Sowing the Seeds of Opportunity: How to Multiply Your Freelance (Writing) Work by Brian Konradt
(ContentDesk) March 22, 2004--You can turn your $200 fee to write a press release into $2,000 to carry out an entire PR campaign simply by convincing clients to invest in campaigns, instead of individual assignments. Campaigns achieve better results and cost less in the long-term for clients, compared to individual assignments. And, of course, as the freelancer, you get paid much more for turning out a succession of assignments that assimilate a successful campaign.Here's how to multiply your writing sales by convincing clients to invest in long-term campaigns, instead of short-term individual assignments.? Know the short-term and long-term results. A client approaches you to write a brochure. He may or may not know that his product can also benefit from other types of promotional pieces, such as ads, direct mail, news releases, websites, and so on, to sell his product or service.
Your job is to educate the client. The brochure may be the first promotional piece in a consortium of promotional pieces. Here, you must know the short-term and long-term view results of the brochure. The short-term
results are the results the brochure will achieve for the client; and the long-term results are the results the brochure will achieve/contribute for the entire campaign. It answers the questions, "How do the results of this brochure fit into the entire campaign?" and "How can these results be strengthened with other forms of promotional materials?" Show the client how a campaign, that's comprised of a succession of assignments, can achieve ? and exceed ? his expectations and outsell and outdo the performance of a single assignment.
? Use "tie-in" services. Whenever a client approaches you with a single assignment, ask yourself what tie-in services can supplement the single assignment. A news release achieves better results when it's accompanied with a photo. And a press kit ? complete with press releases, photos, brochures, and company information ? can achieve better results than a single press release. All of these extra tie-in services can turn writing a single press release into multiple writing sales.? Offer the "concept to completion" benefit.
Instead of pitching yourself as a freelancer who can write newsletter copy, pitch yourself as a freelancer who produces newsletters, from copy to completion. You multiply your income by outsourcing parts of the job and delivering a finished product, not a piece of the product. You also can extend your "concept to completion" services by pitching yourself as a marketing consultant, in which you make recommendations to the client as to the best way to market the newsletter. ? Develop strong consultative skills. Besides selling your freelance services, also offer consulting services.
Clients pay you to explain ideas, concepts, recommendations and turnkey solutions as to the best way to achieve the results they desire. Consulting with clients can lead to securing freelance work, since clients realize you have the skills and expertise to undertake the task.? Know the future needs of clients. Clients come with present needs ? and future needs. A client may hire you to write a newsletter now, but they'll also consider you for future work if you know what their future needs are and how to fulfill them. The company may be ushering in a new product line, creating a new division within the company, sponsoring a charity event, or creating a website.
All of these future events need a freelancer to do promotional writing and freelance work. That's you. Your job is to show clients how you'll address their future needs with solutions that'll increase their profitability and/or productivity. This is usually accomplished with a proposal through which you pitch yourself as the freelancer who has the solutions to undertake the future tasks.? Use proposals to secure work. Proposals are an inclusive persuasion tool to convince prospects that you can increase their profitability and/or productivity with your freelance services.
Proposals specifically show the client how you intend to achieve the desired results, the time and costs involved, and why you and your solutions are the best choices to boost the company's profits.? Adaptations. Any of your freelance writing services can be adapted for websites, turning a single assignment into two assignments. Get paid to write a press release or brochure, and then get paid again to adapt the copy digitally.? Add-on services, such as desktop publishing services, marketing consulting, compiling and selling media lists, and project coordinating can help multiply your work and your income.
Brian Konradt is a former freelance copywriter and graphic designer, and founder of FreelanceWriting.Com (http://www.freelancewriting.com), a free web site dedicated to help writers master the business and creative sides of freelance writing.This article may be reprinted free, online or offline, as long as no text is altered..
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Birdfeeders are structures that resemble lanterns wherein a person can place seeds and other types of birdfeed to attract and feed the birds in the surrounding area. So if a birdfeeder is placed in a spot easily viewed from the home, it can provide hours of entertainment for the whole family. Some of the birds can even become possessive and try to frighten away interlopers.
Birdfeeders come in two different types: hanging and stationary types. Hanging birdfeeders are usually hung in trees and are more convenient as they can be placed anywhere. In the case of stationary birdfeeders, there are two types available: those that can be attached to a tree and those that are perched on a pole.
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Trendy New Eatery Challenges Customers to "Show Me the Mustard!" Tayste Turns National Mustard Day Into Month-Long Celebration
Thornwood, NY (ContentDesk) August 7, 2006 -- Eric Rosenbaum, owner of Mamaroneck Avenues most delicious new eatery, believes that condiments are not simply accoutrement; they are a way of life. Tayste (www.tasyte.com), Rosenbaums dream, came to fruition as a funky eatery which not only has a delicious and varied menu, but also specializes in condiments. Tayste has over 50 different kinds of mustard and ketchup, making it the largest collection of condiments in Westchester. To this end, Rosenbaum is challenging the public: A free hot dog awaits anyone who brings in a brand or variation of mustard that Tayste doesnt already carry! Needless to say, Rosenbaum takes his condiments very seriously, so National Mustard Day is not something that Tayste takes lightly.Some of Taystes more exotic mustards include fruit-based mustards like cranberry mustard and raspberry mustard, which are great with turkey burgers and...
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The Skinny on Legumes, Seeds and Nuts
Beans, peas and lentels are in the legume family and are excellent food choices. Legumes are healthy complex carbohydrates, full of vitamins and minerals as well as fiber. They are a good source of protein, although they do not have all the amino acids (the building blocks of protein) that the body needs, so supplement your legumes with a variety of foods to get the complete protein your body needs.
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LDW Software Plants its First Seeds in the Windows Mobile Garden with Plant Tycoon Game
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (ContentDesk via MobilityNewswire) August 2, 2004 -- LDW Software, a top producer of real-time games and simulations for Palm OS devices, has ported its award-winning Plant Tycoon game to the Windows Mobile software for Pocket PCs platform. Plant Tycoon, the company's first product for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, has been hailed for its real-time game play?it continues to play even when the device is turned off?vibrant graphics, and addictive nature of the game-play. The game was the 2003 winner of "Simulation Game of the Year" by PDArcade."We are excited that LDW Software has chosen to extend Plant Tycoon to take advantage of the superior multimedia features of the Windows Mobile platform," said Karen Carter, group product manager for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "LDW Software has an excellent track record of producing challenging and interactive games with vibrant graphics?a...
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SEMILLAS de ESPERANZA(SEEDS OF HOPE)A MINISTRY OF NICK AND WENDY SERIANNI
NEWS RELEASE FEBRUARY 2003???????????????"May He give you the desire of your heartand make all your plans suceed."????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Psalm 20:4SEEING THROUGH SPIRITUAL EYESSometimes we encounter obstacles to our plans that confuse and confound us, and we wonder why God allows them to occur. If we merely observe what is happening to us through worldly eyes, we will not see His plan for us and we may miss the blessing He has in store for us. We need to look at all events in our lives through spiritual eyes, the eyes of our faith that filter circumstances through our spirit. Only then can we truly understand how our Heavenly Father makes our plans succeed and how he gives us the desire of our hearts.Wendy and I have encountered obstacles on a regular basis. We are approaching our first wedding anniversary the last week of February, and Wendy's visa still has not come through.
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Anonymous Loadable Cash Cards Now Offered by Liberty Enterprises Inc.
(ContentDesk) November 30, 2005 -- Liberty Enterprises Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of an important new product line to their list of offshore services; Anonymous Offshore Loadable Cash Cards.Richard Price, owner of Liberty Enterprises says, Working with our partners we can now give you the option of combining the asset protection of an offshore IBC bank account with completely private and anonymous cash cards. Our loadable cash card can be used in over 140 countries at millions of...
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Baby Swimsuits
A few years back, garment companies were in a tussle to secure a foothold in the kids' casual garments industry. Today however, there is an itsy-bitsy piece of cloth that these industries are trying to corner: swimwear for children. With more families frequenting clubs, water parks, the beach and amusement parks, the demand for kids' swimwear is on the rise. Quite a few fashion houses, too, are concentrating on kids' swimwear, the reason being that this market flourished in the nineties and is...
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Forgive And Make Room For New Experiences
The process of forgiveness sets us free. It makes room in our lives for new experiences. When we harbor resentments they take up a lot of time and space in our minds that could be filled with other things that we would enjoy more I am sure like love, compassion, and joy.Think on the other hand if we seldom took offense how freeing that would be. It would allow us more time and space and illiminate if not entirely from our lives the need to forgive. To detach lovingly from another person when they...
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Inkjet printer technology
Inkjet printer technology was developed by some of the biggest names in the business in the late 70's. There were actually two technologies developed, one based on heat and the other based on an electric current applied to a crystal. Both methods are used to force the ink out of the ink cartridge on to the paper.Printers that use heat to acheive this are called thermal printers. These are very popular. Most home inkjet printers are thermal printers.
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Lurker Films Announces the H.P. Lovecraft Collection Volume 2: Rough Magik on DVD
Lurker Films, Inc. the world's leading producer and publisher of Lovecraft related film products announced the release of The H.P. Lovecraft Collection? Volume 2: Rough Magik on DVD and will be available from merchants throughout the United States and Canada by December 6th.Rough Magik, a proposed BBC television pilot written and produced by Stephen Parsons, plugs nicely into the dark world of Delta Green (a role playing game based on the mythos of author H.P. Lovecraft), and concerns The Night...
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Next Step Foundation files federal lawshuit against Stowe Township - Cites discrimination against recovering alcoholics and addicts
Next Step Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing transitional housing, education and support to people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction has filed a federal lawsuit today against Stowe Township for discrimination against operating a recovery house at its property at 936 Broadway Avenue in Stowe Township. The complaint, which includes a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, was filed this morning in the United States District Court for the Western...
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