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May 2012 (1)
- 24: Why good copy goes bad: are you stupid or just ignorant? (7)
April 2012 (1)
- 27: Are you actually “paying” for business subscriptions? (0)
March 2012 (2)
- 29: The Copywriter’s Guide to Procrastination (5)
- 01: The OTHER skills you need to be a great copywriter (4)
February 2012 (1)
- 02: Why copywriting is like reality TV (4)
January 2012 (2)
- 20: Information Overload: A copywriter’s worst enemy and 8 ways to avoid it (6)
- 05: 7 easy time management tips for copywriters (9)
December 2011 (1)
- 08: Freelance Endgame: 5 smart moves for “retirement” (0)
November 2011 (2)
- 24: Dear Client: A letter from your freelance copywriter (10)
- 14: How to create a copywriting winner step-by-step (1)
October 2011 (2)
- 27: How to write “hot button” sales copy in a recession (4)
- 13: 4 practical ways to sell without writing a sales pitch (2)
September 2011 (3)
- 30: The Art of Zen Copywriting – Part 2 (2)
- 15: The Art of Zen Copywriting – Part 1 (5)
- 01: 100 spam trigger words that can kill your email copy (9)
August 2011 (2)
- 18: Writing compelling copy with a stick and red feathers (1)
- 04: The importance of being trivial (2)
July 2011 (1)
- 14: 89 Reasons I LOVE Being a Freelance Copywriter (15)
June 2011 (2)
- 23: Should you ask for freelance referral fees? (9)
- 09: 5 essential smartphone apps for the organized freelancer (1)
May 2011 (3)
- 26: Become a freelance god in 7 (sort of) simple steps (4)
- 12: 12 boring copywriting tips (that lead to exciting results) (4)
- 05: How to handle those pesky ASAP copywriting requests (7)
April 2011 (2)
- 21: The freelance guide to working with clients that SUCK (6)
- 07: Fascinations: The art of writing compelling teaser copy (4)
March 2011 (3)
- 24: Take the Duluth catalog copywriting challenge (13)
- 11: Are you losing thousands in freelance fees to PayPal? (14)
- 03: The freelancer’s quick job hunting guide – Part 2 (1)
February 2011 (3)
- 24: The freelancer’s quick job hunting guide – Part 1 (3)
- 17: What exactly does a copywriter do anyway? (14)
- 10: 5 copywriting judo moves every copywriter should know (8)
January 2011 (4)
- 27: How I set up a fun, efficient copywriter office space (0)
- 17: 5 bilingual copywriting traps and how to avoid them (13)
- 10: My Path to Freelance Success (And So Can You) (8)
- 03: How to write a crowd-pleasing speech in 3 simple steps (3)
December 2010 (5)
- 27: Your 10 favorite ProCopyTips posts for 2010 (0)
- 20: Do your headlines pass the critical 4-Task Test? (0)
- 13: 11 powerful emotions to supercharge fundraising letters (5)
- 06: The one simple secret for earning top freelance pay (6)
- 02: Can you get freelance clients with social networking? (5)
November 2010 (9)
- 29: How to write email marketing messages that get clicks (3)
- 25: My grandfather’s chicken-plucking secret of success (5)
- 22: Sharpen your writing skills with the stopwatch challenge (4)
- 18: A 9-step copywriter’s guide for taking effective notes (5)
- 15: Should you join a freelance or writers union? (0)
- 11: Storytelling and the greatest sales letter of all time (7)
- 08: 7 surprisingly easy ways to fight burnout and recharge your writing batteries (2)
- 04: POWER Copywriting: How to write any ad in 5 steps (8)
- 01: When freelancing fails: 5 questions to ask yourself (20)
October 2010 (7)
- 25: Dazzle Your Clients and Double Your Income (16)
- 21: Copyright for copywriters: Who owns your copy? (6)
- 18: How to write a complete direct mail package (5)
- 14: Are you an ethical copywriter or a marketing weasel? (14)
- 11: 7 defensive copywriting strategies to close the sale (5)
- 07: Hype copy that sells and how to write it (3)
- 04: Computer meltdown: 5 lessons for copywriters (4)
September 2010 (8)
- 30: Copywriting blunder: Are you a “radio head” writer? (7)
- 27: The selling power of intelligent redundancy (6)
- 23: How the Macintosh changed creativity forever (4)
- 16: Copywriting ethics: 6 steps for working with questionable clients (2)
- 13: Hard sell vs soft sell: What’s the difference? (4)
- 09: Ask this one question to close more freelance sales (9)
- 06: 3 ways to attract higher paying clients and avoid the $10 content mills (18)
- 02: Admit it. Why do you really freelance? (16)
August 2010 (9)
- 30: Convincing the gatekeeper: writing copy for the real decision maker (7)
- 26: 6 wonderful ways to win the heart of a web designer (13)
- 23: Oops! 7 steps for handling a major copywriting screw-up (9)
- 19: 4 winning secrets of superstar direct mail copywriters (1)
- 16: How to write snappy headlines that make sales (17)
- 12: American English vs. British and Australian English (45)
- 09: The tweak trap: how to avoid nightmare rewrites (17)
- 05: $#!* Happens! A dirty story about freelancing success (4)
- 02: Copywriting GPS: Finding your way to the first sentence (6)
July 2010 (9)
- 29: Can freelancers REALLY make 6 figures a year? (11)
- 26: 5 simple ways to become a confident copywriter (7)
- 22: How do you know what a client expects to pay? (6)
- 19: PR copywriting: an interview with Kathleen Hanover (2)
- 15: How to write product descriptions that appeal to the senses (14)
- 12: B2B copywriting: an interview with Pete Savage (6)
- 08: Okay. Okay. I’m writing a freelancing book. (11)
- 05: How to write for public sector clients (without going crazy) (3)
- 01: Are you gambling with your freelance future? (17)
June 2010 (9)
- 28: How do you guarantee something that’s free? (4)
- 24: What is the matrix? The secret tool for focused copywriting (5)
- 21: SEO copywriting: an interview with Heather Lloyd Martin (4)
- 17: 10 secrets for writing “open me” envelope teaser copy (4)
- 14: Direct mail copywriting: an interview with Dean Rieck (11)
- 10: How to write a powerful, response-boosting guarantee (12)
- 08: 8 rules for setting your freelance copywriting fees (15)
- 04: Yogi Berra’s quirky tips on copywriting (0)
- 01: Email copywriting: an interview with Ivan Levison (2)
May 2010 (6)
- 27: Magalog? What the heck is a magalog? (3)
- 24: Web copywriting: an interview with James Chartrand (13)
- 20: The freelancer’s short guide to getting paid (12)
- 17: 7 elements of a solid freelance copywriting contract (15)
- 13: An open letter to direct mail designers (10)
- 10: Tons of productivity tips for professional writers (5)
April 2010 (9)
- 29: Copywriting Revisions Gone Wild! Why it happens and how to handle it (9)
- 27: How to write engaging newsletter articles in 7 easy steps (10)
- 22: Would you like to write for Pro Copy Tips? (4)
- 19: The hidden motivators that make people buy stuff (5)
- 15: Are you the job type or the freelance type? (12)
- 12: How “productive slacking” can make you more creative (6)
- 08: How to write a 30-second TV commercial script (42)
- 05: 7 clever copywriting tricks to captivate your readers (4)
- 01: How to sell by not selling: the secret of the cedar plank (4)
March 2010 (9)
- 29: No testimonials? 17 other trust-building copy techniques (2)
- 25: Use command language to get the response you want! (9)
- 22: The Elements of Style: the ad writer’s best friend (8)
- 18: Beware the copywriting sample bandits! (9)
- 15: Quiz: Are you a creative genius? (2)
- 11: How to write an advertorial to sell a product (3)
- 08: Copywriter thumbnails and how to draw them (5)
- 04: 32 essential tools I use to run my copywriting business (14)
- 01: 15 little secrets your freelance clients won’t tell you (10)
February 2010 (8)
- 25: Which of these bad habits blocks your creative genius? (4)
- 22: Program your brain for writing success in 7 easy steps (6)
- 18: Merlin’s 5-step method for managing your email inbox (6)
- 15: CrowdSPRING cattle call: “Work for FREE, suckers!” (15)
- 11: How to write a fundraising letter for Sister Catherine (7)
- 08: Track your copywriting projects the easy, low-tech way (5)
- 04: How to write a mission statement to guide and inspire (9)
- 01: Copywriting apocalypse: 6 survival tips for when the shtf (3)
January 2010 (9)
- 28: Why smart copywriters write about people (7)
- 25: 11 quick ways to kickstart your slow freelance business (12)
- 21: The world’s simplest computer crash recovery plan (12)
- 18: Translating freelance “Client Speak” into plain English (14)
- 14: 13 basic design concepts every copywriter should know (3)
- 11: A copywriter’s guide to consumer psychology (1)
- 08: Are you making this career-killing freelance mistake? (5)
- 06: Is your direct mail copy headed for the trash? (15)
- 04: Credible copywriting: Who ya’ gonna trust? (3)
December 2009 (12)
- 30: 11 insider secrets for becoming a freelance pro (8)
- 25: How does the gift of copywriting benefit mankind? (2)
- 23: We write ads or people die! (1)
- 21: How to write the perfect sales letter (5)
- 18: 3 “must-have” elements of direct response copywriting (7)
- 16: Best Pro Copy Tips blog posts of 2009 (0)
- 14: Do you sound like a voice mail monkey? Try this … (0)
- 11: 7 well-traveled roads to copywriting success (0)
- 09: How to write a direct response TV commercial that sells (10)
- 07: 187 marketing terms every copywriter should know (3)
- 04: How I gave my freelance website a profitable makeover (1)
- 02: What a successful freelance website looks like (2)
November 2009 (13)
- 30: 8 website elements that generate freelance business (3)
- 27: Are you making these 7 freelance website mistakes? (2)
- 25: 9 business-boosting benefits of a freelance website (0)
- 23: Blab and blather your way to great copywriting ideas (3)
- 20: Double your reading speed with this odd little trick (22)
- 18: 30 sales letter openers to kick start your sales pitch (15)
- 16: How to write a postcard for maximum response (12)
- 13: New Copywriter Information Center (0)
- 11: Spelling errors that make you look like an idiot (3)
- 09: 7 ways to drive a copywriter stark raving mad (12)
- 06: Is it time to go freelance? (1)
- 04: Secret Google search hacks and tools for copywriters (3)
- 02: P.S. Don’t forget to include a sales letter postscript (2)
October 2009 (13)
- 30: Are you satisficing? How people REALLY make decisions (0)
- 28: How to write a radio ad that generates calls or traffic (5)
- 26: Proofreading tips to catch those stoopid mistakes (10)
- 23: Rules schmules: 11 rebellious ways to electrify your copy (3)
- 21: 9 copywriting “number tricks” to manipulate readers (7)
- 19: 8 time-eating freelance client species to avoid (4)
- 16: Different from or different than? (3)
- 14: 10 easy ways to instantly energize your creative powers (9)
- 12: 60 powerful offers proven to make sales (1)
- 09: 7 freelance tricks to get new clients fast (7)
- 07: Who is Lorem Ipsum? (1)
- 05: Banish writer’s block with these 8 tiny tips (1)
- 02: Freelance fees: hourly or per project? (13)
September 2009 (14)
- 30: Doc Bottoms’ guide to copywriting with personality (2)
- 28: Cut research time in half with this copywriting checklist (19)
- 25: Sell anything with this universal copywriting formula (0)
- 23: Whitesmoke to the writer’s rescue (5)
- 21: Turn an angry client into a loyal client (with one word) (3)
- 18: 30 copywriting blogs that are actually worth reading (35)
- 16: How to type thousands of special “hidden” characters (0)
- 14: 117 tested advertising headlines that made money (13)
- 11: Why vanity phone numbers can kill your ad copy (10)
- 09: Trash MS Word and find freedom with OpenOffice.org (6)
- 07: Do you design your copy before you write it? (5)
- 04: 7 writing workflow tips to double your writing speed (0)
- 02: AIDA and 14 secret copywriting formulas (24)
- 02: Welcome to Pro Copy Tips! (2)

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