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Which Kind Of Direct-Response Ad Will Make
You The Most Money?
Generally speaking, there are two forms of mail-order ads. One makes a complete sale. The other arouses a person’s curiosity to the extent that he/she writes for more information.
This is called the “two-step” sales method, and it is the type of direct response ad that will make you the most money. It brings in the largest amount of qualified prospects, which you convert into sales. This way you are able to make the most money because you have separated out the prospects that are the most willing to buy what you have to offer, and you don’t waste money on those who possibly wouldn’t buy it anyway.
The “complete” sale is dependent on the mailing piece that follows. The advantage of making one-step sales is that they save time, effort, and any follow-up expenses.
However, a one-step sale also requires more ad space than an inquiry ad, and consequently it will cost more. Why is more space needed? Because it takes a lot of copy to convince a person to send money for a product he/she cannot see, and to a firm he/she has never done business with. Unless the value and benefit of an item is self-evident, you must have adequate space to describe an offer to the satisfaction of a customer.
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