Hello, I am planning to get a copy-writing job done for one of my services. My budget is around 100$ and canbe upped a bit if needed to around 150$. Do you think I can find good copywriters for this price? Although I am not looking for the likes of clayton, I would like them to write a good copy. Or is it better that I write a copy myself? I have seen many people write copy and then get over at W.F for a review. Should I save the money and spend it for promotion or should I keep it for the copy-writing job?
No one can answer your question. $100-150 for copywriting? What does that mean? For a long form sales page? For a single page? Do you mean content instead? For 100 pages?
You can save money by writing the copy yourself and then offering it to some professional copywriter to fix it up. Or if your English is good enough, you can buy a cheaper copy from someone, and then improve it yourself. With both options you will save money for promotion, though dunno how much $100 is gonna help
I just want one copy (length can be decided by the copywriter). it will go into one of my blog pages which will be a copy written for my services. Its jus a single page
There's not really any such thing as "one copy" in copywriting ("copy" doesn't refer to a single unit of work), but I think I have a better understanding of what you mean. If it's a short / typical length page (think 300-500 words) you should be able to find someone for $100-150 here at DP who will help you out, even if not the top tier writers. It's still a good bit more than many people are paying at DP. If you mean a long form sales letter / sales page, you might have a harder time finding someone qualified to do it for you at that rate.
I just want a single page article written (about 500 words or so) so that people will be interested in signing up for my services. What do you think my budget should be in order to get a "better" copywriter than what you would get for say 150$?
Alright, so a single page of copy (not the same as an "article") to pitch service sales. You can probably find someone decent enough here at that rate for one page. I would recommend KeywordsAndCopy (Chris - www.chrisblogging.com) to start.
Thanks for your tips. I have some other questions 1. What if I hire a copywriter say for 500$ to write the same piece of sales copy pitching my services? Do I get more conversions? 2. What do you say to the below process? A. I write a copy B. Hire a native English Speaker to proof read the article correct grammar etc C. Post the link to forums like DP and WF to get a review of the copy or hire a copywriter to edit the copy.
I always write my own copy and then have it corrected, it is usually cheaper if you have something half decent to start with plus it will helps the copy stay yours, your ideas and thoughts. But that is a longer process if you just pay someone for the entire job it is probably ready for review and touch ups at the end of the day. I would be a little leary about putting links to it if your clients and customers google your url DP links will probably be on the first page or 2 and it might look unprofessional to have your content being build and reviewed along with random irrelevant posts like " I wrte for u $15. snd paymnt" "make you rich $1000. a day wth lose wight ebok"
I was thinking of not directly linking to my copy. Maybe upload it to my server as a separate non indexed file and provide the copy there.
Conversions depend on a lot of things. While a more experienced copywriter will cost more you could always get equal conversions if you luck out with a newer writer. But I'd never count on being the exception to the rule. Conversions also depend a lot on you. The best copy in the world isn't going to work effectively if you're not bringing a good amount of targeted traffic to that page for example. As for writing it yourself and hiring an editor, sure, you'll save money. But it could be far less effective than hiring a copywriter outright. Why? Because a qualified copywriter knows that you need to do the market research and planning before you write a word. In an example like the one you're giving, it could take a copywriter even longer. They still have to get the background to evaluate your existing copy, and changes are that yours will miss the mark from a marketing perspective and have to be completely re-done anyway.
I was thinking of blogging for a while and then leverage my blog to drive traffic to my service through that. Thanks for the tips. Had this thought. Anyway I was thinking of hiring a copywriter when I am really serious with my business. In around 6 months I might hire someone. Do you think a 500$ budget will get me an excellent copywriter?
Are you really looking for a copywriter? There are a lot of copywriters here. But from all that you have said above, it looks like you have still not even reached the initial planning stage, let alone hiring for $500.
its up to you...if you want to sit and relax,you may find a pro to do this thing...if you want to make your life harder, you just can find anyone to do this things.
Realistically, copywriters (I am one) charge around $500 upwards. $500 is pretty much the minimum for actual sales copy, as opposed to a content writer. The most important element is your offer, though happily you'll find any decent CW will refuse the gig if they don't think there's any chance of the offer selling. Also copywriters tend to bring more to the table than text, they'll advise on page layout and other such things, to some extent. In essence, it's closer to a partnership than buying a commodity, as the copywriter brings their full knowledge and expertise to your project. Someone mentioned "it's the number of words". Nope, that's irrelevant. I often charge more when the client insists on short copy, as it's harder to write and still be effective. I should add I am not offering my own services (I'm much too expensive for you and booked solid at present). The main thing is you must be sure you've done everything else first, then hire a copywriter to boost conversions. I don't recommend hiring a CW for a new and untested product unless you already have considerable experience with product launches. AC
You've answered your question yourself. You seem to be good in narrating things and i guess you can write good copy by yourself so don't hire instead spend that amount on promotion of website.
1) Being able to write narratives has absolutely nothing to do with being able to write effective, high-converting copy. 2) This isn't to knock the OP, but the grammar in the original post alone says they're not equipped to write the copy themselves. Suggesting they should write it themselves isn't responsible in this case, and it seems the OP understands that. That's why they're looking for information on hiring a professional.