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Definitely not written by a native English speaker! Horrible stuff, nobody would feel motivated to take action on the basis of this drivel. Compare it to what Jumbuck1976 wrote for you. Surely you see the difference!

Hmmm.....what a varied set of replies! Milton Erickson used a variety of technique, one being purposefully "open" language. What do I mean by that? I have used this extensively in talking to women in a dating context. Easy example, instead of saying that an earring or piece of jewelry is " nice"...

I did about fifty reviews for instructional videos, way back before DVDs. Always used "I", but that may have been because we would not have made any sense in that context.

Aah....thanks Jonathan, I joined a few days ago, so I was taking the question at face value. Probably being a bit naive, but why would someone ask such an apparently stupid question just for the sheer hell of it? Strange creatures, the humanoids.

I love writing sales copy. I don't do the "500 word article writing for 3 dollars" thing at all, I think that would kill me. Most difficult to date was writing speeches for a C.E.O., I ended up joining Toastmasters so as to get "into the role", so to speak.

At a guess what he is saying,looking at how you express yourself, is that English is probably not your native / home language. As a copywriter, language is your tool, your means of expression. If you have not mastered a language to a certain level, you are possibly not going to be able to...

Hi. I'm an author, copywriter and martial arts instructor. Two books published in print, first one translated into six languages. Two e books sold, one instructional DVD, these three via my own website. Have also worked as a website developer / builder. Am reasonably knowledgeable with regards...