Comments on: 7 freelance tricks to get new clients fast http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-clients Copywriting Tips for Smart Copywriters Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:30:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Dean Rieck http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-clients/comment-page-1#comment-30360 Dean Rieck Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:26:41 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=416#comment-30360 Tim, that must be something on your browser. I don't have any text ad application installed. And I'm not seeing this anywhere in Firefox or Explorer. Maybe check your browser ad-ons to see if something got installed by mistake. My understanding is that "Text-Enhance" is malware. See this: http://wafflesatnoon.com/2011/10/05/seeing-unwanted-text-enhance-ads/ Tim, that must be something on your browser. I don’t have any text ad application installed. And I’m not seeing this anywhere in Firefox or Explorer. Maybe check your browser ad-ons to see if something got installed by mistake. My understanding is that “Text-Enhance” is malware. See this: http://wafflesatnoon.com/2011/10/05/seeing-unwanted-text-enhance-ads/

]]> By: Tim Bradley, Writer http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-clients/comment-page-1#comment-30359 Tim Bradley, Writer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:12:42 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=416#comment-30359 I think I accidentally "disappeared" my reply. What it said was that when I try to click on or roll my mouse over some of the underlined blue words--money, start, mail--an ad from "Text Enhance" for various products pops up. I think I accidentally “disappeared” my reply. What it said was that when I try to click on or roll my mouse over some of the underlined blue words–money, start, mail–an ad from “Text Enhance” for various products pops up.

]]> By: Tim Bradley, Writer http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-clients/comment-page-1#comment-30357 Tim Bradley, Writer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:34:52 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=416#comment-30357 Thanks for the "direct response"! When I try to click on the underlined blue words--money, freelance copywriter, mail, start--an ad from "Text Enhance" for various products comes up. Thanks for the “direct response”! When I try to click on the underlined blue words–money, freelance copywriter, mail, start–an ad from “Text Enhance” for various products comes up.

]]> By: Dean Rieck http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-clients/comment-page-1#comment-30348 Dean Rieck Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:42:59 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=416#comment-30348 Tim, what ads are you talking about? I have no ads set up on this blog. Tim, what ads are you talking about? I have no ads set up on this blog.

]]> By: Tim Bradley, Writer http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-clients/comment-page-1#comment-30299 Tim Bradley, Writer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:37:47 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=416#comment-30299 Those mouse-over "Text-Ehance" ads are REALLY annoying and misleading. Can't believe you allow them. Those mouse-over “Text-Ehance” ads are REALLY annoying and misleading. Can’t believe you allow them.

]]> By: Sarah Kean-Price http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-clients/comment-page-1#comment-29970 Sarah Kean-Price Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:14:52 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=416#comment-29970 Gail, I love this idea. Will definitely be giving it a go! Gail, I love this idea. Will definitely be giving it a go!

]]> By: Gail Cooper http://www.procopytips.com/freelance-clients/comment-page-1#comment-14605 Gail Cooper Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:58:39 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=416#comment-14605 Great blog. Another idea -- this boosted my response rate to 20% (yep!). First, get a list of qualified leads. Second, send them a pitch letter. Third, INCLUDE a self-addressed BRC, with several checkboxes: "I have a project in mind; call me"; "Nothing now, but contact me in [blank] days/weeks"; "Thanks, but I don't need anything just now." No stamp: getting the prospect to add a stamp "sets the hook" and weeds out those who are just killing time on a coffee break. Add a few blank lines for their title, company, and address. This is their spot to correct any out of date info you might have had. I couldn't believe how well this worked. I did a similar mailing without the BRC, and got a 2% response rate. The BRCs were dead simple, too: just card stock, printed at the neighborhood xerox store. I used a rubber stamp with my name and address to stamp the front. It was such a novelty for my prospects that they liked it. Gail Cooper, copywriter & script doctor Great blog.
Another idea — this boosted my response rate to 20% (yep!). First, get a list of qualified leads. Second, send them a pitch letter. Third, INCLUDE a self-addressed BRC, with several checkboxes: “I have a project in mind; call me”; “Nothing now, but contact me in [blank] days/weeks”; “Thanks, but I don’t need anything just now.”
No stamp: getting the prospect to add a stamp “sets the hook” and weeds out those who are just killing time on a coffee break.
Add a few blank lines for their title, company, and address. This is their spot to correct any out of date info you might have had.
I couldn’t believe how well this worked. I did a similar mailing without the BRC, and got a 2% response rate. The BRCs were dead simple, too: just card stock, printed at the neighborhood xerox store. I used a rubber stamp with my name and address to stamp the front. It was such a novelty for my prospects that they liked it.

Gail Cooper, copywriter & script doctor

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