Claude for Business
04
Medium Level
35 minutes to complete

Write Sales Copy That Makes People Pull Out Their Wallets

The difference between copy that converts and copy that confuses is one thing: understanding what your buyer actually wants.

By Kyle Roelofs  ·  AI Architect

What You Get From This Lesson

A complete sales page, email sequence, or ad copy framework built with Claude — using proven direct-response principles that have sold billions of dollars worth of products and services.

Bad copy is the most expensive thing in your business. Not bad hires. Not bad products. Bad copy. Because bad copy means your best offer — the one that could genuinely change someone's life — never gets bought. Claude can fix that. But only if you know how to use it.

The Reason 95% of AI-Written Copy Fails

People open Claude, type 'write me a sales page for my coaching program,' and then wonder why the output sounds like a corporate brochure. Here's why: Claude doesn't know your customer. It doesn't know their 3am fears. It doesn't know what they've already tried that didn't work. It doesn't know the exact words they use when they describe their problem.

The secret to great AI-written copy is the same as the secret to great human-written copy: deep customer research. You have to feed Claude the raw material. The emotions. The language. The desires. Then it can write copy that hits.

Gary Halbert used to say the most important skill in copywriting is the ability to enter the conversation already happening in your prospect's head. Claude can do that — but only if you give it the conversation first.

Garbage in, garbage out. But gold in? Claude turns gold into a sales machine.

The Customer Research Dump

Before you write a single word of copy, you need to do a Customer Research Dump. This is a 10-minute exercise where you give Claude everything it needs to write in your customer's language.

You're going to describe: who your customer is, what they want more than anything, what they're afraid of, what they've already tried, what they say to themselves at 3am, what their life looks like when the problem is solved, and what objections they have to buying from you.

This isn't optional. This is the work. And it's the work that separates copy that converts from copy that just takes up space on a webpage.

The Customer Research Dump Prompt
I'm writing sales copy for [product/service]. Before you write anything, I'm going to give you a customer research dump. Study this carefully — every word matters. MY CUSTOMER: [describe in detail] THEIR #1 DESIRE: [what they want most] THEIR BIGGEST FEAR: [what keeps them up at night] WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY TRIED: [failed solutions] THEIR EXACT WORDS: [quotes from reviews, emails, conversations] THEIR DREAM OUTCOME: [life after the problem is solved] THEIR OBJECTIONS: [reasons they won't buy] Now write a [sales page / email / ad] using this research. Lead with their pain. Show you understand them before you pitch anything. Use their exact language where possible.

The 5-Part Sales Page Structure

Every high-converting sales page has the same bones. Claude can build all five parts — you just need to give it the research and tell it which part you're working on.

Part 1 — The Hook: One sentence that stops the right person cold and makes them think 'this is for me.' Part 2 — The Problem: Describe their pain so accurately they feel seen. Part 3 — The Agitation: Make the cost of inaction real. Part 4 — The Solution: Introduce your offer as the logical answer. Part 5 — The Proof and Close: Evidence it works, then ask for the sale.

Run Claude through each part separately. Don't try to generate the whole page in one prompt — you'll get mediocre output. Build it section by section, refine as you go.

The best sales copy doesn't feel like sales copy. It feels like someone finally understood your problem and handed you the solution.

The Rewrite Loop

Here's the move that separates good copy from great copy: the rewrite loop. After Claude gives you a draft, you don't just accept it. You push it.

Say: 'Make the headline more specific and urgent.' Say: 'The second paragraph is too vague — give me three concrete examples.' Say: 'The close is weak — rewrite it to create genuine urgency without fake scarcity.' Keep pushing until every sentence earns its place.

Great copy is rewritten copy. Claude makes rewriting fast. Use that.

Swipe File — Copy These Prompts

Ready-to-use prompts. Fill in the brackets. Send to Claude. Done.

Facebook/Instagram Ad Copy
Write a Facebook ad for [product/service]. Target audience: [description]. Their biggest pain: [pain point]. My offer: [offer]. Format: Hook (1 sentence that stops the scroll), Problem (2 sentences), Solution (2 sentences), Proof (1 sentence), CTA (1 sentence). Total: under 150 words. No hype. No fake urgency. Just truth told compellingly.
Email Sales Sequence (3-Part)
Write a 3-email sales sequence for [product/service]. Email 1: Pure value — teach them something useful related to the problem my product solves. No pitch. Email 2: Story — tell a client success story that demonstrates the transformation. Soft pitch at the end. Email 3: Direct offer — make the case clearly, address the top 3 objections, and close with a deadline. Audience: [description]. Tone: [adjectives].
Landing Page Headline Variations
Write 10 headline variations for a landing page selling [product/service] to [audience]. Mix formats: question headlines, benefit headlines, how-to headlines, bold claim headlines. Each headline should be under 12 words. I'll pick the best one to test.