Wow! What a weekend. I am getting ready to go to my middle son’s house to watch the Super bowl.
I finished The Sant’ Yago Illuminated Knight Parade last night. (I belong to the Krewe of The Knights of Yago and we put on this parade.) This is all part of the annual Gasparilla celebration here in Tampa. (Tampa’s unique version of Mardis Gras.)
Our Krewe members spend an entire year planning and staging this event. It is the largest illuminated parade in the southeastern United States.
According to local news sources, it was a very beautiful parade and enjoyed by all.
Here’s to another successful endeavour.
Viva Sant’ Yago!
Showing posts with label Lou Schuyler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lou Schuyler. Show all posts
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Check Out My New Website
If you went to my old website (www.louschuyler.com), you've discovered that it is no longer in use. It served me well, but...I learned to build my own sites and did exactly that.
The new site is www.bluecollarcopywriter.com and is live. I like being able to add content at my convenience and control all aspects of the site. I can add video, change the look of the site, add photo's and add pages.
Feedback and criticism is welcomed. Just remember that this is a work in progress.
The new site is www.bluecollarcopywriter.com and is live. I like being able to add content at my convenience and control all aspects of the site. I can add video, change the look of the site, add photo's and add pages.
Feedback and criticism is welcomed. Just remember that this is a work in progress.
Friday, March 23, 2007
“Instant Karma’s Gonna Get Ya! Part 1
(With apologies to The Beatles)
The call came in about 3 weeks ago. “Hey, Lou. I saw your ad and was wondering…”
He explained his business, his needs, and said that he’d never worked with a copywriter before. (That should have been my first red flag.) He told me what he wanted and I offered to do a small sample to see if that was the direction he wanted to go.
Suddenly I was inundated with emails. “I need this rewritten.” “Can you write this for me?” including his lists of the top words that copywriters should use. (So, now he’s an expert?) “Easy there,” I thought and sent an email suggesting that we meet and work out the details of an agreement.
Sudden silence! Followed a day later by a curt email saying that he had to meet with his partner first.
I went on about my business, writing for existing clients and forgot all about it. Then, late, last Friday afternoon, I got another phone call from him.
“Hi, Lou. How much would you charge to write a one-page email?” (It had nothing to do with the business we had discussed before.) I quoted him my standard rate. He said that it was a rush and would double my fee if he could get it by Monday.
I wrote it and emailed the copy on Sunday. (Without a signed contract…a rookie mistake.) He emailed back saying that it was great work. Could he pay me by credit card? Then…it got interesting.
…to be continued…
The call came in about 3 weeks ago. “Hey, Lou. I saw your ad and was wondering…”
He explained his business, his needs, and said that he’d never worked with a copywriter before. (That should have been my first red flag.) He told me what he wanted and I offered to do a small sample to see if that was the direction he wanted to go.
Suddenly I was inundated with emails. “I need this rewritten.” “Can you write this for me?” including his lists of the top words that copywriters should use. (So, now he’s an expert?) “Easy there,” I thought and sent an email suggesting that we meet and work out the details of an agreement.
Sudden silence! Followed a day later by a curt email saying that he had to meet with his partner first.
I went on about my business, writing for existing clients and forgot all about it. Then, late, last Friday afternoon, I got another phone call from him.
“Hi, Lou. How much would you charge to write a one-page email?” (It had nothing to do with the business we had discussed before.) I quoted him my standard rate. He said that it was a rush and would double my fee if he could get it by Monday.
I wrote it and emailed the copy on Sunday. (Without a signed contract…a rookie mistake.) He emailed back saying that it was great work. Could he pay me by credit card? Then…it got interesting.
…to be continued…
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