Your lead magnet can do more than generate leads for your email marketing list. With some copywriting strategies, you can create a lead magnet that targets clients who are ready to take action – not kick tires or sign up out of idle curiosity.
I’ve written another post focused on identifying your prospect’s buyer awareness stage. The point is, your buyer has to be ready to receive your message. If you missed that post you can read it here.
You may have heard the saying, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Similarly, if your audience has a problem, they may not be ready to learn about solutions. In fact, they may not realize they have a problem.
This principle applies to lead magnets as well as sales copy.
For instance, let’s say Sharon is an estates and trusts attorney. She wants clients who will hire her to make sure their families will be protected when they die. It’s a rather grim topic that many people avoid.
So Sharon creates a lead magnet, “A Checklist To Be Sure Your Will Protects Those You Love Most.” This checklist appeals to people who already have a will and are considering a revision. They already understand why they need to make a will, so a lead magnet like, “Why Every Family Needs A Legal Will” won’t be helpful to them.
For potential clients in an earlier stage, Sharon could have a checklist to choose the best service to draw up a will. These folks know they need a will but don’t know what services are available. Sharon would encourage them to consider the size of their estate, their family situation, and complications that make a simple will impractical.
Why checklists?
Sharon could use checklists for both audiences. These days checklists and cheatsheets appeal to a broad range of audiences. People have less time than ever and they want things spelled out for them.
In fact, marketers have been selling cheatsheets and checklists, sometimes at fairly substantial prices.
A savvy audience realizes that a 7-point checklist — cutting through the clutter — can be more valuable than a 700-page reference.
The 700-page book has more of what we used to call the “thud factor.” But in effect you’re paying someone to dig through the 700 pages and cut to the chase.
You can learn more about your client’s backstory through my course, The Client Advantage. When you buy now through Sunday, I’ll send you a link to get free access to my Udemy course on Copywriting Basics.
And if you’d like to take a deep dive into your marketing, sign up for the Strategic Intensive — a session where we integrate your brand, message, and copy.
Click here to get started.
Your lead magnet can do more than generate leads for your email marketing list. With some copywriting strategies, you can create a lead magnet that targets clients who are ready to take action – not kick tires or sign up out of idle curiosity.
I’ve written another post focused on identifying your prospect’s buyer awareness stage. The point is, your buyer has to be ready to receive your message. If you missed that post you can read it here.
You may have heard the saying, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Similarly, if your audience has a problem, they may not be ready to learn about solutions. In fact, they may not realize they have a problem.
This principle applies to lead magnets as well as sales copy.
For instance, let’s say Sharon is an estates and trusts attorney. She wants clients who will hire her to make sure their family will be protected when they die. It’s a rather grim topic that many people avoid.
So Sharon creates a lead magnet, “A Checklist To Be Sure Your Will Protects Those You Love Most.” This checklist appeals to people who already have a will and are considering a revision. They already understand why they need to make a will, so a lead magnet like, “Why Every Family Needs A Legal Will” won’t be helpful to them.
For potential clients in an earlier stage, Sharon could have a checklist to choose the best service to draw up a will. These folks know they need a will but don’t know what services are available. Sharon would encourage them to consider the size of their estate, their family situation, and complications that make a simple will impractical.
Why checklists?
Sharon could use checklists for both audiences. These days checklists and cheatsheets appeal to a broad range of audiences. People have less time than ever and they want things spelled out for them.
In fact, marketers have been selling cheatsheets and checklists, sometimes at fairly substantial prices.
A savvy audience realizes that a 7-point checklist — cutting through the clutter — can be more valuable than a 700-page reference.
The 700-page book has more of what we used to call the “thud factor.” But in effect you’re paying someone to dig through the 700 pages and cut to the chase.
You can find a list of the 12 most helpful types of lead magnet here, along with a checklist of excellent places to promote your giveaway. You can do a lot with this list, and you can also download a resource with templates, examples, worksheets and shortcuts. Click here to buy through my affiliate link.
You can learn more about your client’s backstory through my course, The Client Advantage. When you buy now through Sunday, I’ll send you a link to get free access to my Udemy course on Copywriting Basics.
And if you’d like to take a deep dive into your marketing, sign up for the Strategic Intensive — a session where we integrate your brand, message and copy.
Click here to get started.