When Tammy was burned out from teaching, she decided to give herself a little room to decide what her next career move was. Like many people making a major career shift, she had to fight the temptation to return to her old career. Tammy joined the CCA in May, was pitching by August, and landed her first freelance clients by September. She started a full-time job at an ad … [Read more...]
Use Copywriting Networking to Help Land More Clients
One of the first things you need for a copywriting career is training. After all, to have a career in anything you have to know what you’re doing, right? The next steps are to put together your online portfolio and begin pitching potential clients. Why It's Critical to Network But there’s an important step in between: telling your network about your business. This … [Read more...]
5 Keys for Getting Valuable Connections on LinkedIn
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were an online social network where people were focused on business? And how about one where you can find just about anyone you want to connect with or maybe even pitch your services? Obviously, I’m talking about LinkedIn. (I’m guessing the post title tipped you off.) But I wanted to start this post that way to remind you just how amazing an … [Read more...]