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Not all copywriting is created equal. Different skill sets are required for different niches.
While it's fine to experiment to find the one that's right for you, it's best to focus on mastering only one or two types of copywriting.
Business-to-business copywriting
Business-to-business (B2B) copywriters assist businesses in marketing their products and services to other businesses.
Unlike retail customers, who may have a variety of motivations for purchasing something, the motivations of business customers frequently boil down to saving or making more money.
B2B sales cycles are typically very long. Because customers research multiple vendors before making a purchase, each lead must be carefully nurtured. As a result, there must be a lot of new material that frequently makes the same points from different angles.
Public Relations copywriting
Another type of specialised copywriting is public relations copywriting.
For a press release to be successful, it needs to have a strong hook that makes the reader want to act and state your value proposition in less than 500 words.
Companies all too often overlook the significance of a well-written press release, improvise, and hope for the best. The end result is a poorly written effort that is quickly dismissed as spam.
A press release is appropriate if a client has something noteworthy to announce, such as a new product, a special event, a leadership change, or breaking news.
Email copywriting
Email copywriting allows for 1:1 interaction with the reader in a way that no other digital marketing method can.
Unlike many other marketing messages that are shown to people who are uninterested in what you have to offer (e.g., display ads), your email list subscribers are at least somewhat interested in what you have to say.
It's still difficult to persuade subscribers to open the email, and even more difficult to keep their trust.
Brand copywriting
Brand copywriting is concerned with increasing brand awareness rather than achieving immediate, measurable results. The goal is to make customers feel better about a company and its products.
The goal is for people to think of the company first when they need a product.
Content Marketing
Content marketing teaches, informs, and entertains.
By providing valuable and relevant information, good content writing fosters trust and makes people more receptive to your offer.
Blog posts, infographics, webinars, social media posts, and other forms of content writing exist.
Direct Response copywriting
When most people think of copywriting, they envision direct response copywriting.
The term dates back to the days when sales materials were distributed through print magazines, print newspapers, and "junk mail."
Direct response marketers want to persuade prospects to act right away. The copy must instantly connect with the audience, or the sales opportunity will almost always be lost.
Technical copywriting
Technical copywriting is most likely the most difficult type of copywriting done for the fields of science and technology.
Technical writers simplify complex concepts for laypeople to understand. They write how-to manuals, reference guides, and other materials.
Social Media copywriting
Because social media isn't a one-size-fits-all world, each platform necessitates a unique approach.
The most difficult challenges for a social media copywriter are character limits and the limited time you have to make a good impression.
Because social media is such a visual medium, eye-catching graphics are also essential.
SEO Copywriting
Content marketing includes SEO copywriting. Its goal is to have articles rank as high as possible in search engines.
SEO copywriters must create high-quality web content that is both relevant to the searcher's intent and valuable to the reader.
An individual article will not rank highly if the search engine (usually Google) does not believe the website is an authoritative source.
Quite often, the writer will take low-ranking articles and use SEO tactics to help them rank higher.
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