Lots of work ... little competition ... big projects ... handsome fees. I can't for the life of me understand why more copywriters don't go after these lucrative assignments!
Dear Copywriter:
When I started my freelance copywriting career in 1982, I knew almost nothing about direct marketing (I worked in industrial marketing, and we didn't use DM techniques).
So naturally, I didn't sell myself as a DM writer -- and consequently did not get hired for juicy assignments like writing DM packages ... sales letters ... or magalogs.
Also, back then nobody was using the Internet to sell stuff, so I didn't write web sites or e-mails, either.
It gets worse....
My clients had ad agencies that wrote their advertisements and commercials.
Most companies also employed PR firms that wrote their press releases -- and ghosted articles and speeches for them.
So on the surface, it looked like opportunities to make money freelancing were few and far between.
And yes, despite all this, I became rather busy, rather quickly.
In my first 11 months of freelancing, I earned 44% more money than the annual salary I'd been paid in my last job.
To make all this money, I spent most of my time writing what back then we called sales collateral ... something I absolutely loved doing then and still do to this day.
"Collateral" is basically any printed publication used to sell - or help sell - a product or service.
Within a couple of years after I started freelancing, I was making a six-figure annual income writing mostly sales collateral.
I wrote sales brochures ... catalogs ... data sheets ... booklets ... product manuals ... annual reports ... corporate brochures - you name it.
I enjoyed the work. Got plenty of it. And made (and this was 25 years ago) $2,000 ... $3,500 ... even $4,500 or more on virtually every project.
Today the opportunity for you to make this kind of money writing sales brochures may be even better ... and there's still almost no competition.
I can show you how to get started and succeed as a brochure-writing copy specialist -- today. If you will let me....
A "forgotten" skill that can
put money in your bank account
Within the last few years, numerous promoters - mainly on the Internet - have started selling training programs on how to write copy and make money as a freelance copywriter.
Almost all of these promoters come either from direct response or Internet marketing backgrounds.
So they teach all the new copywriters they train to write hype-filled, long-copy sales letters, either to be posted online as landing pages or mailed as a DM package or magalog.
Meanwhile, other important forms of copywriting - everything from annual reports and brochures, to catalogs and manuals - are virtually ignored.
This unbalanced view of copywriting has left a huge gap in the market - and created a dire shortage of copywriters who handle sales collateral - the demand for which continues unabated.
So now you can...
...Write brochures for fun and profit!
Think the Internet has made sales collateral obsolete?
Just take a look around you - at the catalogs and annual reports in your mail box ... the glossy color brochures in the auto dealer's showroom ... the inserts that come with every credit card bill ... all those colorful brochures travel agencies have in their racks ... the mountains of sales literature given away by exhibitors at every consumer expo and trade show you attend.
The demand for well-written sales collateral is still enormous. But the supply of writers who are willing and know how to handle these lucrative assignments is dwindling.
That puts skilled brochure writers like me and you in the cat bird's seat when it comes to getting assignments -- and commanding handsome fees for every project!
And now, my e-book, Writing Brochures for Fun and Profit, shows you everything you need to get started earning thousands of dollars writing brochures ... catalogs ... mailers ... fliers ... data sheets ... and other marketing collateral.
In it, you'll discover:
- Have web sites made printed sales brochures obsolete? The surprising answer on page 4.
- What kind of brochure works best in direct mail marketing? Page 77.
- Increase your freelance writing income up to $75,000 a year. Page 6.
- 6 ways to create sales brochures that knock your clients' socks off. Page 7.
- How to get hired for lucrative brochure-writing assignments. Page 9.
- What to charge copywriting clients for writing their sales literature. Page 10.
- 10 questions you must ask your client before you write their product brochure. Page 22.
- Build a lucrative brochure writing business from scratch within months. Page 12.
- A dynamic 10-step process for creating more effective marketing documents. Page 64.
- Make $600 to $10,000 per assignment writing these "little books." Page 13.
- Earn five-figure project fees as a freelance annual report writer. Page 15.
- A 26-point checklist for making sure the corporate capabilities brochures you write for clients are comprehensive -- and that critical content is not omitted. Page 20.
- Fees you can charge for a 4-page brochure ... 6 pages ... 8 pages ... 12 pages ... longer. Page 23.
- 6 steps to accurately estimating your price for technical writing assignments. Page 91.
- Writing a brochure about a technical product? Here's the outline you should follow. Page 24.
- 12 places to get the most lucrative brochure-writing assignments from the best-paying clients. Page 45.
- Why, even in the Internet era, your clients need a brochure to sell to 90% of their target market. Page 26.
- 10-point outline for planning and writing a brochure to sell professional services. Page 28.
- Your client wants their brochure to fit into a #10 business envelope. Here's how to design and write it. Page 36.
- A 4-point outline to follow when writing case histories. Plus: how much can you charge? Page 32.
- Make $1,500 to $3,500 writing simple informational booklets. Page 37.
- The 2 types of catalogs you can write ... and what you can charge for each. Page 34.
- 10 keys to writing better brochure copy. Page 41.
- A simple strategy for writing brochures readers can quickly get the gist of -- even if they don't read all the copy and only skim. Page 43.
- 12 details that may seem small to you but are important to your client. Omit them from his brochure copy at your peril. Page 44.
- Secrets of writing successful sales brochures for high-tech and B2B clients. Page 47.
- The 7 skills and characteristics every successful technical writer should possess. Page 87.
- What a former director of Evelyn Wood can teach you about writing brochures that sell. Page 52.
- 7 lucrative writing projects your client's ad agency may refuse to do for them that you can write better and faster. Page 73.
- Get more attention for your client's product with video brochures. Page 54.
- A simple 4-step process to ensure that the sales brochure you are writing helps your client achieve their marketing objectives. Page 62.
- Desktop design tips that add eye appeal to printed promotions. Page 56.
- 6 reasons your clients should hire you to write a capabilities brochure for their company. Page 58.
- How to determine the number of copies of your brochure to print in your initial print run. Page 67.
- 10 tips for writing better instruction manuals. Page 69. Plus: 7 types of manuals business clients need written. Page 86.
- Why so many sales brochures are weak and ineffective - and 5 ways to make the ones you write many times stronger. Page 79.
- The 2 critical pieces of information that every brochure absolutely must contain. Page 81.
- 10 questions to ask before you hand in the first draft of your catalog copy to your client. Page 96.
- And so much more....
"I love writing - and designing - brochures! I also have your Writing Brochures, Product Sheets, and Other Sales Collateral for Fun and Profit e-book which I bought after creating a couple of brochures. Good stuff, there; good stuff!"
--Kendra Francesco
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--Bryan Skinnell
Act now and save $20
You can get paid a thousand dollars or more to write a simple "data sheet" - an 8 1/2 by 11-inch sheet with copy on both sides - designed to sell a product.
For an 8-page product brochure, your fee can range from $3,500 to $5,500.
And an annual report for a large corporation can bring you $10,000 per assignment.
But you won't pay $5,500 ... or $3,500 ... or even $1,000 to discover how to make thousands of dollars per assignment writing brochures.
My e-book Writing Brochures for Fun and Profit has a cover price of $49 ... and can help you earn many times that amount on your very first brochure-writing assignment.
But order today and Writing Brochures for Fun and Profit is yours for just $29 - a savings of $20 off the regular rate - less than I charge for just 5 minutes of my time.
And that's what it costs you ONLY if my guidelines turn you into a successful brochure writer pronto.
If they don't, the cost is zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada....
Try it risk-free for 90 days
That's right. If you are dissatisfied with Writing Brochures for Fun and Profit for any reason ... or for no reason at all ... just let me know within 90 days.
You'll get a full refund promptly - no questions asked.
And whatever you decide, you can keep the e-book free, with my compliments.
That way, you risk nothing.
So, what are you waiting for?
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Sincerely,
Bob Bly
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In it, you'll discover:
- 10 ways to stretch your advertising budget - page 44.
- 23 tips for creating business-to-business mailings that work - page 12.
- 10 steps to writing more effective industrial copy - page 28.
- How to create more effective product brochures - page 35.
- 29 story ideas for your next newsletter - page 41.
- 50 tips for generating more sales leads - page 20.
- 6 proven strategies for marketing to engineers - page 24.
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Bob Bly has been a writer since 1979 and a full-time freelance writer since 1982. He earns more than $600,000 a year from his freelance writing, and became a self-made multi-millionaire while still in his 30s.Bob has written copy for more than 100 clients including Phillips, Agora, KCI, 21st Century, Weiss Research, EBI Medical Systems, Sony, IBM, AT&T, Grumman, Crain Communications, McGraw-Hill, IBM, Intuit, Nortel, and AlliedSignal.
Bob is the author of more than 90 books including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Direct Marketing (Alpha), The Ultimate Unauthorized Star Trek Quiz Book (HarperCollins), The "I Hate Kathie Lee Gifford" Book (Kensington), The Science in Science Fiction (BenBella), and, with Bo Dietl, Business Lunchatations (Penguin).
He has published more than 100 articles in such publications as Subscription Marketing, Direct, Business Marketing, Writer's Digest, and Amtrak Express.
Bob's writing awards include a Gold Echo from the Direct Marketing Association, an IMMY from the Information Industry Association, two Southstar Awards, an American Corporate Identity Award of Excellence, and the Standard of Excellence award from the Web Marketing Association. He also taught writing at New York University.
Bob has appeared as a guest on dozens of TV and radio shows including The Advertising Show, Bernard Meltzer, CNBC, and CBS Hard Copy. He has been featured in major media ranging from the LA Times and Nation's Business to the New York Post and the National Enquirer.
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