For many years I created  mini proposals for prospective copywriting clients. They were less than one page in length, and took me around half an hour to create. I sent these unsolicited proposals to companies with which I wanted to work. This worked brilliantly, for two reasons. The first reason is that I could decide exactly what I wanted to write and when; the second reason is that I could decide  exactly how much I wanted to charge.

Looking for writing jobs? Most writers go about it in the most wrong-headed way possible. They scrounge the job boards and the Web looking for advertised jobs.

I wrote the above article to show you how to get the writing jobs you want, when you want them, charging the rates you choose.

Creating mini proposals was one of my favorite tactics.