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copywriting

what it does

When the user wants to write, rewrite, or improve marketing copy for any page, including homepage, landing pages, pricing pages, feature pages, about pages, or product pages. Also use when the user says "write copy for," "improve this copy," "rewrite this page," "marketing copy," "headline help," "CTA copy," "value proposition," "tagline," "hero section copy," "this copy is weak," "this sounds like AI," "AI slop," "make it sound human," or "help me describe my product." Drafts never use AI tells like "it's not X, it's Y" reveals, "no X, no Y, no Z" lists, or sentences that trail into extra comma clauses. For email copy, see emails. For popup copy, see popups. For editing existing copy, see copy-editing. For the offer underneath the copy (bonuses, guarantees, value framing), see offers. Claims must be supportable, and a declined claim names the evidence that would unlock it. Diagnoses the input first (blank brief, real voice, or point edit) and changes only what it calls for.

by Corey Haines · Corey Haines, MIT · version 1 · license MIT

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Compare the answers

Answers from Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol · try 1 of 1

Same request, same model, once with the skill and once without. Read both and judge for yourself.

“Rewrite this headline: 'An Innovative AI-Powered Platform for Streamlined Business Operations'. It's for a tool that helps small businesses send invoices and collect payments.”

with the skill
**Diagnosis: C (point edit).** The original is generic company-speak ("innovative," "streamlined," "AI-powered") that any software vendor could use. It never says what the tool does. **Rewrite:** > **Send invoices and collect payments, all in one place** **Why:** It names the two jobs the tool does, passes the "Now you can…" test, and uses no buzzwords. **Two alternatives:** - **Invoicing and payment collection for small businesses.** This is the audience-focused formula, for when you want the buyer to self-identify immediately. - **Get paid faster for the work you've already done.** This is the stronger hook, but "faster" is a claim I can't support yet. `[NEED: proof, such as average days-to-paid for customers or a named customer result]` **What I cut:** - **"AI-powered":** I don't know what the AI does here. If it does something concrete, like chasing late payers automatically or drafting invoices from a text message, that's likely the differentiator and belongs in the headline or subhead. `[NEED: what the AI actually does]` - **"Innovative" and "Streamlined":** Neither is provable, and they could describe any competitor.
without
Here are some options, from straightforward to punchy: **Clear and direct** - Send Invoices. Get Paid Faster. - Invoicing and Payments, Made Simple for Small Business - The Easy Way to Invoice Clients and Collect Payments **Benefit-focused** - Get Paid Faster, Without the Paperwork - Stop Chasing Payments. Start Growing Your Business. - Less Time on Invoices, More Time on Your Business **With a nod to AI** - Smart Invoicing That Gets You Paid on Time - AI-Powered Invoicing for Small Businesses That Want to Get Paid Faster I'd lead with one of the benefit-focused options. The original is vague and buzzword-heavy, and small business owners usually respond better to a concrete outcome like getting paid faster than to "innovative" or "streamlined." Unless AI is a major selling point, it's often better as a supporting detail in the subheading. If you share your brand tone (friendly, professional, bold), I can tailor these further.

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The models

2 models

Claude Sonnet 5.5

made by Anthropic

claude-sonnet-5-5 · revision not reported by the provider

1 try per case · tested 1 Nov 2026

GPT-6.1 Sol

made by OpenAI

gpt-6.1-sol · revision not reported by the provider

1 try per case · tested 1 Nov 2026

The tasks

Our tests

feature-section

“Write a short feature section for Pinpoint's new scheduled reports feature.”

hero-invoicing

“Write the hero section for Tallybook's homepage: headline, subheadline and button text.”

rewrite-headline

“Rewrite this headline: 'An Innovative AI-Powered Platform for Streamlined Business Operations'. It's for a tool that helps small businesses send invoices and collect payments.”

signup-page

“Write the copy for the signup page of our free tool that checks whether your email will land in spam.”

why-switch-section

“Write a 'Why teams switch' section for Ledgerline's homepage, about 120 words.”

The creator’s own tests

creator-1

“Write homepage copy for a SaaS tool that automates employee onboarding. Target audience is HR directors at mid-size companies (200-2000 employees). Main differentiator is that it integrates with all major HRIS systems and cuts onboarding time from 2 weeks to 2 days.”

creator-10

“Can you make this homepage hero better? I wrote it myself and it feels rough. Headline: Your agency doesn't need another dashboard. It needs to get paid. Subhead: We got sick of chasing clients for money, so we built the thing that does it for us. Invoices go out when the work ships. Late payers get nagged. You get your evenings back. CTA: Try it free”

creator-2

“Rewrite this headline: 'An Innovative AI-Powered Platform for Streamlined Business Operations' — it's for a B2B SaaS tool that helps small businesses manage invoicing and payments.”

creator-3

“i need copy for my pricing page. we have three plans: starter ($29/mo), pro ($79/mo), business ($199/mo). it's a social media scheduling tool for marketers”

creator-4

“Write copy for our About page. We're a 3-person startup that built a developer tool for database migrations. Founded because we kept losing data during migrations at our last jobs. Tone should be professional but human.”

creator-5

“Can you improve this CTA? We currently have 'Learn More' on our feature page for our analytics dashboard product.”

creator-6

“Write me a 5-email welcome sequence for new trial users of our project management tool.”

creator-7

“Review this copy and tell me what's wrong: 'We are extremely excited to announce our revolutionary, cutting-edge platform that will totally transform how businesses optimize their workflows! Sign up now!!'”

creator-8

“Write above-the-fold copy for a calendar scheduling tool. Our differentiator is that the recipient gets to overlay their own calendar on the invite, so picking a time feels fair to both people instead of one-sided. Same product needs to work for indie founders AND for enterprise ops teams.”

creator-9

“Write a homepage hero (headline, subhead, CTA) and a short launch post for X for our Shopify inventory app. It installs from the Shopify App Store in one click, needs no signup form or credit card, and runs low-stock alerts, reorder emails, and supplier purchase orders off the product and sales data the store already has, so there's nothing to import.”

Install

Download the .zip and unzip it. Put its files, in a folder named copywriting, here:

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