Are you an opportunity seeker… looking to make money online… living an independent life without a proper job?

(Aren’t we all?)

Before he was a copywriter, John Bejakovic wrote for the Motley Fool and published his own books on Amazon.

And books like the 4 Hour Work Week spoke to his interest in granting him freedom.

Then, in 2015 John stumbled into Email Copywriting.

He started his copywriting career writing a 7-email funnel for only $5.

Fast forward to today.

John now lives in Barcelona, Spain.

He works 3 hours per day.

And after releasing his own books and courses—including the bullet-sharpening Copy Riddles that I’m working through myself—he hasn’t needed to take on client work for months.

Independent life without a proper job? Checkmate.

Listen to John’s story and benefit from many lessons he’s learned, including:

**Worried about cheap clients or bad jobs on Upwork? John lays out his step-by-step plan to find clients who want to pay for your skills (2:40)

**How to increase your copywriting rates using the “External Schedule” method—even if you’re not yet confident in your skills (4:22)

**Stuck with bad clients? John’s advice to naturally attract better clients (6:09)

**What the world’s best negotiator—Jim Camp—taught John about working with the right clients. (Set these standards to cherry-pick clients you enjoy working with!) (8:50)

**Can you mimic anyone’s voice? Stop! Trying to write as someone else can be a miserable experience. Here’s the type of client to look for instead. (12:30)

**John turned his ideas into short-form content… and his content into books and courses. You can monetize your own ideas too—here’s what to do. (16:00)

**How your own content builds authority… and brings in a bit of extra income (20:42)

**Do you have a mentor? The magical ways a business coach changed John’s mindset. (21:38)

**Not all money is created equal. How to speed up your career without chasing new clients. (24:21)

**The Eugene Schwartz method to completing your deep work in 3 hours per day—it’s not a new idea but it’s a great cure for distractions! (28:23)

**Headlines make or break your ad. How John writes his best headlines and subject lines… and why a “great” headline may not always be necessary (30:21)

**Your brain tricks you into being lazy. Here’s John’s way to squeeze a bit more persuasion into his writing… even when he loves loves loves what’s already on the page. (32:02)

**Are you weak on bullets? The Gary Halbert idea—from his 1986 “Do The Twist” letter—that led to John hunting down old books to create his successful Copy Riddles course. (33:50)

**The mostly-untapped market that awaits some (but not all) copywriters. Do you have the needed skills to tap into this? (36:17)

You can find John’s book “The 10 Commandments of A-List Copywriters” on Amazon.com https://amzn.to/3NQcTug

and more about his courses and his daily email on his website at https://bejakovic.com/

Listen now as copywriter John Bejakovic shares his expertise and story in Episode 11 of the Persuasion Play Podcast.

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