Advertising 101: Beyond the Basics for Authors
When you look at the highest-converting Facebook ads of Neil Patel, a customer acquisition and digital marketing expert, it seems obvious what to do.
Every ad promises a clear business benefit or tantalising lesson on building a multi-million dollar company.
Every other ad sees Neil set on a bright ‘popping’ background, a big grin on his face. His brand is friendly.
Below we have the digital ‘swipe copy’ of Aaron Fleming, a Gold Coast marketing expert. It is usually a video ad, but this one is a picture. You can see the methodology:
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Go to: https://launchmaps.io/launch-map
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š All on a simple one page “map” that’s been battle tested with over x,000 awesome clients: coaches, consultants, authors and ⦠of all flavors…
Below is the “villain” – the thing you help the consumer avoid!
š„µ The opposite of wasting countless hours and dollars searching, clicking and consuming the flood of random tricks and tactics, courses, challenges, promises, coaching programs flooding our inboxes and newsfeeds…
(AKA: trying to get where you want to go without a map…)
Grab your copy here:
Picture of the Launch Map and coffee (flat lay)
So you won’t just be advertising a book cover that has a murky meaning and ‘hoping’ that gets book sales, will you?

Facebook Copywriting Formulas
Before the rise of GEN AI, the masters of copywriting had already tested words, headlines and formulas that sold millions of products around the world. Do you think you can do better just by saying “here’s my book”?
Learn what sells, and find the competitive difference your book and product line has.
Resource: https://buffer.com/resources/copywriting-formulas/

