Copywriting Secrets – The 21 Most Effective Words To Use In Your Marketing Materials

September 26, 2008 by Yvonne Russell  

Which are the words that sell the best? Hamoon Arbabi shares some copywriting secrets for your print marketing materials.

According to Arbabi the 21 most effective words to use in your marketing materials are -

  1. You, your (resonates with the person reading it)
  2. Money
  3. Health, healthy
  4. Guarantee, guaranteed
  5. Easy, easily
  6. Free
  7. Yes
  8. Quick, quickly
  9. Benefit
  10. Person’s name
  11. Love
  12. Results
  13. Safe, safely
  14. Proven
  15. Fun
  16. New
  17. Save
  18. Now
  19. How To
  20. Solution
  21. More

He explains that combining these when relevant makes the impact of your message even more effective. There is a psychology to which words resonate with readers. Copywriters know how to tap into these hot button words for headlines and body copy.

  • Do you agree with this list of words?

And it’s not just words. Numbers (especially odd numbers) can be very effective too.

I wrote the following article, which may be of interest.
Related Article: 7 Reasons Odd Numbers Can Power Up Your Headlines


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