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Home Based Business Idea
C O P Y W R I T E R :
Business Description
You will be providing a service to the millions of small business people that do not have the time or talent to create the professional copy that you have the ability to produce. You will be writing effective copy for promotions, marketing collateral and corporate documents including specifications and supporting documents. You may even be involved in writing technical manuals or training documents. A new-media source for 2000's and beyond is content for the millions of corporate and business websites that now exist on the Internet.
Your
Unique Skills
You should be a very effective writer with the ability to save time
for your clients and sell their ideas and concepts better than they
would be able to do themselves. You must be flexible and
creative and willing to gather the information for the required
assignment with little impact on your clients daily operations.
Remember you are providing fresh insight to your clients
business. They will be willing to pay for an enhanced image,
time saving or a business with a new or improved definition of what
they are about.
Tools
of the Trade
You
will need a computer, printer and a fast online connection to
communicate to your clients. The greatest part of this home
based business is that you can do it from any location and you can
have clients that are located anywhere in the world. You will
determine where and when you do business. Once you have an
assignment then the completion and delivery are negotiated between you
and the client. You should be equipped with reference materials
to edit your documents for spelling and errors in grammar.
Getting
Your Foot in the Door
You
may want to investigate placing a small advertisement in a trade
publication or a direct mail campaign to your target audience.
The one interesting part of this line of work is that unless you have
clients that are consistently requiring your service you will always
need to be seeking new clients. Create your own compelling copy
to promote your business.
Show
Me the Money
A
professional copywriter can make from $50 to $100/hour creating
professional copy. Many charge by the project so that clients can
determine up front the cost for an entire project. You need to be
able to price a project and provide a timeframe for completion which
will be outlined in a professional proposal to prospective
clients. Your success will be determined by your ability to
successfully market yourself as a professional. Your client must
see the worth in your service. A successful full-time copywriter
can make up from $50,000 to $100,000 a year.
For more information:
"Secrets of a Freelance Writer : How to Make $85,000 a Year" By Robert W. Bly.
Organizations:
The National Writers Union
113 University Pl. 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10003
Web site: http://www.nwu.org
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Added: Sun Jul 31 2005
Last Modified: Wed Aug 10 2005
