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    Submit Questions for My Podcast for Writers

    Thank you for the kind words. :) I'll certainly still be around the writing community -- just not hanging around DP. I only popped back in today...
    Post by: jhmattern, Feb 1, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Submit Questions for My Podcast for Writers

    So. I came back to DP after a 4 year break to get a feel for the writing community here and how it changed. Sadly, I'm finding a lot of the same...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 28, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    First Steps To Finding Customers

    Was the manager authorized by the company to hire you? Were you paid by Chase, or by the manager personally? If Chase, the company, paid you, then...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 28, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Citing blog posts

    An idea can't be copyrighted (though certain elements might fall under trademark rules). It's always a good idea to credit your source of...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 28, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Citing blog posts

    If your post was simply inspired by someone else, the best thing to do is link to their original post early in your own. There's no specific...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 27, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Submit Questions for My Podcast for Writers

    No problem. I hope it helps. :)
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 23, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Submit Questions for My Podcast for Writers

    The podcast episode answering your question is now up at http://allindiewriters.com/podcast/7/ (and I think we actually covered your follow-up...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 22, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Submit Questions for My Podcast for Writers

    That's another reason I love E-junkie -- they collect the ip addresses and email addresses for me (saved in your transaction logs), plus they deal...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 15, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    First Steps To Finding Customers

    The problem is that it usually isn't the writer who advertises that they did the work for free. What sometimes happens is that the "client" you...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 15, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Submit Questions for My Podcast for Writers

    You guys are full of great questions. :) jrbiz - I'll check my schedule soon and see when I can work it in. The short answer is that: A) many...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 15, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    First Steps To Finding Customers

    If you want to focus on copywriting, you're your own best client, at least in the beginning. Your freelance business needs copy written. You might...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 13, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Blog Management Prices

    I wouldn't worry much about what people are charging on odesk. Because this is a client he's already working with, the best bet is simply to keep...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 12, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Blog Management Prices

    For posts, I charge per post. For anything else related to blog management -- content strategy, comment management, editing content from other...
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 12, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Submit Questions for My Podcast for Writers

    I'm glad you found the episode helpful. And I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family.
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 10, 2015 in forum: Copywriting
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    Submit Questions for My Podcast for Writers

    Your question's episode is now live. You can find the show notes and the episode here: http://allindiewriters.com/podcast/6/
    Post by: jhmattern, Jan 8, 2015 in forum: Copywriting