A freelance copywriter once asked my ex-copywriting apprentice:<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do I know if a client\u00a0is wasting my time or not?\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I don\u2019t know what her answer was.<\/p>\n
But, I know what my answer would be.<\/p>\n
This:<\/p>\n
If you have to ask, they are probably wasting your time. Or, for people who think giving all their best ideas away free to a would-be client: Have they paid you anything for your time when you incessantly gave them free information in your zeal to win them over?<\/p>\n
No?<\/p>\n
Then they are wasting your time.<\/p>\n
And, it\u2019s your fault.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re by no means an innocent victim, you\u2019re a *willing* victim.<\/p>\n
Once you understand that everything changes.<\/p>\n
Anyway, so that\u2019s that.<\/p>\n
On to business:<\/p>\n
The October \u201cEmail Players\u201d issue goes to print in a couple weeks.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t contain anything specifically for freelance copywriters \u2014 but it does contain a ton of email marketing and writing goodies that have made quite a bit the green stuff for my businesses, as well as clients (when I did client work).<\/p>\n
There\u2019s one teaching in there (about a Hearse) that\u2019s especially profitable.<\/p>\n
That is, if you\u2019re a subscriber.<\/p>\n
And, if you implement it.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s where to subscribe while there\u2019s still time:<\/p>\n