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Freelancing with EditFast
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 21:00 No CommentsEditFast provides a free service to skilled proofreaders, editors and writers. If you are selected for a project by a client or by the EditFast administration you will be notified and that project will be directed to you. Best of Luck.
http://www.editfast.com/english/
Free Marketing Resources for Webmasters
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 14:01 No CommentsFree marketing resources for Webmasters and online entepreneurs. Free articles, free sales letters, free web-scripts, free promotion tools, etc.
http://www.freemarketingzone.com/
Make Money by Freelance Copywriting
Thursday, November 13, 2008 14:02 No CommentsThe Internet’s value as a resource is a very high. Besides being able to write emails and do research, the Internet also allows people to sell products. Electronic commerce is a huge source of revenue, but copywriters are needed in order to help grow a product.
Businesses need to have a website in order to sell a product. But many websites fail to sell their products. A successful sale requires good web-content and marketing.
Most people don’t know how to properly advertise a product, but many entrepreneurs are willing to pay someone who does. Freelance copywriters are able to offer their services to clients looking to sell a product. But there are a lot of copywriters out there, so you need to do a few things in order to help your success as a copywriter.
First you should create your own website. Many copywriters do not have their own website and building one for yourself could give you an edge over your competition. You should also build a portfolio that includes examples of your best work, a sales letter explaining why you’re the best candidate for the job, and testimonials from your past clients. These simple steps will help you gain more clients.
As you start working with a client, you need to understand what they want. Different products are sold differently. Politely listen to your client?s desires and give your input. You’re the expert and they are not. So if you know a better way to sell their product, then speak up and point out why you think your idea will work better. As long as you help them sell their product, they will be happy.
As you learn about your client’s product, make sure you know how to sell it. Don’t assume anything, just because you had success with a similar product doesn’t mean the same strategy will work again. If your client pays you a lot of money and you fail to meet your numbers, your client will not be happy. So, in order to gain success in the business, don’t hesitate to do a little research.
Let your client know the projected earnings for your marketing strategy. You don’t want them living under false ideas and become disappointed because there was a difference in understanding. Some products have a more modest launch but grow to be very lucrative over time. If this is the case, make sure your client knows it.
If building the website is part of your contract, then before launching the product, make sure your client likes the site. The client can pretend to be a customer and look around. If they aren’t happy, or find any bugs, be optimistic and try to meet their needs the best you can without compromising the success of your product launch.
Once your work is complete, you need to show your client how to manage their site and any other services that they may be using. Making your clients happy is one of the keys to success. As you do more and more work, your name will start to grow as a copywriter, and as your name grows you can raise your prices. Great success is certainly possible as a freelance copywriter. It only depends on the work you put into your business and time you spend making sure your client is happy.
Not only will your hard work pay off, but you also get to see the fruits of your creative labor. It’s very rewarding to know you were part of something successful. I hope this article helped you see what freelance copywriters do and how they can do it. Freelance copywriting is very flexible and rewarding. As your own boss you get to determine your work schedule, and you get to work from anywhere in the world as long as you have access to the Internet. If freelancing interests you, then don’t be afraid to do some more research into this great career.
Freelancing For Cash Online
Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:37 No CommentsFreelancing refers to the process of offering your services for someone else on a per project basis. The best way to explain this is through an example.
Supposing you possess excellent writing skills. There are tons of webmasters and internet marketers out there who are in need of fresh content and new products on a daily basis. Their demand for digitally written works is so great that even if they are blessed with just as much writing prowess, they won’t have the time to come up with everything that they need. Hence, they resort to outsourcing.
And this is where you enter the picture.
As a freelancer offering your writing services for a fee, you could take in some projects they will give you. You will be paid per delivery, and once that’s done, you could take in more clients for consistent earnings.
But freelancing is not only limited to writing, or ghostwriting as it is technically known. There are other services that you could offer, depending on the area of proficiency you possess. Here are more examples:
* graphic creation and design
* web creation and design
* software development
* data encoding
* translation to specific languages
* marketing consultancy
* strategic placement consultancy
* Admin and Accounting
If you want to dabble in freelancing, here are some splendid places where you could advertise your services and solicit some clients: