product, and there’s a progressive set of exercises everyone does. They’ve retained the feedback the coaches to the same exercises you’ll be doing. There’s also AI advice with each lesson. The coaches include Dr. Harlan Kilstein, Kevin Rogers, Chris Haddad, and me! It’s John Carlton’s Simple Writing System. Here’s my affiliate link: https://m190.isrefer.com/go/swshs/dgarfinkel/ The other option is to book a Copy Reset Session with me. We’ll go over a piece of copy, and I’ll critique it for you. Tell youwhat strengths and weaknesses I see. Including in the headline/hook or lead, intrigue and curiosity, easy and clear call to action, use of images and other sensory details, and stories. I’ll tell you how to improve the copy and make specific suggestions you can use right away. We can also look at your positioning or USP. I’ll let you know any quick fixes you can make, as well as suggest long-term structural changes. And, for you to use at no additional cost forever, I’ll give you a custom GPT to review your copy. It will give you a detailed review, with suggestions. I’ve used a similar GPT for my own work. The fee for this session, which we’ll record and you’ll get full access to the recording for your own private use, is 5% of what you’d pay for a year of coaching with me. So it’s an investment, but it’s a very affordable one if you’re serious about your copy. Just send me an email if you’re interested and we can discuss if and see if this is a fit for you. I’ll put my email address in the show notes. It’s david@davidgarfinkel . com

    32 min
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