Is there a list of affordable copywriters

ok...so is there any popular $1000 range sales letter writers?
whose the best here for that range?

what about $500 or lower range?

i just want to hire someone who is well known and does a great job...because there seems to be so many and tough to find that ONE FIRST person to try out...

thanks
BJ

ps...if you are a copywriter and interested, please pm me...

Hey BJ,

It's pretty tough to find good (and next to impossible to find "great) copywriters for less than $1,000.

I did my first few letters for around $500... And then as the results came back and I built up some credibility my fees went up with it.

And there's a reason for it...

Anyone who can consistently crank out sales letters that convert, the value on their time goes up and so does the demand for their services.

A good sales letter can easily be a 40 hour job. At $500, after taxes, you're looking at minimum wage.

At $1,000 after taxes, you're making maybe $10+ an hour.

You *might* get lucky and get someone who's a natural but just starting out. But it's tough to do.

Usually 2 things will happen to copywriters in this price range...

1. They can't produce results, and charging for copy that doesn't produce is NOT a fun job. They can't climb the pay scale and they find something more valuable to do with their time.

2. They produce results, and quickly realize that if they don't raise their fees they'll forever be slaving away for just enough money to skim by. And the fees raise naturally as results come back.

A lot of great copywriters won't even freelance, they'd rather focus on selling their own stuff, because they can, and that's smart.

The bottom line is anyone who can consistently write copy that converts customers into buyers and make their clients rich...

They quickly realize the value of their work is much more than $10 per hour.

Finding someone in that price range who's well known and produces results is going to be tough.

I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

Good luck! (And $1,000 can go a long ways towards a down payment or partnership of some kind).

-Scott

thanks everyone for the response...and all those who did contact me...
i was able to find my first copywriter here...

will keep you guys in mind if i ever need more writers...

thanks!
BJ

ps...no offense about the pricing or question...i've hired other outsource workers but not copywriters yet until now...that's all...thanks!

What is your definition of afforable? If you pay someone $5,000 and they make you $25,000 is that more or less affordable that someone you pay $500 and they make you $2,500? Usually, buy not always, there's a reason one charges a higher price. Good luck.

For Sale

Dead horse. Thoroughly beaten.

HAHAHAHA...... 40 hours to write a sales letter???

are you kidding me?

Not always, but yeah.

Generally about 10 hours talking with the client about traffic, the sales funnel, who they want to target, competition and whatever else the client wants to talk about.

Depending on the product it can take 10+ hours to go through easy. I've written copy for products with over 10 hours of video alone. Going through that stuff and grabbing bullet ideas takes forever.

And then you've got other research, another easy 10+ hours checking out competition, learning more about the market, etc.

When you get to the actual writing, sometimes I'll burn through 10+ ideas/approaches to the copy before I settle on one. And then you have to write it. And then you have to edit mercilessly.

I'm not saying every sales letter takes 40 hours. But going into it as a copywriter it's a lot smarter to plan for 40 hours and finish in 30 than it is to plan for 4 hours and finish in 40.

Writing a sales letter is quite often a 40+ hour job easy. I think most copywriters would agree with that.

And if you don't take the time to do it right, it'll show.

-Scott

I would agree with most everyone here- you get what you pay for with copywriters. I don't know about you, but I can't write copy, and find someone who can write good copy invaluable.

You should never take Jack seriously!

I fell for it too ...

Hi Vin.

Thought I'd actually pop by the forums for some entertainment.

I wasn't disappointed.

Hey, anyone looking for a copywriter, look me up. if you're tight on budget but your project looks like fun (and not too much hard work!) i'll do you a deal. talk to me anyway. i've 15 years' experience working at some of London's top agencies.

Hey BJ Min,

To be honest, $500.00 (which is what, £350) probably wont get you any
good copy.

The first pro I hired cost me just over 2K(GBP) but I werent selling
and Ebook so it was well worth it.

If I were you I would look into getting a High Quality license and
spending the bigger money to get a Good writer.

In the end, its the same amount of work - just bigger returns!