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My Writing Process:

A Road Map for Working With Me - Your Freelance Copywriter!

Every freelance writer approaches their work in their own unique way. To keep things nice and smooth, I've written up a quick overview of how I'll handle your project!

The process is straightforward and simple - and designed to keep things on-track and on-time.

Planning

 

The first step is planning out the project.

 

This phase is crucial to success! To start things off, we'll do a Discovery Call that covers the whole project.

 

We'll cover:

  • Your product

  • Your target audience

  • Changes you hope to make

  • Results you'd like to see

  • What has, and hasn't, worked before

 

My goal is to learn as much as I can about your objectives and how I can help you achieve them!

 

Next, based on the information you give me, I’ll design a plan and timeline for the project. I'll email a proposal to you within 2 business days. Just sign the proposal and send it back to me.

 

(I usually quote a flat fee, and charge a deposit of 50% up-front and 50% due at the project's completion).

 

Once the details are all approved, (YAY) I'll get right to work!

 

Research and Writing

 

To start your project, I'll dive into deep research. (One of my favorite parts of the project!!)

 

Your help in this early phase can be tremendously valuable - think customer info, marketing data, contacts for interviews, or whatever else you may want to send that can strengthen the final copy.

 

Now, I’m ready to write!!

 

By this point, I'll have a clear vision of your prospects, and how your offer or product matches up with their interests and needs. 

 

I’ll complete the first draft (per the deadline stated in the proposal) and send it to you for revision. If you'd like any changes or edits, just let me know and I'll be happy to work them into the draft.

 

Finish and Wrap Up 

 

Finally, I'll send you the final draft and project invoice. If everything looks good, you pay me.

 

I prefer paper checks, direct deposit, or PayPal, but I'll be happy to discuss other payment methods, if you need to.

 

If, for any reason you're not completely satisfied with the final draft of the copy, I'll be happy to do up to three revisions within three weeks (twenty-one days) completely free of charge!

*In the (very rare) case that you're still not happy with the final draft, we have two options. . .

1) We re-start the project with new fees and timetables. 

2) We can "kill the project," which means I keep the upfront deposit as a "kill fee," waive the remaining fee, and reserve all rights to the copy.

 

With this general idea of how we'll tackle your writing project, I hope you're feeling reassured and confident. : )

 

If you have any questions or would like to do things differently, just let me know in the Discovery Call and I'll see what I can do.

I hope you're stoked to work with me on your next project! (I am!)

Reach out to me as soon as you're ready to get started!

To your great success!

Emily

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