Comments on: Copy Your Way to Blogging Success

By: iYingHang

iYingHang — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:40:20 +0000

I don’t know how true about what they say that genius copy and innovate but not plagiarize.

By: Krithika

Krithika — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:16:54 +0000

Interesting article. Here, in India, we are taught to memorise a lot of things in school, everything from literature to history, and sometimes, even science subjects. At some point I would feel I am wasting my time when I could actually come up with something original.

After school I did not give this much thought but now when I talk to people or write I am so grateful I was made to read and memorise all that in school!

By: James Mann

James Mann — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:17:52 +0000

Learning from our mentors makes us who we are but it can take a while to get to that unique point.

I have a couple of guitar playing friends who are quite talented but when they write their own songs you can still hear other artists in their work.

But they kept practicing until you couldn’t hear any other artists in their songs, they finally became unique.

By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:34:25 +0000

Yes Celes, copying the method but finding your own voice is a great way to put it. Thanks!

By: Celes | The Personal Excellence Blog

Celes | The Personal Excellence Blog — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:23:42 +0000

Awesome point Charles! There’s no better way to learn than to base off someone who is already the best in the field. Like you pointed out too, the copying just needs to take place till the point where we can be original (in personal development terms, finding our own voice).

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:19:56 +0000

Yeah I noticed that your headlines are always long and very similar to theirs, but I didn’t know you are already copying them! That’s great, I need to “copy” from you – which is to copy from them, lol… Thanks!

By: The Bad Blogger

The Bad Blogger — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:37:57 +0000

Well.. I love copywriting more than anything else, and I’m serious, I have read all of Gary Halbert’s newsletter for 2 times now reading the third time, I have follow what he said about writing good copy, I even wrote out John Carlton one-legged golfer for 3 times in a row and a few piece of Gary’s sales letter.

And what’s more, I have two box each contain headlines and ideals on each 3×5 index cards, that is why you can see my headlines in my blog are almost the same as their sales letter.

I have brought quite a lot of their stuff, but the most valuable one is the one call “Mother Load Collection Of Sales Copy” by Gary Halbert.

Woo… am I going to long here, well… sometime I just caught myself taking too much… anyway nice long article I really enjoy reading !

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:15:13 +0000

Thanks, do try out and let me know how it’s going for you

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:35:52 +0000

Charles, this was a fascinating article. The underlying idea of learning what great writing sounds and feels like seems sound. I think I might have to try out.