From Otis Regrets, Using “magnet words” to make your copy work harder:
- You. (Or, better yet, the reader’s name used sparingly)
- New
- Free
- Save
- Guarantee/guaranteed
- Easy/simple/foolproof
- Proven
- Safe
- Best/better
These are words with special power to get readers’ attention and encourage them to respond. Not all are well-suited for fundraising, but it’s worth your trouble to figure out ways to use these words.
Jeff Brooks has been serving the nonprofit community for more than 35 years and blogging about it since 2005. He considers fundraising the most noble of pursuits and hopes you’ll join him in that opinion. You can reach him at jeff [at] jeff-brooks [dot] com.
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