One of the selling points of a career in copywriting is the flexibility of how you structure your work. But if you’re not yet making your living as a full-time copywriter, you might be wondering how a copywriter actually spends their time. While this is going to look completely different from one person to another (especially as there are different routes like … [Read more...]
Episode 149: The Worst Advice for New Freelancers (And What to Do Instead)
No one's born knowing how to freelance–just like no one's born knowing how to write copy. So if you’re told to hold your nose and jump into freelancing without a schedule for finding clients or how you’re going to work, you’re probably not going to build the career you want. If you are going to take the leap into freelancing, you need to make sure that there is a net (and … [Read more...]
Episode 147: How to Avoid Freak-Outs & Solve Any Challenge
As much as we love building our own businesses and being in charge, it's not always going to be smooth sailing. It’s still real life, and challenges will probably come up. When things do go wrong, the tendency is often to panic and freak out. In today’s episode, we are giving you a set of tools to figure out what the problems are in your business (or any area of life!) … [Read more...]
Episode 143: Business Builder or Time Waster?
When you’re building your own copywriting business, it can be hard to know how to manage your time. People often like to spend time on tasks that feel comfortable (like finding the perfect URL…), even though it’s not actually moving the needle forward in your business. In this episode, Nicki and Kate highlight some of the common time wasters, provide insight into the … [Read more...]
Your Copywriting Business Plan for a Successful 2025
An important part of business is creating and executing your copywriting business plan. To help you plan a successful year ahead, you need to look back as well as ahead. Here we look at some key elements of your business plan as well as some other elements of life (relationships, health, etc.) that also need to be working well for you to ensure your success. Take some … [Read more...]
Self-Edit Your Copywriting: Why It’s a Must & How To Do It
First things first: copywriters are not copy editors. Copywriters...well...write copy! Copy editors make sure any writing adheres to the client's style guide in addition to paying very close attention to grammar and punctuation. (It's why copy editors are crucial for content—there are simply more words on the page with content writing!) But you still need to self-edit your … [Read more...]
5 Ways Working in an Office as a Copywriter Is Not What You Think
There are so many paths for pursuing a career as a copywriter. It’s easy to gravitate toward the idea of being a digital nomad copywriter, working from anywhere in the world, or even from your kitchen table as a full-time freelance copywriter. Working in an office as a copywriter may seem like the last thing you want to do! That’s a particularly easy dream to have if you’ve … [Read more...]
BONUS Laser Coaching: Copywriting & Design: Insights from a Global Design Leader—Ch’ien Chan
If you’re already a Comprehensive Copywriting Academy student, you can catch the full, extended version of the interview with Ch’ien on your CCA dashboard under the "Land Work" bonus courses section. In this bonus episode of the Build Your Copywriting Business podcast, Ch’ien gives additional insight into the career choices he’s made and how it’s brought him around the world … [Read more...]
Staying Productive When I’m Unmotivated: Pomodoro Technique
By Kate Kosydar In my copywriting career, I have a few challenges you may be able to relate to. I have a busy family (four kids!), a spouse who travels for work (gone for two overnights as I write this!), and an anxiety disorder (always unpredictable!). In short, I often feel overwhelmed and undermotivated. And yet, I have to be productive when I’m unmotivated or else I … [Read more...]
8 Tips for Successful Copywriting in 2025
Every new year presents an opportunity for new plans and new goals. It’s a prime opportunity to jumpstart (or restart) your copywriting business. Personal resolutions are notoriously apt to fail, but you don’t have that luxury when it comes to your business resolutions. Here we go over tips for successful copywriting this year, including how to figure out what matters to … [Read more...]