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COPYWRITER PROCESS:
1.You will receive by email the VBS ORDER FORM.
First review it.
2.Make sure to take note of VBS URLs. This tells you how many versions will have to be created of the same
copy.
3.Then note if there are any additional pages in this
order
4.Note the names of the Additional Pages
5. Note the Home Page H1
6. EXPLANTION OF ALL FIELDS:
A.Additional Pages tells you if there is a second and third
page before the CONTACT page and after the HOME page
B.The “If Addl. Pages: Name them –“ field will give you the
names of those pages, which will emphasize different keywords than the front page or Home
Page.
C.Home Page H1 is the headline for the home page… Some
editing here may be required
D.List Services – If we are to include a list of the
Client’s services, this will appear here.
E.Customer Dictated Copy – Self
Explanatory
F. Next is a list of “INCLUDES”…
G. Why
Company? – The sub head for this part of the
VBS is to say: Why Choose COMPANY NAME in TERRITORY + CATEGORY? (Remember… look at the URL’s and determine if the order of the primary
keywords is TERRITORY + CATEGORY or CATEGORY + TERRITORY to write this sub
head.
H. BigAdv. chooseIn TER
CAT – This subhead is WHAT IS THE BIG ADVANTAGE
OF CHOOSING THIS TERRITORY + CATEGORY
I.Free Est. in TER CAT? – If this Client offers Free
Estimates, we need a sentence for that. The Subhead must
read: Free Estimates in TERRITORY+CATEGORY
J.Wetobe your TER CAT co? – Subhead must read: We want to
be the first choice for CATEGORY in TERRITORY
HINT: We are
trying to win TERRITORY+CATEGORY and… and… CATEGORY+ TERRITORY… So, you can mix up the
TERRITORY and CATEGORY order a couple of times.
K. Insured or n/a? – If they are insured and bonded,
include a Subhead that says: Insured and Bonded, if appropriate. Then include a sentence under the subhead describing the advantages of the
Client’s insured/bonded.
L.Hours is self explanatory. But include a subheading of that says: Hours, then list the hours
underneath that.
M. In case of ermg? – Subhead should say “Emergency Hours
and/or Emergency Contact”
N.Cust Testimonials – If the Client’s website has
testimonials, then put them in this area.
O. What TIT says? – Tops In Texas does endorsements. Paste
this copy
TESTIMONIAL FROM TOPS:
“Whether it’s a new roof in Kingwood for your business
or home, or a quick repair to keep the water from leaking onto your computers, you can’t go
wrong with ADMIRED CONSTRUCTION AND ROOFING. John Villareal is the type of man that you trust
immediately. Some people just have that “reliable
presence” and that’s John. And with the free estimates,
what do you have to lose?!!!?” Just edit it and rewrite
it… If necessary, have Tim call the owner and get some information.
P.Next… There may be a description of the brands to include
information on in the copy. This may just be a graphic
on the site, but you may also want to write a little copy if appropriate. This may or may not require a Sub Head.
REMEMBER: All subheads
should be bold face.
7.Write the copy for the first URL.
8.Copy and paste the copy into the next
page.
9.Search and replace the TERRITORY and CATEGORY words in
two separate SEARCH and REPLACE functions with the TERRITORY and CATEGORY represented in the
next URL.
10. Repeat this process for each URL in this order,
assuming that they all have the same Category…
11.If they have different CATEGORIES, then the original
process must be repeated…
12. Once you have
finished the COPY and PASTE for all sites and have saved the COPY, making sure to label the
saved file with CLIENT ABBREVIATION+Category words. Be
consistent in how you label the Files.
13.NEXT… go to each page and change up the wording on
several sentences per VBS page.
14. Now it is time to upload.
14.AGo to BASECAMP: https://tit.basecamphq.com
14.B.Use PW and LOGIN information to open
it
14.C. ENTER on Dashboard on top left if it is not
pre-selected
14.D. On right hand side find the Client
Folder
14.E.ENTER IT to open the CLIENT’s Basecamp Project
File
(This is our online storage location for each
Client)
14.F. Next screen is “Project Overview &
Activity”
14.G.ENTER in the navigation area above, the red link “New
file”
14.H “Upload a file” screen is next
14.
I.ENTER Browse. This will open a path to
the File where all the graphics are stored on your computer desktop (or wherever you chose to
set up the Client’s File.
14.J.Find the files to upload. ENTER it then hit SELECT or CHOOSE or whatever prompt your computer
offers.
14.K. IMPORTANT>>>> Do not ENTER
upload yet. We upload all files in your CLIENT folder at
once.
14.L NEXT… Go to: “No
Category” dropdown menu. ENTER it and select “Documents”
14.M. If you had to create more than one file,
repeat the process. DO NOT ENTER UPLOAD until you have
selected all files. Generally, the copy should be in
only one document file.
14.N. Then ENTER “All of Domain Marketing Resources” and
“Tim Dillard” below in the email notification section.
15.NOW ENTER UPLOAD. The upload time bar will scroll from left to right. This will not take
long.
16. Copy the File to an email and email it to kim at
topsintexas dot com. Make sure to label the SUBJECT area
of the email with CLIENT NAME and COPY and date. Put the date in this format:
021010 – if it was February 10, 2010.
17. Finally, prepare an invoice and send email to kim at
topsintexas dot com.
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