http://copywritersurvivalguide.com/cold-calling-really-makes-me-feel-uncomfortable-so-dont/ How to Survive and Thrive as a Freelance Copywriter Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:37:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://copywritersurvivalguide.com/cold-calling-really-makes-me-feel-uncomfortable-so-dont/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Michael Kelberer Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:39:02 +0000 http://copywritersurvivalguide.com/fieldguide/2008/03/25/cold-calling-really-makes-me-feel-uncomfortable-so-dont/#comment-9 I would add one more thing to the excellent advice to call to start a relationship, not to sell: do a little research first. Between company web sites and LinkedIn, I usually find something that the person I'm calling and I have in common (if nothing else, we're both in LinkedIn), so when I call its a "warm" call. Also, we're not telemarketers - we're calling "peer to peer" to office a business service. I rarely encounter anyone upset that I call. When I say "I'm a freelance copywriter," the response is almost always positive. I would add one more thing to the excellent advice to call to start a relationship, not to sell: do a little research first. Between company web sites and LinkedIn, I usually find something that the person I’m calling and I have in common (if nothing else, we’re both in LinkedIn), so when I call its a “warm” call.
Also, we’re not telemarketers – we’re calling “peer to peer” to office a business service. I rarely encounter anyone upset that I call. When I say “I’m a freelance copywriter,” the response is almost always positive.

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