502 grease-slide phrases for bloggers

The ultimate blogger's cheat sheet

By Kevin Carlton

Table of contents

Section 1: Grease-slide openings..................................................................................................2

→ Start with a question...............................................................................................................2
→ Set the scene .........................................................................................................................2
→ Get inside your reader's mind ................................................................................................2
→ Call them to attention .............................................................................................................2

Section 2: Grease-slide transitions ...............................................................................................3

→ Answer your own question .....................................................................................................3
→ Describe a moment of insight.................................................................................................3
→ Ask another question .............................................................................................................3
→ Get down to business.............................................................................................................4
→ Use a conjunct .......................................................................................................................4
→ Use a disjunct.........................................................................................................................4
→ Pause for thought ...................................................................................................................5
→ Add supporting information ....................................................................................................5
→ Usher in the point ...................................................................................................................5
→ Issue a warning ......................................................................................................................5
→ Offer a solution or revelation ..................................................................................................6
→ Make it sound simple..............................................................................................................6
→ Reach a milestone..................................................................................................................6
→ Issue a command ...................................................................................................................6
→ Write a platform statement .....................................................................................................7

Section 3: Grease-slide endings ....................................................................................................8

→ Sum up ...................................................................................................................................8
→ Call them to action..................................................................................................................8
→ Leave them thinking ...............................................................................................................8

Section 4: Bonus Bucket Brigades ................................................................................................9

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 Grease-slide openings

Start with a question

Do you want to learn how to __? So you want to __? Want to know more about __?
Have you wondered why __? Ever noticed how __? Don't you just hate it when __?
Do you hate __? Have you ever found yourself Do you have a __?
__?
Seriously, how do you __? What if you could __? Wouldn't it be great if __?
You know what I’m tired of Want to know a secret? Can I be totally honest with
hearing? you?
Who else wants to __? Are you sick and tired of __? Does this sound familiar?

Set the scene

Picture this Imagine this Just imagine

Imagine what it would be like Think about this for a moment It's a familiar story and it usually
goes like this
You know the score It begins with a feeling of You start to worry that
You feel you're banging your head You're in a never-ending battle You’ve sweated blood to
against a wall
You've tried everything. But You're afraid that You cower in fear
You freeze in your tracks You drown in You dream of
You yearn for

Get inside your reader's mind

We've all been there I know the feeling I’ve been there
We've all done it We all do it OK, I know what you're thinking
Let me guess Let me take a wild guess Be honest
Admit it Deep down you know it's true Don’t even try to deny it
It’s the question you secretly You've heard the advice a
dread million times

Call them to attention

Look: Listen: Get this:

Check this out: Fact: Question:
Good news: News flash: Big news:

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Answer your own question

That’s right You're dead right And you'd be right

Too true You bet! You bet it is!
You've got it Good for you You can say that again
No doubt about it Yeah, until recently that is So, yes
Yes, it's true! Yeah, I thought so Thought so
Didn't think so Too bad Not good
You're out of luck No pressure there! Not really, no
Not exactly Hardly! You must be joking!
No! No! No! Wrong! Nope
Not necessarily Probably not Maybe
Fair enough, but

Describe a moment of insight

Wham! Smack! Slap!

Boom! Bang! You’ve been hit with And boom! You're there.
Then it hit me That's when it hit me It hit me like a ton of bricks
At this point you realise I couldn't believe my eyes when I For the first time, it dawns on you
read
That's when you know that

Ask another question

Can this really be true? Still not convinced? What's the catch?
So what's the problem? The only problem? How do I know?
Why do I say this? Why am I doing this? What makes this so special?
So what am I talking about? Sound silly? It’s not. Sounds impressive, right?
Sounds good? Sounds familiar? Do you see where we’re going
with this?
So have we got that straight? Get it? How about you?
What about you? Does this sound like you? Think I'm exaggerating?
I know that's what you're thinking, No? Correct?
right?
Or is it? Isn't it? Astonishing, isn't it?
Annoying isn't it? The result? See the difference?
So what? And you know what? But you know what else?
And what's worse? And guess what? So what it's all about?

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 Get down to business

Let's get started So let's begin Let's get this show on the road
Then let's go So here we go So let's get down to it
Let's jump right in Let's dive in Let's get things under way
So let's get to work So let's fire away So let's get busy
So let's get to it So let's get down to business Let's dig a little deeper
So let's take a closer look Let me explain Let me show you how
Want to see how it works right Ready? I’ll walk you through the whole
now? process
Keep reading and you'll find out

Use a conjunct

First of all First off For starters

To begin with Next Likewise
Similarly Otherwise Besides
By contrast Moreover In any case
What's more Beyond that So
Even so Or even better But that's not all
Yet However Nevertheless
Either way In other words For example
For instance Then again Still
After all Above all Most of all
To top it off And another thing In addition to that
Finally Lastly Also

Use a disjunct

Sadly Unfortunately Seriously

Honestly Let’s be honest Let's face it
The simple truth is Frankly Most importantly
Admittedly Clearly Actually
On the face of it For what it's worth You'd have to say
Obviously Naturally Quite simply
Basically In fact But one thing's for sure
But don’t get me wrong Make no mistake about it Let me say this straight
Believe it or not Needless to say If I may say so
Personally Like everything else In general
By and large Usually Surprisingly enough
Oddly enough Perhaps unsurprisingly Remarkably
I tell you what though Strictly speaking To make matters worse

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 Pause for thought

Think about it Think about it this way And just think

Think about this But consider this And get this:
Now get this: Now: Look at it this way
Put it this way Think about it another way Think about it like this
Put it another way Now consider it this way Here's another way to think
about it
In other words Why? Ever wondered why?
You may wonder why Why is this so? But how?
How’s that? So what's going on? So what's it all about?
What's the bottom line? Bottom line: And you know what?
By now you'll be wondering But you're probably wondering Just imagine that
Imagine for a moment Now hang on But hang on a minute
Now stop right there! Now I'm going to stop you right
there

Add supporting information

Bear with me, because I'm But just keep reading and I'll But before I share it with you
going to show you how
Before we go any further But before we go into that But first let's
So stick with me here But stay with me But more about that later
But I'm jumping ahead Back to what I was saying

Usher in the point

Here's the point Here's the deal Here's the kicker

But here's the rub But here's the problem Here's the thing
Here's the big idea Here's the scary part But here’s the interesting thing
But here's something really Here’s the most important part Want to know the best part?
interesting
And the best part? But the truth? The point?
So what’s the point? The moral of this story? So what's it all mean?
The bottom line is this My point is this It all boils down to this
It all comes down to this What it all boils down to is What this means is
What it means is this Let's get to the point The point is
But that's the point But that’s the key But there's one problem
But there's one small catch

Issue a warning

Be warned: Warning: But first a warning:

A word of caution: But beware: But remember this:
Remember: And remember: Note:
Don't forget: Let's not forget And don't forget to

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 Offer a solution or revelation

So what's the answer? The answer? So what's the secret?

What's the magic formula? So how do you __? So what can you do about it?
How? How's that? Don’t worry. There's a solution.
Let me explain Allow me to explain Here's a clue:
Here's the secret The truth is Fact is
The fact of the matter is Reality is But the silver lining is
The good news is The cool thing is Odds are that
It turns out Chances are that The answer might surprise you
The solution is The secret is The trick is to
The key to There’s a way for you to There's only one way to
Sometimes all you need to do is This calls for That means
This requires This demands This involves
That's how you That's where __ fits in

Make it sound simple

It's simple It's that simple It really is that simple

It sounds simple. And it is. It's a no-brainer It couldn't be easier
It's easy isn't it? It's easier than you think It's pretty obvious once you
think about it
Here's how ridiculously easy it is Here's all you have to do This part is easy
It sounds simple. But it isn't. Sounds easy enough. But

Reach a milestone

This is the point where This is the part where By now you'll have realised
But by then you'll Then you'll hit the sweet spot And you're set!
And you’re good to go Now you’re ready to Done!
Once you've cracked it Once you've got it taped Once you've nailed one
Once you've got it licked

Issue a command

You start by The first thing to do is All you have to do is

Make a list of all the things you Figure out what Give yourself a
Walk away from Don't get left behind Don't do it
Don't worry Don't go there So stop thinking that
Stop now! Stop it, all of you Stop right there
It's time to stop Keep doing it until And so on until
Lather, rinse, repeat

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 Write a platform statement

For example: For instance: Let me give you some

examples:
Let's look at another example: Let's look at it in detail: Let see exactly how this works:
Here's how it goes: So here it is: Here's how:
Here’s why: Like so: You'd do it like this:
This could be: Things to check are: Things to consider are:
Here are the details: So check these out: Take a look:
Let's find out: Here are a few ways: Here's one company's story:
Ask yourself these questions:

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Sum up

In short In all All in all

In truth In essence Let's recap
Let's rewind and To sum up So what does all this mean?
But the bottom line is this So it all adds up to this In a nutshell

Call them to action

Now do it Just get it done Go solve it

So give it a go Now go out there and Now go out and do it
Now make it happen Now it's your turn So go ahead
So take the next step Best get started with it Now let’s take it somewhere
awesome
Here’s to [an action] Leave a comment Share the love
Let us know Good luck and let me know I'd love to know your thoughts

Leave them thinking

I’m ready. Are you? Are you ready to __? Do you want it?
Can you handle it? What's stopping you? So what are you waiting for?
What have you got to lose? Can you really afford not to? What could be more important?
What could be better? How can you resist? And isn't that what you want?
It's easier than you think It’s up to you The choice is yours
It's down to you It's your decision It's your call
It's your money It's your business It's all in your pitch
You're just leaving money on the You’re robbing yourself of That’s quite a challenge
table
Now that's a problem And that's just sad Don't let this be you
The good news is that this doesn’t But don't just take my word for it Soon you'll have it figured
have to be you
Soon you'll have them eating Do that and you’ll live happily Trust me. You’ll be glad you
out your pocket ever after did.
Trust me. It'll all be worth it. Should make interesting reading But that’s for another post
But that's another story And that was just the beginning But that's just the tip of the
iceberg
That's all that really matters

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 Bonus Bucket Brigades

By the way And one more thing But it doesn't stop there
Best of all Last but not least That's just for starters
Let's assume you Just imagine that Now let's suppose
But let's suppose Let's lay bare But what if you could
Right now, if I were Here's what happens when Now here's the next step
This is important: This is HUGE: This is crazy:
It doesn't matter if Until you Such is the
Such are the Given that As long as you don’t
Add this to On the one hand On the other hand
In view of the fact For one thing For another
By contrast But set against In contrast to
Now I’m not suggesting that But if you're serious about Hang onto your seat because
Hold on to your hat because Buckle your seat belt because I'm sure you're going to love
this
You won't believe it It'll blow your mind I can't stress this enough
Want to know a dirty little What does this mean for you? Will it work for you?
secret?
And the bottom line? The result? And now?
Hope you’re with me now But just remember there's You'll be glad to know
You see, You know, You see, the fact that
Sure, OK, Well,
Believe it or not, No wonder Look no further
Now that's the cool thing about That's it. Now __ I’ll stop now before I start
sounding
Right now! Enjoy! Bingo!
You get the idea

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