Book recommendations for adword writing

adword books

[shman]

I remember reading recommendations in this forum for books on copy writing and adword writing . I could not find the thread by searching for it. Can anyone recommend some good books or point me to the correct thread?

Thanks

[jcoronella]

Not sure of the thread you are talking about, but I recommend:

Tested Advertising Methods (Business Classics Series)
by John Caples, Fred E. Hahn

Good overview of headlines and compelling copy for direct response advertising.

[skibum]

Best bet is to do a search on Google for "AdWords books" or something similar and read the reviews. In order to avoid promotional posts we aim to stay away from AdWords book recommendations.

[Marls]

Funny, I recommended a book (that I read about on a post here) to another member and my post was yanked in a heartbeat as it "causes spamming." Wonder why this one is OK.

[shman]

I am pretty sure I read a entire thread here where everyone openly discussed books on online copywriting .IT had a few good recommentations and I had emailed myself an extract from that thread but alas I can no longer find my email nor the thread. All I want is some to tell me it is worht spending 3o to 40 dollars on xyz book.

[roitracker]

Copywriting resources:
[webmasterworld.com...]

[mcguffin]

One of my business partners compared writing AdWords copy to writing haiku.

There's a lot of similarity between haiku/senryu and the AdWords format. You have to distill an idea down to fit it within a very compact space.

So, you might also look at books on poetry writing.

[AdWordsAdvisor]

...You have to distill an idea down to fit it within a very compact space.

So, you might also look at books on poetry writing.

I love it!

(Even though I've always been entirely useless at poetry...)

AWA

[eWhisper]

mcguffin,

Thats one of the most creative suggestions I've heard in a long time - might have to actually look into that.

[shman]

Wow! thank God you did not patent that idea.

[mcguffin]

It's my pleasure to share the idea. After all, I've learned a lot from people here who have been willing to share their knowledge. That's what WebmasterWorld is about, after all.

[eWhisper]

I just realized that shman's post was never answered as the thread got distracted.

There are quite a few books out there.

It's been the general concensus that if you are a true beginner to AdWords then a book can be useful because the info is organized. I'm not sure that you'll find anything in it that you won't find in this board, however, the fact its in one place, makes it a good starting resource.

However, you need to know the AdWords CP as most books aren't updated often enough compared to how quickly G updates features. This can leave you with a false sense of security about what you know.

If you know a bit about AdWords, and aren't a beginner, then these boards will give you more current info and trends than a book (especially a print one).

Don't forget to check out the Library [webmasterworld.com] as well.

Hope that answers your question.

[shman]

Thanks eWhisper. Thats good advice.

[andrewg]

Bob Bly's _Online Copywriter's Handbook_ is pretty good. Personally, I try to read the proverbial "everything I can get my hands on." Experiences shared by those who attend industry conferences are also invaluable.