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Want to Make More Money as a Freelance Writer? Here are 10 Reasons to Consider Copywriting

Friday, April 4th, 2008 |
Vintage Wordpreneur Article 

By Michele Pariza Wacek

Freelance Writing StuffLooking to chuck that full-time job for a life of full-time writing? Or maybe you’ve already dumped the day job but aren’t quite as busy as you’d like to be. Why not take a closer look at copywriting?

Copywriting, also known as business or promotional writing, can do more than put a few extra bucks in your wallet — it can also help you develop as a writer. Here are ten reasons why:

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Sloganizer.net

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 |

Technically uncomplicated but surprisingly quite useful, now that you know about it, I bet you’ll be tapping this free online “slogan” generator more frequently than you think upon first glance.

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Wordpreneur Carnival #010

Sunday, December 16th, 2007 |

Winter’s Here!Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Or mailing out your cards? I haven’t, and this is the last good weekend to do that. Next weekend is for bringing out the popcorn and sitting back to watch, laugh and point at the nimrods who waited too long.

The shopping part I easily handle through the gang at Amazon — I just let them deal with the logistics and hassle of getting the gifts into the recipients’ hands (and for those gifts I deliver myself, it’s the last weekend to take advantage of free Super Saver shipping). The greeting cards are a different story… getting those done and out is still roll up your sleeves work. Oh well.

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Wordpreneur Carnival #003

Saturday, October 27th, 2007 |

Busy day (leak in the @#$@#^& basement). So let’s get right to work…

You’re trying to make money with a blog that sucks? More power (and luck) to you. But if you’ve come to the conclusion that not sucking is more likely the path of least resistance towards blog monetization nirvana, Inkthinker Kristen King’s It’s Not You, It’s Me(me): 9 Tips for Making Your Blog Suck is an excellent place to start.

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10 Keys to Copy That Sells

Saturday, April 14th, 2007 |

Article by Alexandria K. Brown. A few simple and easy-to-follow tips on writing great sales copy, from “The Ezine Queen.”

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3 Ways to Increase Conversion Rates

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 |

Article by Nick Usborne. A few basic and very easy to implement direct marketing copywriting principles you can use in your Web copywriting. Or better yet: something you can do for clients.

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Freelance Copywriter Secrets: But Wait, There’s More

Monday, January 22nd, 2007 |
BY CHARLES BROWN

In the 1970s, television commercials were forever changed when the first Ginsu Knives commercials aired (yes, I am that old). They had a campy, kitschy tone to them that became fodder for late night comedians and newspaper columnists.

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Freelance Copywriter Secrets: Sell More with Cliffhangers

Monday, January 8th, 2007 |
BY CHARLES BROWN

First I got hooked on “24.” Then I got addicted to “Lost.” Now I can’t wait until Monday night to watch “Heroes.”

Do you know what all three of these TV shows have in common? Cliffhangers.

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How to Write Profitable Headlines in 30 Minutes or Less Without Swipe Files, Struggle or Frustration

Monday, January 8th, 2007 |
BY BEN SETTLE

If you want an almost foolproof way to generate great headline ideas for your copywriting promotions quickly and easily, without struggle or pain, then this article will show you how.

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What a CIA Black Ops Officer Taught Me About Copywriting

Friday, January 5th, 2007 |
BY ERIC GRAHAM

When I was in the Air Force, I had the opportunity to attend a very “special” training course taught by very “special” instructors.

One of my instructors was a former Navy SEAL. who had left the Navy to join the CIA as a special operations officer. This guy had seen combat in several different theaters of operation, during many public (and some not so public) conflicts.

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