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Copywriting for non-native English speaker, in 3 steps

After reading a post from @philipkiely on Twitter sharing his friends' copywriting tips for non-native English speakers, I decided to summarise and add insights from David Perrell

The Key Takeaways

  • Using my advantages (limited vocabulary, trying to use more images, shorter sentences)

  • Reading, listening, writing. Repeating

  • Joining a friendly community

1. Using my advantages

  • Limited vocabulary
  • Use of images
  • Shorter sentences
    Advantages

2. Consume

  • Read a lot. Books, magazines, texts
  • Listen to podcasts, radio, movies
  • Try to think in English (one of the hardest for me)
  • "Write ideas that stimulate you". "Write". "Write"
  • Repeat!
    Improving

3. Join a friendly community like

@IndieHackers and the community manager, @rosiesherry
Feedback

Thanks @rosiesherry, @harrydry, @gczh, @witsuma, @andrewkamphey for all the feedback and support along the way


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on May 26, 2020
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    Great writeup! I want to clarify that I am a native English speaker, but I'm glad that the tips from my friends that I passed along are helpful for you. All credit to them, not me, for the insights.

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      Sorry for not making it clearer Philip. Will fix the text