• I could use some feedback on the PSA copy I wrote. I feel like I’m rambling and not hitting all the key points. Thoughts?

    PSA: You do not need to win awards or Amazon Bestselling status for your book to be worth reading, valuable, impactful, or powerful.

    I went to a networking event recently and was put into a zoom room with a couple…Read More

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    • Ally,
      You’ve got a ton of quality elements in here. Some thoughts here are similar, so you might consider cutting it down, but I’m not sure it’s necessary. It’s pretty compelling content, I don’t think there would be any bad choices about what to cut or if you kept it all. You could experiment with giving yourself a word count or paragraph limit,…Read More

    • Coming back to the title. It didn’t capture my attention, the way your content does, and you’ve got some great lines in your content that I think you could adapt.

      For example:
      “The Amazon Bestsellers Award: It’s a stamp of approval from the algorithm Gods not a stamp of value.
      “An Amazon Bestsellers Award is great, but is your book compellin…Read More

    • Hey @allytwprt-com – I love this piece! Like Joel said – I’d start with a title at the top that just packs a punch. well done!

    • Agree you can say the same thing in much fewer words 🙂 And maybe focus more on what the ABS stamp really is – maybe that is another post…. It is people giving their book away for 99cents (audio only) to get enough ‘purchases’ for the algorithm to bump it. For those of us what have been around the block a bit – know it truly has no meaning,…Read More

    • Hi Ally, I really appreciated your point of view in this piece; it gave me information I found useful to keep in mind, and I felt quite encouraged too, I was, however, not sure what your product/service offering is and how it will benefit me — may want to land these points more firmly. “I’m in the business of writing quality books and focusing o…Read More

      • continued… very good; so how does it serve me to get your help writing a great book vs going for the Amazon bestseller award? And can you share a client example? Would love to read more on that (I hope to write a book myself sometime). Thanks for reading, Ally!

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  • – PSA – I Have a Love/Hate Relationship w/ Stage Hypnosis
    – I hate when a stage hypnotist uses the model and myth that they take control someone’s mind.
    – The truth is I can’t snap my fingers and make people do anything I want. If I could I would be on a yacht in the south of France. And yet, the myth is so strong, that I’ve had people run a…Read More

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    • “And yet I love….” is distracting to me as a reader because it makes me do a 180 degree turn.
      Instead, why not stay and drill down your point, “The truth is…. What’s really happening during hypnosis is….imagination, different version, playing hooky from customary behaviors, superpower…” (lovely stuff). I appreciate the stage = it’s…Read More

    • JoelElfman, I love your example of the work you do with your clients compared to the entertainment show you see on a stage.

    • I enjoyed your take on what’s real/illusion as I’d expect that’s the general hangup for people. I absolutely get your love for what you do…I think perhaps add a bit more on that counter side so it’s not about trying to sound convincing – but why the misunderstandings really peeve you off. Again, well written, but I’m not feeling the…I guess…Read More

    • Love it! The Lara Croft bit was the part that “really took me there.” It painted a picture in my mind, and it will be the part that will resonate with me throughout the day. 🙂

  • Hello! My PSA draft I below….I’m nervous even posting it here! I have many friends who are either therapists or who have attended therapy for years (just like me…I went to therapy for 20 years), and putting this on MY social will rock some boats…but that’s what I’m here for!!! Here goes….

    “Talk therapy SUCKS at solving your problems.…Read More

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    • Well I totally agree with your hook statement —

    • Jessica I’ll read the rest later, but like Amy says, YOUR HOOK ROOOOOCCCCCKKKKKKSSSSSS!!!!!!

    • Hi Jessica, do you have a specific client example that you can include to illustrate/show proof? Would love to see it! Or if using your general example of public speaking, I was wondering, “How?” … would hypnosis help me move past it whereas talk therapy doesn’t?

      • Thanks for the feedback, Nancy… super helpful. I believe you’re saying that while my example explains the process of hypnosis, it doesn’t support my hook statement, and that really needs supporting…did I get that right??

        • You’re welcome, Jessica! To clarify, an actual and specific (vs. general) example of a real client of yours (working on any issue, including public speaking) would lend stronger social proof and impact, vs. the general reference to public speaking that you offer here. E.g., “Helping my client, Kim, with her anxiety around public speaking,..”…Read More

          • Thanks, Nancy. About 80% of my clients are in talk therapy currently, and hypnosis works great in tandem. I am not really looking to draw them away from therapy, I just don’t think it gets the job done 100%. I love the thought about using a more specific example.

    • Hi Jessica, lots of good stuff in here. If you don’t want to take on all the therapists you know, consider qualifying your statement “Talk therapy often SUCKS at solving your problems.”
      -you could make it about you. “Talk therapy sucked at solving my problems”.
      -Or a mixed alternative might be “Talk therapy sucked at solving my problems. How about…Read More

    • Jumping right into Shift Hypnosis feels a bit like a sales pitch. I might give the benefits, and then name it later.

      • Thanks, Joel. Shift Hypnosis is the name of my business. It’s endorsed by a prestigious marketing firm as a “good name”, and I’ve already purchased logo, url, etc. That part is here to stay.

        • Great! I remember it as an issue a while ago, but I haven’t heard a lot about it lately. A big firm did the research, and you’ve bought it. Those are good things.

    • Here is a thought that may be a bit controversial. In terms of naming things, used to be some people advocate against words that sound similar to a negative word. “Discuss” for some can sound similar to “disgust”, “shift” has some potential for risk in this arena. How much of an issue this truly is, Maybe it’s nothing. I have no idea. I would be…Read More

    • Whoa! I felt that intro – a nice gut punch and I like it. Very well written, I’m clear on your stance though I’d love more clarity (or more detail) around your method – or more about the shift process of a client’s experience. You come out with a knock out and then it gets soft around the area that lets me know why I shouldn’t bother with talk…Read More

    • The latter part, talking about what you do is good, but for me, perhaps too generic. I’m not sure, fully how to describe what I’m looking for. So, please forgive me, I’m going to write my version of what I would say, and hopefully, that will spark some ideas.
      “Don’t worry, there is an answer.
      The way to break free is to put your brain where y…Read More

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