Sell your writing by asking

by angela.booth on January 13, 2007

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Selling your writing is easy – all you have to do is ask.

Although this tactic seems basic, and it is, it’s amazing how many writers overlook it.

Imagine you were sitting with an editor or a copywriting client in real life, and you were chatting over a cup of coffee. What would you say to him to get him to buy your writing?

Or on your writers’ Web site – what would you say to a site visitor to get her to contact you and hire you?

In the spirit of research, I’ve occasionally asked editors what bugs them most about writers. Editors’ number one annoyance was always writers not delivering what they’d contracted to deliver. The second greatest annoyance was hinting around – never getting to the point. One frustrated editor said: “They seem to think that I’ve got an expletive-deleted crystal ball!”

Here’s the “asking” process when you want to make a sale:

* Make an offer

* Ask for the sale

That’s it. There are only two steps.

Get to the point – offer and ask

Everyone’s busy these days. When you contact an editor, just say: “Here’s an idea I’d like to write for you – do you want it?” Yes, you’ve got to dress it up somewhat. Read my “magazine writing” or “making the pitch” ebooks to get templates you can use. But essentially that’s all you do – make an offer and ask. You must ask.

You can’t afford to be subtle. Ask.

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