Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

One was a conversation with James, who commented on one of my blogs that many copywriters aren’t good with numbers. Another discussion was with an associate who said he saw freelance projects on Elance with bids of $50 for sales letters and $5 for blog posts. Charge hourly for long or uncertain projects.

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Men With Pens

JULY 1, 2012

One solution that many probloggers tout as the answer is to write an ebook. Customize the digital project on the site with live links, ads, meta tags, branding, etc. Since you’re free to produce a digital flipbook at any frequency you desire (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, special projects or reports only, etc.),

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2012

That person may not even realize you’re capable of – or interested in – writing speeches, press releases, handouts, or a hundred other possible items that could really help him get where he wants to go. I think I can bring some real value as a ghostwriter for that book he’s thinking of writing.”

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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. If you want to make a career of writing, should you look for a full-time job in a company or strike out on your own as a freelancer?

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

Dean Rieck decided to come on over and tell you the secrets you’re missing to making it as a freelancer – enjoy! For example, I write all sorts of things for my clients, but I’m a direct marketing specialist. If it’s not direct marketing, I don’t write it. You have to be visible. That’s bunk.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

I think writing copy is a little like being a lawyer. You have to rely on your client to give you the information you need and write on faith. Now, if you know something is a lie, you have to make a personal decision about whether you want to write the copy. James: Do you ever feel guilty writing sales copy? Dean: No.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

I was having a conversation with Deb Ng of Freelance Writing Gigs on Twitter , and I smirked at her comment. We blog our hearts out, pouring creativity, knowledge and advice into each post we write. It’s the reason why we put in effort to write worthy posts that each take an hour or two to create. Why the hell not?

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