It’s one thing to want to make money through your writing talents, and another thing entirely to actually do it. You might be able to imagine writing copy for a living—making a good, quite possibly really good living from your writing—but you might get a little fuzzy when it comes to the details. As in, you can imagine yourself sitting at a computer and typing, or maybe … [Read more...]

Last week, we talked about how putting your faith in a job or putting your faith in clients coming to you (whether through referrals or job-bidding sites) doesn’t work. In fact, putting your faith in any of those is pretty risky. The only thing you can count on is a thing you can control. And that’s why prospecting for your own clients is key to building a successful, … [Read more...]

A few years ago, I was talking with a friend who’d lost her job. It wasn’t her fault at all; they were restructuring the company and downsized her role. She kept saying, “I was so loyal to that company! I can’t believe they did this to me.” Here’s the thing: The most important thing for a business is the survival of the business. And that’s not just because they’re … [Read more...]

This past week, I attended a conference for entrepreneurs. Like many, if not most, people, I’m not a fan of traditional networking. I don’t like going up to groups of people who are already chatting, and I find it awkward to move on to new conversations. But… Literally, every time I told someone that I am a copywriter, they asked for my business card. Every single … [Read more...]

I've written before about how our company's name, Filthy Rich Writer, really rubs people the wrong way—and why that's actually a good thing. But even beyond that, whenever we run any ads on Facebook about copywriting, we always get some kinds of argumentative, and even sometimes nasty, comments. Now, I can tell you honestly, as a copywriter with 15+ years of experience, … [Read more...]

There’s been a buzz in both the financial and lifestyle arenas over the past view years and the buzzwords to go with it are “side hustle.” What is a side hustle? Well, it’s basically a small business that you run in your free time to help you bring in extra cash. People may start a side hustle to supplement their income indefinitely or they may start them with the goal of … [Read more...]

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…for Your Business Whether you like it or not that it’s only October 1st and the stores will begin stocking Christmas and Hanukah decorations soon, there’s one key takeaway for you as a copywriter… Businesses are starting to think about holiday promotions... Which means you could be writing those promotions for them. That’s … [Read more...]

If it hasn't happened yet, very soon clients will start coming to you. They’ll get referred by your previous or current clients or they’ll find you on social media and they’ll come to you. Which is great! It feels great to not have to go out there and prospect for every single new client. But a single question can make the difference between you doing so-so work for a new … [Read more...]

Republished from DearEnglishMajor.com Hey, it's Alyssa here! In the spirit of fresh starts and new opportunities, I sat down with one of our long-time friends of Dear English Major, Nicki Krawczyk. We interviewed Nicki back in 2014 not long after the launch of DearEnglishMajor.com, and she has been kind enough to share some excellent information on copywriting with us here and … [Read more...]

Let me ask you something: If you went on a first date and, as soon as you sat down, your date asked you to marry them…would you do it? Of course not! You don’t know them! Okay, another question. This time, it’s still your first date, but your date makes you sit and talk with them for four hours—then they ask you to marry them. Still no? In the first scenario, it’s just … [Read more...]