Hi Jimmy: You can get John and Stan to review your email marketing if you want. They will give you a 30-45 min consultation and suggest ways to improve your results. There is a link to request a hot seat in the right column under Hot Seats and Consulting.

Welcome to the Club!

Thanks Virginia, you’re a wonderful help 🙂

Could you post a screenshot of the emails you are sending Jimmy? Maybe we can find a way to tweak it so that you get more clicks!

Yes, let me see…

This is going to cold traffic.

Here’s the stats:

Open Rate: 10.22%
CTR Promo: 18.65%

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SL: Hey, see my new book?

Dear Altucher Confidential Reader,

Hey, quick question,

Do you still want to claim a free copy of my new book?

[YES]

It’s called the Side Hustle Bible, and it’s perfect for:

— Successful, employed pro…Read more

Hi Jimmy

Just a few observations:

You say it is cold traffic, but in your email you say “Altucher Confidential Reader” which makes it look like they have purchased something in the past, or at least opted in for a free subscription, which would make them at least slightly warm.

You also say “Do you still…” which implies that they have already…Read more

That’s helpful. Yes, this is slightly lukewarm traffic on a free list, to convert them to a paid frontend list.

Selling from the heels is actually in this guys tone and language (James Altucher is known for hedgy sounding language).

This is definitely a wide net.

I forgot to attach the SSL, which shows right next to the SL — that read “you can…Read more

Hi Tommy: Congratulations on taking action and getting it done!

I have a few comments. Just things to think about. I created a video because it was easier than writing it out. The quality of the video is not great, but hopefully you can see it enough to understand what I am talking about. It is here:…Read more

@virginia Wow. holy heck. Thank you for making this! I really really appreciate that… I’m going to watch it right now!

@virginia thank you very much for all the pointers… I took lots of notes and am going to use them to make this a lot better. Thank you!

By the way… what do you think I should do to build my credibility? I don’t have impressive marketing testimonials… and I don’t want to work for free because I’ve found that people don’t usually take…Read more

Hi Tommy: Don’t change something just because I (or someone else) suggests it. Only do it if it makes sense to you.

@virginia Will do. Thank you Virginia!

@pete thank you a ton Pete! This is SUPER SUPER helpful and encouraging. Thank you for taking the time to write that… I’ll keep you updated!

Hey Laura, I’m Tommy! I’ve been studying marketing (mainly Jay Abraham) for 2 years and just started studying heavily to become a free-lance copywriter 1 month ago. (I’m following John’s free lance copywriter course)

And yesterday I just entered the phase of “Shameless Whore” and it’s already harder and simpler than I thought.

Adm…Read more

Hi Laura, thanks for ringing the bell:)

So I’ve been a freelance copywriter for about a year now and overall things have gone well. Up to this point I’ve exclusively used Upwork as my method of gaining clients, and while I’ve found some nice success on it, I’d like to expand how I reach clients beyond the platform.

The question is, what…Read more

@spencert13 hey Spencer I think a great option for you (if you haven’t done it already) would be to create a simple website with killer copy, then use Facebook and maybe google ads to get people to hire you through your site.

Because you control your website’s environment, it’ll be a lot easier to justify higher prices.

And, if you haven…Read more

Hi Spencer: Welcome to the Club.

I’d like to suggest that you go through the Simple Writing System Express course. It’s free, and will help you nail down who your best prospect is and what you can do for them. When I say “you” I mean either you or your client.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them here.

Also, be sure to check out…Read more

Thanks a lot Virginia. And I actually have gone through the SWS Express course and found it pretty helpful.

Hey Spencer! I’m Tommy, great to meet you brother! That’s awesome you are 1 year into your new career! What was one of the biggest surprises you’ve experienced as a copywriter so far? Like what’s something about this career you didn’t anticipate? I’m a Raw Rookie copywriter my self (have only been studying copywriting seriously for around a…Read more

Hey Tommy, thanks man and good question…

It’s tough to narrow it down to 1 thing, so here’s a few:

1) Just how in demand legit copywriters are. There’s A LOT of entrepreneurs (particularly small to mid-size) out there badly looking for an effective copywriter to help sell their stuff.

2) Discovering the 2 contrasting copywriting worlds…Read more

@spencert13 thank you for sharing Spencer, that is very encouraging!!