Discover why the start of a new year is one of the best times to land high-paying clients, along with the exact email template I use to sign new clients at the beginning of the year.
Happy new year!
I don’t want to freak you out…
But a lot of your success for the coming year can be determined by what you do in the next few weeks.
Now that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to bounce back if you have a slow start to the year…
But if you can book yourself a month or two in advance at the beginning of the year, it becomes MUCH easier to hit your financial goals come December.
Because if you do a good job on those projects, it often leads to repeat business or even retainer income for the rest of the year.
Plus if you can bank extra revenue at the beginning of the year, it can help make up for any slow points you have later.
And the best part is…
This Is One Of The Easiest Times To Land New Clients
Not only are most people and companies more motivated and ambitious at the start of the year…
But the start of a new year also gives you a great “excuse” to reach back out to past clients and leads that you never closed.
And that means you can quickly fill up your pipeline with new projects — just by reaching back out to your existing contacts.
Which is why, over the next few weeks, I’m going to be emailing my own past clients and un-closed prospects from last year to reconnect with them. And to see if they have any projects coming up that could be a fit for us to work on together.
So to help you do the same thing, let me show you one of the exact emails I’m going to be sending out — along with a template you can customize for yourself…
First, here’s the email I wrote…
Hi [NAME], hope you had a great holiday and new year!
Back in the fall, we discussed possibly working on a sales letter for your greens or probiotics offers. So I wanted to circle back and see if you were still looking for someone to help you with those projects. Or if you had any other copy assignments coming up in Q1 of this year.
Let me know, talk soon!
-Brian
P.S. As a quick refresher, we met at the virtual Copy Accelerator event last September. I’m a health and fitness copywriter with over $100MM in sales for clients like Primal Labs, Organifi, and VShred.
And here’s the template you can customize for yourself…
Hi [NAME], hope you had a great holiday and new year!
[Cite time of last conversation] we discussed possibly working on [cite last project]. So I wanted to circle back and see if you were still looking for someone to help you with those projects. Or if you had any other [type of projects] coming up in Q1 of this year.
Let me know, talk soon!
[SIGNATURE]
P.S. As a quick refresher, [remind them how you were connected]. I’m a [highlight your expertise, credibility, and credentials].
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