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www.DobermanDan.com
This
was
a
whole
new
field,
a
new
industry
and
everything,
so
I
got
to
really
be
part
of
a
phenomenal
era
with
Phillips.
Now
Healthy
Directions
is
the
name
of
the
company,
but
that’s
what
it
was
when
I
was
there
back
in
the
day.
Dan:
When
people
hire
you,
they
basically
get
a
double
whammy.
They
get
a
world-‐class
copywriter
and
they
also
get
11-‐12
years
of
direct
response
marketing
experience
with
a
huge
major
player
in
direct
marketing.
You
should
probably
double
your
fee.
Carline:
[laughing]
Okay,
great,
thanks!
I’ll
do
that.
But
you’re
right,
absolutely.
And
it’s
funny
because
most
of
my
clients
were
always
puzzled
why
when
they
started
to
talking
to
me
about
writing
a
package,
one
of
the
first
things
I
would
ask
them
is
about
their
list,
like
“Who
are
you
mailing
to?
Who’s
your
best
list?”
They
weren’t
used
to
hearing
that
from
a
copywriter,
because
a
copywriter
traditionally
is
on
the
creative
side,
and
then
the
list
side
is
much
more
marketing
and
numbers
oriented.
I
spent
many,
many
years
on
list
selection
for
all
of
the
Phillips
products
at
the
time
for
Healthy
Directions.
There
was
Dr.
David
Williams’
newsletters,
and
then
Susan
Mark
and
Kristen
Northrup
and
Marcus
Lowe
–
all
these
newsletters
were
grown
with
our
marketing
department,
so
I
was
very
much
involved
as
far
as
the
list
selection
and
trying
to
get
the
list
size
to
grow.
I
started
that
way
and
then
I
kind
of
meandered
more
into
the
creative
side
and
found
out
that
was
really
my
passion,
writing
the
copy.
But
man,
I’m
so
glad
I
started
off
the
way
I
did,
because
I
really
understood
the
importance
of
the
mailing
list.
You
can
write
a
great
package,
but
if
it’s
not
going
to
the
right
people
then
it’s
useless.
Or
you
can
write
an
average
package,
but
if
it’s
going
to
the
right
people
it
could
do
really
good.
I
do
spend
a
lot
of
my
time
with
my
clients
talking
with
them
about
who
they’re
targeting,
and
even
asking
specifically,
“What
are
the
lists
that
are
working
for
you?”
because
I’m
still
in
tune
enough
to
know
if
they
say,
“This
particular
list
is
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working,”
then
I
kind
of
have
an
idea
about
the
people
or
subscribers
who
buy
and
make
up
that
list.
Dan:
That’s
a
huge
tip
for
any
copywriters
out
there.
That’s
good
stuff,
and
that’s
not
even
what
we
were
going
to
talk
about.
Carline:
No,
it’s
not!
We
don’t
know
what
we’re
going
to
do
today
anyway.
We’re
going
to
wing
this
and
see
what
happens.
But
yeah,
there’s
a
tip
for
copywriters.
If
you
have
an
opportunity
to
learn
about
their
list
and
try
to
understand
who
you’re
writing
to
or
marketing
to
–
and
the
good
thing
is,
it’s
not
like
you
have
to
learn
every
single
list.
For
the
most
part,
if
you’re
staying
in
a
particular
niche,
then
most
of
your
clients
are
in
that
same
area
and
they’re
all
mailing
almost
the
same
list
anyway.
There’s
some
little
nuances.
Maybe
one
list
works
more
for
aggressive
buyers
versus
another
one
would
work
a
little
less
so,
so
it’s
okay,
but
you
still
get
a
good
feel
for
it.
If
it’s
a
list
that
comes
from
Healthy
Directions,
you
know
these
guys
are
60+
year
olds,
a
combination
of
men
and
women,
and
they
have
these
specific
illnesses
they’re
looking
for
solutions
to,
or
if
it’s
coming
from
a
product
list
–
for
example
maybe
foot
insoles
or
anything
that
kind
of
helps
people
to
live
life
better
–
then
you
would
get
a
feel
for
who
you’re
talking
to.
What
I
do
is
try
to
put
a
face
with
the
list,
so
I’ll
think
about
my
mom
or
my
grandmother
or
someone
who
I
know
who
may
have
arthritis
or
who
may
have
joint
pain.
Just
try
to
visualize
who
these
people
are,
so
when
you’ve
got
that
locked
in
your
mind
and
you
start
writing
the
copy,
then
you’re
writing
to
that
person.
You’re
not
just
writing
to
some
huge
universe
of
people
who
you
think
are
interested.
You
narrow
your
thought
process
so
that
you’re
writing
to
one
person
with
these
kinds
of
pains
or
whatever
issue
that
you’re
writing
about.
It
makes
a
huge
difference!
It
does
for
me,
anyway.
I
think
that
most
writers
who
focus
like
that,
it
makes
a
huge
difference
in
the
success
that
you’ll
have
writing
the
package.
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Dan:
In
a
teleseminar
you
did
awhile
back,
I
always
remembered
something
you
said.
When
you
first
tried
your
hand
at
copywriting,
you
wrote
a
letter
to
your
mom.
That’s
how
you
wrote
the
piece
of
copy.
Do
you
remember
saying
that?
Carline:
Oh
yeah,
and
you
know
what,
I
found
it.
I
hadn’t
found
it
at
the
time.
It
was
an
insert
that
was
going
to
go
into
the
Health
and
Healing
newsletter.
It
was
one
of
the
very
first
times
we
tried
to
promote
other
products
in
a
newsletter.
At
the
time
I
was
a
senior
marketing
manager
for
Health
and
Healing,
and
we
were
looking
for
someone
to
write
this
2-‐page
copy
to
promote
this
new
book
idea
or
special
report
that
we
wanted
to
give
people
so
they
would
renew
their
subscription.
I’m
like,
“I’ll
do
it!”
because
I
just
thought,
“What
the
heck.
I’d
like
to
try
it
anyway,”
and
they
let
me
do
it.
Then
of
course
I
got
scared
to
death
and
I
thought,
“Oh
my
goodness,
what
am
I
doing
here?”
It
was
for
a
special
report
on
how
to
understand
vitamins
better.
I
actually
even
named
it
after
I
wrote
about
it,
and
all
I
did
when
I
was
working
on
it,
I
said,
“I
know
my
mom
is
this
market.
She’d
love
to
learn
more
about
vitamins
and
everything
else,”
but
when
I
started
talking
to
her
about
it,
I
saw
this
glazed
look
over
her
eyes.
She’s
like,
“I
don’t
understand
this
stuff.
I
go
to
the
vitamin
stores.
I’m
looking
at
these
shelves
and
there’s
a
bunch
of
vitamin
C
and
I
don’t
know
which
one
I
should
buy.
Should
I
take
caplets
or
powder
or
crystals?
100
mg,
500
mg,
1,000
mg?”
She
said,
“I’m
so
confused
about
this
stuff!
I
don’t
know
what
to
do,
so
I
do
nothing.”
I’d
been
talking
with
her
and
remembering
that
conversation
with
her,
here
I
am
now
having
to
write
this
special
report
about
vitamins.
So
I
just
said,
“How
do
we
make
this
so
easy
for
people
that
they
can
actually
go
ahead
and
act
on
the
great
advice
that
Dr.
Whittaker
was
giving
at
the
time?”
I
just
sat
down
and
I
just
thought
of
my
mother.
I
actually
took
her
picture
and
put
it
right
up
on
my
wall
as
I
was
writing
and
I
looked
at
it.
The
intro
to
the
final
revision
ended
up
saying
–
my
mom’s
name
is
Michelle
–
it
said,
“Michelle
A.
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wrote
me
a
letter
about
an
experience
she
recently
had,
and
I’d
like
to
share
it
with
you.”
Then
I
went
ahead
and
explained
everything
my
mom
had
told
me
about
the
frustration
that
she
had,
that
she
wanted
to
do
better
with
her
supplements
and
stuff,
but
she
doesn’t
know
what
to
do.
She’s
just
so
stressed
out
about
it
that
she’s
doing
nothing,
but
she
needs
some
help.
I
had
my
hero
at
the
time
come
to
her
rescue
with
this
great
report
that
is
called,
“The
ABC’s
of
Vitamins
and
Minerals.”
I
just
took
that
story
that
I
heard
my
mom
talking
about
and
turned
it
into
a
sales
piece.
Again,
having
zero
copywriting
knowledge
besides
what
I
was
reading
from
other
copywriters
in
general,
I
had
not
written
anything
myself,
it
was
my
very
first
piece
–
I
wrote
that
thing
and
just
said,
“I’m
going
to
keep
it
simple
because
I
don’t
know
how
to
be
fancy
like
those
other
high-‐paid
copywriters.
I
just
want
to
get
the
point
across.”
It
was
a
1-‐1/2
page
letter,
because
the
other
half-‐portion
of
it
had
to
be
the
order
card
that
we
had
to
attach
to
it.
Oh
my
goodness,
we
did
that
thing
and
I
liked
it.
I
thought
it
was
cool
and
I
thought
it
was
very
simple.
I
had
my
mom
read
it
over
and
she
said,
“Oh,
I
would
buy
this,”
because
it
was
just
very
easy
to
understand.
So
I
thought,
“Okay,”
and
I
turned
it
into
my
boss
and
they
said,
“Okay,
let’s
see
what
happens,”
and
they
mailed
it
and
it
got
a
4%
response.
That
was
huge,
because
we
were
happy
with
2%
responses
at
the
time.
But
it
was
a
4%
response!
I
remember
Bob
King,
the
president
of
the
company
at
the
time,
coming
to
me
and
congratulating
me.
He
said,
“You
did
a
great
job
on
this!”
and
I
was
like,
“Dang!”
and
that’s
when
the
copywriting
bug
officially
hit
me.
That’s
when
I
said,
“Wow!
I
could
do
this
stuff
and
people
could
respond
like
this
to
it?”
I
wasn’t
smart
enough
at
the
time
to
ask
for
any
money.
[laughing]
It
was
all
a
part
of
my
job
as
a
senior
marketing
manager,
so
I
didn’t
get
any
kind
of
royalties
or
anything
from
it,
but
it
did
get
me
started
and
it
helped
me
realize
that
people
just
want
you
to
give
them
information
that
they
can
use.
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Bob
King
was
very
famous
about
‘actionable
information.’
People
don’t
want
just
information,
they
want
something
they
can
act
on.
They
just
want
you
to
make
it
simple
enough
for
them
to
understand
what
is
going
on,
and
then
easy
enough
for
them
to
get
it.
That
has
been
my
mantra
all
throughout
my
11
years
of
freelance
copywriting.
Keep
it
simple,
make
it
worth
it,
give
them
something
that
they
really
want,
and
just
make
it
easy
for
them
to
get
the
help
that
they
need.
That
was
it.
After
we
had
that
conversation
I
went
searching
and
searching
for
it,
and
I
found
one
insert
that
I
had
written
and
the
headline
was,
“Shopping
wisely
for
vitamins
is
as
easy
as
A,
B,
C.”
I’m
not
sure
it’s
a
great
headline,
but
it
worked
to
our
file
at
the
time,
so
I
had
it
laminated
so
I
could
keep
it
right
in
my
office
and
remind
myself,
“This
was
where
it
all
started.”
Dan:
That
tip
there
has
been
so
helpful
to
me,
picturing
an
actual
person,
somebody
I
know,
and
writing
to
them.
I
remember
a
few
years
back
I
wrote
a
piece
for
Agora,
and
they
sent
me
over
this
research
packet.
They’d
done
some
really
detailed
analysis
of
their
list
and
they
sent
me
an
analysis
of
I
think
four
of
their
customers.
This
would
kind
of
cover
the
average
of
their
customer
list.
“This
guy
is
50-‐some
years
old.
He
does
this
for
a
living.
His
hobbies
are
this.
He’s
divorced
with
three
kids,”
and
they
even
put
kind
of
like
stock
photo
pictures
of
the
person
they
were
describing.
That
was
so
helpful
to
me.
I
actually
printed
those
out
and
looked
at
those
pictures
–
particularly
this
one
older
lady
that
was
like
75
and
crouched
down
working
in
her
garden.
I
swear
I
felt
such
a
connection
and
such
an
affinity
with
these
people!
I
still
believe
to
this
day
it
was
probably
the
best
piece
I
ever
wrote.
Carline:
Yeah.
A
lot
of
times
you
get
caught
up
in
the
whole
copywriting
thing
and
what
it
means
and
all
these
rules
–
the
four-‐legged
stool
or
the
7-‐word
headline
or
all
these
little
rules
that
have
been
put
into
place,
and
there’s
a
place
for
them.
I’m
not
knocking
it
at
all,
it’s
great.
But
really,
copywriting
is
nothing
but
persuasion.
It’s
nothing
but
just
getting
your
point
across
to
someone
so
that
they
feel
like
this
is
a
benefit
to
them
and
they
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can
act
on
it
immediately
and
make
themselves
better
off.
That’s
really
what
it
comes
down
to.
Man,
we
could
cut
this
whole
conversation
down
to
just
that
one
sentence
about
keep
it
simple,
keep
it
relevant,
and
persuade.
You’re
not
trying
to
browbeat
anybody.
You
don’t
need
to
show
how
super-‐smart
you
are
by
using
big
words.
In
fact,
big
words
suck
anyway.
Just
have
a
conversation
with
the
person.
If
you’re
going
to
write
a
letter
to
someone
that
you
really,
really
care
about,
how
do
you
do
that?
You
don’t
have
to
introduce
yourself
in
a
formal
way.
You
just
start
talking
about,
“Hey,
last
week
I
had
a
great
time!
When
we
did
this
and
we
did
that,
oh
my
goodness,
it
was
so
awesome.
Thank
you
so
much!”
and
then
you
continue
on
with
the
writing
to
that
person.
It
becomes
so
conversational
that
it’s
easy
for
the
person
to
continue
reading
it.
You
break
up
your
thoughts
all
the
time.
You
made
start
with
an
“And”
or
a
“But.”
You’re
breaking
all
kinds
of
rules
of
writing,
and
that’s
okay
because
you’re
writing
to
somebody
you
know,
somebody
you
care
about,
somebody
who
knows
you.
It’s
the
same
concept.
One
of
the
things
that
people
have
told
me,
and
I
take
it
as
a
compliment
anyway,
people
who
know
me
and
who
have
read
the
things
that
I’ve
written,
they
say,
“Wow,
you
write
like
you
talk!”
And
I’m
like,
“Duh!
That’s
the
whole
secret
to
it!”
Do
that.
Be
conversational.
At
the
same
time,
you
want
to
have
some
authoritative
role
because
people
have
to
have
comfort
and
confidence
in
what
you’re
saying,
but
just
talk
to
me
like
you’re
my
friend.
Don’t
give
me
that
legalese,
that
mumbo
jumbo,
that
kind
of
medical-‐ese
stuff
or
whatever.
Just
tell
me
what
you’re
going
to
do
for
me,
and
tell
me
how
you’re
going
to
do
it,
and
make
sure
I
can
believe
you
because
you’ve
proven
it
to
me.
And
now
show
me
how
to
do
this
so
easy
by
ordering
right
now.
That’s
it.
I
thought,
“Wow,
if
I
had
to
put
together
a
copywriting
course
it
would
be
about
the
size
of
a
post-‐it
note,
because
that’s
exactly
what
I
would
have
on
there.”
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I’d
charge
$2,000
for
it.
[laughing]
Now
it’s
free.
Everybody
gets
it
free
right
now,
so
I’m
done.
I’m
out
of
business.
Dan:
I
have
to
admit,
I
called
you
today
for
completely
selfish
reasons.
Carline:
You,
selfish,
Dan?
I
don’t
believe
that.
[laughing]
Dan:
Absolutely.
I’m
so
selfish
because
something
I
read
recently
from
you
just
got
me
greed
glands
flowing.
It
was
about
how
to
cut
down
my
copywriting
time
by
50%
and
double
my
income.
I
absolutely
had
to
find
out
more
about
this.
First
of
all,
you
started
out
the
call
giving
us
the
keys
to
the
kingdom
on
being
a
successful
copywriter.
Now
that
we
know
that,
I
want
to
find
out
how
exactly
to
do
this.
How
did
this
come
about?
Of
course
I
heard
Clayton
talk
about
this
before,
too.
He
wrote
that
Give
Me
90
Days
piece
for
Health
and
Healing,
which
basically
launched
the
alternative
health
newsletter
business.
He
wrote
that
like
in
a
weekend,
right?
Carline:
Absolutely,
sitting
by
the
pool
actually.
He
was
sitting
by
the
poolside.
He
was
on
a
laptop
and
that
was
all
he
did
that
weekend.
He
was
so
excited.
He
had
a
meeting
with
the
clients
and
it
was
the
launch
of
Health
and
Healing,
and
this
was
a
whole
new
area
for
the
company
to
go
into,
and
for
the
industry
with
alternative
health
and
really
trying
to
take
it
out
to
as
many
people
as
possible.
He
was
so
pumped
up
because
he
had
the
information
he
needed.
He
had
a
very
passionate
doctor
who
had
talked
with
him
about
tons
of
different
stories
and
all
kinds
of
really
cool
things,
so
Clayton
was
just
so
energized
and
just
so
ready
that
he
just
sat
down.
Nobody
thought
he
would
have
it
done
in
a
weekend.
They
thought
he’ll
take
six
or
eight
weeks
and
get
back
to
them
or
whatever,
but
he
sat
down
there
and
it
was
a
combination
of
sitting
by
the
pool,
typing
it
up,
taking
a
nap,
getting
up,
sitting
there
in
his
hotel
room
and
typing
it
up,
and
just
going.
The
words
just
started
coming
and
the
thoughts.
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When
you
know
what
you’re
talking
about
it’s
easy
to
write
copy.
It’s
when
you
don’t
know
what
you’re
talking
about
that
you
have
the
problem,
and
he
just
was
so
excited
about
it
and
had
that
package
written
in
a
weekend.
Monday
morning
he
calls
my
boss
and
says,
“It’s
done,
here
you
go,”
and
we
were
floored,
but
it
was
a
phenomenal
success!
That
package
with
different
cover
versions
mailed
for
almost
two
years,
and
we’re
talking
about
hundreds
of
thousands
of
pieces
mailing
every
month,
to
where
it
got
to
a
million
pieces
mailing.
We
were
trying
to
mail
a
million
pieces
every
month
for
that
package.
It
was
just
a
phenomenal
success,
and
see
how
much
time
it
took
for
him.
As
far
as
writing
time,
it
took
him
a
weekend
to
do
it,
so
that’s
kind
of
what
got
me
going.
I
knew
that
story.
I
was
there
when
it
happened.
I
remember
how
we
were
like,
“What?
He’s
done
already?
I
can’t
believe
it.”
Yet
I
started
getting
into
copywriting
and
I
fell
into
that
whole
thing
of
it
takes
six
weeks
to
write
a
package,
and
I
kind
of
let
myself
fall
into
that,
so
I
was
budgeting
my
time
accordingly.
I’m
getting
six
packages
written
a
year
based
on
that
type
of
a
schedule,
and
it
got
to
be
like,
“That’s
crazy!
Why
am
I
doing
this?
There’s
a
better
way.”
And
I’ve
heard
stories
like,
“How
fast
would
you
write
copy
if
somebody
put
a
gun
to
your
head?”
Well,
that
doesn’t
do
it
for
me.
That
doesn’t
motivate
me
as
much
to
write
the
copy,
thinking
there’s
a
gun
to
my
head
and
I’ve
got
write
it
as
fast
as
I
can
and
get
it
done
or
whatever.
Those
types
of
analogies
don’t
do
it
for
me,
but
it
was
just
how
do
I
just
stay
excited
about
what
I’m
doing?
With
me,
I
have
a
short
attention
span
so
I
go
into
bursts.
I
love
what
I’m
doing
right
now.
I’m
just
100%
into
it
for
the
moment,
and
then
I’m
out
of
it,
I’m
done.
So
I
just
had
to
kind
of
find
a
way
to
work
with
my
own
body
and
how
I
like
to
thrive,
and
then
tie
it
into
copywriting
and
say,
“How
do
I
take
my
copy
and
do
that
same
kind
of
emotion?”
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That’s
kind
of
how
the
article
evolved,
and
then
I
put
it
into
place.
I
think
it
was
back
in
2005
when
I
said,
“Okay,
I’m
doing
good
as
a
copywriter.
I’m
making
decent
money,
but
I’m
limiting
myself
because
I’m
only
writing
six
packages
a
year.”
I
only
had
six
chances
of
these
things
working,
so
I
thought,
“How
do
I
increase
this
and
still
do
what
I’m
doing
and
love
what
I’m
doing?”
I
gave
myself
that
challenge
to
say,
“Okay,
how
do
I
cut
my
copywriting
time
from
six
to
eight
weeks
to
three
to
four
weeks,
and
still
produce
a
good
product?”
That’s
the
other
thing
–
it’s
not
just
writing
crappy.
It’s
how
do
I
take
everything
that
I’ve
been
doing
and
just
truncate
it
and
just
give
myself
a
maximum
of
four
weeks
to
write
the
copy.
That
started
in
January
2005
and
I
said,
“This
is
my
challenge
for
the
whole
year,”
and
I
was
rolling!
I
was
getting
so
much
more
done
in
that
time,
because
I
went
from
writing
the
six
packages
to
writing
12
and
14
packages,
and
they
were
the
same
size
magalogs
and
tabloids
and
24
pages
and
more.
Nothing
was
a
teeny
weeny
little
8-‐pager.
We’re
talking
large
size
promotions.
I
was
concerned
how
would
the
quality
be.
Well,
my
success
rate
actually
improved!
I
had
about
a
66%
success
rate
writing
the
six
packages,
and
it
jumped
to
over
80%
when
I
was
writing
12-‐14
packages.
I
was
like,
“Holy
moly!”
I’m
writing
more
packages
and
I
think
it
was
an
86%
success.
I
did
the
math
and
everything
else
of
what
my
copywriting
success
rate
was,
and
then
I
doubled
my
copywriting
income,
because
I
went
from
six
packages
to
12
packages,
and
I’d
gotten
a
20%
boost
in
my
results!
That
was
the
year
for
me!
You
know
you
do
your
annual
income,
you
make
X
amount
this
year
and
it
kind
it
creeps
and
creeps?
That
year
it
just
blew
out
the
water.
I
mean
it
doubled
and
I’m
like,
“Okay,
this
is
good.”
And
yet
I
didn’t
feel
as
exhausted.
I
was
still
excited
about
what
I
was
doing.
Clients
weren’t
complaining
about
anything.
They
were
getting
success
stories
and
success
packages,
and
I
thought,
“Okay!”
I
started
now
saying,
“Okay,
I
am
going
to
book
one
package
a
month,
and
within
that
time
period
I
still
want
to
be
able
to
have
some
goof-‐off
time,
I
still
want
to
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allow
for
any
type
of
writer’s
block
or
anything
that
would
kind
of
possibly
cause
me
to
miss
my
deadline,
but
I
still
need
to
factor
all
that
in
and
still
be
able
to
get
it
done
in
four
weeks.”
So
the
next
year
that
was
my
other
challenge.
“All
right,
I
know
I
can
do
a
package
in
four
weeks,
but
can
I
do
better?”
I
really
made
that
emphasis
of
focusing
on
writing
faster
copy,
better
copy,
and
then
I
was
able
to
write
a
couple
packages
in
10
days.
I
did
one
package
in
three
days
and
that
was
phenomenal.
It
just
happened
because
I
had
everything
I
needed
and
I
was
just
like,
“What
am
I
waiting
for?
Let
me
write
this
thing,”
and
I
wrote
it
and
I
was
like,
“Oh
my
goodness,”
and
they
all
become
controls.
It
wasn’t
like
any
of
them
bombed,
either.
That
was
2006,
so
this
is
the
fourth
year
of
doing
it
this
way
and
that’s
how
I
function
now.
I
mean
I
still
tell
my
clients
I
need
four
weeks,
but
I
can
get
a
package
done
in
2
to
2-‐1/2
weeks
without
any
problem,
and
if
I’m
super
hyped
up
or
super
excited
about
it
I
can
get
it
done
in
less
than
a
week
Dan:
That’s
why
I
had
to
find
out
about
this.
First
of
all,
it
seems
kind
of
counter-‐
intuitive
to
me,
like
you
more
than
doubled
the
amount
of
packages
you
were
writing
in
a
year,
and
I
think
most
people
kind
of
assume,
“Well,
you
doubled
your
output
so
maybe
you’re
not
as
good
and
your
success
rate
is
going
to
go
down.”
But
not
only
did
you
double
your
output,
but
your
success
rate
shot
up
from
66%
to
86%,
so
basically
I’ve
got
to
find
out
how
to
do
this.
You’ve
got
to
share
this
with
me.
Carline:
All
right.
In
the
article
I
had
written
out
I
kind
of
broke
it
down,
but
I
figured,
“What
good
is
this
bragging
about
this
stuff
if
you
don’t
make
it
actionable
information
again?
How
do
I
show
copywriters
what
to
do?”
To
get
things
clear,
this
is
not
me
writing
a
package
in
a
week
where
I
have
absolutely
no
knowledge
of
my
subject
or
my
marketplace.
This
is
not
the
case
at
all.
That
would
be
suicide
or
something
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I
am
an
alternative
health
copywriter.
That
is
what
I
do,
that’s
who
I
am.
Yes,
I
can
write
other
kinds
of
copy,
but
my
niche
is
alternative
health,
so
I’m
already
familiar
with
it.
I
live
and
breathe
alternative
health.
I
went
to
an
iridologist
this
past
Saturday
and
I
was
so
amazed.
I
had
read
about
iridology
and
everything,
but
I’d
never
experienced
it.
So
I
actually
found
one
in
the
Atlanta
area
and
I
went
to
this
person.
He’s
an
82-‐year-‐old
European
guy,
a
soft-‐spoken
man,
has
been
doing
it
for
probably
40-‐50
years
in
Germany,
and
came
here
and
he’s
doing
this.
He’s
82
years
old
and
this
is
something
he’s
always
loved
to
do
and
he’s
in
a
natural
health
food
store.
I
went
and
I
had
it
done
and
I
was
blown
away
by
the
results
that
he
gave
me!
I
had
my
husband
and
my
daughter
go
with
me.
I
was
in
pretty
good
condition,
but
when
he
diagnosed
my
husband,
he
nailed
him
to
the
T.
I
was
like,
“Oh
my
goodness!”
and
all
he
asked
when
we
sat
down
was,
“What’s
your
name?
Give
me
your
address
and
phone
number.”
I
said,
“Do
you
want
a
medical
history?”
and
he
goes,
“Nope,
I
don’t
want
anything
else.
Let
me
tell
you
what
I
see.”
So
from
examining
my
eyes
he
was
able
to
make
his
notes,
and
then
after
he
finished
he
said,
“Okay,
so
what’s
happening
with
your
stress
levels?
I
see
some
sugar
going
on
here.
What
are
you
doing?
Tell
me
what
you’re
eating.”
We
had
a
huge
conversation
after
he
examined
me,
and
that’s
so
opposite
of
doctors.
Doctors
want
you
to
sit
there
and
fill
that
form
out
in
advance
to
tell
them
every
problem
you’ve
had
and
everything
you
think
you’re
worried
about,
and
then
they
go
look
at
you
for
a
minute
or
two
and
give
you
a
pill.
It
was
so
awesome
to
have
that
experience,
so
I
was
so
excited
about
it
that
I
called
him
up
and
I
said,
“Listen,
I
want
you
to
come
to
my
house
and
I
want
to
have
my
friends
come
over
for
you
to
do
this
for
me.
What’s
it
going
to
take?”
He’s
like,
“Well,
if
you
can
get
12
people…”
I
said,
“I
can
get
15!
I
can
get
30
people,
no
problem,”
so
he
agreed
to
come
to
my
house.
He’s
coming
to
my
house
in
November
and
he
agreed
for
two
days
I’d
guarantee
him
30
people
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would
be
there
for
the
iridology
exams,
and
then
he’s
going
to
get
paid
and
I’m
going
to
be
excited.
I
get
to
watch
this
whole
thing
happen
in
front
of
my
eyes.
I’m
telling
you
this
story
because,
like
I
said,
I
live
and
breathe
my
market.
I
know
for
a
fact
I’m
going
to
hear
something
from
that
experience
that
I’m
going
to
be
able
to
put
away
in
my
subconscious
and
it’s
going
to
come
out
somehow
in
my
writing
later
on.
I’m
just
tapping
into
all
this
all
the
time.
So
because
I’m
in
my
niche
24
hours,
I’m
always
trying
new
stuff
or
supplements.
Now
when
I
get
a
client
who’s
a
health
supplement
client,
it’s
not
a
new
person
to
me.
The
only
thing
that’s
new
may
be
the
product
and
may
be
the
actual
company,
but
the
market
is
not
new
to
me.
I
love
this
stuff!
That
is
one
of
the
big
things
that
helps
you
write
faster
copy.
You
need
to
be
an
expert
in
your
niche.
You
really
need
to
be
involved
in
whatever
it
is
that
you
want
to
specialize
in.
It
needs
to
be
part
of
your
life
so
you’re
exposed
to
it
all
the
time,
and
that’s
where
ideas
come.
You
kind
of
put
them
aside,
make
a
little
note
and
write
it
down,
and
as
you
start
writing
copy
that
stuff
just
kind
of
pops
out
of
your
subconscious
out
of
nowhere
and
you
go,
“Oh,
that’s
right!
That’s
a
good
example,”
or
somebody
says
something
that’s
interesting
and
you
kind
of
save
that
comment
for
something
you
could
use
in
your
copy.
Again,
that
was
the
first
thing.
It’s
not
like
you’re
brand
new
to
the
marketplace
and
you
think
you
can
write
faster
copy
and
successful
copy.
No,
you
need
to
know
your
market,
so
that’s
probably
the
first
thing
I
would
say
to
make
sure
you’re
aware
of
your
market
itself.
Do
you
want
to
go
on
to
the
next
one,
or
how
do
you
want
to
do
this,
Dan?
Dan:
No,
that’s
good.
Carline:
Because
you
know
I
talk!
[laughing]
Dan:
Basically
being
a
specialist
helps
out.
You
don’t
have
to
learn
a
whole
new
niche,
a
whole
new
market
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Carline:
Right.
If
you
have
to
do
that
then
you’re
going
to
double
your
time,
because
you
need
to
become
aware
of
who
you’re
talking
to.
So
that’s
one
thing
–
you
need
to
identify
with
where
you’re
going
to
be
and
stay
there
and
become
really
good
at
it,
and
be
around
people
who
are
in
your
niche
so
you
know
the
words
to
use,
you
know
the
problems
people
are
having,
so
that’s
all
internalized
before
you
even
start
to
write.
The
next
thing
I
would
say
is
before
you
write
a
single
word
you’ve
got
to
know
what
you’re
talking
about,
so
you’ve
got
to
do
your
research.
Clayton
was
excited
about
the
Health
and
Healing
package
because
he
interviewed
the
doctor
in
advance.
He
spent
time
talking
to
the
doctor
and
getting
the
voice
of
the
doctor
in
his
head,
then
he
had
his
research
done.
The
various
subjects
that
the
doctor
was
excited
about,
he
had
to
get
that
information
and
be
aware
of
why
is
vitamin
C
so
great
and
why
is
glucosamine
so
awesome.
You
have
to
understand
what
you’re
writing
about
and
you
have
to
get
your
research
done.
Usually
I
ask
my
client
to
send
me
a
copywriter’s
kit,
and
that
will
have
any
kind
of
background
information
about
the
doctor
or
if
he’s
written
any
books
or
any
reports
or
anything
he’s
done,
and
then
as
much
information
as
possible
about
the
product.
If
the
product
has
ten
ingredients,
I
need
the
research
on
those
ten
ingredients
because
I
might
be
able
to
use
something.
One
of
the
ingredients
might
become
my
lead
or
be
a
sidebar
or
something.
I
don’t
know
yet,
so
I’m
like,
“Give
me
what
you’ve
got.
Don’t
sit
there
and
edit
the
research
for
me.
I’d
rather
have
too
much
research
then
not
enough.”
Then
you’ve
got
to
get
the
research
thing
going
on
so
you
have
good
solid
credibility
in
the
piece
that
you
can
go
ahead
and
use
in
your
package
so
that
your
package
makes
sense.
Most
of
my
clients
are
very
good
with
that.
The
ones
who
aren’t
or
who
need
a
little
more
help
because
they’re
too
small
to
have
a
research
team
on
hand,
I
recommend
my
researcher.
Four
years
ago
I
formed
a
relationship
with
Sandy
Ferguson,
and
I
just
had
her
really
kind
of
understand
who
I
am,
what
I
like,
and
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then
as
a
researcher
she
knows
me
enough
that
when
she’s
looking
for
things
she’ll
go,
“Oh,
Carline
would
totally
eat
this
up.
This
is
so
her.”
She’s
actually
researching.
She’s
not
just
giving
me
a
bunch
of
information.
She’s
actually
looking
for
things
that
have
that
“wow
factor”
to
it.
You
don’t
want
a
researcher
who’s
just
going
to
dump
a
bunch
of
stats
on
you.
You
want
somebody
who
kind
of
understands
the
business.
I
always
recommend
her
to
my
CopyStar
readers.
Sandy
is
awesome.
www.FergusonResearchGroup.com
is
her
website.
You
can
check
it
out
and
see
if
she
can
help
you
out.
She’s
easy
to
work
with
and
she’s
very
reasonable,
so
I
always
give
her
a
little
plug
if
possible.
You
get
the
research
kit
in
front
of
you,
and
I
always
ask
my
clients
to
give
me
samples
of
the
product.
If
at
all
possible
I
take
the
product.
You
saw
my
cabinets.
I
remember
you
saying,
“Oh
my
goodness,
this
woman
is
crazy
about
all
these
vitamins
and
stuff,”
but
I
try
everything.
Well,
I
won’t
take
male
potency
products,
so
that
takes
me
out
of
that
market
right
there,
but
if
it’s
something
that’s
good
for
your
heart
or
another
product,
I
have
found
so
many
things
that
have
helped
me
and
my
family
by
using
these
things
or
by
reading
about
them,
it’s
just
a
win-‐win
situation.
I
usually
book
my
schedule
six
months
to
a
year
in
advance,
so
I
kind
of
know
what’s
coming
up.
I’ll
have
two
or
three
months’
headway
to
use
the
product
and
then
see
what
it
does.
If
it
makes
a
difference
on
me,
then
hey,
I’ll
create
my
own
testimonial
about
how
wonderful
I
think
this
product
is
and
put
it
in
my
package
itself,
because
I’ve
convinced
myself
that
the
product
is
great.
That’s
the
other
key
thing
you
have
to
do
when
you’re
writing
copy.
You
need
to
believe
in
this
stuff.
I
mean
I’m
sure
there
are
some
people
out
there
who
could
say,
“This
is
total
crap,”
and
yet
they
write
a
package
and
it
can
work.
That’s
not
me
and
I
don’t
think
that’s
most
people.
I
think
if
you
don’t
really
believe
in
what
you’re
doing,
if
you
don’t
believe
that
this
is
a
very
good
product
that
can
really
help
people,
and
you’ve
read
testimonials
of
people
who
have
had
this
problem
and
then
taken
the
product
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and
it’s
given
them
some
kind
of
relief
or
has
made
it
disappear
or
whatever,
you’ve
just
got
to
feel
like,
“This
is
so
good,
I
have
to
let
people
know
about
this!”
That’s
how
I
always
get.
It’s
only
happened
a
few
times
in
my
career
where
a
client
has
sent
me
something,
a
product
or
whatever,
and
I
tried
it
or
I
read
about
it,
whatever
they’ve
done
before,
and
I
did
not
like
it
at
all
so
I
turned
down
the
job.
This
was
not
at
the
time
where
I
felt
like
I
could
afford
to
do
it.
I’m
talking
even
years
and
years
ago
taking
a
project,
and
I’m
like,
“I
don’t
believe
in
this
thing.
Why
am
I
going
to
try
to
promote
this
company
when
I
don’t
believe
in
this
product?”
I’ve
had
to
do
that
and
it’s
cost
me
a
lot,
but
I’m
glad
I
did
because
I
just
feel
like
ethically
I
don’t
want
to
help
promote
a
bad
product
in
the
marketplace.
I
want
to
promote
good
products
that
I
feel
are
going
to
make
a
difference
in
people’s
lives.
I
think
if
that’s
where
you’re
coming
from
and
your
resolve
is
coming
from
there,
it’s
going
to
show
up
in
your
writing.
You’re
going
to
be
convincing,
because
you’re
convinced
that
this
product
works.
That’s
the
other
thing,
is
you’ve
got
to
make
sure
you
believe
in
what
you’re
doing.
Knowing
what
you’re
going
to
do,
having
good
research
that
involves
credible
sources
–
UC
Berkeley,
Harvard
University,
Mayo
Clinic
–
when
you
can
find
a
quote
from
those
kinds
of
reputable
sources,
that’s
gold.
You’ve
just
got
to
put
that
somewhere
in
the
package,
even
if
it’s
just
a
pull
quote
that
you
pull
out
so
you
can
name
drop
Mayo
or
anybody
else
in
your
package.
That
builds
credibility
and
that
is
huge
in
helping
you
be
successful
in
writing
the
copy.
So
that’s
another
one.
The
other
way
I’m
able
to
write
faster
copy
is
that
I
really
only
work
with
a
few
clients,
and
I
try
to
get
to
know
them
and
their
business
as
best
as
I
possibly
can.
When
I
first
started
off
it
was
just
like
whoever
is
willing
to
hire
me,
I’ll
take
their
job.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
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There
was
one
client,
then
I’d
go
to
a
completely
different
client
who
has
all
different
ideas
of
how
they
want
to
do
things
and
restrictions
on
what
they
want
in
the
copy,
so
now
I’m
going
to
this
other
client
and
I’ve
got
to
relearn
them
and
their
nuances
and
what
their
legal
department
is
comfortable
with.
That
takes
up
time
that
is
valuable
time
that
could
be
used
to
be
writing
more
copy.
Within
the
course
of
a
year
I’ll
only
work
with
maybe
two
to
four
clients
for
the
entire
year,
and
that’s
great.
First
of
all,
they’re
booking
me
for
multiple
packages.
I
have
one
client
and
he’ll
call
me
and
say,
“I
want
six
packages
next
year.
I’m
not
sure
exactly
what
the
dates
are.
Just
kind
of
spread
them
out
a
little
bit
in
your
schedule,”
so
I
already
know
I’m
going
to
have
this
client
and
I
know
his
business.
I
know
his
philosophy,
I
know
his
legal
conservativeness,
and
everything
else,
so
I
know
there’s
six
packages
there
and
I’m
pretty
comfortable
with
what
the
client’s
about.
Then
I
may
have
three
other
clients
to
take
up
the
other
six
slots,
and
that’s
what
I
like.
It’s
great
because
you’re
forming
a
relationship
with
these
clients.
They
know
you,
they
know
what
you’re
able
to
do,
and
they’re
comfortable
with
your
success
rate.
Then
you
know
them
and
you
know
they’ll
pay
you
on
time
and
you
know
that
they’re
going
to
mail
your
package.
It’s
a
great,
great
place
to
get
yourself
into,
if
you’re
not
there
yet.
It’s
forming
relationships,
not
just
trying
to
write
a
package
and
hit
a
home
run
and
move
on.
You
want
that
client
to
feel
like
if
you
wrote
a
package
and
it
did
not
work
for
them,
then
you’ll
do
whatever
it
takes
to
get
that
package
to
work
for
them.
Many
times
I
have
been
willing
to
rewrite
a
package.
I’ve
been
willing
to
do
different
things
–
new
covers
or
whatever
it
needed
to
give
it
a
chance
to
work,
and
they
know
that.
They
know
that
I
hate
losing.
I
mean
I’m
really
a
bad
loser.
I
try
to
act
all
nice
on
the
outside
like,
“Okay,
it
didn’t
work,”
and
on
the
inside
I’m
like,
“Aaaaghhh!!
I
hate
losing!”
If
they’re
willing
to
give
me
a
chance
to
get
the
package
up
and
working
again
or
whatever,
I’ll
do
whatever
it
takes,
and
I
don’t
charge
them
extra
for
that
because
I
just
don’t
want
to
lose.
I
want
my
package
to
work.
I
want
it
to
work
for
them,
because
I
want
them
to
hire
me
again
and
I
want
this
to
be
a
good
thing.
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Even
if
the
package
doesn’t
work,
and
it
happened
a
couple
times
where
the
product
needed
some
work
or
whatever,
but
the
package
I
wrote
did
not
work
for
the
client,
and
I
was
willing
to
do
whatever
it
takes
to
do
it
again.
Then
the
client
decided,
“No,
we’re
going
to
kill
the
product,”
and
they
still
called
me
back
to
write
another
package
for
them
later
on,
because
they
saw
I
was
determined,
I
was
committed,
I
was
professional
and
was
willing
to
do
whatever
was
needed
on
the
other
package.
They
said,
“Wow,
we
were
really
impressed
with
that,
so
we
want
you
to
work
on
this
product
for
us.”
So
there
can
be
a
good
thing
that
comes
out
it,
even
when
you
don’t
have
a
winner
with
your
packages.
It’s
how
you
handle
yourself
as
a
professional,
and
that’s
key
too.
That
was
my
thing.
By
2006
I
already
had
a
few
clients.
I
was
already
comfortable
enough
with
my
marketplace.
All
those
things
were
kind
of
already
going
in
my
favor
before
I
started
jumping
into
the
whole
“faster
copy”
approach.
That’s
where
I
felt
strong
enough
in
my
niche
and
I
had
a
few
clients.
Now
I
will
admit,
I
will
go
outside
my
niche
at
times,
and
I
think
I
said
that
in
the
article.
If
Oprah
calls
and
wants
you
to
write
a
package
for
the
Oprah
Company
or
whatever,
I’m
like,
“Oh
yeah,
I
would
do
that.”
Or
if
something
is
maybe
just
not
necessarily
in
my
niche
but
it’s
exciting
for
me
and
something
different,
I’ll
step
out
of
my
comfort
zone
and
do
something
just
to
keep
the
brain
cells
going,
and
it’s
worked
out
too.
I
don’t
do
that
too
often
–
maybe
one
or
two
packages
a
year
I’ll
do
something
that’s
not
health
related
–
but
maybe
it’s
lifestyle
or
senior-‐oriented
or
something,
maybe
travel.
I’ll
do
those
kinds
of
things
to
step
outside
my
niche,
but
yet
not
go
too
far
away
from
it
to
have
to
relearn
an
entire
niche.
Dan:
Working
with
as
few
clients
as
possible,
it’s
advantageous
for
the
copywriter
and
the
client
too.
Carline:
Absolutely,
and
it’s
funny
because
some
clients
feel
like
they
need
to
have
a
lot
of
different
copywriters
working
for
them,
because
one
copywriter
may
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run
out
of
ideas.
They’re
like,
“What
happens
if
he
or
she
goes
stale
or
whatever?”
and
I’m
like,
“Well,
that’s
kind
of
stupid
thinking.”
To
me
it’s
like,
no,
get
a
copywriter
that
you
have
a
good
relationship
with,
and
get
good
products
in
front
of
that
copywriter
that
can
work
for
the
marketplace,
and
you
have
a
nice
long-‐standing
relationship.
Most
of
my
clients
now,
I’ve
been
working
with
some
of
them
for
the
whole
11
years
that
I’ve
been
on
my
own,
and
most
of
them
at
least
four
or
five
years
consecutively.
It’s
nice
that
way
because
they
understand
me.
They
know
when
I
write
a
package,
and
it
only
took
me
a
week
to
write
the
package,
that
I’m
not
cheating
them.
I’m
not
trying
to
hurry
up
and
get
paid
and
move
on
type
stuff.
It’s
because
I
know
you’ve
got
the
package
that
you
need,
the
package
that’s
going
to
work
for
you,
so
I
don’t
have
to
play
those
stupid
little
games
of
writing
fast
and
then
you
hold
onto
it
and
wait
and
make
them
think
I’ve
been
struggling
and
struggling
over
this
stuff
for
weeks
and
months
and
whatever,
and
getting
so
close
to
the
deadline
that
I’m
stressing
out
over
it.
I
don’t
play
those
kinds
of
games.
Sometimes
a
client
will
call
me
and
go,
“How’s
the
package
coming?”
and
I’ll
go,
“Man,
I’m
struggling.
I
need
more
time.
I
need
to
get
it
done.
I’m
still
going
to
get
it
done
within
the
timeframe,
but
I’m
not
there
yet.”
Other
times
they’ll
call
and
I’m
like,
“I’m
done,
you’re
going
to
get
it
in
an
hour,”
so
it
just
depends.
But
they
know
me.
They
know
I’m
going
to
write
a
package
that’s
going
to
be
the
best
that
I
can
give
them.
That’s
why
I
don’t
do
a
bunch
of
rewrites
either.
When
I
give
you
my
first
draft,
you
think
it’s
the
first
draft,
it’s
the
first
time
you’ve
seen
it,
but
it’s
probably
my
5th,
7th,
10th,
or
12th
draft
–
it’s
different
versions
of
it.
But
whatever
I’ve
given
you
is
what
I
feel
is
the
best
copy
right
now.
Now,
I’ll
accept
the
rewrite
suggestions
and
whatever,
and
I
may
tweak
the
copy
a
little
bit
better,
but
it’s
not
going
to
really
change.
It’s
not
going
to
make
it
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much
better.
In
fact,
if
I
get
to
a
third
version,
by
that
point
I’m
so
done
with
the
product
anyway.
I
read
an
article
from
Richard
Armstrong.
He
had
an
article
that
was
really
interesting.
He
said,
“The
first
package
you
turn
in
is
what
the
client
needs.
The
second
rewrite
is
what
the
client
wants.
And
the
third
rewrite
is
what
the
client
deserves.”
It
does
not
get
better,
so
if
you
have
to
go
through
it
10
or
12
times,
that’s
ridiculous.
I
would
just
like
pull
my
eyebrows
out
without
tweezers.
I
don’t
work
that
way.
It
sucks
and
I
don’t
like
it
and
my
packages
never
get
better.
So
I’m
always
wary
when
a
client
starts
wanting
to
talk
about
rewrites
and
all
that.
My
packages
usually
don’t
work
when
there’s
multiple
revisions
to
the
original
copy,
and
I’ve
learned
that
too.
I
remember
putting
my
foot
down
saying,
“You
know
what,
I’m
giving
you
the
copy.
You
can
look
through
it
and
give
me
one
round
of
changes
to
make
with
it,
and
I’ll
look
at
your
changes.
If
I
agree
with
them
I
will
be
glad
to
make
them.
If
they’re
legal
changes
that
I
have
to
make,
I
will
be
glad
to
make
them.
But
if
it’s
your
suggestions
and
I
don’t
agree
with
it,
I’m
not
making
them.”
I
make
that
very
clear,
because
I
need
to
take
ownership
of
this
package,
because
if
it
doesn’t
work
they’re
going
to
come
back
to
me
and
tell
me
that
my
package
sucks.
So
I
need
to
know
it
is
my
package
that
sucks,
not
your
package
that
you
just
butchered
up,
and
I
don’t
know
where
my
copy
is,
and
then
you’ve
mailed
it.
Then
you
come
back
and
tell
me
it
doesn’t
work.
I’ve
got
to
keep
that
ownership
to
it,
so
I
will
fight
for
my
packages
if
I
need
to.
Fortunately
I
don’t
have
to
do
it
too
often.
Again,
my
clients
know,
“You’re
paying
me
a
lot
of
money.
Why
do
you
want
to
sit
there
and
micro-‐manage
me?
Hire
somebody
and
pay
them
a
quarter
of
the
amount
of
money
and
micro-‐manage
them.”
It’s
kind
of
ridiculous.
You
get
what
you
pay
for.
If
you’re
paying
$25,000
for
someone
to
write
copy
for
you,
let
her
write
the
copy.
It’s
as
simple
as
that.
Let
her
do
it.
If
not,
you
do
it
and
just
keep
the
money.
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Dan:
Your
track
record
is
impeccable.
Your
track
record
speaks
for
itself,
so
I
would
think
that
an
intelligent
client
would
defer
to
you.
Even
if
they
differed
with
you
on
something
or
they
wanted
something
changed
and
you
said,
“No,
I’m
not
changing
it.
We’re
sticking
with
it.
We’re
going
to
mail.”
I
mean
your
track
record
is
incredible.
Carline:
Usually
they
do.
If
they’re
making
a
suggestion
I
try
to
work
with
them.
I’m
not
trying
to
play
hard
ball
and
say,
“I’m
not
changing
anything.”
No,
if
there’s
something
that
has
to
be
changed,
like
I
said,
for
legal
reasons
or,
“Carline,
we’re
not
comfortable
taking
that
kind
of
an
aggressive
approach,”
okay.
Let
me
kind
of
cut
back
on
it.
Let
me
do
the
changes,
not
the
lawyers,
not
somebody
in
house
who
wants
to
be
a
copywriter
and
go
ahead
and
edit
my
copy.
Tell
me
what
the
problem
is
and
I’ll
fix
it.
Don’t
try
to
fix
it
for
me.
It’s
happened
a
couple
times
where
my
copy
went
out
with
one
headline,
and
when
I
saw
the
sample
-‐-‐
after
it
mailed
I
got
a
sample
of
the
package
–
and
it
had
a
completely
different
headline
on
there.
That
ticked
me
off.
I
said,
“What
in
the
world
are
they
doing?”
They
tell
me,
“We
had
to
change
it
because
at
the
last
minute
we
found
out
XYZ.”
I’m
like,
“Why
didn’t
you
call
me?
Why
didn’t
you
tell
me?
I
would
have
given
you
a
headline.
I
would
have
done
something
to
help
this,”
and
then
the
package
doesn’t
work.
They
come
back
and
say,
“Your
package
didn’t
work.”
“Well,
that’s
not
my
headline,
it’s
your
headline!”
That’s
what
I’m
saying.
I
have
to
have
that
ownership,
because
if
it
was
my
headline
and
it
didn’t
work,
man,
I’m
going
to
work
my
butt
off
to
try
to
do
something
else
and
make
it
work.
But
if
it’s
your
headline
that
you
went
ahead
and
overstepped
what
I
wanted,
because
it’s
your
company
and
you
did
it
and
it
didn’t
work,
then
I’m
going,
“You
know
what,
we’re
done
because
I
can’t
trust
you.”
There’s
a
trust
factor
in
there.
You
have
to
trust
that
you’re
hiring
me
to
do
the
best
that
I
possibly
can,
and
I
have
to
trust
that
you’re
going
to
allow
me
to
do
the
best
that
I
possibly
can,
so
it’s
a
two-‐way
street.
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Those
kinds
of
clients
through
the
years,
I
just
don’t
work
with
them
anymore
because
I
don’t
trust
them.
It’s
easy
to
get
rid
of
that.
Fortunately,
again,
it
has
not
happened
a
lot.
Dan:
This
is
kind
of
off
our
topic,
but
I’ve
got
to
ask
anyway.
This
working
with
a
few
clients,
of
course
it
makes
sense
for
the
copywriter
and
for
the
client,
but
my
slightly
paranoid
side
wants
to
ask,
let’s
say
you’ve
got
maybe
two
clients
who
are
giving
you
a
majority
of
your
work.
How
do
you
cultivate
other
clients
in
case
client
#1
flakes
out
or
goes
out
of
business?
How
do
you
cultivate
other
clients
when
your
dance
card
is
full,
to
kind
of
have
ready
and
waiting
just
in
case?
Carline:
Well,
you
don’t
fill
up
your
dance
card
with
just
those
few
clients.
It’s
very
tempting,
because
you’re
like,
“Oh
man,
this
is
guaranteed
money.
I
don’t
have
to
go
and
try
to
get
anybody
else,”
but
don’t
do
it.
If
one
or
two
clients
have
a
bad
year,
then
so
do
you.
Never
put
all
your
eggs
in
one
basket,
that’s
what
it
comes
down
to.
With
me,
I
have
my
core
clients
that
I
work
with,
and
I
always
try
to
add
one
or
two
new
clients
to
my
schedule
every
year,
because
those
could
be
my
next
long-‐
term
clients.
I
don’t
know.
Sometimes
they’re
the
biggest
pain
in
the
butt
and
I
have
to
learn
to
just
cut
them
loose
after
that
one
package
I’ve
worked
with
them
on,
but
I
do
try
to
make
sure
I
take
on
a
couple
of
new
clients
to
keep
things
fresh,
to
keep
my
little
income
streams
coming
from
different
sources
instead
of
just
one
or
two,
and
that’s
what
you
have
to
do.
It’s
so
tempting
when
a
client
will
say
to
you,
“Oh
listen,
look,
I
want
to
take
up
your
whole
year.
I
want
to
take
up
your
whole
schedule.
I’ll
book
all
your
packages,”
and
I’ve
had
to
say,
“No,
I
don’t
do
that.”
It’s
happened
a
couple
times
and
I’m
like,
“Wow,
that’s
a
guaranteed
income
right
there
for
me,”
but
I
don’t
do
it.
What
if
you’ve
done
that
and
you
have
a
bad
relationship
with
that
client
on
that
very
first
package?
Now
you’ve
got
11
more
packages
to
work
with
them
on.
[laughing]
That
sucks.
Or
their
business
doesn’t
do
as
well,
so
they’re
mailing
a
lot
less
quantity
than
you
estimated
they
would,
so
that
affects
your
income.
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I
do
not
do
that.
That
was
some
of
the
best
advice
that
I
got.
I
think
Clayton
was
the
one
who
told
me
that.
“You
know
what,
you
need
more
than
one
client
when
you
get
started.”
Now,
you
can
do
some
types
of
other
arrangements
where
it’s
not
just
based
on
the
copywriting.
If
you
want
to
go
more
into
a
business
arrangement
with
a
client,
you
can
go
exclusive
with
them.
But
usually
for
that
to
be
the
case
I
need
to
have
some
kind
of
percentage
of
the
company
or
back-‐end
or
something
that
makes
it
more
worthwhile
for
me
to
give
you
my
schedule,
as
well
as
block
out
anybody
else.
It’s
smart
for
the
client
to
do
that,
because
they’re
going
to
get
me
to
write
for
them
so
that
I
can’t
write
for
anybody
else.
So
that’s
smart
on
their
part,
but
it’s
not
smart
on
my
part
unless
there’s
some
kind
of
additional
other
arrangement
that
would
be
far
more
superior
to
what
I
could
make
as
a
copywriter
freelancing.
So
my
answer
to
your
question
is
don’t
just
limit
yourself
to
just
a
few
clients.
You
do
want
to
still
be
able
to
work
with
others.
Dan:
That’s
good
advice.
That
makes
sense.
Let’s
get
back
to
writing
faster
copy.
What’s
another
tip
that
you
have
for
us?
Carline:
All
right,
let’s
get
into
actually
writing
copy
right
now.
Let’s
start
talking
about
what
it
would
take
to
get
yourself
started
with
writing
copy.
The
things
I
mentioned
before
were
more
of
kind
of
getting
started,
the
pre-‐work.
This
is
all
part
of
the
pre-‐planning
or
the
pre-‐writing
stages,
which
was
to
get
a
client
that
you’re
comfortable
with,
you
understand
the
client’s
little
nuances,
and
you’re
in
a
niche
that
you’re
comfortable
with.
You’ve
got
research
that’s
credible,
really
good
stuff,
so
that’s
the
pre-‐writing
stages
that
we
kind
of
discussed
earlier.
Now
you’ve
done
all
this,
you’ve
got
this
great
client,
you’ve
got
a
great
product,
you
understand
your
niche
and
you’ve
got
all
this
research
that
you’ve
kind
of
gone
through
and
you
think
is
really
neat
and
cool
and
everything
else.
Now
it’s
time
to
start
writing.
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To
me,
the
biggest
obstacle
I
have
–
I’ve
had
it
from
day
one
and
I
have
it
now
and
I’ll
have
it
tomorrow
when
I
start
writing
copy
–
is
staring
at
a
blank
screen.
Dan:
Thank
God
you’re
going
to
address
this.
This
is
what
I
need
to
hear.
Carline:
Yeah,
you
look
at
that
blank
screen
and
there’s
a
cursor
just
blinking
at
you.
You
just
go,
“Oh
crap,
what
am
I
going
to
do
now?”
To
me,
it
just
can
take
away
all
my
energy.
I
want
to
get
up
and
leave
and
never
do
copywriting
again,
because
it’s
like,
“I’ve
got
to
fill
up
50
of
these
pages?
I
can’t
do
that.
That’s
too
much
writing.”
All
the
negative
vibes
and
messages
start
going
through
your
head
that
you’re
not
that
good,
you
suck,
and
they’re
going
to
find
out
you’re
a
fake
and
all
that
stuff
starts
coming,
because
you’re
staring
at
that
stupid
blank
screen.
So
this
is
my
tip.
This
to
me
is
the
#1
way
that
I’ve
found
to
handle
this
writer’s
block,
and
that
is
don’t
look
at
the
blank
screen.
Don’t
have
a
blank
screen.
Get
rid
of
it
completely.
There’s
no
reason
why
you
should
ever
have
a
blank
screen
up,
especially
if
you
know
it
just
wipes
you
out
looking
at
it.
The
first
thing
that
I’ll
do
is
this.
I
know
I’m
writing
a
package
for
Client
X
and
I’ve
worked
with
them
before.
I
know
this
client
likes
to
use
the
standardized
order
form,
for
example.
So
I
say,
“Okay,
let
me
go
to
my
last
project
that
I
worked
on
for
them
and
let
me
cut
out
that
order
form,
and
let
me
just
paste
it
right
into
my
blank
screen.”
All
the
sudden
there’s
numbers,
there’s
words,
there’s
images
on
this
page,
and
it’s
no
longer
blank!
What
else
do
you
know
you
have
to
have
in
a
direct
mail
package,
even
before
you
bother
writing
one
single
word?
You’ve
got
the
order
form,
that’s
important.
What
else
do
you
need?
You
know
you
need
a
guarantee.
Some
kind
of
a
money
back
guarantee
is
going
to
go
on
this
thing,
so
again
I’ll
go
back
to
my
little
archives
and
get
the
type
of
guarantee
that
I
may
want
to
use
for
this
product.
I
go
and
I
cut
it
out
and
paste
it
on
that
page.
Now
I’ve
got
a
guarantee
on
there.
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Again,
I’m
going
to
change
all
that
stuff
later.
I’m
going
to
make
the
guarantee
kind
of
fit
more
what
the
package
is
about,
but
I
don’t
know
what
the
package
is
about
yet
so
I
can’t
do
it.
But
I
know
I’m
going
to
need
a
guarantee.
Again
I
say,
“I
know
I
need
testimonials,
and
the
client
gave
me
a
bunch
of
them,”
so
maybe
what
I’ll
start
doing
then
is
I’ll
just
start
reading
the
testimonials.
As
I’m
reading
the
testimonials,
the
words
that
I
find
are
really
interesting,
I’ll
just
go
ahead
and
have
a
little
bracket.
I’ll
say
SB
for
sidebar,
I’ll
leave
the
number
alone,
I
don’t
know
what
the
number’s
going
to
be
yet,
and
I’ll
put
a
closed
bracket.
Again
it’s
[SB#]
and
I
write
the
word
testimonials.
As
I’m
reading
my
testimonials,
all
the
ones
I
think
are
really
cool,
that
I
think,
“Oh,
this
is
nice,
this
is
nice,”
I’ll
just
cut
them
and
paste
them
right
into
my
document.
I’m
just
pasting
away,
anything
I
think
is
really
neat.
Sometimes
a
testimonial
is
so
wonderful
I’ll
go
ahead
and
write
a
headline
for
it
immediately
because
I
have
an
idea.
Other
times
I
don’t
know,
but
I’m
just
putting
my
testimonials
in
there
because,
you
know
what,
I
need
to
have
testimonials
in
the
package,
so
I’ll
just
go
ahead
and
put
them
in
there
now.
By
now
I’ve
probably
got
6,
7,
8
pages
of
copy,
and
I
haven’t
really
written
a
word
at
all.
I
get
the
basic
elements
that
I
know
I
will
absolutely
need
to
have
in
the
package,
and
I
go
ahead
and
put
them
in
there.
If
it’s
a
product,
like
some
supplement
that’s
got
10-‐12
ingredients
to
it,
I’ll
just
go
ahead
and
put
in
all
those
ingredients
somewhere,
because
I’m
probably
going
to
fill
a
sidebar
that
lists
all
of
the
ingredients,
how
much
of
it
you
get
and
what
it’s
good
for.
Somewhere
in
there
as
a
credibility
piece
I’m
going
to
put
that
in
there.
Then
what
else
do
I
absolutely
positively
have
to
have
in
my
package?
I’ve
got
to
have
a
headline.
Do
I
know
what
the
headline
is?
No,
but
I
know
I
need
a
headline.
So
in
Impact
36
or
48
type
I’ll
type,
“Big
friggin’
headline
goes
here,”
right
up
there,
and
there
it
is.
“Oh
my
goodness,
I’ve
got
some
pages
of
copy,”
or
something
frickin’
close
to
that,
and
I
haven’t
done
anything.
Now
I
take
a
break,
because
I’ve
been
working
really
hard.
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Dan:
You’ve
been
working
really
hard
copying
&
pasting.
Carline:
Yeah,
it’s
kind
of
amazing
how
it
works.
That’s
how
I
overcome
the
writer’s
block.
That’s
how
I
don’t
ever
look
at
a
blank
screen,
and
that’s
how
I
don’t
let
it
drain
me,
because
I
don’t
start
with
a
blank
screen.
I’ll
pull
up
a
previous
package
and
I’ll
use
that.
I’ll
rename
it
and
get
rid
of
stuff.
Let’s
say
for
example
I
put
a
guarantee
in
there
and
it’s
not
the
guarantee
that
I
really
wanted
to
use,
but
I
went
ahead
and
used
the
guarantee.
Or
maybe
it’s
from
another
client’s
guarantee
or
whatever,
and
you’re
scared
that
you
may
end
up
leaving
that
same
guarantee
package,
when
it
belongs
in
some
other
package
or
whatever.
What
I
do
in
a
case
like
that,
where
I’m
cutting
and
pasting
from
other
sources
that
may
not
be
that
client’s,
I’ll
put
the
whole
section
in
either
yellow
or
green
gold
or
something
to
stand
out.
Usually
if
I
use
green
or
some
real
bright
color,
that
lets
me
know,
“This
is
just
a
copy
and
paste
job.
It
will
need
to
be
rewritten
later.”
Or
sometimes
I’ll
just
write
a
note,
“Rewrite
this
later.”
I
don’t
stop
myself
and
go,
“Well,
let
me
go
ahead
and
write
the
guarantee
now,”
and
get
stuck
writing
a
guarantee
when
I
don’t
know
what
I
want
to
really
write
about
yet.
All
this
is
doing
is
helping
you
baby
step
into
the
package,
to
get
you
going
so
that
the
writer’s
block
and
just
wanting
to
stop
working
for
days
because
you
don’t
want
to
look
at
that
screen
because
it’s
blank.
That’s
my
trick.
That’s
how
I
do
it
every
time,
every
package,
because
that
gets
me
out
of
that
mode
of
a
blank
screen
page.
Once
all
the
sudden
I’ve
got
this
going,
now
I’ve
got
some
momentum.
“Oh
my
goodness,
I’ve
got
a
big
frickin’
headline
that
goes
here,
I’ve
got
my
guarantee,
I’ve
got
my
order
form,
I’ve
got
testimonials
in
here
–
wow,
what
else?”
The
other
thing
that
I
do
is,
when
I’m
researching,
I’m
actively
researching.
It’s
not
like
I’m
sitting
there
just
reading
tons
and
tons.
Right
now
on
my
desk,
Dan,
I
have
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a
300-‐page
document
that
took
me
two
days
to
print
out.
The
client
sent
me
this
for
a
project
coming
up
next
week
I’m
going
to
be
starting
on,
and
he
sent
me
all
the
research
to
it.
That
thing
is
a
stack
like
you
wouldn’t
believe,
and
it’s
sitting
on
my
desk
right
now.
Will
I
read
all
that
stuff?
Yeah,
I
will.
I’m
going
to
go
through
it.
With
a
fine
tooth
comb?
No.
I’m
going
to
look
through,
I’m
going
to
read,
I’m
going
to
look
for
something
that
pops
out
for
me
and
makes
it
interesting,
and
when
I
find
something
that’s
interesting,
I’ll
already
have
my
document
open
for
that
product.
I
just
start
popping
information
in
there.
I’ll
get
a
great
quote
that
I
read
about
from
the
doctor.
It’s
like,
“Oh,
this
is
cool!”
If
I
can’t
cut
and
paste
it,
I’ll
type
it
in.
I’m
having
these
little
blotches
of
copy
all
throughout
that
has
an
idea,
but
I
don’t
know
my
theme
yet
so
I’m
not
sure
where
it’s
going,
but
I
just
go,
“Oh,
this
is
a
good
thing!
This
is
nice.
This
is
cool,”
or
again
some
special
quote
that
I
may
have
come
across
or
some
kind
of
research
that
I
think
is
really
interesting
or
some
wonderful
stories
that
I’ve
got
in
here
–
I’ll
just
start
putting
all
that
stuff
into
my
document.
It’s
just
a
jumbled
mess,
is
what
it
is,
but
it’s
my
mess
and
I
understand
my
mess.
I’m
not
trying
to
organize
anything.
If
I
know
for
a
fact
I
want
this
idea
to
be
a
side
bar,
then
I’ll
do
my
[SB#]
and
then
just
drop
the
copy
in
there.
I’m
not
writing
it,
I’m
not
fine-‐tuning
it,
I’m
just
saying,
“Oh,
this
is
something
good
here.
I
can
put
that
on
there.”
If
I’m
not
sure
where
it’s
going
to
go,
then
I’m
just
going
to
go
ahead
and
put
it
somewhere
in
the
document
and
just
have
all
this
great,
great
information,
sound
research,
credibility
pieces
–
I
have
all
that
stuff
in
a
document.
That
may
be
a
matter
of
a
couple
days’
work
right
there,
but
by
the
time
I’ve
gone
through
all
my
research
and
I’ve
put
in
my
must-‐have
elements
into
the
package,
that
research
document
that
I’ve
created
is
probably
about
30
pages
or
more
–
well
over
what
I’m
going
to
need.
It
could
be
40-‐50
pages
or
more.
It’s
more
than
I’m
going
to
need
for
the
final.
I
don’t
know
who
said
this
–
who’s
the
famous
artist
that
did
the
David?
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Dan:
Michelangelo.
Carline:
Michelangelo.
I’m
terrible
with
that
kind
of
stuff,
but
I
remember
a
great
quote.
Somebody
asked
him,
“How
do
you
create
such
a
masterpiece
out
of
stone?”
and
he
just
said,
“I
just
chip
away
all
the
stuff
that’s
not
necessary
and
there
it
is.”
It’s
like
the
masterpiece
is
already
there
in
that
block
of
stone.
You’ve
got
to
know
where
to
chip
away
at
it
to
actually
create
it.
I
just
love
that
thought
process
and
the
quote.
It
was
like,
“Oh
my
goodness,
that
is
so
true!”
because
here
I’ve
got
a
50+
page
research
document,
and
everything
that
I’m
going
to
need
is
somewhere
in
this
document,
if
my
research
is
as
good
as
I
think
it
is.
My
package
is
in
here
and
I’ve
just
got
to
bring
it
out.
I’ve
got
to
chip
away
and
get
rid
of
some
things.
I’ll
take
a
break
from
the
document
I’m
working
on,
because
I
want
to
give
my
brain
some
time
to
just
calm
down
and
relax,
and
maybe
that
means
overnight.
As
I’m
reading
all
this
stuff
and
getting
all
these
a-‐ha
moments
–
“This
is
good!
Put
this
in
here.
A-‐ha!
Put
this
in
there!”
–
I
know
my
a-‐ha
moments
are
in
there
somewhere.
I
know
I’ve
got
some
good
stuff.
It’s
just
a
big
mess
right
now
that
I
have
to
kind
of
chip
away
at
and
take
care
of
it.
At
that
point
I
usually
call
it
a
day.
Before
I
go
to
bed
I’ll
tell
myself,
“Okay,
think
about
what
your
headline
is
going
to
be
with
this
package,
or
what
is
so
fantastic
about
this
that
people
are
going
to
want
to
part
with
their
hard-‐earned
money
in
this
economy
to
say,
‘I’ve
got
to
have
this
right
now.’
What
are
the
people
really
worried
about?
What’s
their
concern?
What
is
it
I
can
do
to
say,
‘Hey,
I’ve
got
a
solution
for
you
that
works.’”
That’s
what’s
going
through
my
mind
before
I’m
going
to
bed.
I
just
sort
of
think
about
it
and
I
keep
a
notepad
right
next
to
my
bed.
My
husband
just
bought
me
a
really
cool
gift
the
other
day.
It’s
a
mini
lighter,
almost
like
a
pen
lighter,
but
it
clips
onto
anything.
You
push
a
little
button
and
you
get
this
little
laser
light
going
somewhere.
He’s
been
seeing
me
for
years
sleeping
and
coming
up
with
an
idea,
and
then
stumbling
to
find
some
paper
next
to
my
bed
and
getting
the
pen
and
writing
it
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out.
It’s
dark
and
I
don’t
want
to
open
my
eyes,
I
don’t
want
the
light
to
come
on
because
it’ll
wake
me
up
and
I
want
to
kind
of
be
writing
in
my
subconscious.
He’s
laughed
at
me
so
many
times,
and
he
finally
bought
a
pen
light
that
is
just
the
perfect
amount
of
light
that
it
doesn’t
wake
me
up,
but
I
can
still
see
what
I’m
writing
so
that
I
don’t
write
on
top
of
my
other
writing
so
that
the
next
morning
when
I
wake
up
I
can’t
read
what
the
heck
I
wrote.
I’ll
keep
my
pen
and
paper
next
to
my
bed
in
case
some
idea
comes
up,
and
a
lot
of
times
it
does.
I’ll
be
sleeping
and
it’ll
be
like,
“This
is
it!
This
is
what
I
want.
This
is
the
point.
This
is
really
good,”
so
I’ll
just
jot
it
down,
because
you
never,
ever,
ever
say,
“Oh,
this
is
a
great
idea.
I’ll
remember
it
tomorrow
morning,”
because
you
never
do.
Your
conscious
kicks
in
and
says,
“What
was
that
good
idea?
It
was
the
best
thing
in
the
whole
world,
and
now
I
can’t
think
of
it.”
You
just
always
want
to
write
it
down,
because
who
knows
when
it’s
going
to
hit.
I’m
in
the
shower
or
I’m
cooking
or
whatever.
It
all
comes
to
you
when
your
subconscious
is
doing
the
work
and
you’re
allowing
the
subconscious
to
do
the
stuff.
Anyway,
the
next
day
I’m
up
and
I’m
going
there.
I’m
looking
at
my
big
old
copy
and
I
just
start
going,
“All
right,
what
is
exciting
me
about
this
copy?
What
is
so
great
about
it?”
and
I
start
moving
copy
up.
At
the
very
end
of
the
document
I’ll
put
down
the
words
“Extra
copy”
and
draw
a
line
under
that.
Then
anything
that
I’m
going,
“This
is
okay,
but
this
is
not
really
relevant
here,”
I’ll
just
send
it
down
to
extra
copy.
Again
I’m
just
chipping
away
and
getting
rid
of
what
I
don’t
think
is
necessary.
Then
I
start
coming
up
with,
“Oh
my
goodness,
here’s
my
theme.
Here’s
what
this
thing
is
really
about.
Here’s
the
unique
selling
proposition
of
this
product,
the
USP.
This
is
what
really
makes
this
thing
awesome!”
Then
my
theme
kind
of
resonates
in
there,
and
then
I
need
to
support
that
theme
and
get
some
good
ideas
that
will
support
it.
Every
time
I
have
a
great
idea
that
I
like,
that’s
usually
a
sign
that
it
should
be
a
sidebar.
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Dan:
Just
to
clarify
something,
is
all
this
research
material
in
the
same
document
with
all
the
placeholder
stuff,
right?
Carline:
Yes.
I’m
working
off
of
one
document.
I
cannot
work
off
of
multiple
documents.
I
get
confused.
I
end
up
deleting
the
wrong
document.
I
can’t
find
what
I’m
looking
for.
Other
writers
will
say
they’ll
have
one
document
that’s
just
their
sidebars,
one
document
that’s
just
credibility
pieces,
one
document….I
can’t
do
that.
That’s
not
me.
I
need
one
document
to
work
off.
Like
I
said,
I’ll
mark
“Extra
copy”
and
I’ll
put
stuff
I
don’t
need
at
the
bottom
of
my
document
so
it
doesn’t
get
in
the
way,
but
I’m
working
off
of
one
document,
because
that’s
going
to
be
my
package.
I
may
rename
it
several
times.
Let’s
say
I
want
to
try
a
different
direction.
I
may
rename
that
document
draft
2
or
whatever,
and
go
that
way,
so
I
may
have
draft
1,
draft
2.
I
may
be
on
draft
12,
but
it’s
still
that
one
document
that’s
sort
of
just
taking
form.
It
may
be
I
got
rid
of
something
in
draft
2
and
I’m
on
draft
5
now.
I
can
go
back
and
look
at
it
and
say,
“Oh,
maybe
I
do
want
that,”
and
I’ll
go
back
and
pick
it
up.
I
never
lose
anything,
I’m
just
massaging
it.
I’m
just
chipping
away
at
the
stuff
until
just
the
really
relevant
things
pop
up
on
that
page
for
me.
Then
I’m
in
my
writing
mode.
I’m
in
the
zone.
I’m
getting
excited
about
what
I’m
doing,
I’ve
got
an
idea,
got
a
theme
I’m
going
with,
my
brain
cells
are
doing
the
meringue,
I’m
doing
the
keyboard
strokes
and
it’s
like,
“Oh,
this
is
so
much
fun!
This
is
cool.”
Then
I’ll
stop
and
I’ll
go
back
and
re-‐read
it
for
a
little
bit,
but
I
don’t
want
to
edit
myself.
I’m
just
kind
of
re-‐reading
it
to
get
myself
excited
about
it
and
to
pick
up
a
flow
and
find
out,
“Is
it
stopping
me
here?
Is
this
dragging?”
Like
I
said
before,
if
I
have
something
that
I
think
is
really
good,
like
an
a-‐ha
moment
in
the
copy,
that’s
usually
a
sign
for
me
to
make
that
a
sidebar,
which
means
put
a
little
more
emphasis
on
it
by
maybe
mentioning
it
briefly
in
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letter,
but
then
using
the
sidebar
to
really
talk
about
why
it’s
so
wonderful
and
find
some
other
selling
point
with
it
that
I
can
dimensionalize
in
the
sidebar
and
show
visually
why
it’s
so
great.
A
lot
of
times
I’m
writing
nothing
but
sidebars,
then
I’ll
go,
“Hmm,
I’ve
got
too
many
sidebars
here,”
so
I
start
taking
some
of
my
sidebars
out
and
I
start
moving
them
into
the
letter,
or
vice
versa.
Other
times
I’m
writing
the
letter
and
I
go,
“You
know
what,
a
lot
of
stuff
is
just
dragging
too
much.
Let
me
take
it
out
of
my
letter
and
put
it
in
a
sidebar.”
I
don’t
have
one
consistent
approach.
My
approach
is
just
to
get
to
where
I’ve
got
a
great
package,
and
how
I
do
it
can
come
from
all
different
angles.
I
can
start
with
writing
the
testimonials.
I
can
start
with
just
writing
sidebars.
Sometimes
I
start
with
just
exactly
the
textbook
approach.
I
have
a
headline
idea
and
I
go
right
into
my
lead
and
it
works.
Very
seldom
that’s
the
case,
but
sometimes
it
does
work.
Usually
I’m
writing
my
lead,
my
intro,
well,
well
after
I’ve
got
all
my
sidebars
done
and
all
the
other
guts
of
the
package
done.
Then
I
go,
“Okay,
this
is
what’s
exciting
me
now.
Let
me
take
that
excitement
and
move
it
into
my
lead,
to
grab
my
reader
in
there
immediately
so
that
he
or
she
can
get
as
excited
as
I
am
soon,
immediately,
so
that
I
don’t
lose
them
when
I
get
to
the
middle
of
the
package.”
This
is
kind
of
the
whole
process.
I’m
doing
this,
and
again
I’m
not
editing
myself.
I’m
just
trying
to
write
something
that
I’m
excited
about
that
sounds
good.
And
reading
it
out
loud
over
and
over
again
and
listening
to
your
own
body.
Are
you
getting
excited
about
this
when
you’re
reading
it?
Are
you
laughing
where
you
should
be
laughing?
Are
you
feeling
sad
where
you
should
be
feeling
sad?
Are
you
relating
to
what
you’re
saying
to
the
person?
If
the
answer
is
yes,
then
good,
you’re
doing
the
right
thing.
You’re
writing
copy
that’s
emotional,
that’s
passionate,
that’s
personal
–
that’s
what
you
want
to
do.
You
just
keep
doing
that
and
keep
chipping
away
at
the
stuff
that’s
irrelevant,
getting
rid
of
it,
and
there’s
your
package.
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In
one
way
or
another
you
have
your
headline,
you’ve
got
sub-‐heads
that
follow
it,
you
have
your
lead,
you
have
your
credibility
pieces
that
support
any
big
statements
or
big
promises
that
you’ve
made,
you’ve
got
the
proof
right
there
to
support
your
promises,
and
you’ve
got
the
author
or
speaker
attracting
or
connecting
with
the
reader
throughout.
Sometimes
I’ll
share
little
personal
stories
of
that
person’s
success
story,
or
maybe
a
failure
story.
No
one’s
perfect.
We
all
have
failures
about
something,
so
it’s
okay
to
show
the
warts
of
your
experts.
“Hey,
if
you’re
looking
for
a
100%
proven
way
to
put
an
end
to
your
arthritis
pain,
well,
this
is
not
it.
What
I’m
going
to
tell
you
is
a
99%
effective
way
to
do
this,”
because
nothing’s
100%,
so
why
do
you
claim
you
can
do
this?
I’m
just
saying
to
show
your
warts
a
little
bit
there.
That’s
not
what
I
do,
I
don’t
make
those
kinds
of
bold
promises,
but
I
will
tell
you
I
have
in
my
practice
a
86%
success
rate
or
whatever.
“People
who
have
had
this
kind
of
pain,
now
it’s
gone,
and
they’ve
used
this
product
to
do
it.”
That’s
what
I’m
saying,
keep
it
real.
When
you
go
through
that,
you’ve
gone
through
the
letter,
then
you
take
your
P.S.
to
have
something,
just
one
point
that’s
relevant
that
you
want
the
reader
to
remember.
If
it’s
about
the
special
discount
or
whatever
you
want
to
offer
on
there,
you
kind
of
do
that
in
there.
You’ve
got
your
sidebars
going
in
and
supporting
your
thoughts
and
dimensionalizing
them
even
more
so,
and
you’ve
got
your
package.
You’re
going
to
add
special
reports
and
the
types
of
gifts
you’re
going
to
give
away
to
people.
That’s
all
inside
the
package,
it’s
all
in
there,
but
that
is
the
process
of
getting
it
going.
Get
the
excitement,
and
when
you’re
excited
about
it,
let
the
momentum
and
adrenaline
get
you
going
with
your
copy.
It
is
actually
so
much
easier
than
I’m
making
it
seem
like.
It
really
is.
You
get
excited
about
what
you’re
writing
about
and
you
just
can’t
stop
writing,
because
you’ve
got
so
much
to
say
and
you
want
people
to
know
about
it.
That’s
what
I’m
doing.
That’s
how
I
do
it,
it’s
how
I’ve
been
doing
it,
it’s
how
I
will
be
doing
for
the
next
package.
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Dan:
That
one
tip
you
gave
about
never
starting
with
a
blank
screen,
even
if
for
your
headline
all
you
write
is,
“Big
frickin’
headline
here,”
that
has
been
so
helpful
for
my
anxiety
level.
[laughing]
I
would
do
that,
I
would
look
at
the
blank
screen
and
figure,
“Geez,
I
guess
I
can’t
get
started
on
the
body
copy
till
I
get
a
headline,”
and
there
I
sit,
sitting
at
a
blank
screen
because
I
don’t
have
a
headline
there,
whereas
I
probably
could
have
been
working
on
the
body
copy.
Carline:
Work
on
what
excites
you.
First
of
all,
when
I’m
sitting
at
a
blank
screen
I
go,
“Why
did
I
take
this
job?
Why
did
I
say
yes
to
this
client
as
opposed
to
somebody
else
who
I
could’ve
given
that
spot
to?
Why
is
this
product
so
exciting?
What
is
it
about
it?”
and
just
start
from
there.
Again,
very
seldom
do
I
go
from
the
very
beginning
to
the
very
end
in
a
chronological
order.
I
don’t.
I
go
for
what
I’m
excited
about
right
now.
Many
times
I
get
so
excited
when
I
read
the
testimonials,
I
end
up
making
it
testimonial
package.
This
is
the
easiest
package
to
write
in
the
whole
world.
I
love
them
and
I
still
charge
the
same
amount
for
that
as
I
do
any
other
package.
A
testimonial
package
is
when
you’ve
got
a
client
who’s
got
a
couple
hundred
fantastic
testimonials,
and
you
start
reading
the
testimonials
and
you
just
start
writing
them
and
you
start
putting
them
in
the
copy.
You
think,
“Oh
my
goodness,
this
testimonial
is
selling
the
product
way
better
than
I
can.”
You
may
have
50-‐60
of
them
in
the
letter
itself,
then
you
say,
“All
right,
I’m
going
to
leave
all
these
testimonials
in
here.
All
I’m
going
to
do
is
add
a
couple
of
paragraphs
to
break
them
up.”
You
could
say,
“I
don’t
want
you
to
believe
what
I’m
saying.
Don’t
take
my
word
for
it.
Here’s
what
some
of
our
loyal
customers
are
raving
about,”
and
then
you
go
boom,
boom,
boom.
You
drop
four
to
seven
testimonials
right
there.
“And
what’s
more,
I
get
phone
calls,
I
get
emails,
I
get
snail
mail,
people
are
just
loving
this
product!
For
example….”
and
drop
seven
more
in
there,
testimonials
of
different
types
about
the
product.
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“In
addition
to
helping
you
get
rid
of
your
warts
and
your
joint
pain
or
whatever,
product
X
can
also
do
this….”
and
boom,
add
another
seven
testimonials.
By
the
time
you’re
done,
all
you
need
is
a
close.
That’s
a
testimonial
package
right
there.
That’s
the
secret
to
it.
It’s
all
about
letting
those
testimonials
speak
for
themselves,
and
it
works.
I’ve
had
huge
successes
where
if
you
really
just
look
at
the
package
it’s
nothing
but
testimonials,
and
me
just
kind
of
orchestrating
them
with
a
one-‐
or
two-‐paragraph
intro
to
a
variety
of
testimonials.
I
will
group
them
together
sometimes,
because
I
don’t
want
to
have
all
testimonies
about
arthritis
in
one
section,
and
then
all
about
heart
in
another
section.
I
may
want
to
break
it
up
a
little
bit,
or
I
may
not.
It
depends
on
how
the
flow
goes,
but
that’s
all
I’m
doing.
It’s
just
like
I’ve
got
my
little
wand
and
I’m
just
kind
of
orchestrating
testimonials
to
go
here
and
there
or
whatever.
The
next
thing
you
know,
the
package
is
done
and
it’s
a
good
package
because
it’s
got
a
lot
of
credibility
in
there.
You
can
use
your
sidebars
to
use
other
credible
sources
to
support
what’s
being
said
by
real
people
just
like
you
experiencing
these
things,
so
why
not
you?
You’ve
got
real
pictures
of
these
people
who
look
like
they
could
be
you,
so
why
shouldn’t
this
work
for
you?
That’s
a
faster
copy
approach.
That’s
a
real
good
feature
that
you
could
use
to
write
faster
copy.
Dan:
Do
you
have
any
other
tips
for
writing
faster
copy?
I
specifically
want
to
ask
you
about
one
of
my
favorites,
about
taking
rest
breaks.
Talk
more
about
that,
how
you
manage
time.
Carline:
Absolutely.
A
couple
more
things
to
remember.
We
kind
of
talked
about
the
copy,
but
as
you’re
writing
the
copy
it
is
really
important
to
take
a
rest
break.
You’ll
know
when
you
need
a
rest
break,
when
you’re
writing,
writing,
and
you
kind
of
stop.
Your
eyes
kind
of
start
glazing
over
and
your
thinking
is
not
as
sharp
anymore.
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That’s
your
body’s
way
of
saying,
“I’m
on
overdose.
You
need
to
let
me
have
a
break
here.
Nothing’s
going
to
come
out
any
good
after
this
point.”
So
listen
to
your
body
and
take
a
break,
but
before
you
take
that
break,
tell
yourself,
“You
need
to
come
up
with
a
headline,”
or
whatever
you’re
stuck
on.
Just
say,
“I’m
going
to
take
a
break,
but
while
I’m
taking
my
break
I
need
to
really
think
about
where
I’m
stuck
and
how
I
can
get
unstuck
in
this
section,”
and
then
just
leave
it
alone
and
go
do
something
else.
I
know
it
sounds
counter-‐intuitive
to
writing
faster
copy
by
goofing
off,
but
you’re
not
really
goofing
off.
You’re
giving
your
subconscious
a
chance
to
kind
of
do
its
thing.
You
tell
your
consciousness,
“Get
off
of
this
thing.
Let
my
subconscious
do
its
thing,”
and
then
you’re
doing
something
else
to
engage
your
consciousness.
In
my
case
I’ll
go
upstairs
and
cook
dinner,
go
do
some
laundry,
or
something
that’s
totally
not
related
to
what
I’m
working
on.
I’m
keeping
my
conscious
level
busy
doing
that
kind
of
stuff
to
allow
my
subconscious
to
come
up
with
creative
ideas
for
me.
Sometimes
I’ll
take
my
grandmother
somewhere.
I
love
taking
her
to
WalMart
when
she’s
able
to
go.
I’ll
go,
“I’m
coming
to
get
you,
let’s
go!”
and
I’ll
go
pick
her
up.
I’m
taking
her
to
WalMart
and
we’re
buying
shampoo
and
conditioner
and
toilet
paper
and
all
the
other
things
she
wants,
and
that’s
it.
I’m
not
really
thinking
about
it
at
all
really,
but
I’m
letting
my
subconscious
do
the
work
for
me.
Many
times
while
you’re
totally
not
engaged
in
the
writing
process,
ideas
will
pop
up.
When
ideas
pop
up,
take
a
moment
and
write
down
whatever
it
is.
If
you
can
get
back
to
your
computer,
then
go
and
write
what
it
is
that
you
have.
If
not,
jot
it
down
or
get
a
little
recorder
that
you
can
have
with
you.
I
know
cell
phones
have
those
things
too
now.
You
can
just
record
ideas
or
whatever,
and
just
do
it.
Write
down
whatever
it
is,
so
when
you
get
back
to
the
work
you
have
that
idea
that
you
can
kind
of
play
with
a
lot
of
times.
It
works!
It’s
so
cool
how
it
happens,
and
it
happens
when
you
don’t
expect
it
to,
so
you
have
to
always
look
for
the
unexpected.
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A
rest
break
makes
a
big
difference.
You
could
say
it
one
of
two
ways.
You
could
just
say,
“I’m
taking
a
break,
but
while
I’m
taking
my
break
I
have
to
think
about
how
I
can
get
over
this
obstacle,
this
objection
or
this
headline
crisis
or
whatever
I’ve
got
right
now,”
or
you
could
say,
“All
right,
before
I
take
a
break
I’m
going
to
write
for
just
15
minutes
alone.
I’m
only
going
to
write
for
15
minutes,”
and
have
a
timer
or
somebody
to
come
get
you
in
15
minutes
or
whatever
it
takes,
and
you
stop
writing.
What’s
interesting
with
that
is
whenever
I
tell
myself,
“I’m
only
going
to
write
for
15
minutes,”
it’s
almost
guaranteed
I
end
up
writing
30-‐45
minutes
because
I’m
getting
excited!
I’m
like,
“Don’t
tell
me
what
to
do.
I’m
going
to
keep
writing
anyway!”
and
all
the
sudden
I’ve
got
my
flow
going
on
again.
Or
sometimes
I
look
forward
to
that
15
minute
break,
and
then
I’ll
stop
and
I’ll
take
the
break
and
give
myself
a
chance
to
kind
of
re-‐energize,
so
it
works
both
ways.
It’s
very
important
to
do
it,
I
think.
If
not,
you
just
get
mentally
exhausted,
and
when
that
happens
you’re
no
good
to
anybody,
so
it’s
not
going
to
work.
That’s
another
secret
to
writing
faster
copy,
incorporating
rest
breaks.
You’ll
know
when
your
body
needs
a
break,
and
you
should
listen
to
your
body
The
other
thing,
I
don’t
know
if
I
mentioned
it
or
not,
for
writing
faster
copy
was
to
not
reinvent
the
wheel.
A
lot
of
clients
have
standard
elements
that
they
want
to
use.
For
whatever
reason,
they’ve
tested
and
they
know
that
this
is
what
they
want
in
their
piece.
The
most
popular
standard
element
is
using
the
order
form.
Many
of
my
clients
have
an
order
form
that
they
like,
and
they
kind
of
have
me
write
to
that
order
form
copy,
and
I’m
okay
with
that.
If
I’ve
written
the
order
form
before,
why
do
I
need
to
write
it
again?
That’s
why
I’ll
just
cut
and
paste
that
order
form
and
put
it
in
its
place.
I’ll
know
that
I
usually
have
to
change
the
positive
acceptance
paragraph.
That’s
the
paragraph
that
starts
with,
“Yes,
Dr.
So-‐and-‐So!
Give
me
your
energy!
Help
my
joints
feel
better,
yada
yada.”
I
know
I’m
going
to
have
to
change
that,
and
I
have
to
change
the
actual
premiums
I’m
giving
in
the
product.
But
besides
that,
everything
else
stays
the
same.
The
telephone
number
is
the
same.
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Mastercard/VISA/Discover
icons
are
all
the
same.
All
that
stuff
is
the
same,
so
I
don’t
reinvent
the
wheel
if
it’s
not
necessary.
If
a
client
has
a
specific
element
that
they’ve
tried
and
tested
and
they
want
to
keep
it
that
way,
then
okay.
Find
out
what
they
are
and
go
ahead
and
put
it
right
in
your
document.
That
way
you’re
not
spending
time
writing
an
order
form
that’s
only
get
replaced
with
their
standard
order
form.
So
that’s
always
a
good
thing
to
be
able
to
know
in
advance,
and
it
does
help
you
continue
with
your
momentum
with
writing
copy.
Another
thing
that’s
really,
really
important,
at
least
for
me
–
because
I
told
you
I
have
a
short
attention
span
–
is
you’ve
got
to
minimize
distractions
when
you’re
writing.
If
anybody
works
from
home,
you
know
your
neighbors
must
not
think
you
work
at
all.
Everybody
thinks
you’re
available
because
you’re
at
home.
When
I’m
in
heavy-‐duty
writing
mode,
I
do
my
absolute
best
to
eliminate
as
many
distractions
as
possible.
That
means
if
I
have
to
put
my
phone
on
mute
while
I’m
working,
I’ll
do
that.
I
don’t
talk
to
my
clients
when
I’m
in
my
writing
mode.
If
I
have
a
question
I’ll
send
email.
I’ll
send
10-‐20
emails
in
the
course
of
a
day,
and
they’ll
get
back
to
me
with
the
answers
or
whatever,
but
I
do
not
pick
up
the
phone
and
call
them
and
talk
with
them
at
the
time,
because
that
could
easily
be
a
30-‐45
minute
or
hour-‐long
conversation
where
I
allowed
myself
to
get
distracted,
where
I
could
have
just
gotten
the
answer
in
60
seconds
with
an
email.
Know
yourself.
I
know
what
I’ll
do.
I’ll
get
on
the
phone
and
start
talking.
That’s
what
I
do.
I’ll
get
the
answer
that
I
want,
but
then
I’ll
go,
“And
how
are
your
kids?
How’s
it
going?
How’s
the
weather
over
there?”
and
the
next
thing
you
know
I’ve
just
wasted
too
much
time,
so
I
minimize
those
distractions.
When
my
kids
were
younger
especially,
and
even
now
that
they’re
older,
they
still
drive
me
nuts.
They
don’t
think
you’re
working
from
home,
and
that
they
can
just
come
and
disturb
at
any
time.
I’ll
post
a
note
on
the
door
to
my
office.
I
used
to
have
my
sign
that
says,
“Warning:
Do
not
bother
me
unless
you’re
bleeding
from
your
eye!”
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That
one
seemed
to
work,
because
before
I
used
to
say,
“Do
not
bother
me
unless
you’re
bleeding,”
and
they’d
come
in
with
a
cut
or
something.
I’m
like,
“You
know
what,
that
was
not
life
threatening,”
so
I
had
to
make
the
copy
a
little
more
specific.
[laughing]
I
don’t
have
babies.
They
can
take
care
of
themselves,
but
they
just
feel
like,
“Hey,
mom!
Hey,
mom!
Hey,
mom!”
and
I
just
get
distracted
from
it,
so
I
have
to
train
them.
On
the
door
that
leads
upstairs
in
my
house
I
have
a
sign
that
says,
“I’m
on
a
conference
call,”
or
“I’m
busy,
do
not
disturb”
or
whatever.
As
they
get
closer
to
my
office,
the
threats
start
getting
even
more
powerful.
“If
I
open
this
door,
it
better
be
an
emergency
or
it
will
be
an
emergency!”
That’s
how
I
kind
of
had
to
train
my
family
to
sort
of
leave
me
alone
when
I’m
doing
this
stuff,
and
they’re
pretty
good
at
it.
It’s
not
a
problem
anymore.
It’s
not
like
I
did
it
every
single
day,
but
I
cherish
my
writing
time.
Another
thing
is
know
when
you
are
at
your
writing
peak.
Everybody
is
different.
Me,
I
am
a
total
early
riser.
This
morning
I
was
up
at
4:30
and
at
work
at
5:00,
then
I
took
a
break
at
6:00
and
I
worked
out
for
an
hour
at
6.
I
went
and
walked
my
dog
from
7-‐7:45,
went
upstairs,
took
a
shower,
and
I
was
back
downstairs
at
work
at
8:15
with
a
banana
and
peanut
butter
next
to
me,
and
I
was
working.
That
was
my
morning.
Sometimes
it’s
from
5
–
7
a.m.
Oh
my
goodness,
I
can
get
so
much
work
done
that
I
can
take
off
the
rest
of
the
day
and
I’m
done.
I
don’t
have
to
do
anything
else,
because
that
is
when
I’m
at
my
peak
creative
mode.
Things
just
come
to
me.
I’m
wide
awake.
I’m
alert,
I’m
in
tune
to
my
body,
I’m
in
tune
to
my
writing,
and
that
is
great
for
me.
If
I
tried
to
write
copy
at
3:00
in
the
afternoon,
I
would
fall
asleep
at
my
desk,
literally,
because
I
am
not
creative
in
the
afternoon.
That’s
when
I’ll
pick
up
the
phone
and
talk
to
clients,
I’ll
do
billing,
or
I’ll
do
stuff
that’s
non-‐essential
stuff
so
that
I
can
save
my
writing
for
when
I’m
at
my
peak.
When
I’m
writing
fast
copy,
sometimes
I’m
up
at
3:00
in
the
morning.
I’ll
go
to
bed
at
8
or
9
at
night
if
necessary,
but
I
am
up
in
the
morning
because
my
house
is
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perfectly
quiet.
It’s
just
me
and
my
dog,
Jaws,
that’s
awake,
and
he’s
down
here
and
happy,
and
I
can
just
write,
write,
write,
write.
So
7:00
or
8:00
comes,
my
family’s
starting
to
move
around,
and
it
doesn’t
bother
me
because
I’ve
gotten
a
huge
amount
of
work
done
in
just
that
time
period.
If
I
do
nothing
else
for
the
rest
of
the
day,
I
still
got
a
good
day’s
work
in.
You’ve
got
to
know
who
you
are.
I
know
other
writers
who
are
completely
opposite.
Their
peak
times
start
about
10:00
at
night,
and
they’ll
go
on
till
2-‐3
in
the
morning
and
they’re
thrilled.
They’re
great.
I’m
exhausted
at
that
point.
That
doesn’t
work
for
me,
so
time
yourself.
You
write
fast
copy
when
you’re
at
your
optimum
creative
self.
Dan:
As
much
as
I
hate
to
get
up
early,
that
also
goes
along
with
your
previous
point
of
minimizing
distractions.
I
imagine
when
you
get
up
that
early,
there
are
very
few
distractions.
You’re
not
getting
phone
calls,
the
neighbors
aren’t
bothering
you….
Carline:
No
emails
popping
up.
Dan:
Yeah.
That’s
a
good
idea.
Carline:
Again,
if
you
can,
be
a
morning
person.
Some
people
would
say,
“That’s
the
worst
idea
in
the
world.
I
can’t
do
that.”
Whatever
it
is,
that’s
what
works
for
me.
I
just
love
it
because
it’s
quiet.
I’m
always
looking
for
a
distraction
–
I
know
me,
and
I’ll
find
one
easily
–
but
at
4:00
in
the
morning
nobody’s
distracting
me.
My
dog
doesn’t
even
want
to
talk
to
me.
He
wants
to
just
lay
there
and
go
to
sleep.
He
won’t
play
with
me
or
anything
like
that.
At
that
point,
okay,
that’s
all
you’ve
got
to
do.
Emails
have
been
checked
already,
it’s
done,
I
have
no
phone
calls
coming
in,
nothing,
and
I
can
do
it.
But
two
to
three
hours
of
that
kind
of
focused
writing
is
worth
the
whole
day.
That
to
me
is
a
good
10-‐hour
day,
because
if
I
got
two
to
three
hours
of
that
kind
of
focused
writing,
I
will
have
that
package
written
in
a
week.
It’ll
be
no
problem.
Dan:
That’s
a
big
tip
right
there.
That’s
a
huge
tip.
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Carline:
People
think
you’re
writing
all
day
long.
No!
In
fact,
I
had
to
schedule
this
conference
call
in
the
morning
because
I
wanted
to
be
in
my
peak
period.
I
said,
“Dan,
if
we
start
going
later
in
the
afternoon,
dude,
I’m
going
to
be
like,
‘What’d
you
say?’”
because
I
can’t
focus
because
I’m
ready
to
call
it
day.
[laughing]
By
3:00
I’m
pretty
much
done
working,
as
far
as
work
goes.
I
may
still
be
in
my
office,
but
it’s
only
non-‐essential
kinds
of
things,
or
if
I’ve
got
to
follow
up
on
some
phone
calls
or
some
emails.
I’ll
take
care
of
all
that
stuff
in
the
afternoon
when
it’s
not
my
peak
period.
If
I
wanted
to
continue
working,
I’d
have
to
literally
stop
working
at
3:00,
go
take
a
nap
for
about
an
hour
or
so,
and
then
I
could
come
back
feeling
more
refreshed.
But
I
could
not
keep
going
into
the
evening
hours
and
think
I
could
come
up
with
anything
remotely
creative.
But
again,
know
yourself
and
work
toward
what
will
help
you.
Dan:
That’s
a
huge
tip
there.
Even
though
it’s
against
my
character,
I’m
actually
going
to
try
to
start
getting
up
a
couple
hours
early
and
get
a
good
two
hours
in
before
the
distractions
start.
Carline:
Think
about
when
you
used
to
work.
That’s
how
I
learned
that.
When
I
was
working
back
at
Phillips,
I
would
go
and
get
to
work
at
8:00
and
sometimes
be
leaving
at
6:00
or
7:00
at
night.
I’d
look
and
say
“What
did
I
get
done?”
It
was
like,
“I
didn’t
get
a
whole
lot
of
work
done.”
I
got
some
things
done,
but
I
was
distracted.
People
were
coming
in,
getting
their
coffee,
“Hey,
Carline,
how’s
it
going?”
I’ve
got
to
get
some
water.
I
need
to
get
up
and
go
to
the
bathroom.
I
need
to
go
back.
Now
it’s
almost
time
for
lunch.
Go
to
lunch
break.
After
that
you
kind
of
work
for
a
couple
hours,
but
then
people
keep
coming
in
your
office
and
distracting
you,
and
you
never
quite
get
things
done.
Then
you’ve
got
to
stay
to
work
later
because
you
didn’t
get
done
what
you
were
trying
to
accomplish
for
the
day,
so
now
you’re
working
later
in
the
evening,
and
then
you
go
home.
I
did
that
for
12
years.
That
was
kind
of
the
basic
work
pattern.
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The
very
first
month
that
I
was
a
freelancer,
I
got
up
and
I
went
to
work,
and
like
by
noon
I
was
done.
I
thought,
“Wow,
the
things
it
was
taking
me
all
day
to
do
working
in
a
company,
I
was
able
to
get
it
all
done
in
four
hours
or
less,”
and
the
reason
was
nobody
was
distracting
me.
At
the
time
my
phone
wasn’t
ringing
off
the
hook,
because
I
didn’t
have
enough
clients
to
keep
it
ringing
that
way,
so
I
was
able
to
actually
do
some
writing
and
do
some
focused
things.
I
was
just
so
amazed
that,
“Wow,
I
really
can
work
part
time
working
for
myself
and
still
have
a
full-‐time
income”
as
far
as
that
goes,
because
I
don’t
have
to
have
the
meetings
with
my
boss
or
with
the
other
team
meetings
or
anything
like
that,
or
to
try
to
show
people
how
much
I
know
or
don’t
know.
All
that
stuff
was
done
away
with.
In
fact,
even
now
when
I
see
myself
getting
caught
into
something
like
that,
where
a
client
wants
to
call
me
and
wants
to
conference
in
a
couple
other
key
people
so
we
can
start
talking
about
where
the
package
is
going
or
whatever
–
Oh
my
goodness,
when
I
get
those
kinds
of
calls
I’ll
go,
“Hey,
you
know
what,
you
guys
aren’t
sure
what
you
want
to
do
yet,
so
why
don’t
you
all
talk
amongst
yourselves,
and
when
you’ve
made
a
decision
then
somebody
call
me
and
tell
me
what
you
want
to
do,”
because
I
don’t
even
want
to
get
caught
up
in
that
stuff
anymore.
That
is
just
a
huge
time
waster,
these
long
meetings.
If
we
can’t
talk
in
10-‐15
minutes
for
me
to
get
an
idea
of
what
you
want,
then
you
don’t
know
what
you
want,
so
don’t
get
me
caught
up
in
your
brainstorming,
unless
it’s
a
designated
brainstorming
session.
You
know
how
sometimes
working
for
a
company,
you
have
a
meeting
just
to
have
meetings.
One
or
two
sentences
would
pretty
much
describe
what
you
got
out
of
the
meeting,
so
I’m
totally
out
of
that
kind
of
stuff.
Man,
oh
man,
did
it
make
a
difference
in
my
life!
Again,
four
hours
of
working
was
equal
to
a
full
day,
and
I
didn’t
have
to
commute.
I
didn’t
have
to
do
any
kind
of
jockeying
for
position
to
try
to
impress
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my
boss
or
whatever.
No,
I
just
go
to
work
and
do
my
job.
It’s
awesome,
so
think
of
it
that
way.
To
me,
by
getting
up
that
early,
if
I
want
to
stop
at
12:00
or
10:00,
I
can.
People
are
like,
“Oh,
you’re
not
working
today?”
and
I’m
like,
“I
already
did.”
[laughing]
Dan:
You
stopped
working
before
they
were
up.
Carline:
Exactly.
It’s
like
I’m
done.
I’m
going
to
go
hang
out
with
my
kids
or
just
go
out
and
talk
to
my
neighbors
or
have
my
grandson.
“Yeah,
I’ll
take
him
for
the
day,
because
I’m
done
working.”
My
daughter
can
keep
working
and
I
can
take
him
and
play
with
him.
In
fact,
I’m
going
to
play
with
him
today.
I
told
her,
“Come
on
over.
Come
after
1:00
and
I’ll
take
him
for
the
rest
of
the
day.”
You
can
do
that.
You
have
that
freedom
to
be
able
to
do
those
kinds
of
things,
but
you’ve
got
to
know
yourself
and
you’ve
got
to
work
at
your
optimum
creative
time
and
just
totally
guard
it
with
your
life.
Once
that
time
is
gone
for
the
day,
I
can’t
get
it
back.
If
I’m
on
the
phone
talking
to
somebody,
if
I
goof
off
and
I
miss
the
opportunity,
I
have
to
wait
till
tomorrow
morning
for
it
to
happen
again.
You
have
to
realize,
that’s
gold.
That’s
where
my
money
comes
from,
is
usually
from
about
4:00
am
until
9:00
at
the
latest.
That’s
the
gold
for
me.
Anything
else
is
just
a
little
silver
here
and
there,
but
that’s
where
the
money
is
in
my
writing
time.
Dan:
I’m
getting
a
lot
of
tips
out
of
this
interview,
but
that
one
there
is
going
to
be
worth
a
whole
lot
to
me
right
there,
just
that
one.
Have
you
got
any
other
tips
for
us
on
what
to
do
to
write
faster
copy?
Carline:
We
talked
about
niche-‐ing
also.
That’s
key,
because
once
you
write
one
package
about
your
marketplace,
it’s
easy
to
take
the
knowledge
that
you
had
before
that
you
may
not
have
used
in
a
previous
package,
but
now
all
the
sudden
makes
sense
to
work
on
this
project.
Again,
being
very
in
tune
with
your
market,
knowing
who
you’re
talking
to
at
all
times.
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Also,
another
thing
that
you
could
try
to
do,
and
I’ve
done
that
many
times,
is
let’s
say
I’m
talking
to
somebody
and
they
tell
me
a
really
great
story
and
I
can’t
use
it
anywhere
quite
yet.
Write
it
down
anyway.
Put
it
in
an
idea
file
and
just
dump
it
there,
or
something
that
you’ve
heard
or
you’ve
read,
like
“This
is
good
for
a
package,
but
I
have
no
idea
what
package
it’s
for.”
I’ll
do
that
and
just
drop
the
idea
in
my
idea
file.
Then
when
I’m
looking
for
stuff
as
I’m
trying
to
write
a
package,
I’ll
look
back
in
there
and
see
what’s
in
there
that
I
can
kind
of
take
and
tweak
to
fit
my
package,
and
that’s
worked
a
lot.
Sometimes
I
hear
a
really
good
quote
and
it’s
just
not
working
for
what
I
need
right
now.
I’ll
put
it
in
there,
and
six
months
later
it’s
perfect
for
another
product
I’m
working
with,
and
there
it
was,
sitting
there
waiting
to
be
used
all
along.
There’s
niche-‐ing
and
also
kind
of
having
a
schedule
of
knowing
what
products
you’re
working
on.
My
brain
tends
to
work
way
ahead
of
where
it
is
for
the
time
being,
so
if
I
know
I’m
going
to
be
working
on
a
heart
product
in
December,
and
I
know
that
in
September
–
even
though
in
September
I
may
be
working
on
arthritis
or
something
–
anything
heart-‐related
that
pops
up,
I’ll
already
create
my
project
for
December,
my
heart
project,
and
I’ll
already
have
that
file
and
open.
If
I’m
reading
about
arthritis
and
I
find
out
that
something
is
really
good
for
heart,
I
can
take
that
information
and
just
dump
it
into
that
package
right
there
and
have
it
sourced
and
everything.
So
I’m
already
working
on
my
December
package
well
ahead
of
when
I’m
supposed
to
be
working
on
it.
By
knowing
ahead
what
I’m
working
on,
you
can
kind
of
pre-‐write
the
package
by
just
having
some
really
good
things
that
don’t
work
for
the
current
package,
but
they
make
perfect
sense
for
this
other
package.
So
it’s
like
you’re
working
two
packages
at
one
time.
When
I’m
ready
for
December,
I
open
the
file
and
I’m
like,
“Oh!”
because
there’s
no
blank
page,
of
course.
It’s
all
these
things
that
I’ve
been
dropping
in
all
along
that
can
come
in
handy.
A
lot
of
times
my
lead
is
there,
my
headline
is
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somewhere
in
there,
great
testimonials
are
there,
and
I
hadn’t
even
started
the
package
yet.
That’s
a
cool
thing.
Dan:
That
is
cool.
You
can’t
do
that
if
you’re
working
on
an
investment
newsletter
this
month
and
a
health
thing
next
month.
Carline:
Exactly,
it’s
too
hard
to
do
that.
If
you’re
in
your
niche
and
you
know
what
it
is
–
and
sometimes
you
can
find
one
source
that’s
really
good,
so
you
can
work
on
more
than
one
product,
depending
on
how
you
use
the
source,
how
you
quote
it.
If
I
know
I’ve
got
a
heart
product,
I
have
a
stress
product,
I
have
a
joint
product,
I
have
a
digestive
product
–
I
know
I
have
those
coming
up
–
I’ll
go
ahead
and
create
files
for
those
right
now.
As
I’m
researching
one
product,
if
something
pops
in
that
would
work
for
the
other
one,
dump
it
in
there.
You’re
going
to
have
to
do
it
anyway,
so
why
not
take
advantage
of
it
while
it’s
working
for
you.
That’s
a
huge
timesaver
when
you
know
what
you’re
doing
in
advance.
I
try
to
plan
my
schedule
at
least
six
months
in
advance.
I
know
it’s
not
easy
for
everyone
trying
to
get
jobs,
and
it’s
usually
kind
of
one
project
to
the
next
project,
but
keep
that
in
mind
as
you’re
filling
your
business.
You
will
grow
your
business
and
you
will
be
successful,
so
think
success
from
the
very
beginning.
Even
if
you
don’t
have
a
heart
project
coming
up,
if
you
have
a
great
quote
that’s
heart-‐related,
keep
it
in
your
idea
file
or
in
a
project
file,
or
somewhere
so
you
can
say,
“Where
was
that
thing
again?”
and
you
can
easily
find
it
and
put
it
in
place.
That’s
a
good
way
of
speeding
up
the
writing
process,
because
you’re
doing
the
work
in
advance.
The
last
thing,
Dan,
is
I
think
the
whole
process,
whether
it’s
writing
faster
copy
or
just
copywriting
in
general,
I
am
very
thankful
for
this
industry.
I
count
my
blessings
and
I
am
so
thankful
that
the
copywriting
business
even
exists
and
has
gotten
to
the
point
where
people
can
do
it
from
home
or
anywhere
they
want
to,
because
just
the
freedom
that
you
get
in
this
field
is
just
so
phenomenal.
I
can’t
think
of
anything
else
I
could
be
doing
right
now
that
is
bringing
me
as
much
joy,
as
well
as
the
financial
income
along
with
it,
and
the
fact
that
I’m
also
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helping
people
by
letting
them
know
about
these
phenomenal
products
that
are
now
available
that
can
help
people
avoid
being
on
drugs
and
other
types
of
stuff
that
could
be
harmful
to
them
I
think
that’s
another
thing,
when
you
start
from
a
place
of
gratitude
and
appreciation,
then
you
do
end
up
dealing
with
your
clients
better.
You
do
end
up
writing
more
compassionate
copy,
because
you
appreciate
that,
hey,
this
is
something
that’s
allowing
me
to
take
care
of
my
family
the
way
I
want
to
take
care
of
my
family,
live
my
life
the
way
I
want
to
live
my
life,
financially
support
the
people
around
me
that
I
want
to
support,
and
it’s
just
so
cool.
I
think
in
the
article
I
mentioned
that
a
few
weeks
ago
I
took
a
week
off.
I
just
sent
an
email
to
my
clients
saying,
“Hey,
I’m
off
this
week.
I
won’t
be
answering
phones.
I
won’t
be
answering
emails.
I’m
off,”
and
that
was
it.
I
had
finished
my
existing
project
and
I
knew
I
had
enough
time
before
my
next
project
came
in,
so
I
wasn’t
leaving
anyone
in
the
lurch.
I
didn’t
have
to
request
time
off.
I
didn’t
have
to
ask
for
sick
leave.
I
didn’t
have
to
make
any
excuses.
“Hey,
I’m
taking
off
the
week.”
What
I
was
doing
was
taking
off
a
week
to
go
take
care
of
my
grandmother
to
give
my
mom
a
break,
because
she’s
a
full-‐time
caregiver
for
my
90-‐year-‐old
grandmother.
So
she
got
to
go
to
Florida
for
a
week.
I
went
over
and
moved
into
my
mom’s
house
and
stayed
with
my
grandmother,
and
it
was
great.
I
did
what
I
wanted
to
do,
and
when
I
was
finished
taking
care
of
her
I
went
back
home
and
–
tada!
–
I’m
back
at
work
again.
If
there’s
a
crisis
situation,
it
handles
itself
without
me.
And
my
clients
know
if
they
absolutely
have
to
get
a
hold
of
me,
they
know
my
cell
phone
number
and
I
will
answer
them,
but
there
was
nothing
that
was
a
crisis
situation
that
came
up.
That’s
just
so
awesome
to
be
able
to
have
a
career
like
that.
So
when
you
get
frustrated
with
the
copywriting
and
you
want
to
give
up,
just
think
about,
“Wow,
this
is
what
this
is
going
to
do
for
me.
This
is
the
kind
of
freedom
I
will
be
able
to
have,
an
income
that
I’ll
be
able
to
make
that
I
wouldn’t
be
able
to
make
in
most
jobs.
I
can
create
my
own
schedule
and
I
can
do
all
this
stuff
by
getting
better
at
my
skill.”
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And
one
way
to
get
better
at
your
skill
is
to
get
faster
at
it,
because
the
more
copy
you
write,
the
more
controls
you’re
going
to
get.
Dan:
That’s
right.
And
most
clients
really
don’t
care
at
all
if
it
took
you
six
weeks
to
write
it
or
if
it
took
you
six
days
to
write
it,
as
long
as
they’re
getting
results.
Carline:
Exactly,
so
why
not
do
it
in
six
days?
[laughing]
Dan:
And
you
told
us
exactly
how
to
do
that.
Carline:
Hopefully
so.
Hopefully
it’s
helpful
to
people,
especially
aspiring
copywriters
who
are
like,
“How
do
you
do
this
stuff?”
We
took
the
article
that
I
wrote
in
the
CopyStar
issue
and
took
it
one
step
farther
and
said,
“Let’s
talk
about
this,”
so
we
can
help
them
to
visualize
how
to
do
this.
Like
I
said,
it
can
be
done
and
it’s
amazing.
It
will
click
with
you
if
you
try
it
and
you
do
it,
but
you’ve
got
to
do
it.
It
doesn’t
do
any
good
just
listening
to
this
audio
and
then
just
going
about
your
own
merry
way.
You’ve
got
to
put
it
into
action.
When
I
did
that
in
2006,
I
said,
“This
is
my
goal
for
the
entire
year.
I’m
only
allowing
myself
this
much
time
on
packages.
I
have
to
get
this
done
in
that
time.”
When
I
did
that
and
I
saw
I
could
do
it,
then
wow!
Everything
else
kind
of
worked
itself
out.
Again,
the
more
you
write,
the
more
packages
you
get
out
there,
the
more
you
can
increase
your
success
rate.
If
you
write
one
package
and
it
doesn’t
work,
you’ve
got
a
100%
failure
rate.
You
write
two
packages
and
one
works,
you’ve
got
a
50%
success
rate.
Amazing!
From
0%
success
to
50%
success
with
just
one
package.
If
you
do
three
or
you
do
four,
you
can
increase
it
and
it’ll
work,
and
you’ll
keep
getting
better
at
it
because
you’re
fine
tuning
your
art.
Dan:
That’s
right.
This
has
been
great,
Carline!
I
really
appreciate
it.
I
think
we
covered
everything,
or
is
there
anything
else
you’d
like
to
add?
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Carline:
I
guess
we
covered
it.
I
don’t
know
what
else
to
say
about
this
faster
copy
approach
to
add
in
there.
If
we
missed
something
our
readers
will
tell
us,
so
we’ll
find
out.
But
that’s
how
I
do
it.
What
I
told
you
is
exactly
how
I
do
my
writing,
every
package.
This
is
the
process
that
I
go
through,
so
I’m
sharing
with
you
what
I
do.
Dan:
It’s
good
to
know
it
can
be
done.
It
might
require
you
to
have
maybe
a
mindset
change
or
something,
because
if
you’re
conditioned
to
thinking,
“Oh,
I
need
two
months
for
this,
or
I
need
six
weeks,”
no,
here’s
your
proof
that
you
don’t.
You
may
not
be
doing
it
in
six
days,
but
let’s
say
if
your
normal
writing
time
is
six
weeks
and
you
can
cut
that
down
to
two
or
three,
my
gosh.
Carline:
That’s
huge!
That’s
another
package
that
you
can
write,
that
you
can
get
the
money
for
and
to
be
able
to
get
a
chance
on
getting
a
success
for
it.
It’s
definitely
worth
it.
I
would
recommend
everyone
try
it
out.
Just
do
it
once
and
see
what
happens.
It
gets
addictive.
Or
you
could
say,
“All
right,
fine.
I’ll
say
it
takes
me
six
weeks
to
the
client,”
but
in
whatever
time
you
get
it
done,
take
the
rest
of
that
time
off.
You
can
get
a
three-‐
week
vacation
if
you
wanted
to
in
between
packages,
or
you
could
write
another
package.
That’s
how
you
do
it.
That’s
how
you
can
make
it
work.
Whatever
you
need
as
your
incentive
to
get
it
done,
do
it!
It’s
worth
it.
Dan:
That
sounds
good.
Your
CopyStar
ezine
is
essential
reading
for
any
copywriter,
or
any
business
owner
as
a
matter
of
fact,
or
any
marketer.
How
can
people
subscribe
to
that
and
find
out
more
information
about
you?
Carline:
The
best
way
is
to
go
to
my
website
at
www.CarlineCole.com.
If
you
go
on
there,
that’s
my
website
and
it’s
in
there.
I’ve
got
samples
of
my
Kick
Butt
Controls,
I’ve
got
testimonials,
and
then
there’s
a
tab
that
says
CopyStar
ezine.
If
you
click
on
that,
or
anywhere
in
my
website,
you
can
sign
up
to
get
a
free
special
report
that
I
wrote
that’s
called
How
to
Write
Magalog,
Tabloids,
and
Other
Monster
Promos.
It’s
normally
$39.95,
but
it’s
free
when
you
sign
up
to
CopyStar.
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Signing
up
to
CopyStar
means
that
whenever
I
send
out
an
issue
you
will
get
it.
I
try
to
make
the
issues
just
very
action-‐oriented,
really
trying
to
help
you
get
over
various
obstacles
that
you
may
be
having,
whether
it’s
writing
copy
faster,
or
whether
it’s
being
afraid
to
write
copy,
or
just
how
to
overcome
objections
in
your
copy,
or
how
to
get
great
headlines
and
how
to
kickstart
your
copywriting
career.
All
these
other
kinds
of
things
I’ve
talked
about
in
past
issues,
so
I
have
everything
archived
on
my
website
on
that
tab
for
CopyStar
ezine.
You
can
download
that
stuff
immediately.
It’s
all
free.
Then
whatever
I
feel
like
writing
about,
I’ll
write
about
in
the
months
to
come.
You’re
more
than
welcome
to
subscribe
and
take
advantage
of
what
I
can
tell
you.
Dan:
Thanks,
Carline.
I
really
appreciate
you
doing
this.
There’s
some
really
valuable
tips
here.
Carline:
Cool!
Thanks,
Dan.
That’s
the
second
time
you
got
me
to
do
this,
and
you’re
the
only
one
who’s
got
me
to
do
this.
[laughing]
That’s
pretty
cool.
This
was
nice,
and
hopefully
we’ll
help
people.
That’s
the
best
goal,
to
get
some
writers
getting
to
the
next
step
or
next
level
of
their
career.
Dan:
It
definitely
will
help
them.
All
they
have
to
do
is
implement
it.
They
have
the
plan
laid
out
right
here.
This
has
been
great.
I
really
appreciate
it.
Carline:
You’re
welcome.
Thank
you
very
much.
Dan:
Talk
to
you
soon,
Carline.
Bye
bye.
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