Basic Do's and Don'ts

KeyboardMonkey · 06-28-2011, 03:59 PM

I'm a working copywriter-cum-SEO article writer on the staff of a small website design outfit, though in practice really just another stereotypical keyboard monkey working for $10 jobs -- except I have actually written for successful businesses, including one that operates internationally with annual revenues of half a billion dollars!

So I'm thinking about doing a side business by hanging out my own shingle charging ~$100 an article/copy...but will I be able to quote such webcopy on my own site without a written okay? Maybe even use a screenshot of the webpage on which my copy for them appears??

TIA x 200000000000000000000!!

Shadowflux · 06-28-2011, 07:33 PM

I think the main problem you're going to have is that there is a HUGE difference between copywriting and article writing.

I do both and they are priced very differently and take a very different amount of time. Copywriting will be a few hundred dollars at minimum while article writing is priced per 100 words.

I think you will have a hard time selling people on a $100 article unless it was absolutely amazing. $100 copywriting is really quite cheap and might make people suspicious.

KeyboardMonkey · 06-29-2011, 12:41 PM

Ah, thanks for the heads-up!

As my forum handle implies, I'm just another keyboard-monkey right now so actually I'm paid at the same rate regardless of webcopy or article (yeah, that half-a-billion-dollar-company really got a great deal from me through my boss!)....

So do you think I could use a screenshot as a portfolio, or just links?

And, also, how would I go about getting testimonials?? Not sure my boss would like to know that I'm thinking of striking out on my own -- but while still working as his keyboard-monkey! -- which he'd surely know if I reached out to these clients myself and asked for permission/testimonials....

06-28-2011, 03:59 PM	#1
KeyboardMonkey Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Basic Do's and Don'ts I'm a working copywriter-cum-SEO article writer on the staff of a small website design outfit, though in practice really just another stereotypical keyboard monkey working for $10 jobs -- except I have actually written for successful businesses, including one that operates internationally with annual revenues of half a billion dollars! So I'm thinking about doing a side business by hanging out my own shingle charging ~$100 an article/copy...but will I be able to quote such webcopy on my own site without a written okay? Maybe even use a screenshot of the webpage on which my copy for them appears?? TIA x 200000000000000000000!!

06-28-2011, 07:33 PM	#2
Shadowflux ConvertingContent.com Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 271 Thanks: 35 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts Contact Info	Re: Basic Do's and Don'ts I think the main problem you're going to have is that there is a HUGE difference between copywriting and article writing. I do both and they are priced very differently and take a very different amount of time. Copywriting will be a few hundred dollars at minimum while article writing is priced per 100 words. I think you will have a hard time selling people on a $100 article unless it was absolutely amazing. $100 copywriting is really quite cheap and might make people suspicious.
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06-29-2011, 12:41 PM	#3
KeyboardMonkey Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basic Do's and Don'ts Ah, thanks for the heads-up! As my forum handle implies, I'm just another keyboard-monkey right now so actually I'm paid at the same rate regardless of webcopy or article (yeah, that half-a-billion-dollar-company really got a great deal from me through my boss!).... So do you think I could use a screenshot as a portfolio, or just links? And, also, how would I go about getting testimonials?? Not sure my boss would like to know that I'm thinking of striking out on my own -- but while still working as his keyboard-monkey! -- which he'd surely know if I reached out to these clients myself and asked for permission/testimonials....