Question About Autoresponder Pricing

Not if you want to sell anything or keep your subscribers signed up... .50 an email? Seriously?

Hell, I'll do it... Give me a PLR article, I'll go have it spun 60 times.

-Scott

P.S. You're probably new to all of this, and I probably sound like an ass. I'm not. .50 for an email is insultingly low. $50 per email is low (If the writer can convert).

Is it possible to hire a person for this? Yes

Is it possible to hire a copywriter for this? No

Most copywriters charge between $30 (on the very low end) and $500 for 1 single email. I believe the average, from what I've seen, is about $150 per email. Not 1 campaign. I'm talking ONE email.

If you want your emails to sell, you have to pay it. If you want to have conversations in your emails and not sell anything, you can maybe get away with hiring a content writer or doing it yourself. But even that won't do you much good when it comes to making money from your list.

Copywriting is an investment (if you hire the right copywriter), not an expense.

$30??? Seriously? LOL...

If you can find a good copywriter for $30 to write 60 emails, that could be a business all by itself. Lock person down full time and resell their services for $100 an email.

Think about it, how long will it take to write 60 good emails? You want to pay $30 total for someone's skill and time. You can likely find someone in a developing country to work for that rate. I don't know about finding anyone half decent in the developed world.

I doubt if you'd even get good articles for $0.50 a piece.

Then how can you offer such a low price for something
that'd be selling your product and making you money?

Maybe that's what he's planning to do.

That or he's grossly unaware of how these things work.



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How much money do you want to make from this campaign?

Because I would think a few thousand... maybe more. So, is that fair to pay someone $30 to bust their a$$ so that you can make thousands.

I don't advertise in my Sig but I have had people contact me to write them a sales letter because they've told me they want to go...
"Big Time".

So, I give them a price and... "Wow I wasn't expecting that". Well, what the hell were you expecting.

Think about it... would it not make sense to pay someone $4000 if it's going to make you $40,000... or... much more. Like everything there are no gurantees. Being a business owner is all about taking risks.

Anyway, next time someone wants to go "Big Time" think about a few things before you start hitting the keyboard.

-Bill

Jack,

If you have a low budget, then launch a small campaign.

Let me ask you a question:

When you need to go up stairs... Do you start with the first step or the last step?

The same can be said with starting your business. Take the first step, then the next, then the next, and eventually you will reach the top -- in due time.

As it takes effort to climb those stairs, it takes effort to build your business. Do it right the first time, and you will not fail. (Does this mean you will not fall? No. But, get back up and learn from your mistakes... And put that knowledge in your back pocket for a rainy day.)

If I were you, then I would invest that $30 into a good copywriting book. You can find a great list of awesome (and low cost) books here: http://www.warriorforum.com/copywrit...ooks-ever.html

Get this, a few recommended resources are free!

Start there, and learn the copy. Do it yourself for now until you DO have the money to hire a GREAT copywriter whom WILL bring in high conversion sales ;-)


Hope that helps.
JC

Jack, you might find a newer copywriter willing to do it for $30 per email... maybe a low-priced WSO for autoresponder copy BUT... I wouldn't recommend hiring anyone willing to accept less than that. If they are, then there's a real good chance it won't be good quality emails. Yes, I've seen a few WSOs years ago for less than $30/email but those copywriters did it as an one-time deal and were the exception to the rule.

Let me give you some perspective on the amount of work for the average copywriter to write autoresponder emails.

Even if they could knock out a quality autoresponder email in 30 minutes (I need at least an hour per email for writing, editing, proofing, and polishing), that works out to 30 hours of work... or about $1 per hour. That doesn't count the time they would need to review your product or the topic. That review could easily add hours and hours of work on the front end, before they can write the first email.

My advice would be to check out the sticky thread in the copywriting forum here on recommended copywriting books... that's the one that Josh gave you the link for. Spend your $30 on getting 1-2 of them and take some time to read them.

The knowledge and skills you gain (basic copywriting) will be priceless for your business. IMHO, every business owner (offline and online) should learn how to write a basic sales letter or autoresponder email. It's a great skill to have when funds are tight or you need some copy written like... 2 days ago.

Good luck,

Mike