Don’t let this fear keep you from writing success

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> Don't Let This Fear Keep You From Writing
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> March 24, 2015
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> Dear Queruel,
> Welcome back!
> Yesterday I showed you
> how to blast past the first fear of succeeding as a
> freelance writer — "What
> if I'm not good enough?"
> Today I'd like to
> cover another obstacle would-be freelancers tend to believe
> about pursuing the writer's life.
> And that
> is …
> "There's too
> much competition."
> I believed this one
> for the longest time. And, after talking to many AWAI
> members during last year's Bootcamp, I discovered this
> is another one of their most common fears.
> They think they're
> too late to the game. That all the copywriting jobs are
> taken, since so many folks are deciding to live the
> writer's life.
> And, once again, this
> couldn't be further from the truth.
> Yes, it's true
> there are a lot of folks wanting to live the
> writer's life.
> And this makes sense,
> since it's a great way to enjoy being your own boss and
> calling your own shots.
> But, when it comes
> down to it, we live in an age where there aren't enough
> GOOD freelance writers to go around!
> Why?
> Because of the
> Internet!
> Any business with a
> Web presence NEEDS good writers. Think about it: They need
> content for their blogs … articles for their
> site … copy for their home pages, sales pages,
> product pages, about pages and more … copy for
> all their emails … copy for their social
> media … the list goes on!
> And the crazy thing is
> — these companies need all this content (and someone
> to write it) on a VERY regular basis.
> Here's an example
> from just ONE niche — the financial publishing
> niche …
> I was certain
> there was way too much competition to write in this niche.
> After all, it's one of the most lucrative writing
> niches … and everyone, it seemed to me, was
> trying to make a career in it.
> But I soon realized
> that even in the financial niche,
> competition is a non-issue.
> Industry-wide, over
> 160 different financial newsletters are published in the
> United States every month — most of which have
> anywhere from two to a half dozen associated
> "back-end" products that need to be sold.
> Add to that other
> financial products and services sold by direct response,
> including financial seminars, credit cards, newspapers
> (e.g., Barron's and The Wall Street
> Journal), magazines, financial software, insurance, and
> more …
> Even more surprising,
> is how many different promotions are written for a single
> newsletter or "back-end" product.
> I've found that a
> company may hire two, three, even four different copywriters
> to write promotions for ONE product!
> That's because
> these companies are always testing the best way to sell to
> their customers. This is usually the case with more than one
> product.
> Most financial
> publishers have a list a mile long of projects they need
> written. Their only bottleneck is getting the copy
> written!
> And remember, this is
> just ONE copywriting niche.
> Can you see
> why competition is a non-issue?
> And, I'll tell you
> this: Get even just reasonably good as a freelance writer,
> and chances are excellent you'll always be in
> high-demand.
> That's because
> good writers are hard to find.
> So, how do you start
> on the path to getting good — and blast past the fear
> of "there's too much competition"?
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> Get
> on the free email lists. Sign up for the free
> enewsletter of at least THREE potential clients you'd
> like to write for. For example, when I started out with
> Clayton in the financial niche, I signed up for the email
> lists of Agora Financial, Weiss Research, NewsMax Money, and
> Zack's Investment Research.
> Read everything you get. Chances
> are you'll get a barrage of emails as soon as you sign
> up. This is GOLD. Read them. Study them. Notice which ones
> make you perk up and take notice. Also, realize just HOW
> much content they're sending out! Someone is getting
> paid to write all this. Soon, it'll be you.
> Become a perpetual student. Learn
> all you can about the particular area of writing you want to
> do. If you want to write for B2B, then be curious and read
> everything you can. Study the sales materials. Try and write
> some as practice. If you want to pursue the financial niche,
> study the promotions you receive. Write them out by hand.
> Understand what the writer did, and more importantly, why.
> You get the idea. And even when you think you've learned
> it all … continue learning. That's the
> beauty of being a freelance writer — the learning
> never ends. You can go as "deep" as you want
> to.
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> If you take these
> steps, you'll be well on your way to becoming a good
> freelance writer. And competition will be a complete
> non-issue for you.
> Remember, clients WANT
> to hire you. They're ALWAYS looking for good writers and
> are more than willing to give someone with decent ability a
> chance.
> Are you going to
> commit to doing the action steps I've listed here? Why
> or why not? Leave your comments here.
> And be sure to keep an
> eye on your inbox tomorrow. I'll reveal one of the
> biggest keys to "making it" as a freelance writer
> and "unlock" the rich rewards of the
> writer's life.
> Cheers,
> "G"
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