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How do you build a portfolio when you’ve been working in an unrelated industry for years?

By Kaitlyn Spinney

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How do you build a portfolio when you’ve been working in an unrelated industry for years?

How do you prove you can write copy when you haven’t landed a job yet?! In the CCA, we teach you how to write spec ads. Spec ads allow you to show off your skills even if you have zero copywriting experience on your resume.

We also help you avoid one major mistake many copywriters make: designing the spec ads themselves. Here’s why it’s a major no-no, plus why you do not need to pay a designer to do this (and how you can work with a designer instead).

And while your building your portfolio, make sure to avoid these common mistakes:

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