Man....I wish there was a "thanks" button in this forum so I could click it.

Thanks for that great answer, Mike

I totally agree - if you're just starting out, then you have no business paying someone a few G's to do anything (unless it's personal coaching from a reputable expert.. maybe). If you can't afford it...well, there are numerous alternatives to get you to the point where you can. Also, if you can't afford it, chances are that you don't actually need that particular service right now.

As an aside, some copywriters will actually work for equity, but you have to prove to them that you will be able to make it worth their while.

As another aside, you'll find tons of top notch copywriters working for $2-4K. The five figure guys are great if you want the next Clickbank bestseller, but what's wrong with just having an amazing salesletter? :P

Cheers,
Curtis

P.S. Mike, you do coaching? Where do I sign up?