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Jeff Brown hits the big time: Copyblogger praises Brown and Brown’s give-to-get white-paper strategy

By: Greg Swann, Phoenix Real Estate, Post Archive, RSS Feed
Posted: Wednesday, June 27th, 2007, 9:04 pm MST
Category: Blogging,Investment,Marketing,Real Estate

From Brian Clark’s Copyblogger.com, guest contributer Mike Stelzner writes:

Mistake #2: On the flip side, how often do you see a white paper that is instantly displayed with the click of a link? While this provides immediate access to a reader, it fails to capture any information or make it easy for readers to sign up for your newsletter.

The Solution: What I am about to propose is a strategy that appeals equally to readers and businesses. Revisit my earlier premise, when you provide value, you gain respect.

Consider real estate investment specialists Brown & Brown. A few pages of their white paper, Achieving Early Retirement With Real Estate: Rethinking Traditional Retirement Planning, are presented before the registration form appears.

With this example, readers are given plenty of sample content before they are asked to trade their personal contact information for access.

This idea flows from the video game market. Remember playing video game demos that provided you access to the first two levels? By providing a good sample taste of the product, the hope is that people will act and want the full game. The same strategy can be applied to white papers.

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    7 Comments so far

    1. Brian Brady June 27th, 2007 9:39 pm

      Excellent Jeff!

    2. Jay Thompson June 27th, 2007 9:56 pm

      Outstanding! Congrats Jeff!

    3. Doug Quance June 28th, 2007 7:05 am

      Jeff is an investment broker monster!

      Way to go, Bawldy!

    4. Brian Clark June 28th, 2007 8:52 am

      Hi Greg. Not to diminish the Brown & Brown report in any way,but just to clarify, that post was written by Copyblogger guest contributer Mike Stelzner, not me.

    5. Greg Swann June 28th, 2007 8:54 am

      My mistake. Sheer excitement is my excuse.

    6. Tom June 28th, 2007 9:02 am

      I read this and never put two and two together. Congratulations Jeff. Copyblogger has turned into one of the most definative sources for developing writing skill on the web and to be used as an example is high praise indeed!

    7. Jeff Brown June 28th, 2007 8:12 pm

      Thanks to everyone. This is wholly unexpected.

      Sorry for the delay in response. I’ve been away for a funeral.