So you want to get into copywriting, huh? Let me guess: what you’ve discovered so far is that you need experience to get a job, and you need a job to get experience.
Not fricking fair.
Also: Not fricking true.
Yes, you need training. (You can’t just decide one day that “Now I’m a copywriter.” I mean, people don’t just walk into airports and suddenly declare “Now I’m a pilot,” right?)
And you probably couldn’t get training in school because 99.9% of the colleges and universities in this country don’t offer copywriting courses. Which, in my humble opinion, is f*cking insane. Copywriting is the ONE way for a writer to make a good living and they don’t teach it in universities. I mean, seriously?
But you can get still training—and it doesn’t have to be via portfolio school.
The second consideration is that you need experience—and by “experience”, employers and I mean that you need a portfolio that shows that you know how to write ads. (i.e., that you know how to put your training to work).
And you don’t need a job to get a portfolio.
You just need to get creative. (If you’re starting to think I’m talking bullsh*t, check out the “Why I Know What I’m Talking About” section below. If not, keep going.)
So I put together an e-book to give you the
first steps to finding out if copywriting is for you. It’s free.
If you want it, all you have to do is sign up below.
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Why I Know What I’m Talking About
I know what I’m talking about because 15 years ago, I was exactly where you are.
Super-quick introduction: My name is Nicki Krawczyk. I’ve been a copywriter for over a decade, working for and with clients including TripAdvisor, Marshalls, Hasbro, Keurig, adidas and, yes, even Harlequin Romance novels. I’ve worked for agencies, I’ve worked in-house and I’ve worked freelance. And (not to brag, but just to give some credibility) I’ve made over six figures for several years now.
And I put this site together because it’s f*cking hard to break into copywriting.
But it doesn’t have to be.
I also put this site together because there are a lot of perfectly nice people applying for copywriting jobs who have no idea what they’re doing. They don’t get interviews. (How do I know? Because they’ve applied to me, too.)
There need to be fewer crappy copywriters in this world. A little training and practice goes a long way.
I put this site together because there is more than enough work to go around.
Am I worried about competition? Hell no! If I had a nickel for every hiring manager that has told me they couldn’t find someone to fill a copywriter position, I’d double my income! (<–Exaggeration. But I’d still have at least a buck or two.)
There is plenty of work to go around.
Basically, I put together this site (and the course), because it’s exactly what I was looking for when I was trying to break into copywriting and couldn’t find. (What I did find was a lot of books that told me to do things like “buy a fax machine.” Greeeeat.)
So that’s my story.
Look: Copywriting is crazy important. It can literally make or break a business. Which means that copywriters are important. Which means we need more good ones. Which means, if you’re willing to put in a little bit of effort and flex your creativity, we need you.
So, if you haven’t yet, go back up and sign up to get the e-book. If you want this, it’s time to get started.