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Forum: Social Media 3rd December 2019, 10:42 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,311
Posted By Ricola
RE: Can you promote your business with TikTok?

TikTok is the easiest platform to rapidly grow a following on, which you could easily monetize by sending the traffic elsewhere. I currently use AutoTokker to automate it so it is a low time...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd March 2012, 12:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 788
Posted By Mark Andrews
Re: How do you work with royalties?

http://www.michelfortin.com/how-i-br...o-copywriting/ (http://www.michelfortin.com/how-i-broke-into-copywriting/)

http://www.michelfortin.com/disillus...nds-the-truth/...
Forum: Copywriting 21st March 2012, 02:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By Hans Klein
Re: What Would You Do If...

>>> What would you do?

Yep... listen to Daniel.

Something else is when you're just getting started...

You don't have to wait for clients to come to you... you can go to them.

Contact up...
Forum: Copywriting 21st March 2012, 01:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By Alex Ceskavich
Re: What Would You Do If...

$75 for a sales letter? That's insanity.

A good sales letter is a lot of work in both skill set building and actual execution. Usually about 100 hours + per.

That's budgeting your time at about...
Forum: Copywriting 21st March 2012, 01:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By alfid
Re: What Would You Do If...

You should note your previous relationship with the customer, the amount of pending work you have, your enthusiasm for completing the project, your rates, etc.
Forum: Copywriting 13th March 2012, 02:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By Daniel Scott
Re: What Would You Do If...

Here's the thing about clients, Lina...

They can SMELL desperation.

Now, obviously you're desperate. I would be too if I was homeless.

HOWEVER... that's not something I would tell them.
...
Forum: Copywriting 12th March 2012, 10:27 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By CabTenson
Re: What Would You Do If...

HaHaHaHaHa. Never pay attention to a word this guy (or any other businessperson) says, only pay attention to his actions. In this case, he called you "the chosen one" and yet is claiming he has a...
Forum: Copywriting 12th March 2012, 10:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By Scott Murdaugh
Re: What Would You Do If...

I think you're referring to price... But I want to be clear I was joking. It may have came off a little harsher than I intended.

Regardless, my advice is the same. Why compete at the ~$100 level?...
Forum: Copywriting 12th March 2012, 10:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By TopKat22
Re: What Would You Do If...

I never reduce my prices once set, but that is just me.

I always got the prices I asked because I never appeared needy and was always willing to walk away from a sale that didn't meet my...
Forum: Copywriting 12th March 2012, 10:08 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By Scott Murdaugh
Re: What Would You Do If...

Homeless copywriters have no overhead...

*ba-dum-tshh*

(sorry).

Seriously though... Charge more. Joking aside, that's good advice. Homeless is no joking matter (if what your sig says is...
Forum: Copywriting 12th March 2012, 10:05 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By NickN
Re: What Would You Do If...

If he really thinks you're The Chosen One, he shouldn't mind paying the price YOU set. Or at least compromise with you.
Forum: Copywriting 12th March 2012, 10:00 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 757
Posted By Steve Hill
Re: What Would You Do If...

Is this "low fixed rate" EVEN LESS than the $77 sales letter price listed in your signature?

If so, then you're selling yourself too cheap. Way too cheap. Just based on time alone, never mind...
Forum: Copywriting 9th March 2012, 09:04 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By Centurian
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

A new niche is born everyday.

All you great native copy kings have a new market.

This should be a wide open field. So many to choose from. ;)
Forum: Copywriting 8th March 2012, 12:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By aaallday2010
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

Would there be a demand for such services? You know, like a company you could go to that had multiple language speakers that could properly translate sales letters?
Forum: Copywriting 8th March 2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By Guitar78
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

Once a Guru suggested to simply use Google Translate to write articles in Spanish... LOL

Google Translate is great for single words translation but NOT for sentences.
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2012, 10:35 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 14,806
Posted By Mark Andrews
Re: $10,000 Prize To Beat This Control

The guy may be the most pleasant guy in the world but it still doesn't cut it for me.

Basically you want as many copywriters as possible to do something for you - for no reward.

Meanwhile... ...
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2012, 10:02 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 14,806
Posted By Bruce Wedding
Re: $10,000 Prize To Beat This Control

I discussed this with Dan by phone today. I found him to be a pleasant, knowledgeable guy who has great insight into his product and market.

I'm going to give it a shot. I appreciate his offer....
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2012, 08:57 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 14,806
Posted By Pusateri
Re: $10,000 Prize To Beat This Control

Sorry, Dan. I may have been a wee bit harsh. That 'character' crack got under my skin.

A little story:

One day Mrs. Carrington announced to her first grade class that Douglas the Magician...
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2012, 02:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By Bruce Wedding
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

Yes, it's true. My wife actually owned a Pajero when she lived in Dubai and thought it was the funniest thing ever. In Peru, the same car is named the Montero.
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2012, 01:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By jaggyjay
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

@ Copy Nazi,

LOL! I've heard the joke about the Chevy Nova; it's just a play on words as you probably figured (Chevy "doesn't go"). However, I didn't know Mitsubishi had a model named "pajero"....
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2012, 11:54 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By Bruce Wedding
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

There are advantages to being married to a well-educated Peruvian ;) We've got 2 Clickbank products in Spanish, thanks to her and she's translating another right now.
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2012, 07:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By jimbo13
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

Remember the computer company Wang Computers?

They had a model reasonably called King and they had a customer service schedule reasonably called Care.

Brits didn't really like to say Wang King...
Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2012, 06:34 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By The Copy Nazi
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

Is it true that "Pajero" (as in "Mitsubishi Pajero") means "wanker" in Spanish? And Nova (as in "Chevrolet Nova") means "doesn't go"?

In my home country, Australia, Englishman Sir Richard Branson...
Forum: Copywriting 4th March 2012, 11:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By jaggyjay
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

So true. Even down to a specific Latin group. Maybe you saw that commercial on Univision or Telemundo about the phone plan where they used Reggeaton? I didn't get the plan, but the music stayed with...
Forum: Copywriting 4th March 2012, 09:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,125
Posted By CabTenson
Re: DO NOT translate your sales copy in Spanish

I can't believe people actually do that.

I wonder if it's the same for English speakers who try to expand their market into the UK or Australia. Seems like there'd be some cultural differences...
Forum: Copywriting 28th February 2012, 09:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 976
Posted By Jason Kanigan
Re: Lazy Clients...

They want you to write copy without understanding anything about the market, product, customers?

Not a fit.
Forum: Copywriting 28th February 2012, 06:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 976
Posted By Raydal
Re: Lazy Clients...

You will get some of those sometimes. Some will tell
you that they don't want to fill the questionnaire and
others will simply not respond to your request at all.

You'll find that a client who...
Forum: Copywriting 28th February 2012, 01:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 976
Posted By Joe.
Re: Lazy Clients...

"No worries, that's fine. It's just worth bearing in mind that I'll have to research it myself, which will add to the billed hours. I hope that's ok :)"
Forum: Copywriting 28th February 2012, 03:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 976
Posted By arfasaira
Re: Lazy Clients...

I had a client who was too busy to go through my questionnaire - so I arranged a skype meeting with him and went through it with him in less than an hour. Much easier and better than nothing at...
Forum: Copywriting 27th February 2012, 11:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 976
Posted By Mark Hoffman
Re: Lazy Clients...

Yeah, dealing with crappy clients is no fun and the just put unneeded stress on your life. Just don't send him anything and when he asks why say its because he didn't answer your questionnaire.
Forum: Copywriting 25th February 2012, 05:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,389
Posted By max5ty
Reverse Engineering A Sales Letter...TRY THIS

Here's how to come up with an idea...let's say an ebook...and you haven't written the book...I'm going to show you how to come up with the material by first writing the sales letter...

I got a...
Forum: Copywriting 19th February 2012, 03:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,964
Posted By Mark Andrews
A Beginners Guide to Copywriting - "How to light a fire..."

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Do you get it? The illustration?

No?

Well let's put it like this then...

You've got a product, you've spent quite a bit of time putting it together. Your...
Forum: Copywriting 19th February 2012, 12:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,096
Posted By RickDuris
Copywriting Project Intake Survey

One of the things you can learn a lot from is the information other copywriters initially request from a prospect or Client. It's extremely insightful.

Here's a quick search on Google of...
Forum: Mind Warriors 9th February 2012, 11:21 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 16,804
Posted By Puusaari
Re: The Law of Attraction does not Work.

I watched the movie the Secret, sat on my couch, cracked open a beer, and wished for a big pile of money to fall in my lap. I thought about it really hard while I sat there. I am still waiting and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd November 2011, 05:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,790
Posted By iAmNameLess
Re: Dominate Craigslist?

I will reply more in depth in a bit, but not going to reveal my secrets. Today I pulled in 3K from craigslist alone... no cold calling.

I can tell you right now the way you are doing it might be...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd September 2011, 11:49 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 18,201
Posted By Not So New
How I Landed My First Offline Clients (Step by Step)

Hey Warriors,

About a 4 months ago, I decided to change directions in my business and move into being an offline consultant offering online services to small and medium offline businesses.

So...
Forum: Copywriting 20th March 2011, 03:43 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,829
Posted By RickDuris
Re: How To Get Business Right Now

I did this podcast interview a while ago and they transcribed pieces of it and posted them up.

RickDuris - How To Get Copywriting Clients...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th December 2010, 11:20 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 3,295
Posted By Gewdo
My concerns about the warrior "experts"

Yes I am new here but I am going to point out an a few observations as well as ask a few questions.

It really is alarming to me how much thee "experts" push their WSOs and products, not services,...
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