Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Written by Taylor - 39 Comments This discussion we’ve been having about whether bloggers should get paid for their work is fascinating, and I think it’s pretty great that the whole MwP community here has been so level-headed and thoughtful about it. To hear them tell it, bloggers who don’t give it away have turned positively abusive.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 20, 2017

In today’s lesson, I want to talk about finding a job as a blogger – particularly how to apply for a blogging job. Back in 2006 I noticed I started getting a lot of two types of emails: People wanting to hire bloggers would email me asking if I knew anyone suitable for a blogging job that they had.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

She’s more like a Featured Blogger ’round here at the Pen Men Palace. Well, she would have been, except she called copywriters vanilla. There are copywriters, bloggers, academic writers (the vanilla of the writing world?), It’s no accident that several great bloggers also write fiction. I’m hurt.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 20, 2017

In today’s lesson, I want to talk about finding a job as a blogger – particularly how to apply for a blogging job. Back in 2006 I noticed I started getting a lot of two types of emails: People wanting to hire bloggers would email me asking if I knew anyone suitable for a blogging job that they had.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

The world is full of dreaming writers who have heard golden stories of the great beyond (working full time as a well-paid freelance copywriter) but who have yet to make the mysterious transformation from mere mortal to freelance god. IDENTITY It’s not enough to be a copywriter. You can’t tell one from the other.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 2, 2010

Her passion resulted in My Blog Guest , a community of guest post bloggers. If you want to submit to hundreds of high-profile bloggers or find quality writers ready to contribute to your site, come join! Share some of your favorite policies or guidelines in the comment section! Ann Smarty has been guest posting for the past two years.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

You’re a parent or a friend or a lover or an employee or a speaker or a blogger or a stranger on the street or a patron at a restaurant or a person jogging in the park. Sarah – Even if you’re not a copywriter, these exercises can help with simple things like client communication, emails, etc. Great post – thank you.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

Dean Rieck is one of America’s top copywriters and never, ever procrastinates. He stays busy writing for his many clients and providing copywriting tips for smart copywriters at Pro Copy Tips. Reorganize your GTD folder. If for no other reason, do it for the irony. He really wants you to visit his blog today.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate Affiliate Program James Is Reading… Social Hookups As Seen In… Overheard on the Web HeathALL @johntunger Youre going to love working with @MenwithPens - killer design & whip smart business sense. "I I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

MAY 16, 2010

Most of the time before posting the blog owners get back to us, but this time both of the bloggers did not. It’s been my practice to write the article first, then pitch the blogger. I even had 2 major blog publish the same content on the same day when I send them over for review. Duplicate content!!! Always works for me!

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Men With Pens

MARCH 30, 2010

Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate Affiliate Program James Is Reading… Social Hookups As Seen In… Overheard on the Web HeathALL @johntunger Youre going to love working with @MenwithPens - killer design & whip smart business sense. "I I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Just don’t lose site of the fact that you earn money as a freelancer and not as a blogger. Corbett Barr is an website traffic consultant, entrepreneur and blogger. Reply Mike April 4, 2010 at 11:39 pm Doing pro bono work is a great idea–wonderful way to build a portfolio and make connections.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

It’s pretty much what I have been working on for last few weeks to help other bloggers grow their traffic. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 21, 2010

Copywriting basics are extremely necessary, and how well you execute them dictates how well your copy sells – how well the engine runs, if you will. Is it common to take “creative liberties&# among copywriters and just make up a complete bogus story to sell the product better? They tell the world who’s behind the wheel.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

All copywriters and graphic artists welcome. Since I’m sadly short of copywriting clients at the moment (I blame my almost-nonexistent promotional efforts for this), I’ve been concentrating on fiction lately. Even if I´m not one of your copywriter-followers I come here almost every day for good stuff, just because. ;D

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. Copywriters can advance to Creative Director positions, for example. Enjoy – it’s a good one! Hell yeah Nice post.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 4, 2010

Come to think of it, we’re all consultants (bloggers) anyway. I am currently putting together a brochure/portfolio/website and I check your archives regularly for ideas on how to pitch myself. Like you said, there’s a consultant for everything. Has a nice ring to it Nathan Hangen´s last blog. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

18 Responses to “How to Organize Huge Copywriting Projects&# Comments Read below or add a comment. I guess that this would translate quite well into organising a huge copywriting project – Post-It notes = index cards, sensible groups = chapters or web pages. Little ebooks.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate Affiliate Program James Is Reading… Social Hookups As Seen In… Overheard on the Web HeathALL @johntunger Youre going to love working with @MenwithPens - killer design & whip smart business sense. "I I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

If you’ve been writing within the same area for a while (copywriting, or blogging, or fiction, maybe) try comparing an older piece you wrote with something new written recently. This is where bloggers get a head start: if you have a blog, you have a good reason to put fingers to keyboard on a regular basis. Spot the differences?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I normally take a week off from full client projects every couple of months to work on my own stuff, improve my blog, portfolio and marketing. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

People want to see your portfolio, your testimonials, and your professional-looking website. I have changed my career from software specialist to copywriter a few years ago and have been teaching myself all kinds of stuff. Especially since no one cares about your degree. That’s right. No one cares what degree you have.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 20, 2010

The people whose fans would knife you if you said an ill word against their favorite blogger. But those bloggers aren’t realistic, and they aren’t of any use to you unless you feel like sitting around and watching someone else talk about how great they are. Bloggers can be relentless, especially in pointing out the flaws in others.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Written by James - 19 Comments There’s a strategy used in copywriting, and it involves being authoritative, even aggressive. It’s unfortunate that so many new copywriters get sucked into writing this sort of thing and think it applies to any sort of copywriting. “You’re a worthless weasel! Your life is crap!

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

Why You’ll Never Swipe Your Way To Copywriting Success Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) May 24, 2010 at 9:20 am @Henry – Before I posted a job ad and publicized it, I did some direct headhunting. I especially liked the last piece of advice (“don’t use I”), because focusing on the recipient can be a really effective technique in copywriting.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 28, 2010

Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate Affiliate Program James Is Reading… Social Hookups As Seen In… Overheard on the Web HeathALL @johntunger Youre going to love working with @MenwithPens - killer design & whip smart business sense. "I I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

MAY 2, 2010

Everyday I take time to study copywriting skills. Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate Affiliate Program James Is Reading… Social Hookups As Seen In… Overheard on the Web HeathALL @johntunger Youre going to love working with @MenwithPens - killer design & whip smart business sense. "I Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Oh, hang on, I do write on the web, just not a CopyWriter. Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate Affiliate Program James Is Reading… Social Hookups As Seen In… Overheard on the Web HeathALL @johntunger Youre going to love working with @MenwithPens - killer design & whip smart business sense. "I

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

You and I understand the term stakeholder, but to someone running their own copywriting business, they could conjure of images of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 2, 2010

Never Face Writers Block Again (and have Fresh Ideas Every Day) Reply Kyle Healey March 3, 2010 at 2:51 am I used to do a ton of freelance SEO and copywriting work, but eventually you just get pushed out by the masses willing to work for pennies. Michael Martine´s last blog. Enjoying the series. Kyle Healey´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

Amy Harrison runs Harrisonamy Copywriting. Subscribe to her blog or follow her on twitter: @littleunred for more copywriting (and sometimes irreverent) updates. I think we have all experienced overnight success as bloggers. She loves helping excitable business owners communicate to their customers how awesome they really are.

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Men With Pens

MAY 9, 2010

Contained within this word is the secret to web copywriting that knows the heart and mind of your client – yea! Why You Should Use a Questionnaire Questionnaires don’t just work for web copywriting services. What sort of laywer/blogger/sponge connoisseur are you, exactly?” “Do Come closer. How do you want it to feel?”

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

You’re just a very nice copywriter who wants to make a great human being sound human. The copywriters run screaming…) In my experience, people get more formal when they write. The blogger-mimic thing is also a huge problem, I see that more with smaller businesses, whereas I see the formality problem with bigger ones.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate Affiliate Program James Is Reading… Social Hookups As Seen In… Overheard on the Web HeathALL @johntunger Youre going to love working with @MenwithPens - killer design & whip smart business sense. "I I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

MARCH 16, 2010

Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate Affiliate Program James Is Reading… Social Hookups As Seen In… Overheard on the Web HeathALL @johntunger Youre going to love working with @MenwithPens - killer design & whip smart business sense. "I I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 12, 2010

However, as both a Blogger and someone who takes her daughter to swimming coaching five times a week, you sometimes wonder why you do it. You copywriters are oh so deceiving But yes, clean the attic. The more you do it the better you are. Look at Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers. All those hours ! It’s slow going!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

One of the best copywriters I’ve seen lately is Copylicious, clean, quirky copy with something interesting to say. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Something dynamic and cutting edge?

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