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And with less money to spend in this down economy, smart shoppers are even more resistant to blatant sales copy. Write just one word to make the needle on their B.S. detector flicker ever so slightly and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve killed the potential for a sale. Worse, you have also lost the opportunity to build a profitable long-term relationship.<\/p>\n<p>    If you really want \u00e2\u20ac\u0153killer\u00e2\u20ac\u009d conversion rates and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153eye-popping\u00e2\u20ac\u009d commission checks, learn to tone down your \u00e2\u20ac\u0153amazing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d promotional vocabulary and kick the hype habit with the following 5 tips. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedfront.com\/archives\/article002733\"  target=\"_blank\">Read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt of an article that I wrote for Issue 10 of Feedfront magazine, the official magazine of the Affiliate Summit conference. 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