FOREVER INCOME: The Copywriting Contract That Pays You Royalties
FOREVER INCOME
The Copywriting Contract That Pays You Royalties!
As I regularly remind my coaching clients, why work over and over to get paid once?
You need to work once and get paid over and over again.
Or, as I like to think about it: FOREVER INCOME!
How do you think I made millions of dollars writing copy?
NOT by writing millions of ads.
I made the BIG BUCKS by:
- Owning the copy, and
- Licensing it to them.
As a result, I got paid royalties and commission on every email, direct mail package, and video sales letter I wrote.
I can't tell you how good it feels to receive payouts like these over the years.
So how do you get your client to pay you a FEE and royalty?
YOU GET YOURSELF A COPYWRITING CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES ROYALTIES
One that spells out:
- When you get paid,
- How much you get paid,
- The percentage of royalties you get paid, plus
- Penalties for nonpayment along with the state and county with which all legal disputes are settled.
What's more, my contract even spelled out royalties in the event of my death--because I owned the copy and I licensed it to them.
That is how you really make money as a copywriter, by owning the copy, just like a songwriter does.
And just like a songwriting contract, my contract even included responsibilities for the client to keep records AND gave me the right to audit their records too.
It also included a provision to keep them from hiring another copywriter to “knock off” my work. It happened once before and I swore it would never happen again. I was never going to be treated like a chump again!
So that was in my contract too along with indemnifying me against any claim against the client because of anything I had written.
That's how you make sure you work once and get paid over and over again--with a real contract that spells out everything!
From 2002 to 2015 I spent over $10,000 with attorneys honing my contract. And there were only two times I had to enforce payment provisions.
Neither of which, thankfully, had to come to any legal action. The contract simply reminded them of what they had agreed to.
This is why I continue to receive royalty payments for work I created over a decade ago.
The fact is, your clients could be making millions of dollars from your copy.
If you're looking for a SAMPLE CONTACT to work from, I invite you to grab a copy of mine.
As I mentioned, it cost me over $10,000 to create a contract to not only make sure I was paid but to also indemnify me from an unforeseen lawsuit. A few colleagues have offered me as much as $1,000 for a copy.
But that would go against my goal of helping as many copywriters as I can get to the level that I enjoy today.
That’s why I have decided to give them away TODAY for just $99 (REG. $199)!
Why so little?
To give up-and-coming copywriters the opportunity to get the kind of protection of their work that I enjoyed at the lowest possible cost.
When you understand that your attorney will probably charge you $150 to $500 an hour to modify this contract for your purposes, you'll thank me 1000 times knowing you've given them a sample to work from.
So is it a deal?
I hope so!
Because building a royalty moat around my clients was one of the most profitable business decisions I ever made. I'm hoping it will be for you too.
In the bonus, you'll also receive a FREE copy of my simple 10-step guide to building a royalty moat around your clients.
Click the link above to grab a copy,
All good wishes,
Doug D'Anna
P.S. If you are in the midst of a negotiation with a potential client, you couldn't ask for betting time to get yourself a copy of my contract.
It spells out all the key items you need to work once get paid over and over.
- When you get paid,
- How much you get paid,
- The percentage of royalties you get paid, plus
- Penalties for nonpayment along with the state and county with which all legal disputes are settled.
Click the link above to grab a copy.
Yes, Doug! I want to build a royalty moat around my clients. Please send me a copy of your sample contract I can use to make sure that I get paid FOREVER too!