My retirement planning was always simple: I got paid FIRST.
The more correction loops the customer requires, the longer he will delay receiving the ordered product.
So get paid in advance.
If the customer is not willing to do this, then don't hire him.
Point.
(I could write a whole article on the topic of “sales negotiations,” but this should be enough to get you started.)
Do you know what all the great copywriters of the past have in common?
What unites
Joseph Sugarman
David Ogilvy
and Dan Kennedy?
They all ran their own businesses. Even if australia telegram screening they “only” sold their copywriting skills and courses – they sold THEIR OWN products.
And this is the best and fastest way to gain real experience.
Because when you sell your own stuff, you get your hands dirty. You learn how to write a Facebook ad. How to write a sales page. How to write a blog post that brings traffic.
Above all, you will learn one thing:
Entrepreneurial thinking.
You learn to think like your customers – who are all entrepreneurs.
When your own money is at stake, you learn faster than a supercomputer.
Aside from that:
Never “try” new techniques on customers.
I always tested certain techniques (like my Hack Google approach ) myself before implementing them for clients.