Start a freelance copywriting business with this proven seven-day plan. Get paid to work from home as a copywriter
Welcome to Freelance Copywriter in a Week. This course teaches you how to start a freelance copywriting business in a week. I teach you the steps I took to get started. And I teach you the lessons I learned along the way as I freelanced for businesses, agencies and non-profit organizations in North America and around the world. At the end of this course, you’ll know how to launch your freelance copywriting business in seven days.
Learn seven proven steps to get started as a freelance copywriter
This course is divided into seven sections, each one corresponding to a day of the week.
On day one, you create your portfolio. I tell you why you need a portfolio, what you need in your portfolio, and how to create an effective portfolio from scratch.
On day two, you brand yourself. I teach you how to brand yourself with a company name, a website, and branded email.
On day three, you pick your perfect client. We examine the three major markets for your freelance copywriting services, and I describe the qualities you need to look for in the perfect client.
On day four, you perfect your pitch. I teach you the two ways you need to pitch yourself to potential clients. And I describe the questions you need to answer whenever you are out looking for business.
On day five, you start looking for business. Without paying clients, you'll go broke. I teach you how to pick up the phone and talk to potential clients. I teach you what to say when to say it, and how to present yourself professionally so that prospective clients hire you.
On day six, you draft a letter of agreement. I teach you how to quote copywriting jobs, how to write a simple contract, and how to get agreements in writing.
On day seven, you start your first freelance copywriting project professionally. I teach you the things you need to do to appear professional from day one. And I give you helpful tips on how and when to invoice your first client.
Bonus lecture. The course ends with a bonus lecture. I tell you the things you need to do AFTER you have launched your freelance copywriting business, the things that will guarantee your long-term success.
Follow my practical, step-by-step advice
This course is filled with practical, step-by-step advice, tools, tips and tricks that I've learned over the years as a freelance copywriter. I use dozens of examples from the real world of freelancing. I describe what works, and what doesn't work. I tell you about mistakes, and how you can avoid them. You will also learn, indirectly, from other successful freelance copywriters. We'll look at how they brand themselves, how they describe their services, how they pitch themselves, how they set themselves apart from competing copywriters, and plenty more.
Business-writing instructor
Alan Sharpe is a business-writing instructor and author who teaches more than 20,000 business professionals around the world to advance their careers and their businesses with effective writing.
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