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It’s the key differentiator between whether or not you land paid assignments… May 24, 2024 [The Writer’ s Life]( "I'm a big believer that life changes as much as you want it to." — Martin Freeman Hi {NAME}, If you've been trying to land clients but haven't yet, I can almost guarantee you're missing something … Following up consistently with your prospects! You see, many beginner copywriters send an outreach message but never follow up. The problem is, some experts estimate that only 2% of business deals are landed after one outreach attempt … Meaning you're leaving lots of money on the table if you don't follow up! Now, you don't need to go bananas by sending dozens of messages. But here's your key takeaway: Anytime you reach out to contact someone about a project, make sure you follow up at least once. If you've already spoken with a prospect, you can follow up more regularly. Follow-up shows your dream clients that you're serious about wanting to work with them. So embrace it as part of building your business. Eventually, you'll have more clients than you know what to do with. I hope you've enjoyed the five marketing tactics I've shared with you this week. And ideally you're already putting them to use and seeing results. But before I leave you, just a quick heads-up that AWAI has opened their Memorial Day Sale today … where they're offering many of their bestselling training programs with the best discounts you'll ever see — up to 90% off! [You can access the full list of programs on sale here.]( Signing off, Rebekah Rebekah Mays AWAI's 2022 $10K Challenge Winner Inside this issue: - [The Zeigarnik Effect: Finish What You Started]( - [Digging Deep for Your "Why"]( - [Apryl Parcher Shares How One Big Writing Break Leads to Another …]( The Zeigarnik Effect: Finish What You Started By Rebecca Matter I have a fairly large walk-in closet in my office … Half of it is packed with business books, binders, notebooks, old journals, AWAI programs, old laptops, and more. But the other half … It's filled with more books than I could ever read … workout programs still in the packaging … binders full of half-baked business ideas … Every time I walk in, I'm reminded of all the things I've started — and never finished. It's human nature … We get excited about the next thing. And if you're at all entrepreneurial like me … even just the slightest bit, you're filled with ideas … things you'd like to do … Maybe you even take them as far as starting … Any chance you can relate? [Continue reading here.]( Save Up to 90% Today! ALL of our bestselling programs are on sale … Grab what you need to achieve your goals this year. [See the full list here.]( Digging Deep for Your "Why" By Katie Yeakle If you haven't done this yet, I'd like to encourage you to spend some time today thinking about your "why" for living the writer's life. Specifically, why is living the writer's life so important to you at this point in your life? What's your motivation? What's your inspiration? And, how is your writer's life going to change not only your life, but the lives of the people you care about most? Recognizing and acknowledging your "why" will inspire you to get out of bed early to start writing, or to squeeze in that late-night hour of writing after your day job … It will be your "guiding star" that will keep you going even after a rough day. It will help you own your personal definition of success. So … do you know what your "why" is? [Continue reading here.]( Living the Writer's Life: Apryl Parcher Shares How One Big Writing Break Leads to Another … From writer to speaker to trainer and now book author, Apryl Parcher is forging through the channels of communication and finding nothing but success. Enjoy her unique insight into getting started, as well as tips on how to use social media to advance your career even before you make a name for yourself. [Read the rest of her story here.]( Your ALL-ACCESS Key — Just $1! 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