Blog For Marketing By Michael Senoff

In the following two interviews, you’ll hear me explain to Mark how to make some fast money writing for other people. This is a consultation that I did with a gentleman named Mark who needed some advice in “kick starting” is copywriting business. This short recording is packed with great information for new and veteran copywriters! You may get some ideas for business avenues that you haven’t thought of before.

At the beginning of our conversation, Mark was mainly concerned about what the name of his copywriting business should be. His first thought was to use his surname. However, he believed that his surname might be too unusual for someone to pronounce. You’ll hear how we discuss sole proprietorships and the option of incorporating after getting started, obtaining customers, and making some money. Find out what Mark finally decides to use as his business name.

Listen as I give Mark an idea about obtaining copywriting work by researching Ebay. Look for closed auctions for big ticket items where the item did not sell. Look at the Ebay ad to see what could have made the item sell. Sometimes it is simply because there was no research done on the item and thus, there was not a good description of the item or its features.

Contact the seller by email and negotiate to re-write the ad and re-run the auction. If the item sells, you would get a negotiated percentage of the sales price. Of course, you would need an option agreement and some sort of non-disclosure agreement as well as software that would prohibit the seller from printing or copying your ad – but you’ll hear me explain the details of everything you would need to accomplish this. Listen as I give example of a generic email that could be modified for any auction and sent to sellers.

I advise Mark to research unsuccessful closed auctions for boats, houses, machinery, and other high priced items. And don’t just stay with Ebay. Look into the real estate market for beautiful homes that just aren’t selling. Most of the time, real estate ads just don’t do a good enough job of explaining the real advantages of owning that particular home. The very best way to advertise a home is to interview the current homeowner about the home itself, the neighborhood, the schools, etc. – important things that real families are interested in.

Listen to my own experience with using written copy in conjunction with audio for both a product and for real estate.

Mark certainly loved that idea and was going to start researching completed auctions for big ticket items on Ebay right away! The key is to identify poor ads for great products. You must also learn to negotiate well and then you will have a great niche market!

For more information, go to http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/Copywriting.html.

Even though I had heard his name for years, I never gave Hershell much thought until I was searching for one of his books, “World’s Greatest Direct Mail Sales Letters Of All Time.” This book is not to be confused with a similar book by Richard Hodgson titled “The World’s Greatest Direct Mail Sales Letters Of All Time.” An interesting fact I learned about Hershell is that within the Collector’s Plate industry he is known as the “King of Direct Mail.” You may have seen collector’s plates advertised in the Sunday newspaper and other widely-circulated publications. I used to wonder why so many people invested in these plates until I talked with Hershell personally.

Hershell Gordon Lewis is a well-connected expert who has been involved in the direct mail industry for many years. He is the author of more than twenty books on advertising and marketing, and is the former chairman of BJK&E Direct. He now heads Lewis Enterprises, a creative source. He is also chairman of Communicomp, a full-service direct marketing agency affiliated with True North Communications based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

On this audio clip, prepare to receive a real history lesson on some amazing things. My conversation with Hershell was one of my most interesting, illuminating talks. In it, I take you from the days of Hershell’s first direct selling job as a door-to-door salesman through his development and evolution into a prestigious, powerhouse ad agency owner. This is one talk you will feel compelled to listen to three or four times. It is that eye opening.

For more information, go to http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/Copywriting.html.

Awesome! I have paid thousands of dollars to study the material of all the well-known copywriting masters and while some elements Eugene Schwartz presents are similar, there is something completely different & amazing about his info. In a nutshell, I would say he speaks with conviction based on phenomenal copywriting success. Also, he does it in such a way that you truly feel like you are sitting in on a personal coaching session and hearing insider secrets that will set you apart from 99.99 percent of the marketing world!

Your rare recording of Eugene Schwartz’s speech is an OUTSTANDING piece of marketing genius. In this recording, Schwartz offers amazing insights into his personal methods which any copywriter or marketer can benefit from instantly. I’ve never heard anything like this before, and I highly recommend that any serious direct response marketer stop what they are doing right now, and listen to this entire speech. It is pure genius! Kind regards, Bill O’Connell.

For more information, go to http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/Copywriting.html.