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Book Pick: How to Get Out of Your Own Way and Achieve Copywriting Success

By Kate Sitarz 6 Comments

A woman wearing a dress stands in front of a door with neon rings of red, blue, and then yellow framing it.

Oftentimes, we're faced with several open doors ... but we self sabotage and get in our own way. When we have an an opportunity (or several opportunities!), it's all too easy to not take action towards it, whether because we don't know how, we're fearful of doing so, or some combination of the two. Whatever the reason, it's all too easy for us to spiral into negative … [Read more...]

A Powerful Self-Inventory for Freelance Business Success

By Nicki Krawczyk 2 Comments

Self-Inventory for Freelance Business Success

“Know thyself” isn’t just good advice from a self-help perspective. It’s also crucially important when it comes to building a successful freelance business. And a million different “gurus” can give you a million different pieces of advice about the “right” time to get up. (As well as the “right” way to organize your day, the “right” order to accomplish your tasks...) But … [Read more...]

Present Yourself as a Professional Even as a Copywriting Beginner

By Nicki Krawczyk 8 Comments

how clients can tell you're a brand-new copywriter

There's nothing wrong with being new. Even the most seasoned, successful copywriters were once new to copywriting. So if you’re starting out right there at square one, guess what? You’re in exactly the right place. That said, though, no one wants to hire a brand-new copywriter. It’s nothing personal: YOU are a fabulous human being. But hiring anyone to do anything is a risk, … [Read more...]

The Real Secret to Business — and Life — Success

By Nicki Krawczyk 2 Comments

the secret to business success

As long as I’ve been in this business, and especially in the eight years that I’ve been teaching copywriting to would-be copywriting pros, I’ve gotten this question a lot: “What’s the real secret to being successful?” Well, I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that there absolutely is a secret. Well, wait—let me put quotes around that. There is a … [Read more...]

Essential Questions for Planning a Successful New Year!

By Nicki Krawczyk Leave a Comment

new year planning for your copywriting business

I LOVE a new year. It feels like a fresh start, an opportunity to reflect on what worked and what didn’t in the previous year, and an opportunity to build on the wins and correct the losses in the new year. I LOVE a new year. I also, as you might expect, love new year planning. Not only is it fun and inspiring, though, it’s also incredibly important. After all, if you don’t … [Read more...]

This is Your Competition — in Your Career and in Your Life

By Nicki Krawczyk 24 Comments

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, that … [Read more...]

Should a Money Mindset Matter to Copywriters?

By Nicki Krawczyk 2 Comments

copywriters need to examine their money mindsets

If you spend any time online among entrepreneurs and business owners, you’ll already be familiar with a very popular topic: the “money mindset.” If you don’t, here’s what it refers to in nutshell: Your money mindset is how you think about your finances and about money in general. People with a positive money mindset believe that they can make as much money as they want and … [Read more...]

Setting Up a Plan for a Successful New Year

By Nicki Krawczyk Leave a Comment

set your copywriting business up for success

A new year is upon us and, with that, new plans and new goals. Personal resolutions are notoriously apt to fail, but you don’t really have that luxury when it comes to your business goals. In today’s post, we’re going to go over how to set up a plan for success this year: How to figure out what matters to you, how to structure your progress, and how to ensure you’re always … [Read more...]

Copywriting Q&A: Give it a Rest

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why copywriters need rest

Persistence is key to building a great career, but persistence can also be the road to burnout if it’s not appropriately managed. Here’s how to know when to give it your all, and when to back off. Today’s question is from Mike A., who asks, “I completely get that I need to work hard to build my business. But sometimes I just get so exhausted by it all. Do you have any tips for … [Read more...]

The Worst (and Best) Places to Get Advice

By Nicki Krawczyk 1 Comment

the worst (and best) places to get advice for your copywriting career

One of my favorite sayings actually isn’t appropriate to print here, so I’ll approximate: Opinions are like [unpleasant but necessary body part]; everybody’s got one. Advice is similar—everybody’s got some. Unfortunately, though, a lot of people who want to give advice have bad advice to offer.  That's especially true if you're becoming a copywriter or even if you've … [Read more...]

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