You see, recently I decided to copy cocktail weiner strategy and give something away for free. I had read tons of articles about magic of "free" but for a long time was skeptical about whether it would work for me... I mean, what on earth can a writer give away free? And hasn't impact of that over-used four letter word worn off by now?

Apparently not.

Internet marketing kahuna Jim Daniels gives away copies of his e-book precisely because free works. He says, "Offering a free manual gives me an opportunity to show off my expertise and possibly gain a few more potential prospects and customers... If you can give it away for free, people will remember you."

Well, I don't have an e-book to give away. But this is what I did and what you can do, too.

My primary means of promoting my writing services is through distributing business- and writing-related articles like this one (a freebie in itself). At end of each one is a short author's tag which acts as a plug for my services. This is ONLY advertising I do. Until I had my cocktail wiener epiphany, that tag read like this:

One lesson I learned was that mail order dealers are willing to share their ideas, if you're willing to take time to listen.

I still remember a letter I received from an old timer by name of David. For some reason he decided to share how he got started in mail order.

His story is an amazing account of how to think like a winner.

David's first exposure to mail order was through one of those "How To Make $100 A Day" ads. He sent in his money and eagerly waited for his money making plan.

A few weeks later he received his envelope in mail. He opened it up and low and behold he'd been hustled.