Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Introduction
Keep It Simple
But in order to get the most out of this book, it’s important
to understand how to use it properly…
So here’s how you should approach the Art of Intrigue:
NEVER copy and paste. As you read along, you need to look
deeper than just the surface level. Understand the “Why”
not just the “How”.
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introduction
Good copy has the ability to not only build curiosity evoke emotions
the reader’s mind, further enhancing their need to read more.
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Intrigue is an art that often separates amateurs from professionals in
this craft.
And one of the biggest differentiators is that while rookies go
vague[b], abstract[c], and unnecessarily long,
Experienced copywriters know that they should:
keep it simple
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You see,
Most people forget that their readers have the attention span
of a goldfish.
Which is why whenever they:
So instead,
You want to keep your readers hooked by:
That will not only make your readers hang onto every word you say,
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The Building Blocks
Of Curiosity.
Curiosity can be created in multiple ways,
And we’re going to break them all down now:
mystery
There are certain things in this world that are inherently mysterious,
So they naturally evoke curiosity and draw our attention.
Etc.
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Or well-known things that everyone is curious about:
Etc.
Now you don’t usually get the chance to use the later ones in
copywriting,
But if you somehow get the opportunity,
Use the curiosity they evoke wisely.
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STATUS
People that have high status in society create a lot of intrigue,
Because their:
ACTIONS
SAYINGS
WRITINGS
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Especially if you associate those high-status people with something
that they wouldn’t normally be connected to.
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challenges
People want reasons to argue.
That’s why when you challenge someone’s firm-held beliefs,
Just because they want a little bit of drama in their life,
They’ll be intrigued to read more.
Or you can say something that is so contradictory to their beliefs,
And just because of how crazy it sounds,
They’ll be curious to find out what you’re talking about.
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question
posing
Creating a question in your reader’s head is what curiosity means
at its core.
Because if they ask themselves a question,
It means that they lack the information that would give them the
answer.
That’s why posing people a question that they simply can’t answer
is so powerful.
And it’s also why asking a perplexing, qualifying, and transition
question is strongly intriguing.
preplexing
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Qualifying
transition
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not
statements
Your mind is a prediction machine.
Anytime sometimes makes a claim,
Your brain automatically tries to predict what he’ll say next.
You become more and more curious about the real answer.
That’s why not statements are a great way to evoke curiosity.
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Specificity
You can be specific in 3 big ways:
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Specific Relatability
Why?
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Specificity In Descriptions
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The Power Of
Questions
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Also,
Beware that you don’t need to use too many words to create
curiosity-packed subject lines,
But instead,
You need to use just enough that will pump up a question in
your reader’s head.
Examples:
“An untapped gold-mine of clients...?”
“Carbs don’t make you fat…?”
“Girls make you rich…?”
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Including the:
Perplexing,
Qualifying,
Transition,
Challenging.
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MAKE YOUR QUESTIONS RELEVANT
Fear States
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So now that you know how to intrigue people using questions,
Let’s see how to do it by…
Capturing Their
Emotions
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So that he can’t think about anything else rather than what’s next,
Is by capturing his emotions.
And you do that by going really deep into your readers’:
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Reward Your Readers
BUILDING CONTEXT
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Or explaining why a method is wrong,
You simply create the setting that will give sense and
power to the…
PAYOFFS
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But even though you create intrigue while building context,
Because it’s the reward that makes them come back for
more emails.
Which is why every time you make your reader so curious that
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