Figuring Out A Copywriting Hook For Your Opt-In Funnel – (Day 5/30) #Bizathon

Hooks are super-important in Copywriting because they guide your users to take action.

A great hook compells the reader to keep moving forward in your funnel.

In today’s “15-Minute Sprint”, I explained some important elements of hooks for copywriting and also explained the hook that I will be using in my brand new Email Business.

Copywriting Hook Concepts

These are some important elements of a nice hook:

#1. Mysterious

If your hook ain’t mysterious enough, the reader won’t be engaged and they will definitely not take action. Adding a little bit of mystery to your copy makes the reader read more.

#2. Ask A Question

Your copy must make the reader ask themselves either one of these questions:

• How is that possible?
• What IS that?

#3. Internal Conversation

The hook needs to make the reader stop and think. Make him/her have an internal conversation with themselves even if just for a second.

#4. Hit a Pain Point

Figure out a pain point. This is why I recommend selecting a niche that you are passionate about. Because if you’re passionate about a niche – you’re probably invested enough in that niche to know the pain points already.

#5. Hope

A little hope can go a long way in making the reader take action and engage with what you have to offer.

How To Find Great Copy Hooks

#1. Copy Hack

Russell Brunson made funnel hacking popular – so you probably already know the basics. All you need to do is copy hack and try to figure out WHAT are the hooks that your competitors/peers are using and then use them.

#2. Analyze Landing Page

Since we’re going to promote products as an affiliate – it makes sense to take a look at the landing page where we’ll be sending all our pre-sold traffic. These are the types of copy you should analyze:

• Opt-In Pages
• Webinars
• Emails
• Ads

#3. Get Access To Ads

To analyze ads of the product you want to promote – you need access to them. So how do you see them if they don’t target you.

You can’t access their ‘Ads Manager’ – not unless you know them personally.

There’s an easy way. Simply visit all their landing pages. Fill out your email address if it’s an Opt-In form.

If they’re doing any sort of retargeting (which most serious companies do nowadays) – you should start seeing their ads in Facebook and other websites you visit.

And when you see them – if it makes you stop – take a mental/physical note of that ad.

#4. Insert a Twist

While it’s perfectly fine to run with the copy that’s already proven to work – I do recommend adding your own twist because you want your new subscribers to REMEMBER you. Otherwise, there’s no point building that email list.

#5. Affiliate Creatives

When you sign up for an affiliate program – in most cases you will get access to email swipes, banners, and other creatives that can help you figure out a nice hook. Again – twist that hook.

Examples of Great Hooks

Dollar Shave Club – No one had even thought that they could get razors and blades shipped to their house every month for just $1. Add to that – an interesting YouTube ad – and you have yourself a Billion dollar company

Purple Mattress – I recently came across their ad on Facebook and the hook is brilliant. They prove their mattress is amazing by placing eggs on it and then sitting down on it – or by sandwiching the eggs between a large sheet of glass and their mattress.

Our Hook

The hook we’re using for the Bizathon Challenge is:

Paper Napkin!

Say what?

Yeah – I drew out Inbox Blueprint’s 5-Step system on a paper napkin and we’ll be using that as a hook in our copy.

Something like:

How This Ugly “Napkin Sketch” Helps Me Build

Profitable Mini-Businesses Easily…

Here’s a snap of me with the napkin – that we’ll be using as a creative for our opt-in page and maybe even Ad copy.

I recommend you check out Anik Singal’s Copywriting Academy to polish your Copywriting skills. It’s a skill that every single business person must have.

I look forward to reading and replying to your comments below 🙂