Business owners often wonder: what exactly does a copywriter do? There's no secret to it. The copywriter's job is to persuade your readers to take a desired action.

The copywriter we speak of here might be you (the business owner), a staff copywriter, or a freelancer that you have hired.

The desired action may be to buy your product or invest in your service offering; however, it may also be to download a free report or software application and provide their name and email...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0IFTK_YwzE

One of the factors that made amateur copywriting so easy for me, was the fact that I already had a lot of article writing experience to the point where people would tell me, "I feel like you are writing directly to me. How do you do that?" The answer is you need to write your articles, and most of all, your copywriting, as if you are writing a letter. A letter that you are mailing to just one specific person, your ideal prospect....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNZpyK31sg

You should avoid paying an expensive copywriter and try to write your own copy for three reasons. First of all, when you hire a copywriter, you are hiring a stranger so you have no idea about their skill or work ethics. Second, many strangers on the Internet are lazy so you might end up waiting weeks or months for your sales letter to be ready. Finally, you have to take into account that copywriters are expensive.

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