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Archive for May, 2008

What Do You Owe a Copywriter?

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

If you’ve never worked with a freelance copywriter before, you might be wondering what you can do to help boost the return you can expect for your investment.

What do you owe your copywriter, anyway?

The bottom line is, you owe her access to your insider knowledge about your market. How they think, what they want, when they seem to take action and why, everything

The more quality information you can deliver, the better your results will be…

So if you’re just sending your copywriter the surface details (stuff like the name of your product, the offer and the deadline) and depending on her to deliver a winner, you’re shortchanging yourself… and you’re probably leaving a whole lot of money on the table.

Here’s a call I did with a client to give you an example of the interview process:

(certain details have been removed due to confidentiality)



(Play Time: Approximately 70 Minutes)

So What Do You Do?

Friday, May 9th, 2008

The next time you’re looking for a freelance copywriter, take a moment and ask them this question:

“So what do you do?”

Pay attention to the answer. HINT: You’re not looking for an answer like, “I’m a copywriter…”

You’re looking for an answer that speaks to your real needs.

Something like: “I’m a freelance copywriter that specializes in helping companies grow their profits FAST.”

That’s something you’d probably like, right?

Here’s a REALLY good answer to the “What do you do?” question…

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