Copywriters...If You Had To Get 2 New Clients This Week, How Would You Do It?

I disagree that you have to get your feet wet with places like Fiverr just to understand what Mark is talking about. The best way to learn is by doing, and if you're going to do, you might as well make more than $5.

Ewen said it well on another thread in the past day or so...

If you believe you are a copywriter then you are a copywriter. If you love people and enjoy helping them to the max, helping them to get what they want out of life, with the skills in your possession the world really is your oyster.

The question is, who do you most want to help with the unique skills you have?

Whose profits do you want to increase?

Who do you most want to help in life?

Whose life do you want to improve?

Business is all about improving the lives of other people in some way. It really is as simple as that.

And if you know, with the marketing and communication skills in your possession you can bring tremendous value to other peoples lives, then whichever niche you choose to operate in - you will make a success of your life.

Keep aiming for low quality copywriting clients, aiming to help people with no real focus themselves, no clear sense of direction where they want to go, how they want to improve the lives of other people and you'll always be struggling for work.

So get focused in like a laser on the people who can most benefit from your skill set. Hint: you're not likely to find them on Internet forums.

If you're truly good at what you do, you'll have no problem making a connection with the audience, the target market you want to reach. And being that you're aligning yourself and your unique copywriting expertise with the exact audience who can most benefit from your personal skills, chances are, not only will they benefit massively but...

You'll also make a lot of money yourself.

Smoking hot,


Mark Andrews

Not judging. Simply disagreeing. I see more value in volunteering to write copy for an organization or cause you support than I do with selling cheap copy to people on sites like Fiverr. Once you've got a reputation as a cheap writer, it can be very difficult to climb out of that pit. Might as well aim high from the get go, especially if you've already got decent writing experience.

Here are a few ideas that can work.

1. Place an ad on Craigslist, Warrior Forum, DigitalPoint or other sites

2. I once wrote a fundraising letter for a non-existent non-profit. I used this sample to get work with the ACLU.

3. Bid for jobs on sites such as Elance or Guru.

4. For one of my niches, I prefer to contact marketing executives with a letter of introduction

5. Tell everyone you know you are looking for writing gigs. Your contacts may know someone who needs your services..

6. PPC is an expensive option, but when I used Adwords it was a dismal failure.

7. Cold calling local businesses is touted by many as being the best way to get clients..

8. Answering job ads has also worked for me. But I had relevevt samples.

There are numerous ways to find new clients. The book Guerrilla Marketing has many ideas useful for writers.

I had to try various methods to learn what works best for me and my niches.