Hi Eric: It is hard to make a sale directly from an ad. You are better off giving something away for a person’s email address and continuing the conversation so you can show them that you are an authority. You can use the email list to sell additional products, too.

There is nothing inherently better about a long or short sales letter. You…Read more

Thanks Virginia. I was wondering if anyone had replied to this and just saw the notification tucked away yesterday. But someone else told me something very similar to what you said, so I worked on a different landing page.

So I’ve taken a different approach now and am wondering if I can get some feedback on this landing page.

It’s the landing…Read more

Hi Rusydi:

I think that the first challenge facing people who are transitioning from employee to entrepreneur is time management. You go from having an employer telling you what to do and when to do it (to a greater or lesser extent) to having to tell yourself what to do and when to do it, without having anyone standing over your shoulder making…Read more

Another thing you can do is request a hot seat. John and Stan can give you some ideas about how and where to start.

I will also suggest you get John’s Freelance course. It is very inexpensive and will give you some great tips on how to get clients for a copywriting business.

Hi Virginia,

Thank you for this detailed response. I copy-pasted this whole thread to my google docs to save it.

I am taking action on your advice.

-working using a Pomodoro timer (e.gg timer)
– quiet place to work in the lockdown
– website is being built right now, and i m writing my own sales letter.
– Linkedin profile beefed up :…Read more

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