How To Deal With Price Objections Over on Twitter I was asked about dealing with objections to price. The scenario given (as I read it) is that this person is getting a lot of views and people clicking through to the offer, but then people aren’t buying the offer. They’re assuming that this is due…
Intensive Writing, Weak Links in The Chain I’m a big fan of doing things intensively over a short period. I’ve spent the day re-teaching myself keyword research, because it’s a weak link in the chain when it comes to my process. At times, it’s been a struggle. Part of the reason keyword research is a…
Commenter Kyle left his thoughts on this article the other day: That’s a good tip, but you would think that hundreds of freelancers would have already pounced on this. I guess if you niche down really far it could work. To summarise for those of you who hate clicking links, the article is about flipping…
How Not To Get Copywriting Work Another quick browse of reddit’s copywriting subforum confirms that the competition for copywriters is as weak as ever. Check out this plea for clients: Now, usually when I do these “observational studies” I’ll try and reach out to the person in need of help. This guy has deleted his…
Reader Question: Writing About Products You Don’t Own A reader emailed me a few weeks back asking about how to write for his own niche sites. He said he felt uncomfortable writing about products he’d never used before. Now, I’ve covered this before on the blog. What was interesting about this case is that he…
How to Sell a Paid Item When There Is A Free Option Most great things in life are free. However, human beings love their shiny items and complex solutions to simple problems. That’s terrible for the average consumer, but for the super evil salesman it’s a great thing. At least, you’d think it would be….
Working On Your Writing Weaknesses Today’s article is going to be about something that we can all do as writers. It’s my process for getting better at writing aspects which I am pretty flawed in. It’s in five steps: Recognise the flaw. Find good examples and hand copy them. Backwards engineer to create your own….
Post-Modern Pulp Fiction This week, I’ve been writing topics which really spell out some fundamental aspects of my writing process. I’ve been doing this because I’ll often have an idea for an article, and then realise that it references something I simply haven’t talked about before. Today, I wanted to write about something I may…
My Guide To Writing When You’re Tired Yesterday, I gave you my new method for avoiding fatigue and burnout when writing. Today, I’m going to acknowledge the fact that there are time when, even with the best preparation, there are going to be times when you’re writing when you’re tired. As an example, every…
How To Become A Professional Artist The 21st Century is an unprecedented time historically if you want to make a living as a professional artist or creative genius of any kind. With the internet, you can make money with the click of a button by uploading your work. That said, it’s pretty tough to know…