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Animated VSLs that hold attention all the way to the offer.

A video sales letter only works if people keep watching. I make animated VSLs where the motion carries the argument, so viewers stay to the pitch instead of dropping off at the thirty-second mark.

The VSL nobody skips

Most VSLs lose people because they're a talking head over slides, or a wall of text read aloud. Animation fixes the biggest problem with the format: attention. When every beat of the script has something moving that reinforces it, the drop-off curve flattens and more people reach the call to action.

I treat a VSL as a piece of persuasion first and a video second. We get the script and structure right, hook, problem, mechanism, proof, offer, then I animate it so the visuals do real work at every stage, not just fill space. Because VSLs are longer, I'll be straight with you about scope and price before we start.

This is a newer format for a lot of teams, and it's exactly where a specialist freelancer beats a generalist agency: you get someone who's thinking about conversion, not just craft.

What's always included
Conversion-focused scripting: hook, mechanism, proof, offer
Animation paced to keep the drop-off curve flat
Clear single call-to-action baked into the edit
Captions and sound design for silent autoplay
Versioned cutdowns for ads and retargeting
Fixed price agreed before we start

From first call to final file.

01

Strategy

We get clear on the offer, the audience and the single action the VSL has to drive.

02

Script

I write (or tighten) a persuasion-led script and we lock the structure before design.

03

Design & animate

I build the visual system and animate the whole piece to hold attention beat by beat.

04

Optimise

You get the master plus cutdowns, captions and formats for landing pages and paid ads.

Where an animated VSL fits

Paid acquisition

A VSL landing page that turns cold traffic into booked calls or trials without a human on the line.

High-ticket offers

When the sale needs real explaining, a VSL does the persuasion at scale, consistently.

Webinar & course sales

Replace the live pitch with an animated VSL that sells while you sleep.

Sales follow-up

Send a prospect a VSL that handles the objections your deck can't.

A few recent projects

These are the pieces I can show publicly. Most client work sits behind an NDA, but these cover the range: SaaS explainers, product walkthroughs and scroll-stopping social.

Questions about video sales letters

An explainer makes a product clear; a VSL makes a case and asks for the sale. VSLs are longer, structured around persuasion, and end on a single strong call to action.
It depends on the offer, anywhere from two to eight minutes. I'll recommend a length based on price point and audience, and always argue for the shortest version that still converts.
Yes. Script and structure are the most important part, so I'm happy to write it from your offer and proof, or refine a script you already have.
Because VSLs are longer and script-heavy, they're quoted per project rather than from a fixed starting price. Tell me the offer and length and I'll give you an honest number. See pricing for how I quote.
Yes, professional voiceover, sound design and burned-in captions for silent autoplay are all part of the job.

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