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Getting Clients

If you are a copywriter or marketing consultant, and you’d like to add another profit-stream to your business, then coaching is something for you to seriously consider.
Here are 4 compelling reasons why you might want to add coaching to your “basket” of services:
Reason #1
Fact: Brian McElroy recommends a paid coaching session BEFORE you take on [...]

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Last night I received a piece of official looking mail. At first, I suspected it might be a solicitation disguised as government mail.
Turns out I was wrong.
It was a bankruptcy notice.
After carefully scrutinizing three pages of paperwork, I finally located the name of the business in question: it is (was) one of my clients.
I received [...]

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After the filming for Home Business Brains was done, Alan Kaplan and I spent a couple hours at Cafe Ronda talking about life and business as rain drizzled down on the New York skyscrapers.
One of the insights Alan shared was how working from home can actually be an obstacle to success.
Here’s why:
If you work from [...]

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Just a quick message to let you know that John and I are now accepting students into our “Secrets of Freelance Copywriting Success” coaching program.
We’ve already gotten a number of phone calls.
Some folks have already joined — and will get a special bonus session about “How to Get Good at Direct Response Copywriting and Marketing” [...]

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I really thought it would be easier to select a winner. I really did.
But after spending hours (literally) reading and re-reading the entries, I realized just how much thought, emotion, and passion each person put into their entry.
And each time I eliminated one of the entries, it caused me a twinge of pain. I just [...]

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I’ve got a big announcement today.
That’s because John “Angel” Anghelache and I have created a new contest that gives you the chance to win a free spot in our upcoming “Secrets of Freelance Copywriting Success” Coaching Program, which starts the beginning of August.
If you are serious about becoming a successful, “booked solid” copywriter, then I [...]

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John “Angel” Anghelache and I wanted to offer you yet another strategy for generating leads for your copywriting business (or any business for that matter).
Why?
Because after releasing Video #3 and #4, we had some objections. Stuff like, “Well, of course that strategy works for you, but it would never work for me!”
So John whipped up [...]

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John “Angel” Anghelache and I have just released yet another complimentary training video. And this one is all about setting copywriting fees and finally getting paid what you’re worth.
When you watch this video, you’ll learn:

A Simple Formula for Determining What You’re Worth.

3 Easy Ways to Charge Fees.

How to Increase Your Fees Fast.

Beyond Fees — How [...]

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When I was 18 years old, I joined Amway.
I called close to 100 different people in my warm market, and I even hunted down unsuspecting “prospects” in public places like Barnes & Noble.
Embarrassing, I know.
During that time of my life (from age 18 to 21), I listened to scores of motivational tapes. One of them, [...]

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John “Angel” Anghelache and I were talking today. Many questions that copywriters have submitted to us haven’t been answered yet. So we decided it was time to answer them. This time, John provides the answers. -Ryan
Q: “How does one get clients when their cash reserve won’t permit mailing out packages? Even if one could mail [...]

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