February 2006
From The Golden Thread Mailbag … The “Art of Persuasion”
February 27, 2006 (04:29:48 pm)
Scott Rempe talks about the “art of persuasion.”
Quick Tip: How to Write Great Leads
February 27, 2006 (04:29:27 pm)
What must a lead do and what can a lead do to make your client happy and coming back for the complete copy?
9 Tips for Slaying the Procrastination Monster
February 27, 2006 (04:29:12 pm)
Is procrastination stopping you from turning in a project or starting your career? See 9 helpful tips from Carolyn Warren on moving forward.
Quick Tip: Using Graphic Violators to Punch Up Sales
February 23, 2006 (11:27:30 am)
Discover how graphic violators can improve your design.
Concrete and Quantifiable: Show an Employer How Your Client Can Help Make – Or Save – Him Money
February 22, 2006 (11:11:21 am)
Julien Sharp explains how to show an employer how your client will improve their business.
From The Golden Thread Mailbag … Premium vs. Bonus
February 20, 2006 (04:25:37 pm)
Scott Rempe answers a member's question about the difference between a premium and a bonus.
Quick Tip: Organize Your Computer CDs & DVDs
February 20, 2006 (04:25:22 pm)
Find what you need, store what you will use, and keep yourself streamlined and ready to write with this Quick Tip.
Question of the Week for the Masters
February 20, 2006 (04:24:58 pm)
Herschell Gordon Lewis talks about the best direct mail package he's seen lately.
7 Ways to Harness the Power of Positive Copywriting
February 20, 2006 (04:24:43 pm)
Don Mahoney shares with us that having a positive attitude will keep you succeeding. Here are 7 ways to be positive and get the job done right.
From The Golden Thread Mailbag … Asking Clients Questions
February 13, 2006 (04:24:21 pm)
Scott Rempe explains how asking too many questions of a client is a poor substitute for doing your own research.
Quick Tip: “Do It Right” – the DMA Way
February 13, 2006 (04:22:36 pm)
Know the rules when writing copy – find the resources to write the “right” way here.
14 Tips for Banishing Writer’s Block
February 13, 2006 (04:21:59 pm)
Whether you are at the beginning or somewhere along the way in your assignment, Don Mahoney has 14 tips to wipe out writer’s block.
Mastering the Secrets of Magalog Success, Part 3 of 3: Using Columns
February 11, 2006 (11:24:05 am)
Lori Haller shows you how using columns in your magalog design can increase your readership.
Quick Tip: Be Careful How You Invoice
February 09, 2006 (11:21:44 am)
Business advice to make sure you get paid.
Mastering the Secrets of Magalog Success, Part 2 of 3: Organizing Your Design
February 09, 2006 (11:17:16 am)
Lori Haller gives insights into how to organize and approach large-scale assignments like a magalog.
How to Write an “Objective” that Gets a Client Interviews
February 07, 2006 (11:10:48 am)
Julien Sharp explains how to write an “objective” that will get your client an interview.
From The Golden Thread Mailbag … Finishing the Live Assignment
February 06, 2006 (04:18:58 pm)
Scott Rempe talks about finishing AWAI’s “Live Assignment.”
Quick Tip: Finding New Clients Is as Close as Your Local Paper
February 06, 2006 (04:18:39 pm)
Build your new client list by checking out the local papers for announcements of new businesses.
Continuing Success Story: An Interview With AWAI Masters Member John White
February 06, 2006 (04:17:41 pm)
An interview with John White, a freelance copywriter for two years making it big in Business-to-Business (B-to-B). He tells us how he started by cold calling and reading the paper.
“I’ve owned several small businesses before, but didn’t like the fixed schedule and other limitations (not to mention having to work every holiday). I feel much less restrained and free to create now.”
If yes, you could be in big demand, earning big money, writing just a few hours a day from anywhere in the world you choose to be.
Get Nick Usborne’s step-by-step system for creating money-making information websites.
In just 6 hours and 35 minutes, you can be in business earning $60 – $150 an hour writing simple resumes.
Learn the secrets behind succeeding in this in-demand career.
The work is plentiful … the pay scales are generous and the competition is scarce!
Get the answers to the hundreds of questions and concerns commonly asked in specific, step-by-step details.
Use this eight-step plan to make the leap from aspiring copywriter to professional copywriter this year.
Let your fellow AWAI members show you firsthand the easiest, most powerful way to land your first client … BEFORE you finish the program.
Writing for the web is a huge opportunity for copywriters. Let web expert Nick Usborne show you how to write blockbuster web copy in record time … even if you're a complete internet “rookie”!
It’s an opportunity to make $50,000, $75,000, $100,000 a year or more … working just a few hours a day.
A once complicated profession is now something you can do on a standard computer – even if you have little or no “artistic” ability.
It’s one thing to have a website. But if your website can’t be found by the search engines, it may as well not exist.
The Internet creates new income possibilities every day. The biggest among them: online video marketing.
Get the very techniques top-performing copywriters use to rattle off one groundbreaking control after another.
In his new book, Michael Masterson teaches you his very own formula for powerful persuasion and how to apply it to direct mail sales letters as well as online promotions.
