2 builders who never spoke to each other
Review it in the first person, having used it
A recommendation converts when it reports what happened to the writer, which specific thing made them move and what they gave up, rather than when it carries a link. Give the section its own recurring phrasing and write the headlines as first-hand experience, which reads as more trustworthy and stays in memory better than another ranked list.
The method
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Give your review section a recurring phrase of its own and use first-person headlines about what happened when you tried the thing.
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The blog post that converts a recommendation is the one that says why you switched and which specific features made you move, not the one that carries the link alone.
What it returned
Glen Allsopp singles out Elite Daily's framing, carried from a dedicated page down to small references inside every review, as reading more trustworthy and staying in memory better than a generic best-of list.
Paul Jarvis lists working examples including accessally.com's Google Analytics comparison, davesmyth.com/de-googling and a review on coywolf.reviews.
Sources
- How 16 Companies are Dominating the World's Google Search Results (2024 Edition) - Detailed.comGlen Allsopp · detailed.com · Affiliate Revenue is Crucial For The Other Brands As Well, So Here’s Some Ways They’re Trying to Stand Out · 2023-03-07
- Best practices for promoting your affiliate links - Fathom AnalyticsPaul Jarvis · usefathom.com · Best practice #1: Tell stories or write a product review on your blog · 2022-08-09
the second source
Three plays a week, for the phase you are in
No roundup of links, no news. Three tactics more than one builder arrived at separately, with the numbers each one returned and the disagreements left in.
More in copy
- Keep the personality that drives some people off7 unconnected
- Interview buyers and write the page in their sentences6 unconnected
- Re-aim one durable claim at today's worry5 unconnected
- Answer the predictable objection with a specific4 unconnected
- Say the thing only you could have said4 unconnected
- Tighten the headline until only your segment fits4 unconnected