Jay White here, back with you for Day 2 of The Writer’s Life. All this week, we’re talking about getting a client in only five days …
Yesterday we touched on the Reactive Method of Marketing, and how you can leverage existing copywriter-wanted ads to get work.
But today, I want to talk to you about my favorite method of getting copywriting clients—the Proactive Marketing Method …
With the Proactive Method, you’re not answering ads from businesses that already need a copywriter. You’re taking the initiative and contacting potential clients on your own, and asking for their business.
This is direct sales 101, a giant leap forward from the door-to-door, pounding-the-pavement days, but with many of the same elements still intact. Because, we’re not doing this PHYSICALLY—we’re doing it VIRTUALLY.
And, it goes something like this …
5 Days to Your First Client: How to Pull Projects Out of Thin Air …