My company teaches people how to write copy and how to build their careers and businesses. I probably could have gone with “Copywriting Training Resources” or something like that. But I didn’t. I really didn’t. I went with Filthy Rich Writer. And some people hate that name. I mean, a loathing that seems all out of proportion. But I’m okay with that. Here’s … [Read more...]
Ways to Achieve Career Freedom With Copywriting
More than ever before, people are interested in a career that gives them freedom. They want to control where they work and how they work, and, for many people, they think that that means freelancing. But there’s another option and, for some, it may even be better. As a creative, one of the biggest benefits of our careers is that we can engineer our careers to suit us. For … [Read more...]
How To Avoid a Copywriting Career Rut
It can be easy enough to coast along at a job for a few months—or even a few years. But the damage that coasting can do to your career might take a long time to repair. Here are two super easy steps to avoid falling into a copywriting career rut. Your Career Is Your Priority, No One Else's One of the first things you have to learn about your career is that no one else is … [Read more...]
Why You Need a Three-Year Copywriting Plan
Needing a “five-year plan” might be the most common misconception in career planning. Here’s why it’s such a mistake when it comes to your copywriting career, and here’s what you should do instead. Asking about someone’s five-year plan is just like asking a five-year-old what they want to be when they grow up—and, nowadays, the answer is likely to be just as … [Read more...]
The Three Steps to Career Change
There’s a good chance that you’re not going to stay in one career for the rest of your life. But once you identify what direction you want to go, the steps you take will make the difference between success and failure. And guess what? Most people take the wrong ones. This is one of my favorite topics. First, it’s a great topic because there are few changes you can make … [Read more...]
Copywriter Job Satisfaction: Why Copywriting Is a Good Career
Copywriting seems like a fun job…but is copywriting a good career? Here we explore the truth behind copywriter job satisfaction and get into the nitty gritty of what the day-to-day life is like. First, let’s talk a little about what copywriting entails. In the broadest terms, it involves taking a company’s offering and creating a way to convey that to its target audience in … [Read more...]
The Importance of “Eff You” Money: How to Financially Prepare to Leave a Job
It should go without saying, but let's get this out of the way: expletives aren’t generally appropriate in the workplace. They are, however, sometimes appropriate to use in your head. Directed toward your workplace. Sometimes, you just gotta get out of there. But you need to make sure you can. Now, to be entirely clear and avoid any liability lawsuits, we're not financial … [Read more...]
Building Your Copywriting Business While Working Full-Time
When people get excited about a new career, they often want to jump in with both feet. However, there are big benefits to starting that new career while you’re in your old one. I can certainly appreciate the excitement of going all in on a new career … but I’m definitely not a “jump and build a net on the way down” kind of person. It makes a lot of sense to build up your … [Read more...]
When Copywriting Panic Is Bad—and When It’s Good
Your heart pounds. Your stomach is in knots. You break out into a sweat: You’re panicked. But the good news is that sometimes that panic is actually good for you. How can you tell the difference between good versus bad panic when it comes to copywriting and what are the techniques to fight copywriting panic? So, right off the bat, I want to cover the fact that this is going … [Read more...]
What’s a Back Pocket Career? (And Why You Need One)
Getting fired or downsized is devastating—emotionally and financially. But there’s something you can do to help prepare yourself and make sure a career shock doesn’t completely throw you. Everyone (and I truly mean everyone) needs a back pocket career. If you like copywriting, but aren't sure you want to do it full-time, that's totally fine! There are plenty of … [Read more...]