What does a copywriter do? What does a copywriter do? It’s a question I get asked a lot when meeting new people, and even at business networking events. In a nutshell, a copywriter writes persuasive marketing communications for advertising, marketing campaigns and websites where the goal is to sell, rather than just inform or educate. […]
Stop Sending Clients Swipes! Offer to Heal a Gaping Wound Instead
How to attract high quality clients… But WITHOUT spending hours writing free swipes for each one. Send them an action plan on how you can heal a gaping wound in their business instead. To give you an example of why you should… I recently hung my shingle in the Nothing Held Back Jobs Board. I […]
I paid $13,500 to join a Facebook group. Here’s why
If you’d told me a week ago I’d willingly spend $13,500 to join a Facebook group I’d of told you “you’re outta your darn mind!” But then Copy Accelerator Live happened. Over two days I got blown away by the camaraderie… quality of the talks… and the overwhelming LOVE CA members had for their tribe. […]
12 Point Checklist for Copy Reviews
What’s the best way to attract clients? To endlessly send cold emails until you get flagged as spam? Or to handpick 10 clients you REALLY want to write for… And then share ideas on how they can improve their conversions and moolah? My advice would be the latter. Sure, this strategy always has the risk […]
3 Ways to Impress a Billion Dollar Copywriter
You’ve heard of Stefan Georgi, right? A copywriter whose sales letters bossed the first page of Clickbank… Charges $50-100k per sales letter… Writes copy set to generate $1bn (yes, bn) for clients this year… And he’s the creator of the RMBC Method (which I was banging on about a couple of months ago). Well, get […]
5 Ways to Stand Out in a Sea of Copywriters
The copywriting universe is expanding at breakneck speed. Facebook groups are filling up daily with aspiring teenage wordsmiths (I’d LOVE to have known about copywriting at their age)… While copywriters based in India, Nigeria and other countries are upping their game to earn a chunkier wage packet from the interwebs… And people who’ve lost their […]
Make bolder offers to attract higher paying clients
Funny isn’t it, we spend all day writing to sell other people’s stuff, but struggle to string a few lines together to sell our own. You want to know what the BIG mental block is? Not dialing in what your services are worth. Case in point… If you consider yourself a conversion copywriter, you should […]
How to Defeat Imposter Syndrome and Attract Clients at the Same Time
Imposter syndrome can follow us around like a black shadow. It lurks. A creeping sensation that’s just waiting for a project to go south, so it can shriek in our ear “TOLD YOU SO!” Luckily, imposter syndrome fades with time. But in the early years it can be crippling. Because when you feel like a […]
Be a CMO. Not a Copywriter.
Are you a CMO or a copywriter? Because here’s the thing, it’s not about job titles but mindset. With more and more copywriters joining the market and AI tools now able to write basic articles, you need to offer more than just ‘copy’. Clients need someone who’s able to strategise, solve their problems, and deliver […]
5 Ways to Project Status to Attract High Paying Clients
Want to know the secret to attracting high paying clients? STATUS. Clients respect status. But it’s not something you can earn just dropping knowledge bombs in Facebook groups. You’ve got to project status with every interaction, Skype call, and piece of content you publish. Here are five ways of developing the aura of status A […]