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180 - Copywriting Tips To Get More Clients & Strategic Alliances - With Bernadette Schwerdt

 
 
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A lot of our listeners have told us they want to know MORE about how to write great COPY. And in particular, how to use that copy to attract and build relationships with key strategic partners or influencers.

That’s why, in this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon chat with Copywriting Expert, Bernadette Schwerdt about how to write better copy to get more clients and to connect with strategies alliances.

Listen to this episode to hear more about:

  • The biggest mistakes Bernadette has seen people make when writing copy (after helping 9000 copywriters!)
  • Why you need to treat yourself like an ad agency
  • Why thinking about your target market is like spilling a glass of red wine onto a napkin!
  • How to get over writer’s block
  • When is the right time to hire a copywriter versus writing your own copy?
  • The first place to look for a copywriter
  • How to brief a copywriter so you actually get great copy that works!
  • Why you should be worried if your copywriter isn’t challenging you
  • How to break the ice when approaching a new potential strategic alliance
  • The role of personalisation and how to create a compelling message that will get your partner’s attention
  • When to “make the ask”
  • How to show you’ve taken the time to know someone’s content and build rapport
  • Why you want to find ways to “start small” to build to big wins
  • How the “affiliate mentality” could be costing you finding great partnerships
  • Why you want to be clear about what you’re really good at and find those people who need your superpower
  • And so much more!

Also mentioned in this episode:

  • HerBusiness Success Mastermind
  • Content Sells Episode 2 – Your Ideal Client
  • Amanda Farmer – Your Strata Property
  • Bernadette Schwerdt Podcast – So You Want to be a Copywriter
  • Bernadette Schwerdt SEO Copywriting Course

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About the Hosts

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and...

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Michelle Falzon

Michelle Falzon, Director of We are Content, has more than 25 years experience in marketing and communications from her early days in TV, radio and press (documentary films, TV and radio commercials) through to print (book publishing, magazines, marketing collateral) and on to her early adoption of digital marketing in the...

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Bernadette Schwerdt

Bernadette Schwerdt of the Australian School of Copywriting is a speaker, an online marketing strategist, and a best-selling author of the copywriter’s bible, Writing for Profit and Secrets of Online Entrepreneurs. Having worked with iconic clients such as Apple, BHP, Optus, Telstra, Coles, Australia Post, and Goldman Sachs; Bernadette draws upon that...

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