John Carlton's
Pint of Beer Challenge
Lesson #4

Here's an insider secret the expensive big ad agencies and high-priced copywriters don’t want you to discover…

"How To Create Your First Pretty Darn Good Ad...
In Just 9 Minutes."

John Carlton, here. “The Most Ripped-Off Copywriter Online.”

For many years now, I’ve been teaching people with absolutely zero advertising experience (not to mention a fear of trying to write anything) how to create their very first ad that actually works.

I do this by getting them to stop thinking about doing something most find difficult – write a good ad…

… and instead focus on small parts of real-world, face-to-face conversations they would have with their perfect prospect…

… if it were possible to sit down with every ideal prospect in the world.

Thanks to the internet and the relatively low costs of sending old school “snail mail,” you can get your story… your ad… in front of millions of prospects without ever leaving home.

What you’ve done in your three SWS Express Course / Pint of Beer Challenge lessons can form the backbone of your next sales page, social media post, or YouTube script.

Let me show you how it’s done.

It’s going to take us just about 9 minutes.

You can time this if you want.

Let’s get started, shall we?

Start your timer:

Here’s what you do:

Gather your three exercises.

You’re going to take those words, add just a few sentences to bring it all together, and you’re done.

Lesson #1: “What Do They Say?” is for inspiration and guidance. Keep that in front of you, so you never lose focus that your ad needs to address helping that person solve that problem.

And nothing else.

Do not burden or confuse them with other things you can do.

Do not try to sell other stuff – the best way to get a good ad working is to have ONE thing to sell.

You can sell your prospect other stuff after you’ve made that critical first sale.

Lesson #2: “What Do You Say?” is the opening of your ad. While you’re still learning how to write copy, keep it just that simple.

Lesson #3: “Closing the Deal” will do exactly that. Make the offer. Tell them the one thing they need to do next (right now!), so you can solve that problem they talked about in Lesson #1.

Between your Lesson #2 and Lesson #3 exercises, you’re going to throw in just a bit of salesmanship.

Maybe a success story or testimonial from a happy customer?

Maybe a few lines describing their lives once their problem is no more?

Below is a sample ad I wrote in a workshop years ago.

As you read through it, notice what a compelling little sales story it is and how I never deviate (even one sentence) from the model.

Along with your Pint of Beer Challenge exercises, use my ad as a model, and write yours.

The first draft, which should mostly be copy/pasting from your exercises, shouldn’t take you much longer than 9 minutes.

Are you getting lots of hits… but not converting them into sales?

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You Make Online.

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And if you would like to discover an easy, fast way to at least DOUBLE the number of sales you’re getting right now with your Web site… I can show you exactly how to do it.

This is something I do extremely well. And I have been doing it for two years now, online. I started out with horrible results, just like you. Then, I discovered how to double the number of hits to my site who became customers.

Then, I doubled it again.

This took just a few days, once I put the right elements in place. The result: My sales shot up. I went from earning less than a grand a month, to earning over five grand a week.

I’ve also helped 3,187 other people to do the same thing with their online businesses. This includes ABC, Inc, and XYZ company -- both are respected corporations who sell both online and from their stores in New York. And both companies DOUBLED their online sales within a month of following my simple advice.

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Here’s what I do: I uncover the ‘leaks’ in your Money Funnel, and show you how to plug them instantly. That means more people stay around to hear what you have to say and absorb your sales message. And that means more sales.

I also quickly uncover the mistakes you’re now making that – like most struggling businesses – are interfering with completing the sales process. Just removing these roadblocks will increase sales by another 50%, overnight.

Even more important… I can show you how to increase the “magnetic power” of your sales message to the point that – overnight – you can see double, triple, and even quadruple the results you used to get.

I’ve put all this information into a simple e-book that you can check out right now, if you like. The cost is just $49.

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And you can see for yourself what all the fuss is about.

Thanks.

Joe Green

P.S. If you order right now, I will also send you a free audio report on how to instantly increase the amount of traffic you drive to your site. So the numbers of raw hits you receive gets a dramatic boost… just as you’ve discovered the simple secrets of converting those hits into sales.

Result: Even more profit than you ever dreamed possible.

Check this out now, while you’re thinking about it.

And that’s pretty much all there is to writing a darn good ad.

We added this bonus 4th lesson to make sure you see an example of how to “tie it all together” and create an ad.

Too many people do over-complicate this step when they are first learning.  You don't have to do that.

We know you’re a better marketer now that you’ve seen how an experienced copywriter creates a full ad from only these few pieces.

And you’ll be even better if you take just these few minutes, do this step, and create that ad.

When you're ready to expand on your sales pitch, you will take these basic elements as your foundation. Even 30-minute videos and long web pages can be broken down into these sections.

Rookies get hung up on the idea that someone is reading what they're writing.

It's a trap that will destroy response rates. Because your reader will quickly become a NON-reader as soon as you bore him… or insult his intelligence… or lose him with tangents or irrelevant stories.

Just like in real life, when you're talking to someone.

The closer you can make your copy read like an actual conversation, the higher your readership will be.

And that means more results.

Stay frosty.

John Carlton

P.S.  As I’m sure you’ve figured out, this “express course” is a mini-version of my complete Simple Writing System Program.

My hope for you is that these few lessons demonstrated that if you follow a proven process…

… you can write ads that will bring a lot more money into your business and your life.

There is a way you can learn my entire copywriting system.

Head over to this page to learn about, and get lifetime access to, my Simple Writing System copywriting program.

Alex MandossianAlex MandossianMarketingOnline.com

John Carlton is a world-class copywriter, teacher, and trainer.

He doesn't just tell you how to do it. He doesn't just show you how to do it. He involves you so you learn and you burn those ideas into your mind so that you pick up his strategies and techniques... and the way to apply the psychology of world-class copy.

Most copywriters just write about writing copy. John shows you how to get deep... How to bury your mind into the mind of your prospect.

I want to thank John Carlton from the bottom of my heart. I give John my highest endorsement.

Otto TrommOtto Tromm

3 Times ROI With New Skills

"I just sold my most expensive screen ever. And, it was due to HOW I sold it with copy skills. Why am I so sure: - it was to a new customer - in a country where people are known for their fondness of bargain hunting - I am sure we had the most expensive offer (competitors offer a similar size screen at a third of the price) - it was the first time that such a screen was sold from a web inquiry. Wanna know how expensive the screen was? 25,000 euro (or about 35K in US$) without shipping or installation.

So thanks guys (David and John), I just made my investment in the Simple Writing System back 3 times on this order alone."

Michael NormanAustralia

Free Money!

"Amazing! My web site conversion rate has nearly DOUBLED, just from what you've taught me. And guess what? Also following your advice, I tested a much higher price... and the conversion rate was not affected at all. That's FREE MONEY without any extra work! You were right, John."

Harlan KilsteinHarlan KilsteinTheDogingtonPost.com

Million-Dollar Advice

"John's first critique of my copy was a shock -- I thought I was pretty darned good, but he told me to rip it up and start over from scratch, using his specific advice.

I'm glad I had the sense to listen -- my first year, with John's advice stinging in my ears, I earned over $350,000. And this year, I'm bringing in a cool million."

Disclosure: Harlan's arguably John Carlton's most tenacious and successful student. He's one of the Simple Writing System's top coaches.

David DeutschDavid DeutschWorld-class freelancer with controls for Boardroom, Phillips Publishing and other major league mailers... and a frequent Simple Writing System Instructor

Million Dollar Confession

Early in my career, I had the good fortune to discover John Carlton -- and he deserves much of the credit for my success as a freelancer. I hereby confess that many of the ideas behind the million-dollar controls I've written can be directly traced to what I learned or stole from John."

Joe PolishJoe PolishPiranha Marketing, co-host of iLoveMarketing podcast

"Phenomenal content. Of all the marketing, advertising and copywriting experts I pay attention to, John Carlton is by far the most articulate and passionate and knowledgeable (and funny). I get more value just from your hilarious, ballsy stories alone than from the serious efforts of most other gurus. Man, you've helped my advertising get wicked-good."

[Full Disclosure: Joe has been a trusted colleague for many years.]

Lisa WagnerLisa WagnerRugChick.com

Tripled Response!

"You know that new 'hook' you insisted I try in my sales pitch? It TRIPLED response! This translates into several hundred thousand dollars in sales over the coming year. You are on my Christmas gift list for life, dude."

Kamron KaringtonKamron KaringtonRepeatReturns.com

$25 Per Minute!

"John, I made over $25 per minute using JUST your "power words" list. Increased click-throughs by 107%, and stuffed $10,500 in my pocket while sipping my morning coffee, using your tactics to rewrite some lame headlines for a client."

Jorge Garcia

"The SWS is an unbelievable, bullet-proof plan for composing the hands-down best copy I've ever written."

"I've been in the freelancing game for 7 years now and always had trouble putting things together. I've got it all: ADHD OCD BP ETC, so perfectionism and a short attention span blasted my workflow to pieces with my previous clients. SWS forces me to sit down, focus on making the cogs, and helps me put together a selling machine.

In ONE DAY I tweaked my Upwork.com profile and I started getting inundated with work requests. It was like no other copywriter had a page quite as sharp as mine. My request inbox was so loaded up I had to turn down several jobs a week. Upwork gave me top-rated status the following week based on how much work and 5-star ratings I was getting. I had to start sending people to my website to get in line for a chance to work with me.

Now I'm charging three times my previous hourly rate and clients are paying my per-project fee. I can't thank you enough for this system. As a fiction writer turned copywriter, it is the one writing tutorial that's actually worked for someone with my thinking patterns.

You should change the acronym from SWS to ROI. I'm making three times as much on freelance projects as I used to and now I HAVE TO TURN DOWN JOBS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. My new copy is bursting at the seams with an irresistible voice and pinpoint salesmanship and people are seeking ME out to work with them (and paying me much more than the other guys). No other book or course comes close. This is the end-all, be-all for copywriting courses.

Thanks a ton for everything."

Lorrie MorganLorrie MorganRedHotCopy.com

"When my copywriting business was operating in the red, I bit the bullet and invested in John's stuff. Know what? I started making money. Lots of it. The subtle tweaks and step-by-step system I learned from John shot conversion rates through the roof. And I confidently raised my fees by 60% because of everything I learned from him... and my fees continue to rise."

[Disclosure: Lorrie has turned into such a successful copywriter and consultant that she's become a frequent Simple Writing System's Coach.]


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