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Money, Marketing, & Mission: 3 Money-Generating Messaging Strategies for Businesses That Give a Damn

Mia Francis-Poulin joins Meg Brunson to discuss unethical copywriting trends to say adieu to. (Recorded in 2022)

The gist: Ethical copywriting is persuasive writing that respects your audience’s buying decisions and gives them the information they need to choose freely. In this Just Marketing® episode, copywriter Mia Francis-Poulin unpacks five common tactics to rethink, like countdown timers and vanishing bonuses, and shares honest alternatives that still help businesses grow.

Copywriting Tactics to Rethink

Mia encourages business owners to reconsider these common copywriting tactics, each paired with a kinder alternative:

  • Countdown timers. A ticking clock can push readers into stress-driven decisions. Mia notes that some people appreciate a clear deadline, so try framing your timer around an upcoming opportunity, like counting down to the moment doors open.

  • Vanishing bonuses. Bonuses that disappear for later buyers penalize people who take time to decide. Offer the same bonuses throughout your launch, or bonuses of equal value at each stage.

  • 99% discounts. Selling a $1,000 offer for $1 can feel dishonest and lowers the perceived value of your work, especially when the “deal” never actually ends. Modest, genuine incentives build more trust.

  • Bonus stacking. The “but wait, there’s more!” approach can create guilt-driven purchases and promise more than you’re able to deliver. Clearly explaining the value of your core offer lets it shine on its own.

  • False guarantees. A money-back guarantee that’s hard to claim breaks trust quickly. Offer one only if you’re ready to honor it easily, with clear terms and a simple process.

What to Do Instead

These strategies help you write copy that connects with your audience and respects their decisions:

  • Speak to the heart of the matter. Focus on what your readers truly want and what life looks like once they get there, in place of dwelling on their pain.

  • Learn your ideal client’s language. Talk with clients in everyday conversation and listen to how they describe their goals. Their words can go straight into your emails, sales pages, and website.

  • Document your brand voice. Create a style guide that captures your tone and the key phrases you use for your most important ideas, so every piece of content sounds like you.

  • Plan how you go to market. Map out how you’ll share content and launch offers based on your values and your audience, in place of following someone else’s playbook.

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Transcript

Meg Brunson

So Words are Mia Francis-Poulin's jam, a conversion copywriter native New Orleanian and parks and rec enthusiast. Mia, along with her team of dedicated copywriters and content strategists, helps online business owners to find the right words to market their products confidently and without the sleaze. She is the CEO and Copywriter in chief of The Copy Haus, the one stop, flat-rate copywriting subscription for businesses that want to market their message authentically, ethically, and profitably. And today we are diving into this topic of unethical copywriting trends that we should say adieu to in 2002. I feel like you really tested me this morning with all of these difficult to pronounce words.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Well, you did great. Thank you, Meg.

Meg Brunson

I always say English is not my strong suit. It may be my first language, but it is not my strong suit. So I'm excited to have you here today and our special guest, Seana, who, if you are watching a video, you might see peeking out of Mia's shirt, her wrap. But thank you so much for being here today. And thank you, Seana, for being cooperative.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Yes, well, thank you for having me, for having us. This is real life here, Seana, my little one. She is three months old, and her favorite place is in my baby wrap on my chest. And so we're rocking with it. This is what business looks like for me right now.

Meg Brunson

I am all about that life. You know that. All right? So the number one reason that you are here is because you are a just marketer that I completely love and respect and want to share with my community. So I want to start by asking you what just marketing means to you.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Okay? I love this question. So for me, just marketing is marketing that respects and honors the purchasing decisions of your consumers, because so often, we're going to dive into this. This is my whole entire ethos of how we should market. And the power of messaging is that used for good, we can make a beautiful world. But so often, business owners are taught tactics that completely disempower the consumer, and we're using it for negative. Right. It reminds me of that quote from Spiderman, “with great power comes great responsibility.” I, as a marketer, as a wielder of words, I feel an immense amount of responsibility to use my skills for good, because we can see what the other side of that looks like. We see it every day in our world, in our society. So for me, just marketing is marketing that empowers your consumers to make educated, thoughtful purchasing decisions.

Meg Brunson

Thank you so much. I love that. Now, I'm going to go out on a limb here on the assumption that you were not always a just marketer. I feel like we're not born that way. Right. Like, we're raised in this world, in this environment that teaches us even, like, on the most subconscious level, teaches us to be deceitful and to lie in order to make money at the expense of others. So what was it? Can you pinpoint what it was that made you realize the way you were doing things isn't the way you should continue to do them?

Mia Francis-Poulin

Yeah. So it was like an instance that happened all at once, but also it was like, years in the making. Right. So I've been a copywriter for over a decade, almost a decade and a half at this point. I've been a copywriter, and I was taught the ways because my background is in English Lit, but also psychology. Right. So that was my minor in undergraduate psychology, and I have a master's degree in communication and media. And so I was taught all the ways to understand the psyche of your consumer, and also how to craft really great messaging, like how to really be an artist at this stuff. Right. Because it's a science and it's an art – marketing, especially copywriting. And I remember I was sitting in on a launch that generated several hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when the question came about, how are we going to actually fulfill, how are we actually going to meet the things that we were promising in this beautifully crafted, beautifully explained sales page and sales process, things fell flat. And so for me, if I'm going to use my skills, I want to make sure that the product, the people, the services on the other side are intending to support that.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Right. And so that was part of it, and then the other part of it and it's actually funny you mentioned this. I saw this video and I almost sent it to you, Meg. I saw this video on Reels, and it was a guy, and he said something along the lines of, at my job, I'm whoever I think I need to be. And he was like, if I'm talking to a Republican, I'm a Republican. If I'm talking to someone who's saying, like, we all need universal health care because this, he's like, let's go and get the CEO of Pfizer and rally them up. Right. I won't say exactly what he said, but essentially what he was saying was he had no loyalty to anything. He was just saying what he needed to say to get by and get what he wanted. And to me, it made me so sad and angry, but it made me sad because there's a lot of people who genuinely they assimilate to their environments, which me as a woman of color, as a black woman, I know about assimilation to survive in predominantly white, predominantly male, predominantly Cis-het spaces. But also the icky side of it that made me mad is that some people, like, they are aware of these constraints and they use their privilege to just continue on the status quo for their own benefit and their own greed, really, to use the phrase from Home, the movie Home, I was sad mad. But that feeling has been present. That awareness of this exact thing that I witnessed today on Reels was also another reason why I decided to really hone in on ethical marketing. So long winded, multi part answer to your question.

Meg Brunson

Oh, I love it. And as you were talking about that Reel, I know you're going to understand and probably appreciate this reference if you didn't already think of it, but all I could think of is Aaron Burr. Right?

Mia Francis-Poulin

Yeah. Stand for nothing. What would you fall for?

Meg Brunson

And we know how that ended.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Yeah.

Meg Brunson

So anyhow, I could talk about Hamilton for days. I know that. Have there been any challenges or any pushback that you've faced since adopting this new approach to marketing?

Mia Francis-Poulin

Oh, totally. Well, I mean, here's the reality. The reality is that the Icky tactics work. They work with quotes around them. They get people to buy, right? And so when we are taught a certain way, it's almost like you're taught how to walk and then you learn how to walk a different way or you learn to skip well, walking works just fine. Why would I skip? Well Skipping could be more efficient or fun or you make it more muscle build. It depends on what it is that you're looking for. Right? I know. Weird analogy but seriously the pushback is from people who don't find that empowering their end user is important to them. Like if the issues of ethics are not important to them, oftentimes they'll push back and they'll say well, I want to just done the way that the other people do it. And I say this all the time, that success does leave clues but some of those clues are red herrings. Like some of those clues are not everything that it seems to be and I think a lot of people end up in trouble in a way to say it.

Mia Francis-Poulin

They end up in trouble where they use these tactics but they haven't figured out how to actually support their people or they haven't figured out how to not oversell a feature of a program because that's what so and so did or they end up really stretched out thin because they've added in 45 bonuses that they have no way to actually support. What we see on face value is not always the reality. But some people, they want the security of the tried and true of what they see works.

Meg Brunson

And then of course, on the flip side, what have been the positive things that have come out of more ethical and just marketing strategies?

Mia Francis-Poulin

So here's the reality. Here's the thing that people are hesitant to accept or maybe not hesitant to accept that they are skeptical of and it is the fact that people who are respected and supported during the buying decision become evangelists and retained customers on the other side. So if you set the expectations and I'm going to talk more in my presentation about the pillars of ethical marketing but if you were setting the expectation that your consumer is going to be respected through the courting phase of your relationship and then once you all get married that that's going to continue on. You're going to have people that stick with you. You're going to have people that tell their friends about you and your marketing ends up being its own self generating machine. And then also the good thing about it is that the people who get it, like the girls who know, know. That trend that's going around. It's like the people who are attracted to this like they are our people and we have a nice little ecosystem going here.

Meg Brunson

Awesome. Well, you've hinted at the presentation a couple of times and I am eager to pass the mic and see all that you've prepared for us. So let's do that now. I'm going to turn off my mic and turn off my camera.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Okay, so I have created this presentation, and I'm really excited to share it because this is really just the genesis. This is everything about my philosophy on copywriting. And so today I'm going to talk about three key money generating messaging strategies for businesses that give a damn, right? And so let's jump into it. Okay, so here's how to know if we're in the right place and really if this is going to jive with you. If not, come back to the end of the Q and A and we'll talk some more with Meg. If you really aren't trying to listen to this, but I think if you've listened to the first ten minutes of this conversation, you know you're in the right place. But essentially what we're going to talk about here is for the people who want to get big results in their businesses, but they also want to be empowered to speak their truth, to be their authentic self, to throw away the misaligned marketing tactics and still make money.

Mia Francis-Poulin

So if you've ever been in a situation, and I know so many business owners have, and I've been in this position where I've been told to follow a specific marketing tactic, and it just feels like I get that knot in the pit of my stomach, I know that you probably experienced the same thing if you felt that. We're going to talk about some specific ways to actually have an empowered experience with your marketing and with your messaging, as you're launching, as you're doing your organic or your paid outreach, but also to actually do things that work, right? So let's jump into this. So effective copywriting, and if you take nothing else away from this, effective copywriting does not have to rely on pain point marketing. So often the rhetoric is lean into the pain points, make them feel the pain of staying in this one place that they're in. And the reality is that there is enough pain out on this planet in 2022 and beyond. I'm sure. Hopefully it changes, but there's enough pain that we don't have to egg people on to feel more pain. Okay? And so what we're going to talk about is what does it mean to drop the sleaze?

Mia Francis-Poulin

And it comes down to ethics. So let's jump into what that actually means. But first, Meg introduced me. I am the owner of The Copy Haus. And the main way that we serve our clients is through our subscription, which is for flat rate copywriting and content writing. And we basically write these ethical words for you that is embodying your authentic self. And we do that through all the magic that we have put together in our secret sauce. So more on that later.  So ethical marketing is not just lip service. And I know, one of the things I really respect about Meg and what she's building with Just Marketing is she is really providing a space, an incubator for us to go deeper into how we can be just marketers without relying on or stopping at the surface level ways to show what we stand for. How we can really embody in our marketing what it means to build just businesses and have just marketing. And so for us, these are the three pillars of ethical marketing that we have crafted, is that those pillars rely on respect, consent and education. So the first pillar, respect, that means to honor the buying process.

Mia Francis-Poulin

So often what businesses are taught is that we want to engender people to take that fast action, to not have to think too deeply about it, to lean on their gut and all those things. And there's a place for that and that is a viable way to do business. And there are people who will naturally purchase at that cadence. There are people who are naturally fast purchasers as soon as they know, they know in their gut, right? But there's also other types of buyers. There are buyers who are medium adopters who need to know your successes, and need to know all the specific details of what it is that they're getting in an offer. But then there are people who are late adopters. They want to see that other people have gone through it. They want to see case studies, they want to see all these different things. And so regardless of how quickly they purchase or how slowly they purchase, you want to have respect for each person and each way that they purchase in that buying process. Okay?

Mia Francis-Poulin

The second one is about consent, about being clear about your intentions. So often we are taught that we need to do things like don't mention the pricing of an offer on your sales page or on your website, or to get people on a call so that you can talk to them face to face and then pitch them. Or we're told that if somebody wants to cancel, or opt out of a service, we need to make it as difficult as possible for them to do that by requiring them to hop on calls with your team members. I actually just went through that with the software that I wanted to cancel. And so the thing about it is that you want to be clear about your intentions and get people's consent and buy-in at each stage of this purchasing process. Okay?

Mia Francis-Poulin

And then the third is about education. It's not that you want to cajole or manipulate, which is what a lot of our marketing up to date has been taught to us. It's not that you want to manipulate your people, it's that you want to give them enough information to make an educated purchasing decision. You want to give them the answers to the questions that are those barriers to them purchasing and not to do it in a way that disrespects or it glosses over their concerns. Really. You want to do it in a way that honors their concerns, answers their questions, and leaves the next step up to them.

Mia Francis-Poulin

What it all comes down to is you want to basically be a good human to your people. Okay? You're a human, they're humans. We are humans doing business with humans, human to human, not business to business, not business to consumer, but human to human.

Mia Francis-Poulin

So how does this show up in marketing messaging? Well, let's go ahead and dive into it. So one tactic that we often use are the deadline timer. And so I've been talking about deadline timers for a while. And as I have been growing in the talk that I've been giving around this topic, one thing that came to mind and I appreciated from my quote, neurospicy friends, as they refer to themselves, is that sometimes these deadline timers help them have constraints around when the opportunity to make a decision is up. And I want to respect that. I want to respect that there are people who need to feel that urgency in order to make a purchasing decision. However, here's the opposite side of that. The opposite side of that is that when you have a sales page and you have that tick-tick-tick counting down of the clock, right? What that does physiologically in our bodies is that raises the cortisol levels of your reader, of the person that's in your audience.

Mia Francis-Poulin

And what that cortisol level does is encourages them to move into that fight flight or fleet/freeze mode, right? They're either going to make a decision, they're going to make a decision from a place of a biological imperative, which again works, right? But is it ethical?

Mia Francis-Poulin

So here's the constraint that I've worked around it with honoring that there are some people who need the parameters. They need the container of a timeline of a deadline in order to be reminded to take that action, but also without having the people to be making a decision from a place of heightened energetics, of stress and anxiety. And that is to look at your timers instead of being from an angle that you're going to miss out, but rather we're counting up to an opportunity if you're going to use something like a timer. So instead of saying you are going to miss out on this opportunity if you don't take action in X amount of time. We're about to get into this opportunity. The doors will open. We will start, we will begin. It is giving versus taking away versus attracting when you are using your deadline timer. So that's one way that you could use a deadline timer in an ethical way. It's about how you're positioning that countdown, right?

Mia Francis-Poulin

The other thing is the vanishing bonus. And so this structure of having several bonuses for those fast action purchasers that go away as time goes on, that is a tactic that's been used quite a lot in the past few years. But here's the thing, is that like I mentioned before, there are those people who are going to take action in a what's the word I want to say, they're not going to take action as quickly as other people and we want to again respect that purchasing decision. So instead of penalizing people for acting in the way that they usually act from taking their time to make that purchasing decision, we need to think about other ways that we can incentivize people. So instead of having bonuses that decrease, having bonuses that go away, have bonuses that are consistent if you're going to have bonuses in your offer, bonuses that are consistent throughout that change, right? So we don't want to have things that are less in value. So instead of saying if you take action now, you get this thing that's valued at $5,000, but if you purchase it the day before, the only bonus that you get is worth $25, right? Have a equally weighted amount of bonuses that are different at the different stages. If you wanted to enact something that's like a vanishing bonus.

Mia Francis-Poulin

The 99% discount. So this is the one thing that really gets me, is that you're offering up something that's traditionally $1,000 for a dollar, right? First of all, that makes very little financial sense. Second of all, it devalues your brand because people are thinking, oh, your thing is only valued at a dollar in reality if you're getting it for a dollar. And also it's just simply dishonest, right? And so the thing that I encourage people to do is to think about other ways that you can incentivize and you can position a discount. That's not so drastic, right, because it is not honest. Especially if you have this on Evergreen, right? Like it's always a dollar. It's kind of like the furniture store that's going out of business is always on that going out of business sale. It's dishonest. Right? So think about other ways that you can incentivize people to take action outside of a 99% discount.

Mia Francis-Poulin

The other is bonus stacking. And so this is like the inverse of the vanishing bonus, right, but it's almost like how I had a coach that I really admire. They presented it as shamwowing your business. But wait, there's more. But wait, there's more. But wait, there's more. And what that in turn does is that actually positions your offer from a place of guilt, right? People are making a decision from a place of, oh, they're giving me so much, they're giving me so many things. I have to take them up on this because they're being so incredibly generous with what it is that they're offering me. And the reality is that oftentimes when people stack these bonuses, they're actually incongruent with the value that they're purporting it as, right? They're not actually as valuable as they are saying that they are. And also it's difficult, like I mentioned at the beginning of this presentation, it's difficult for people to deliver on such a high level of bonuses, especially if those bonuses are live or they actually rely on a live person feedback and input. So that's the other thing about the bonus stacking. So the inverse of that would be making sure that in your offer, instead of shamwowing people, but wait there's more, just be very clear and articulate about the container of what it is you're offering in that core offer. How can you articulate the value? How can you articulate the transformation that your people will go through after they've encountered this program that you have that you can share with them?

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Mia Francis-Poulin

And this last one, it seems a little bit like, yea duh,  but it's the false guarantees, okay? So the thing about the false guarantee is the idea of offering people a way out that you have no intention of honoring or you're going to make extremely difficult to honor, right? So we'll put a guarantee, like 100% money back guarantee, and you'll have the stipulations, which you should have stipulations on things like guarantees. But then what you do is you make it impossible for people to know how to contact you or you make it a multi step process to cancel or you simply never honor the guarantee that you're reporting. And what that just comes down to is if you are leaning on something like a money back guarantee as a way to make it a no brainer, but you want to make sure that you actually are going to put your money where your mouth is on that. So you have to be prepared to actually offer those money back guarantees and be honest with yourself. And if you're not going to offer that, if you're not going to hold up that part of the bargain that you don't have to. Because what a lot of templates or training materials or the experts tell you is that just pop up 100% money back guarantee on your sales page without actually giving you space to think about if that's something that you actually want to offer your people. So that's the other part about the false guarantee.

Mia Francis-Poulin

So let's talk about three things that you should do, can do, may want to do. Okay? So as you're creating your messaging, creating your content around your sales and your marketing, is you want to connect with the heart of the matter? What is it that your readers really want and need? Right? So thinking about what is it that they're really seeking, what does life really look like for them on the other side of resolution for whatever it is that they're dealing with, right? Talk to that rather than focusing on pain. Okay?

Mia Francis-Poulin

Number two is that you want to deeply understand your ideal human's language. You want to understand their wants, their desires, and how they talk about it. And that means that you have to go out and you have to talk to your people, right? You have to talk to your consumers, talk to the people who are in your ideal client avatar and you want to ask them questions in normal conversation and listen to how they talk about these things. They'll give you the language that you need in your emails, in your sales pages, in your website. They'll give you that exact language and you can parrot it back to them.

Mia Francis-Poulin

And then number three is to document your style and craft your plan of action. So one of the things that I find consistently across clients who have maybe been burnt by clients, by copywriters in the past or marketers in the past, is that they feel like the language doesn't sound like them or doesn't sound like their clients, their end users. And the thing that is missing is that they don't have a fleshed out, thought out style guide for their written language. Oftentimes they'll have things like, oh, this is my color palette, or this is the font that I use, which is all great and important, but they haven't thought about and haven't notated how they talk about the things that are the most important, what language they use, what's the style of their tone, the style of their written word.

Mia Francis-Poulin

And it's so important to be able to craft that language and to create a plan of action around your content, around how you go to market, around how you launch your offers, rather than what XYZ expert told you is how you should do it. Okay?

Mia Francis-Poulin

So number one is that you want to really understand and talk to what your people need and want. It goes to transformation. Number two, you want to deeply understand wants, desires, use their language and your people will give you their language. And then three is to create that style guide and create that content action plan.

Meg Brunson

Hey, Mia, thank you so much. That was amazing, knocking over my mic. I always love to hear you speak because you have such a way with words, which of course is what makes you such an incredible copywriter and why I go to you for my copy because I don't have that same way that you have. So thank you so much for bringing so much word magic to us today.

Mia Francis-Poulin

You're so welcome. Thank you so much for having me here to talk about these things again. It's the most important thing for me in business right now is that we have a movement where we're changing how we're treating our people. And it starts with the way the words that we're using to talk to our folks.

Meg Brunson

Yeah. And I think for me, as you were talking through things like the hitting pain points and then of course, having to call to cancel a service, like, as somebody who's like, diagnosed with anxiety, I have like, crazy phone anxiety and I'm fairly confident that's a common thing. And it makes me feel so guilty, right, to have to be like, “Mia, I no longer want to use your product or service.” Like, of course that's not true. But having to say that to somebody, it just makes me feel so guilty. And to think that the reason that I'm being forced to do that, we're being forced to do that is because someone wants to make more money and they are putting that money on the fact that we're not going to do it because we're scared of getting on the phone and things like that. And that's awful.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Yeah. And they are expecting you to feel exactly the way that you just articulated. They're expecting you to when you're faced with having to tell someone face to face, I don't want to use this service, you're going to feel some type of way about it and they can reel you back in. And that's just so highly unethical. I hate it. Plus, besides the fact that I too am diagnosed generalized anxiety disorder, first and foremost, I'm a millennial. I answer the phone for no one. So there's that whole extra level to things as well.

Meg Brunson

Yeah. And I think that my feelings, like you just said, have guided a lot of these decisions because I don't like that I'm never going to make somebody get a phone call with me to cancel, shoot me an email, click the button, you know what I mean? Like, yeah, no phone call with me. I don't want to get on a phone call with you.

Meg Brunson

Anyhow, I also love how, number one, you talked about the science of things like deadline timers. I know I don't like them, but I'm not always like, that's a psychology degree, right, coming through, like, you know about cortisol and things. And it feels so good to hear some of that scientific backing. And I love that you also shared that spin. I don't know if you saw the same post, but I recently saw a post on Facebook about people who actually like deadline timers and it definitely made me go like, what do I do? And so I love that you address that. So thank you very much. Yeah.

Mia Francis-Poulin

And I'm constantly trying to think about what do these things do to a multitude of people. Right. When it occurred to me that, oh, wait, there's actually are people who enjoy, or like, or need deadline timers. And I've been ragging on them for so long, I was like, alright, let's take a step back and reevaluate so therefore we can all grow.

Meg Brunson

And I feel like that answer that comment is such an important thing that we all need to get comfortable with, right, is the willingness to make mistakes, the willingness to examine what our behaviors and actions are as we get more feedback and then to change our thought process. And this is for marketing. This is for everything. That is a core piece of humaning in a way that is kind. So I love that you brought that up.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Just a point to add on to that as just marketers, right? You have to allow yourself to get comfortable with that discomfort of being wrong. That's going to be part and parcel of unlearning biases and challenging the status quo that we all live in, right? And so my mom has a saying, well it's a common saying. But my mom would always tell me, “when you know better, you do better.” And so we have to allow ourselves to do better when we know better, right? So that's my last piece. I'll get off that soap box.

Meg Brunson

And be open to learning that's the only way you're going to know better is you have to be receptive to feedback. And not just, my first gut reaction when I saw that post was like, “no, that's not right.”

Mia Francis-Poulin

Yeah, you're wrong in your feelings. But then it's like, well, wait, hold on.

Meg Brunson

Take a step back. Which is part of the reason one of my philosophy is when it comes to feeling my feelings, is to give it a day. Give it a day. I did not respond to that post. I didn't throw in my two cents. I just gave it a day. And it just so happened that that day was yesterday to today. And now I know better. And I'm not going to throw in my two cents. I'm going to sit back and take it in and learn. I'll get off the soapbox now, too.

Meg Brunson

So one thing, I feel like I have an unfair advantage with this discussion because I work with you over at The Copy Haus, and I know, I know what we're working on. So I'm going to put you on the spot too, because you talked a lot about the style guide. And when I came to you, not only – so I work with you. Like, I help promote The Copy Haus and you help me write my copy. So we have kind of a mutual relationship, if you will. But anyhow, when I started, when I came to you and I had to create my style guide, I had nothing.

Meg Brunson

I had nothing. I didn't know what was supposed to be in there. I went through the steps. I went through the process. You've got some nice little videos. And then I felt like I got clarity on what my writing should focus on, what I should be talking about. It forced me to think about things like how I want my brand to show up in the world, how I want to talk to my audience things like this, anyhow incredible tool. And I know that you're working on something that's going to help make that easier for everybody. Are you cool with sharing a little bit about that, teasing it out to our listeners?

Mia Francis-Poulin

Yes. So what we are working on, and this is actually very exciting because I've been wanting to share to the world about this thing that we've been working on for so long because it's literally been in the works for months. But we're really close to making it happen. So anyway, enough jumble about that. What we're doing is we've taken one our process of being able to create sounds-like-you copy, right? Spot on, conversion focus, copy. That process of getting the information, we've synthesized it into an asynchronous program that allows you to then take that information and create your own style guide. In fact, it creates a style guide for you, right? And so you can then take that style guide and send it to any copywriter or send it to us at the Copy Haus to create those content pieces for you and/or for you to have. Like you just mentioned Meg, have so much more clarity on how you want to show up on the world, what your content pillars are, what your key phrases and key points are, so that you can write more articulately and with more clarity. And so we're creating that program now.

Mia Francis-Poulin

It's going to be 100% free and you'll be able to have that in your marketing arsenal as just as important as any other brand asset that you have about your business. So you'll be the first people, everybody listening will be the first people to know when it drops. But I'm so excited about it because it's the preeminent tool to really craft your compelling messaging across all the platforms because everyone needs a style guide. So it's exciting.

Meg Brunson

And there are going to be things in there, questions that you were like people actually worry… I didn't realize this was a thing. I'll use an example like semi colons. I didn't realize there was controversy.

Mia Francis-Poulin

There's much controversy.

Meg Brunson

This is also going to be, that's going to be a resource. As somebody who runs Facebook Ads for clients, most of my clients don't have anything like that and I kind of have to start from scratch. So this is going to be a great tool to share with really anybody who's working on your business from a VA, a social media manager, a copywriter, the list goes on and on. Anybody who is creating content or interacting with content for your business.

Mia Francis-Poulin

Yeah.

Meg Brunson

Like I said, I'm on the inside. So I'll be sure as soon as that's live and bug free, we'll bring it out into the world. And where can our listeners connect with you? On the web,

Mia Francis-Poulin

All of the channels, we are @TheCopyHaus. And you can visit our site over at www.TheCopyHaus.com.

Meg Brunson

Awesome. I will put all the links in the show notes, of course, and I want to thank you for being here today. I love any excuse to connect with you and to see Seana. Thank you so much. And again, thank you to Seana for being so cooperative.

Mia Francis-Poulin

She's a rock star. I appreciate it. So thanks so much for having me. Meg.

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About Mia Francis-Poulin

Words are Mia Francis-Poulin's jam. A conversion copywriter, native New Orleanian, and Parks and Rec enthusiast, Mia (along with her team of dedicated copywriters and content strategists) helps online business owners to find the right words to market their products confidently — and without the sleaze. She's the CEO and Copywriter-in-Chief of The Copy Haus® — the one-stop, flat-rate copywriting subscription for businesses that want to market their message authentically, ethically, and profitably.

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FAQs

What is ethical copywriting?

Ethical copywriting is persuasive writing that honors how and when people choose to buy. It gives readers clear, honest information about your offer and leaves the decision in their hands. People who feel respected during the buying process often become loyal clients who refer others.

Are countdown timers unethical?

Countdown timers can create stress that pushes people into rushed decisions. Mia also notes that some people, including many neurodivergent folks, appreciate a clear deadline. A kinder approach is framing a timer around an upcoming opportunity, like doors opening, in place of a looming loss. Learn how to write calls to action that feel honest and inviting.

What is a vanishing bonus?

A vanishing bonus is an extra offered only to fast buyers that disappears as time passes. It penalizes people who take time to make thoughtful decisions. Offering the same bonuses throughout your launch, or bonuses of equal value at each stage, respects every type of buyer. Learn why one-time offers can leave out the people you want to serve.

What is bonus stacking, and why is it a problem?

Bonus stacking is the “but wait, there’s more!” approach of piling extras onto an offer. It can nudge people to buy out of guilt, often overstates the bonuses’ value, and can be hard to deliver well. Clearly explaining the value of your core offer builds more trust.

Should I offer a money-back guarantee?

Offer one only if you’re ready to honor it easily. Clear terms and a simple refund process show integrity, while a guarantee that’s hard to claim erodes trust quickly. It’s perfectly fine to skip a guarantee if it doesn’t fit your business.

How can I write marketing copy that doesn’t rely on pain points?

Focus on what life looks like for your clients after they reach their goal. Talk with your clients and listen to the words they use to describe their wants, then reflect that language in your copy. A written brand voice style guide helps keep your messaging consistent and true to you. Learn how to create promotional content that feels good to share.

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About Meg Brunson

Meg Brunson is a marketing strategist and the creator of Just Marketing®, a justice-centered approach to marketing for impact-driven businesses.

Just Marketing® is ethical, inclusive, and accessible, so your audience feels supported and your business grows sustainably.

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Choosing tactics that respect your audience is a s Choosing tactics that respect your audience is a sound business decision, and it builds the kind of trust that carries a business for years.

You get to decide what "working" looks like. Maybe it's a thank-you DM from someone who has quietly read your content for months, or wrapping up a launch with your energy still intact.

Shifting how you track success can happen gradually. The blog post outlines a gentle, step-by-step approach:

1. Choose one metric that feels misaligned and deprioritize it for a month.

2. Swap in a metric that reflects depth, such as email replies or DMs that become real conversations.

3. Set reflective goals alongside numerical ones, like "I want this offer to feel calm and clear."

4. Check in with yourself monthly about what felt good to create and where you felt most aligned.

5. Leave room for the impact that never reaches a spreadsheet, like the longtime lurker who finally reaches out.

Monthly reflection works especially well for ADHD entrepreneurs, since so many of us thrive on noticing patterns and adjusting as we go.

So the next time someone urges you to optimize for clicks, pause and check in with what matters to you. Then trust your answer.

What's a win from your business that would never appear in your analytics? 

Read more about measuring what matters: MegBrunson.com/marketing-metrics 

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So you're ready to step away from pressure-driven So you're ready to step away from pressure-driven metrics. What do you measure now? 

Ethical marketing still runs on data. The shift comes from paying attention to signals of connection and consent, and those signals are often easier to spot than you'd expect.

Here are five categories worth tracking:

1. Audience trust
DMs that turn into real conversations and clients who refer their friends. Unsubscribes belong here too, since a respectful exit is useful information.

2. Content resonance
Time spent on the page, saved posts, thoughtful comments, and email replies that go beyond a quick click.

3. Relational metrics
Invitations to speak or collaborate, plus testimonials describing the emotional and practical impact of your work. Think of this as your relationship ROI.

4. Creator alignment
Are you proud of what you're putting out? Would you sign up for your own emails? Your integrity counts as a key performance indicator.

5. Capacity-friendly indicators
Could you repeat this process with your energy intact? Sustainable growth often comes from doing less with more intention.

Some of these live in your analytics dashboard, and others show up as a quiet gut check after a launch. Both kinds of data deserve a place in your strategy.

Which of these five would you like to start tracking?

Read more: MegBrunson.com/marketing-metrics 

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Every number on a marketing dashboard reflects a c Every number on a marketing dashboard reflects a choice someone made about what counts as success.

Conversion rates, and follower counts, and ROI… oh my!

For values-driven entrepreneurs, especially those of us navigating ADHD or other forms of neurodivergence, chasing these numbers can quietly pull our marketing away from the trust and accessibility we care about. Neurodivergent buyers often need more time and clarity before making a decision, and pressure tactics tend to push them away.

Our latest blog post breaks down five commonly celebrated metrics and the ethical cracks underneath each one:
– Conversion rate
– Open and click rates
– Follower count and vanity metrics
– Abandoned cart metrics
– ROI as the only measure of success

We also explore how these metrics became standard practice in the first place. The short version: pressure tactics get rewarded with quick results, and marketing advice tends to get recycled without anyone asking who it serves.

Measurement still has a meaningful place in ethical marketing. 

The blog closes with alternative metrics grounded in trust and alignment, plus a gentle, step-by-step way to shift your tracking system at your own pace.

Which marketing metric were you taught to chase that never quite sat right with you? 

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If that’s where you are right now - I see you. M If that’s where you are right now -  I see you.

Maybe you’ve been:
~ Planning quietly behind the scenes
~ Avoiding content because it feels overwhelming
~ Waiting until things feel “more ready” or “more perfect”

But here you are - taking the first (or next) step toward showing up.

That’s not small.
That’s brave.

If you’re ready to begin - or begin again - I created the Content Marketing Membership to walk with you.

You’ll get:
~ A flexible content calendar
~ Templates that don’t box you in
~ Prompts to get your ideas flowing
~ And a no-pressure space to find your voice and build your momentum

One step at a time. 
One post at a time.
You’ve got this and I’ve got you.

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Want a way to respond to objections that feels lik Want a way to respond to objections that feels like you?

When a potential client hesitates, it's tempting to reach for a rehearsed comeback. Instead, try this four-step approach that’s grounded in empathy, easy to remember, and ADHD-friendly.

1. Acknowledge
Start by validating their concern. Listening comes first.
Try: "That totally makes sense. Thank you for being honest."

2. Ask
Get curious and invite them to share more.
Try: "What information would help you feel more confident in your decision?"

3. Affirm
Remind them their agency matters.
Try: "It's okay to take your time. I'm not going anywhere."

4. Align - *only if it's a true fit!
If you believe your offer can help and their hesitation comes from a misunderstanding, gently connect the dots between your work and their goals.
Try: "From what you've shared, it sounds like this could give you the structure you've been craving. Want to explore what that could look like together?"

That fourth step comes with an asterisk for a reason. Sometimes the most ethical move is recognizing when an offer isn't the right match and pointing someone toward a better resource. That kind of honesty is how referrals and raving fans are born.

Bonus tip for my neurodivergent friends: write a few go-to responses in your own words and practice them out loud until they feel natural. Having language ready can calm your nervous system when an objection pops up mid-call.

Find examples for…
- "I can't afford it,"
- "I need to think about it," and
- "I'm not sure this will work for me,"
at MegBrunson.com/handle-objections

Which step feels hardest for you?

For me, it used to be Affirm, because staying patient with my own fear of rejection took practice.

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These aren’t “edgy” or “political” positions - the These aren’t “edgy” or “political” positions - they’re commitments to justice, equity, and humanity.

And if you’ve been in these online business streets for a while, you know: Most marketing advice tells us to water this stuff down.

“Don’t alienate your audience.”
“Keep your personal views out of business.”
“Be neutral to stay safe.”

But neutrality upholds oppression.
And silence serves the status quo.

I’m not here to market around injustice.
I’m here to build systems that center justice from the start.

That’s what Just Marketing® is all about.

If these values align with yours - you’re welcome here. Always.

💕

Black Lives Matter
- All lives won't actually matter until we prove that Black lives matter
- DEI is not the enemy

No Human Is Illegal
- Seeking asylum is a right.
- Immigrants & refugees should always be welcomed.

Abortion Is Essential Healthcare
- It's none of your business.

Love Is Love
- Gender and sexuality are beautifully fluid.
- People weren't meant to fit into boxes.

Free Palestine
- Colonialism, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing are intolerable.
- Criticism of a government does not mean hatred of a people.

I also believe that through small daily actions, we will influence broad long-term outcomes.
We must believe this is possible!

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Traditional sales training teaches us to "bust thr Traditional sales training teaches us to "bust through" objections before a potential client can slip away.

The scripts sound something like:
– "Can you put it on a credit card?"
– "This price goes up at midnight!"
– "How much is it costing you NOT to solve this?"

Those lines lean on shame and urgency to force a yes. For neurodivergent folks, people with trauma histories, or anyone who's been pressured into decisions before, they land as a red flag. The trust you worked so hard to build can evaporate in one sentence.

Here's a gentler way to look at it: an objection is information. When someone says "I can't afford it right now" or "I don't have the time," they're protecting their budget and their energy.

Thoughtful, mission-driven people make decisions carefully, and that care deserves respect.

A few mindset shifts that help:

– Treat hesitation as an invitation to get curious. Ask what would help them feel confident.

– Let "no" and "not yet" be complete answers. People who come back later arrive from trust, and they tend to stick around.

– Give yourself permission to pause. If real-time objections spike your rejection sensitivity, try: "Let me think about that and get back to you. I want to give you a thoughtful answer."

Kindness and effectiveness can live in the same sales conversation. Clarity and confidence in your offer do the heavy lifting.

I broke down how to respond to real objections, with example language you can adapt to your own voice, on the blog: MegBrunson.com/handle-objections

Now I'm curious: what's the most cringe-worthy "objection-busting" line you've ever heard?

(Or used! Zero judgment here. We've all been handed those scripts.)

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You can build the most thoughtfully structured wel You can build the most thoughtfully structured welcome sequence around, and tone will still be the thing that makes it sound like you. So, let's talk vibes…

1. Write like you talk
Contractions and everyday language are welcome here. A line like "I hope this brings a little more ease into your day" feels warm and human.

2. Lead with empathy and autonomy
Offer your tools as options. "Take what fits and leave the rest" is one of my favorite phrases for exactly this reason.

3. Honor neurodiversity and capacity
Short paragraphs and one clear next step per email make reading easier on every kind of brain.

4. Be inclusive by default
Greetings like "Hey friend" or "Hey there" invite everyone in. Leave room for the wide range of lives your readers are living.

5. Normalize opting out
A simple "unsubscribe anytime, no hard feelings" builds a surprising amount of trust..

Your readers are here to be cared for, and a warm, clear tone tells them they've landed in the right place.

The blog includes more swap-in phrases plus the complete welcome sequence template: MegBrunson.com/welcome-sequences 

What's a phrase you love seeing in emails from businesses you trust?

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Here's a 5-email welcome sequence structure, ready Here's a 5-email welcome sequence structure, ready to shape around your voice and your people.

1. The Friendly Hello
Deliver your freebie and set clear expectations for how often you'll show up in their inbox.

2. Your "Why" (Values & Vision)
Share the story behind your work and invite readers to reply with theirs. Those replies are honestly some of my favorite emails to receive.

3. A Quick Win or Valuable Resource
Offer something they can use today, like a tip or a checklist. Pure value, zero pitch.

4. What Working With Me Looks Like
Gently share your offers as an invitation. A relatable testimonial makes a lovely addition here.

5. Recap + Stay Connected (optional)
Summarize the goodies and share where else to find you. This is a great spot to normalize unsubscribing, too, since the right people will happily stay by choice.

My favorite part? Each email has one job. That makes the whole sequence much easier to tackle in small, focused sessions, which is a gift for anyone whose brain prefers bite-sized tasks.

Write these once, and they'll greet every new subscriber for you while you're off chasing your next big idea.

Find more welcome sequence support on the blog: MegBrunson.com/welcome-sequences 

Which of these five feels trickiest for you to write?

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Ever downloaded a free checklist and then watched Ever downloaded a free checklist and then watched your inbox turn into pressure central?

"Only 3 spots left!"
"Offer ends at midnight!"
(Spoiler: it was still there the next morning.)

For a lot of us, especially neurodivergent and values-driven folks, that kind of welcome sets off every alarm bell we've got. It also leaves plenty of mission-driven business owners wondering whether email marketing is worth the ick at all.

Good news is, your welcome sequence can be one of the kindest corners of your whole business.

Think of it as greeting new subscribers the way you'd greet a friend walking through your front door. You say hello and let them know what to expect. Then you trust them to decide what happens next.

That's the heart of a Just Marketing® welcome sequence. It centers:

– Transparency about what you'll send and how often

– Autonomy, so readers choose their own path (unsubscribe button included, zero guilt attached)

– Accessibility through plain language and alt text

– Inclusion that shows your people exactly who this space is for

Bonus for my ADHD crew: once it's written, it keeps showing up for you. Your welcome sequence handles the introductions while you save your energy for everything else on your plate. Consistency, on autopilot, with your values baked right in!

On the blog, I walk through the pushy tactics worth retiring and a flexible 4-5 email structure you can shape to fit your own voice: MegBrunson.com/welcome-sequences 

What's one welcome email that made you genuinely glad you hit "subscribe?"

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When your marketing is grounded in strategy and cr When your marketing is grounded in strategy and creative freedom, everything clicks into place.

You feel clear.
You feel inspired.
You feel capable of actually showing up consistently.

That’s how I approach every client relationship - with clear structure, space for ideation, and the kind of collaborative rhythm that doesn’t require burnout to make progress.

If you’ve been craving that kind of partnership…
One that respects your vision, aligns with your values, and gives you tools and support?

Let’s talk: YourMarketingPerson.co 
(or DM me!)

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Trust builds conversions. When people know you're Trust builds conversions. When people know you're not trying to manipulate them, they stick around longer, engage more, and buy when they're genuinely ready instead of when a countdown timer scared them into it.

Aligned leads convert at a higher quality than volume-driven ones. A consent-based funnel might bring you fewer names on your list, and that's a feature, not a flaw. Those are the people who resonate with your actual values, respond to your emails, and often become long-term clients or collaborators.

Slower doesn't mean less successful. Consent-based marketing tends to move at a more sustainable pace, which works especially well if you're managing ADHD, chronic illness, caregiving, or just plain burnout. That pace gives you room for thoughtful tweaks and deeper connection instead of a constant chase for the next conversion.

So yes, it converts. It just measures success on a timeline that respects your energy and your people's autonomy, instead of one built for urgency and burnout.

Want the full case for why consent-based marketing works? 

Check it out: MegBrunson.com/Consent-Based-Funnels 

Have you seen a slower, more relationship-driven approach pay off in your own business? 

Share your experience in the comments - I'd love to hear it.

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