How to Make Money Writing Sales Letters

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Be your own boss as a freelance writer of professional sales letters.

Make money at home in your spare time as a freelance writer, writing sales letters for business organizations and websites who market products or services. Establish yourself as a reliable source of written content which can be used to market goods or services and watch the calls start to roll in. Minimal equipment and virtually no overhead is required to pursue this opportunity and in many markets there is a strong potential for a full-time income.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer
  • Internet
  • Research
  • Testimonials
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Instructions

    • 1

      Visit small business operations in your local area and talk to the sales people or marketing personnel about their current sales letter content.

    • 2

      Offer to create sales letters for the company that have a higher conversion rate and more visual impact.

    • 3

      Negotiate a price per job for the work or create a more aggressive pricing structure such as a small cost per letter mailed, or a larger fee for each lead or sale that results from the letter.

    • 4

      Create a number of sales letters with strong visual impact and calls to action. Use a different theme and wording for each one. Have several people review the letters and each select their favorites. Present the top two or three to the potential client and let her choose the one she likes best.

    • 5

      Offer to write additional letters for the same company and ask for referrals.

    • 6

      Visit other local businesses in the same industry and offer your services to them, using your original client as a reference.

Tips & Warnings

  • Market your services to a wide range of potential clients.

  • Ask your clients for referrals.

  • Make sure each sales letter written is completely original and contains none of the same content as previous letters or anywhere else.

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