It’s no secret that most people are afraid of selling themselves to find
clients or get published. It’s one of the hardest things to do – especially
when you're new at something and you don’t yet have successes under your
belt to bolster your confidence.
Below you'll find plenty of insider tips and techniques on how you can
sell yourself and land clients as well as ways to expand your opportunities
(how does an extra $2,000 per package sound?) and increase your productivity
(time is money -- learn to write more, sell more, and charge more in less
time)
AWAI's FastTrack
to Copywriting Success Bootcamp - Work shoulder to shoulder with Master
Copywriters and learn first-hand how to write a successful package
that brings in the royalties.
NOTE: This is an intense writing
workshop, not a spa. Come prepared to work hard, learn a lot, and find
the success to show for it.
Advice
from AWAI Successful Copywriters -
Find out what advice working copywriters who have taken our programs
give to other aspiring copywriters on the road to success. Learn
from their mistakes, profit from their success, and contribute
your own advice.
Member
Forum - Get to know other members. Network, brainstorm,
or share your success stories.
The
Golden Thread - Secrets, tips, and insights from AWAI's
copywriting pros. All together to help you succeed.
Join one
of the many advanced programs we have here - Find out
more about the special programs we offer here at AWAI.
Direct Response Jobs -Over
125 ads are currently posted here by marketers looking to hire AWAI Copywriting
and Graphic Design students.
Accelerated
Training Services - You can leap ahead of the learning
curve with mentoring from a professional copywriting mentor - one committed
to you.
The
AWAI $10K Challenge - Make Your First $10,000 Before You
Finish the Course!
Earn
an extra $2,000 per package - Over the next few years,
this secret will allow you to boost your income by as much as 25% per
year...maybe more. (ATTENTION: Resume and Travel Writers
can take advantage of this opportunity too)
How
to Turn Your Ideas into a Million Dollars
3
Steps to Writing Better Copy .
4
(Incredibly Simple) Ways to Gain Confidence
7
Proven Ways to Find Your 1st Client
Roadmap
to Success: The Copy Platform -- How to Write One and How to Use It -
Not only does this provide a strong outline for your writing but it
gives your client the opportunity to see where you're headed with the
promotion and correct anything you may have misunderstood in the beginning.
It's an extremely helpful organizational tool for you and an excellent
method for communicating your ideas and plans to your client.
What
You Need to Make It - Five Absolute Essentials for Making
it as a Copywriter, By John Forde
Cures
for Creative Burnout - Hemingway got his creative juices
flowing by sharpening pencils. John Steinbeck did it by writing warm-up
letters to his publisher. Douglas Adams ("Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy") took baths. And I think it was copywriter Herschel
Gordon Lewis who recommended staring into the mirror for 10 minutes
trying to convince yourself you're about to write the best copy you've
ever written. Find out how our Masters of the trade get their engines
going.
Hone
Your Skills - Bonus challenges to dramatically improve
your writing. Includes everything from writing Headlines to the P.S.
(ATTENTION: Resume Participants - use these exercises to strengthen
your bullets and write attention grabbing cover letters)
Get
to Know Michael Masterson - If he shared his money-making
and life secrets with you...every working day, all year long...how
successful would you become? Here's your chance...
Study
a Control - "It will cost you $10,000 and about 26
days of your time. Frankly, you will endure some discomfort, and may
even face some danger" -- Study the letter and read the critique.
Interviews
with the Pros - Discover how their incomes soared and
apply the same secrets to your work. Featured Masters include: Bob
Bly, Arthur Johnson, Kieran Doherty, Porter Stansberry, Dick Sanders,
and more.
Online
Resource Guide - Research tools and techniques for your
upcoming package or article. (ATTENTION: Travel Writers - we've created
a little Black Book of resources exclusively for Travel Writers including
how to find press trips, contacts for tourist bureaus all over the
world, how to get press releases e-mailed to you, and dozens of markets
for travel writers (with brief synopses of their guidelines included.)
Graphic
Design Resource Guide: by Roger Parker. 37 of the best
resources every graphic designer should know about. You'll find hundreds
of graphic design resources on the web and at the bookstore. Roger
compiled this best of the best bibliography with commentary to help
you choose those most valuable to AWAI-trained Graphic Design Success
members.
Powerful
Tips for Job Hunting Success - 6 things you must know
about a potential employer before establishing contact, Why you should
treat getting a better job as a sales event, 5 secret ingredients in
a cover letter that virtually guarantee a response, 14 things you must
do to get a better job, 8 ways to maximize the time you spend job hunting
… and much more.
