Why copywriters can't get work.
 

A new blog post. I mean here at the forum, which has more or less become our blog, and a few people still post here now and then, which is fine.

I've been retired for a decade now, Dien is very busy. So we don't really mind the 'forum' gets very little use, it is convenient for us.

So I was thinking about some things, as I write this, Alex Hormozi is the big buzz of IM, giving away all kinds of FREE stuff, I didn't watch the webinar, nor did I buy any books, or get any of his stuff for free, but is sure do have many folk all up in Arms.

Anyhow, this morning I was working on some copy for one of my projects, I haven't accepted any copy work in a decade, and most often turn away any such requests, mainly cause it is boring, same old same old products...

I spent 25 years in supplements, NO THANK YOU, not interested or in Crypto, Forex, Day Trading, Weed or CBD crap...all the things the herd is following these days.

I see the need for copy, most of the above niches have copy which sucks eggs and in those markets, it is ALL about targeting...they buy whatever horsepoop you sell them and tell them it isn't.

In case you are new, I hold a rather low opinion of today's marketers and copywriters, but I am aware that my opinion is none of their business...just as any opinion of me is none of mine.

But I do see a problem. Copywriters who can NOT get gigs. My question to them is a simple one...why don't you USE

USE YOUR COPYWRITING SKILLS ON YOUR PROSPECTS???????????????

Make sense??

If you think copywriting is salesmanship in print, and you are trying to get me to hire you to write said copy, then you should be able to use that skill ON ME, to get me to consider you for a paid gig. NO??


That is the rant part. Now an offer, a chance for you to give me some money, are you excited about that?

The past few months Bob has gotten me excited about the GJASQ1 since he did the very professional job on the POP, Pictogrigm of Persuasion...and since he has continued to develop and up grade.

I think in the next week or two Bob is going to release his COPYWRITER'S version of TOOL-KIT and it is going to be a very good investment, maybe 24.95 give or take a sawbuck or two...and when he has it ready I will create a link to it and keep the post a stick for awhile. I think it will do very well in the coming HOLDAY season.

So.

That got me to take a look at some of the work I've done, and parts of the GJA SQ1 that needs help...and one of the projects was the DECK OF HOLIDAY cards, with 52+ business ideas.

The offer. I'm looking for some co-workers. It will cost you 100 bux, to be given back to you upon completion of work and when it hits the marketplace. Why do it this way.

Skin in the game.

Whenever I have offered a Free VS. FEE, the free guys fall out, drop out, never get past the initial work. And I think it is because they are not vested, they have no skin in the game at all.

Now a hundred bux, ain't much skin...but it may be enough to keep your attention through to getting a thing to the marketplace.

So as I am revising and UPDATING my 52 CARDS OF CHRISTMAS, I am also working on parts of the GJA SQ1 to get them up to the high quality graphic that Bob produced for the POP.

OK, contact me, [email protected] with 52 in subject header if interested.

As for A. Hormorzi, I found myself most in synch with Alen Sultanic at Nothing Held Back group on Facebook and prefer an ECONOMIC view rather than the Guru Buzz of the moment...and as for FREE being effective way to build one's wealth, I have a different opinion based on decades of giving free vs. skin in the game results. Give your stuff away if you want. NOT me, at least no longer.

Gordon Jay

100 Year Old Man AGREES w/You Gordon - My Twist on His Idea
 

Thanks Gordon,

I spent some Time with a 100 Year Old Salesman for a Print Shop.

I asked, "How Did You Sell Print Jobs for 50 years. And Make a Living?

Frank said, "Very easy.

"Every time I Found a Bad Flyer or DM Sales Letter I Knew I Could Beat. I Rewote the Headline, offer and body copy. Took it into The Biz Owner.

"They Usually Liked MINE enough to Test it.

"Mine always Beat theirs in tests.

"So They Hired my Print Shop to Print up More Flyers. Or do 1000's of Sales letter using MY New - Better Response Version.

(EDITORS NOTE - This Works Because His Prospects are ALREADY spending money on Marketing. EZ to Test His Version.)

What Frank Did IN PERSON.

I Do From Home.

A - Find a Biz Owner ALREADY Spending Money on a Website.

B - A Real Example - A Personal Coach

C - ***Ellen was Coaching Students to Better Grades.
***Teachers who had never been Taught how to Control Kids in Class.
***School Principals who didn't know how to handle Parents and The Politics of their Jobs.

D - So on a Forum for School teachers with 100K Members. We Started A
Battle Btwn 2 Teachers.

Me#1
and
Me #2

ME Arnold Wrote Posts About Why Small Classes Were The ONLY
Way to Educate Kids. Quoted Montessouri School Literature. And other
"Authorities." One on One with a teacher is Best.

ME Samual - Violently Disagreed. Wrote an apposing View that 50 or even 100 In
Class was IDEAL. If The Teacher Got The Students Involved. Not just TALK at
them. Then Test.

(EDITORS NOTE - Both of my Parents Taught School.)

AFTER
A
Few
Rounds of Arguments.

Dozens of Other Teachers Joined one side or the other.

LOTS OF EXCITEMENT.

AND The Website owner LOVED IT.

REQUESTED Arnold and Sam Write More. SHARE MORE.

Including Links to Outside Websites with Photos and Experts.

==========
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After Creating a RIOT.

I contacted Ellen.

Asked her Help to Build a Website with Content from her Experience.

Which Included some of her Info Products at the bottom.

And a Free Report - Which required Teacher Contact info.

My webmaster
and I Owned
and Controlled the Website. And the LEADS.

And Started to Send Ellen Prospects with REAL PROBLEMS.
Many of whom HIRED her.

Ellen Paid to Get More Leads.

Thanks,
Glenn

P.S. - Most Copywriting on-line SUCKS. Artificial Intelligence SUCKS EVEN MORE. No Personality.

No PIZZAZZ.

No Fresh Stories.
Emotional Case Studies.

Ai can only draw from OLD Content. So very easy to Beat. Test and Show the Website owner Money making PROOF.

P.P.S. - Here's a Link to An Ezine I Wrote Today.

Do You Know any Ai robots Who get stung by bees?

"Stung 6 Times-I'm Sitting here THROBBING"

https://archive.enchantednlp.com/ezine.php?issueno=4781