Damn you John Carlton, I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about the Simple Writing System and why I have been so dumb... so stupid to ignore the past launches when I know the impact carefully crafted sales messages have on the buying impulses of interested prospects.
I don't think I've got an choice... I am going to have to submit and buy the Simple Writing System 7 on April 1 2010 and I thought I'd better put together a special Simple Writing System bonus because I've got something special in mind for the mentoring/coaching option.
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It has cost me too much money not buying the Simple Writing System and not becoming a master of persuasive writing.
It's Naughty But Nice
I swore I was going to stop buying these $1997 courses - that's what the Simple Writing System with mentoring from the all star copywriting faculty cost in September 2010.
However I've had this revelation - I need this push and feedback from proven experts to take what I know in my head from reading the great masters and applying it on paper and webpage.
I'm British, I'm reserved, I hate hype and I'm too honest for my own good.
Just like the kid who keeps darting out into the busy road, I need a few clips around the ears to break my bad habits for my financial well-being.
John Carlton, the faculty and the Simple Writing System will certainly help.
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Everything I've heard and read about the Simple Writing System has been very positive and people have been amazed at how active John and the faculty have been in giving feedback.
It was John Caples, the legendary copywriter and author of Tested Advertising Methods that identified 9 ways to boost the selling power of your copy and at number 8, was get help from others.
But I want more and that's where you and I can help each other.
My Simple Writing System Bonus
I know a lot about copywriting - I've studied Dan Kennedy, Gary Halbert, John Carlton, Carl Galletti, Mike Morgan, Harlan Kilstein, Brian McElroy plus the old masters like John Caples, Robert Collier and Claude Hopkins.
I need the feedback - the more the better - brutal if necessary but always well intentioned.
So I have decided to start a Simple Writing System Mastermind Group to meet by telephone once a week to share questions and feedback and if you buy the Simple Writing System Coaching option through my affiliate link, you are invited to join.
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There is only so much you can expect from John Carlton and his Simple Writing System faculty. These people are highly successful and their time is both expensive and valuable.
There is a general forum in Simple Writing System but again how much time can you expect other members to give you?
In the Simple Writing System Mastermind Group, we can get to know each other and help each other to become better and more successful copywriters. I know because I started a Coaching Mastermind and the process is working even better than I'd hoped.
A mastermind group of copywriting students will work just as well and as your Simple Writing System bonus, you can become and stay a member for as long as the group stays together.
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I was planning to start a copywriter mastermind anyway and will still do that but now you can get into a Simple Writing System based Copywriter Mastermind for free.
Take What You Know And Make It Work
You see I know that if we work together and support each other, we will each improve our practical copywriting skills (rather than our theoretical copywriting skills) and therefore membership of the group gets even more valuable.
This Simple Writing System bonus isn't about getting more stuff - we all know there is more written about copywriting than anyone could read - but about taking what we learn in the Simple Writing System and from elsewhere and applying it in attention getting, money grabbing copy that achieves everything we want.
When you are in a mastermind group, you will feel the peer pressure holding you accountable on your goals. Not because of what's said but because you don't want to let yourself down.
But if you are struggling with a concept - and we all hear stuff we just don't get - the group is there to give you a helping hand.
I use a proven mastermind structure which can be traced back to Napoleon Hill and Andrew Carnegie. Each week the mastermind group of no more than seven people will meet by telephone for one hour. You and the other members will have a chance to ask questions, answer others questions (which is often a great learning exercise in its own right), set a copywriting goal for the week and report back on it the following week.
You'll love it - the energy and the focus it gives you to improve your business one step at a time.
Join me in the Simple Writing System Mastermind Group by buying the Simple Writing System Coaching option through my affiliate link.
Even better join my Copywriters mastermind list and I will send you a reminder when the Simple Writing System is open.
Email me at paul@plancs.co.uk with your confirmation of purchase. I will check the affiliate statistics and confirm that the affiliate tracking has worked. We can then set a date and time for starting the Mastermind group.
John Carlton Simple Writing System Bonuses
I don't know what fast action bonuses John Carlton will be giving to the first people to buy the Simple Writing System in March 2010 but I do know what he gave in September 2009.
- First five - a private consultation with John Carlton
- First ten - the License to Steal DVDs - this is one I want because I nearly bought it from John's store anyway.
- First 25 Copywriting Sweatshop 1 and 2 DVDs
- First 50 Copywriting Sweatshop 1 DVDs
If John makes the same Simple Writing System bonus offer in March 2010, then I'd love the private consultation and I want the License To Steal DVDs.
I don't want Copywriting Sweatshop DVDs 1 or 2 because I've already got them in my collection.
If I'm entering the hot and sticky race to be at the front of the queue and I succeed then I could have two workshops I don't need. Both are fascinating to see John Carlton rip into his students copy although personally I thought Copywriting Sweatshop 1 was better than Sweatshop 2.
No promises but if I win I can't think of anyone better to offer them to for free than my fastest acting mastermind partners who haven't already won their own sets.
You see that's the mastermind principle - a bit like the Three Musketeers "All for one and one for all" - we get stronger as a group when any member gets stronger and members get stronger when the group gets stronger.
As I say, no promises but the launch for Simple Writing System is March 29th 2010.
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Update To The John Carlton Simple Writing System Bonus
Dammit, John Carlton didn't repeat his Simple Writing System bonuses from September 2009.
Instead he has come up with:
- Everyone who buys the Simple Writing System coaching and mentoring program will receive a free invitation to his next Action Seminar (link takes you to my blog promoting the January 2010 event which cost $797 to attend)
- For those who order on launch day - April 1 2010 - will receive the DVDs from the Copywriting Sweatshops 1 & 2.
I ordered on launch day and so I should get copies but as I mentioned above, I already have them in my collection - can't remember how much I paid but they were expensive - Copywriting Sweatshop 2 (affiliate link) costs $798 so my plan is to share one each with the first two people who join my Simple Writing System bonus copywriting mastermind who didn't qualify for their own sets.
Remember, the stronger each member is, the stronger the group and the more each can give back... it's called a virtuous circle.






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Posted by: Paul | March 27, 2010 at 06:49 AM
If you are thinking about my simple writing system bonus and are tempted but not sure what you can learn from other "trainees" let me ask you a few questions:
1 can you recognise great copy and a compelling offer when you see it?
and can you recognise uninspiring copy, a bland offer and a wishy washy guarantee?
If so, you have the ability to give feedback on other's copy
2 do you find it easier to see what's wrong in someone else's marketing than seeing the holes, logical gaps and inappropriate emotional appeals in your own copy?
3 are you are keen student of copy and you collect resources and swipes of the great stuff you see.
If you said Yes to those questions, then you will make a great copywriting mastermind partner.
This Simple Writing System bonus isn't about giving you more tips and training on copy - although that will probably happen because it's much easier to see the basic appeals of what others sell.
It is making sure that you keep getting honest feedback meant kindly with your best interests at heart.
The market is the best place for positive feedback - it puts money directly into your bank account.
It is a cruel place for negative feedback since it means lost opportunities, wasted time and often money wasted getting eyeballs on the offer.
The copywriters mastermind for the simple writing system bonus is intended to nurture your writing, both during your time in the Simple Writing System classes and ongoing afterwards.
It is a chance to share ideas in a tight, close-knit group.
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This Simple Writing System bonus of a copywriting mastermind is your chance to be part of something special and it would be a shame to miss out on ongoing support.
Posted by: Paul Simister | April 01, 2010 at 01:16 PM
OK I have bought my copy of the Simple Writing System.
And paid the premium for express shipping to Europe.
Sadly John has changed the |Simple Writing System bonus available at April 2010 but it looks like I will have surplus copies of Copywriters Sweatshop to give away to members of my copywriters mastermind as part of my Simple Writing System bonus.
Posted by: Paul Simister | April 01, 2010 at 03:46 PM