Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

And you’ll learn why right here in this valuable interview with a pro copywriter. A lot of the guys selling get-rich-quick copywriting ebooks don’t make a living as a freelance copywriter, just like a lot of the guys selling information about real estate investing don’t make a living as a real estate investor.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

Apple does what it does so well that there are whole websites out there devoted to nothing but Apple products and Apple marketing. Don’t forget to attribute each testimonial with an image or avatar, the person’s name, and a link back to their own website, if possible. Start by making sure your website and blog have scannable content.

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ProBlogger

MAY 17, 2023

Joanna Wiebe is the founder of Copyhackers, a blog and training platform dedicated to teaching persuasive writing and conversion copywriting. Joanna has utilized her expertise to offer consulting services to businesses aiming to improve their copywriting and conversion optimization.

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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! And you know what?

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I keep getting spam from “SEO companies&# who promise that they can improve my website rankings for Google. That’s the whole point of SEO — people who search on Google for the service you provide find your website in the top results. Want to optimize your website, or even your client’s? Great, right?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

Well, she would have been, except she called copywriters vanilla. There are copywriters, bloggers, academic writers (the vanilla of the writing world?), And your very own James participates in creative fiction challenges and even runs Escaping Reality. (Or Creative writing, people! Now I’m offended. I’m hurt.

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Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2010

Nabeel | Create Your First Website July 22, 2010 at 2:48 am Wow.Excellent article! Kindest, Nabeel Reply Charles July 22, 2010 at 3:14 am ^^ Like Nabeel, I was immersed too, great writing. Kindest, Nabeel Reply Charles July 22, 2010 at 3:14 am ^^ Like Nabeel, I was immersed too, great writing. You are absolutely right.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

If that overnight success has a website, look at his blog archives. Amy Harrison runs Harrisonamy Copywriting. Subscribe to her blog or follow her on twitter: @littleunred for more copywriting (and sometimes irreverent) updates. Tim Gordon June 10, 2010 at 3:59 am Informative article you got there. It taught me a lot.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 2, 2010

Dev | Technshare ( @tnsblog ) June 3, 2010 at 1:22 am Hey Agent, Nice Post man. Reply Heather Villa ( @IAC_Heather ) June 3, 2010 at 1:24 am What a great guest post on guest posts! How to Take Your Business to the Next Level Reply Karen Friesecke ( @doggiestylish ) June 3, 2010 at 2:39 am So useful that I tweeted this.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 23, 2010 at 1:21 am Hey! Reply Ivan Cosic ( @ivancosic ) April 23, 2010 at 2:20 am Hey Nathan, thanks for opening my eyes, that’s for sure secret ingredient in success. Smokvica, masline, slavlje i još nešto… Reply Annie Stith ( @Gr8fulAnnie ) April 23, 2010 at 6:43 am Hey, Nathan!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

When I started freelancing full time, I also started a Masters degree in Creative Writing. 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. Something similar has happened with my fiction writing.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Our ability to produce creative quality on just five hours sleep is a badge of honour that’s applauded and lauded! It’s easier to get frustrated or discouraged when you’re lacking snooze-time, and you might find yourself struggling for creative ideas or feeling snappish with clients – the guys who pay your bills, remember?

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

It takes time, energy, skills, money, creativity and consistency to make it work. Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) July 12, 2010 at 1:55 am This is a thoughtful post. Reply Nabeel | Create Your First Website July 12, 2010 at 4:01 am Whoa Excellent post James.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This can be material the client gave you, material from the client’s website, independent material you’ve found during your own research (please, please tell me you remembered to charge for research if you had to do your own), and it also includes your own brainpan. Little ebooks. Up to now, how have you been organizing your big projects?

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Men With Pens

MAY 2, 2010

Not your blog; the part of your website that’s devoted to convincing your readers to buy your services. and read from France) Reply Josh Garcia May 3, 2010 at 9:18 am Hey James, I like how you describe that there are words everywhere we look. Everyday I take time to study copywriting skills. You’re right guys !

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Melinda | SuperWAHM ( @superwahm1 ) January 18, 2010 at 2:17 am I don’t have that much direct competition. SuperWAHM EZ-Notes – Pre-Release Sale and Giveaway Reply Archan Mehta January 18, 2010 at 5:55 am James, Once again, this is an interesting post. Reply Phil Simon ( @philsimon ) January 18, 2010 at 8:08 am James Good post.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Without a reputation, referrals or testimonials to convince people to hire you, you have to be creative and work extra hard on getting your name out there. Prerequisite: you have a website. These techniques assume that you already have a website dedicated to your freelancing business. Counter-intuitive but true.

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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. Melinda | SuperWAHM ( @Superwahm1 ) March 24, 2010 at 6:44 am Real life interviews are awesome for getting that kind of information out of someone. The copywriters run screaming…) In my experience, people get more formal when they write.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

Had I lost my creativity? Want to overcome writers block and unleash your creativity? Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) June 7, 2010 at 1:15 am I’m gonna step in here and make a comment about what I think happened. So I kept my problem to myself and pretended everything was fine.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Around 2011, 2010, around that time, I was building out Twitter and becoming a Twitter influencer, and I started writing more inspirational content that I felt would help people. So I created a WooCommerce shop , which was our old website, gentlemanhood.com. Did you have to learn how to be a marketer, as well as the creative side?

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

On my creative writing MA, we’re often encouraged to remember why we’re writing. Wanderlusting ( @Wanderlustingkh ) May 27, 2010 at 1:13 am Great post. Ulrich ( @maryeulrich ) May 27, 2010 at 3:30 am There are some interesting ideas and new words (for me) in your post. What do you love about words and writing?

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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. Matt Burgess ( @therealburgo ) March 22, 2010 at 4:28 am Totally agree, because it always comes down to one thing, doesn’t it? They tell the world who’s behind the wheel.

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Men With Pens

MAY 19, 2010

Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) May 20, 2010 at 3:22 am Cool post and spot on. Reply Amy Harrison ( @littleunred ) May 20, 2010 at 4:58 am Guilty of all three. Reply Þórey Ómars ( @thoreyo ) May 20, 2010 at 5:15 am Great article, James. I think a lot of business owners can associate with this.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

People want to see your portfolio, your testimonials, and your professional-looking website. Colleen ( @tixrus ) April 7, 2010 at 1:37 am As Tara said on True Blood, “school is for white people who want some one to read the books to them and tell em what it means. Especially since no one cares about your degree. That’s right.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

Michelle April 19, 2010 at 1:41 am I see this happening a lot on blogs where staff members are given blog articles to write but get caught up in their day-to-day responsibilities. It helps creativity, it helps generate ideas, it helps you stay on top of your game, and it severely prevents you from falling into complacency. Great post.

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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. The never-fail secret to making sure your client is thrilled with the web copy you write 99.999% of the time. Come closer.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

For example, hiring a creative consultant can bring fresh ideas and the alternative perspective you need to get your business from good to great. Nabeel | Create Your First Website July 8, 2010 at 3:00 am Great Advice. Kindest, Nabeel Reply Giulietta Nardone July 8, 2010 at 6:56 am Hi Agent X, #3 pay their price speaks to me.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

Annemieke ( @Annemieke_C ) January 22, 2010 at 3:26 am What a post, brilliant! Critical about Criticism Reply Heather ( @TylinaVespart ) January 22, 2010 at 5:31 am That was really interesting – very easy to read and absorb (Had to comment on that before I go any further!). It really reflects my thoughts on blogging.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 2, 2010

Michael Martine ( @remarkablogger ) March 3, 2010 at 2:35 am Love this. 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.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

Jordan Cooper ( @NotAProBlog ) January 15, 2010 at 1:17 am As a stand-up comic, I could attest to this wholeheartedly. Building an Army with Nicholas Cardot of Site Sketch 101 Reply Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) January 15, 2010 at 2:36 am This article made me think about my own writing. Not just emotionally, intellectually.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

Many of you are creative writers, or role players , or gamers. First, a Recap When we first told you about Gamer Lifestyle , we explained that this program is all about helping you make money writing on something you already enjoy doing – namely, roleplaying, creative fiction and gaming.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Our dream was taken from us by someone we never met, someone who could care less that the website they ruined for us helped put food in our kids’ mouths.&# – John Hoff, How to Use Emotional Copywriting to Kick-Start Your Sales , published on Copyblogger. In fact, I’ve paid out money to study an MA in creative writing.)

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

Tehillah Hessler ( @thessler ) April 28, 2010 at 3:10 am EXCELLENT ARTICLE! Reply Mike CJ ( @mikecj ) April 28, 2010 at 4:00 am A little late for me, this one. Reply Nathan Hangen ( @nhangen ) April 28, 2010 at 5:47 am It’s really easy to misunderstand email, Tweets, and everything in between.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Frank ( @[link] ) February 22, 2010 at 4:27 am I think it’s really interesting to look back at copy that you have written. As I work on a travel website, I’m literally travelling back in time to revisit different countries and remember my different experiences. Reply poch February 22, 2010 at 6:37 am I strongly agree!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 22, 2009

May 2010 knock your socks off even more than did 2009! You NEED this to start 2010 off RIGHT – Save BIG on …. Here’s to 2010! My 2010 New Year’s resolutions include more writing. I am looking forward to what you will teach me in 2010. Looking forward to more good stuff in 2010. Just because?

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 12, 2011

She wrote an ebook about her BlogWorld 2010 experience. Nate, from Practical Manliness , recommended Brett as a blogger to watch in 2010. He also created a mobile version of his website. During 2010, he was able to gain a lot of attention for his work. 2010 saw Daniel reopen his membership site Online Profits.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

Jordan Cooper ( @NotAProBlog ) January 4, 2010 at 2:38 am Amen, James! Dumb People Click On Links Reply Michael Martine ( @remarkablogger ) January 4, 2010 at 2:50 am This would be that conversation you were talking about. Ten Steps to Rock Your Business Blog in 2010 Reply J.D. We just have to wake up and realize it.

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