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What I Learned about Freelancing After Going Broke in 2013

Confession: I was totally broke in October 2013. And I don’t mean broke in a figurative sense like I didn’t have much money. I mean broke in a very literal sense in that I had less than zero dollars. In September and October 2013, my consumer debt had ballooned up past $70K (again). And I […]

3 Ways You Can Profit from Better Copywriting Skills

Copywriting has been good to me. I’ve been writing copy full time since 2002, and I’ve been freelancing full time since 2005. With the exception of one particularly bad stretch that lasted about 18 months, copywriting has provided me and my family with a good living and an above-average lifestyle. (Not that you’d know it from […]

[Client Nightmare] 6 Dead Giveaways that Told Me to Say “No”

Obviously, I don’t do business with every potential client who contacts me. Sometimes my fee is too high. Sometimes I don’t have time in my schedule. And… sometimes… I simply don’t want to do business with the person who contacted me. Such is the case here. I’ve reproduced our correspondence (with name removed) so you […]

Bad Month? How to Survive Lean Times in Copywriting

Today I want to answer a customer’s question. So let’s open up the mailbag and see what we find. Ah, here’s a good question from A.B. He’s been going through a rough patch in his copywriting business and needs some advice…

7 Years of Freelancing

Today marks the anniversary of my 7th year as a freelance copywriter. It all began back in 2005. My first son (second child) was born March 19, 2005. I quit my job exactly one month later on April 19, 2005.

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