It’s been a good start to the year. Maybe a little too good. Clients new and old are surfacing (or resurfacing) by the gross, and conference calls are lined up all week long.
I’m writing like the wind. I’m trying to keep it all straight in my head. And I’m going batshit.
I’m not the only one. [...]
In my first Fifteen Minute Pitch post, I decided to invest fifteen minutes each Friday devising new projects I could pitch to existing clients.
It’s the fastest way for a freelance writer to grow their revenues.
This week, I’m cheating a little.
I’ve already won approval to begin a new project for a new client - one I’ve [...]
My intention for Fifteen Minute Friday is simple: it’s a tool which forces me to invest a few minutes each week looking for new opportunities with existing clients.
I’d find ideas during the week, make a note, and then invest fifteen minutes of my Friday pitching them to clients.
This week, I’m way ahead of the game.
Success! [...]
I’ve been distracted with deadlines lately, and missed out on an interesting discussion on Deborah Ng’s Freelance Writing site about writing for free - the genesis of which Deborah ably dissects in an insightful Accepting the Blame post on her Finding the Right Words blog.
Driving the discussion is Lifetips, a site that publishes content and [...]
Investing fifteen minutes a week dreaming up potential new projects - and pitching them to existing clients - might be a freelancer’s best, most-overlooked new-business weapon.
And in a recent post, I vowed to do that every Friday. And to post the results here.
Welcome to the Underground’s first Fifteen Minute Friday.
Today’s idea?
It’s a little off my [...]
A recent post on the Struggling Writer blog chronicled his decision to stop writing 650-word Web articles for $15.
His reasoning was simple: He wasn’t making a living wage.
I’m not here to denigrate low-dollar Internet article jobs. But I would ask those writing them a hard question.
Are you really making a living wage?
Even a basic wage [...]
If you’ve uncovered the Copywriter Underground, chances are you already read other writing/marketing blogs. Fair enough. I don’t demand total fidelity.
Simple worship will do.
But just in case you’re looking for a few more good blogs to clutter your day, Michael Fortin has compiled a list of his favorites.
I found a few I’d overlooked, and even [...]
Earlier this week, I wrote the single best thing you could do for your freelance writing business isn’t finding new clients - it’s finding new projects to pitch to your existing clients.
Fifteen minutes a week is a good start.
So here’s the idea behind Fifteen Minute Friday.
As I move through my week, I’m going to try [...]
Over the last couple months, two of my steadiest clients were acquired by larger competitors, spelling doom for the freelance talent.
It typically plays out this way, and I can’t say I was wholly surprised. But now I find myself in business development mode - the part of the freelance gig I like the least.
The silver [...]
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