How do you get started as a Copywriter

penny_zf · 09-04-2009, 06:19 AM

Dear all,

I would like to find out how you can get started as a copywriter for websites and started with small gigs?

I have been writing sales letters & e-mails in my current job and would like to branch outwriting copy or telemarketing scripts?

Does anyone have any idea where to start getting small gigs?

Kat Fuschillo · 09-04-2009, 06:25 AM

Hey,

You should post this in the Copywrting section here at WF. There are tons of great writers there that could help you out with this.

Good luck.

Kat Fuschillo

Amenda Jessera · 09-04-2009, 06:28 AM

Yups as Kat told, you can get help from Copywrting section here at WF.
However, I hve started my career in copywriting with my personal blog.
I have got a physical product and had written about it in my blogs to get more sales. From there I hve started and then I have learnt some tips on the Copywrting section here at WF and written more sales pages as well as articles to promote my own products as well as affilitate products too

MustafaKamal · 09-04-2009, 07:08 AM

How about advertising your skills on outsourcing sites like the following:

triplew.odesk.com
triplew.getafreelancer.com
triplew.elance.com

hope that helps.

Intrepreneur · 09-04-2009, 07:11 AM

It's not easy buddy.

It also depends on what you want to become.

I know Brian McLeod has something new coming up, you might be interested in.

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robert100 · 09-04-2009, 07:12 AM

What I would do is find websites or sales copy that you think you can improve upon and contact the owner direct.

Or even better, re-write part of the sales copy, send it to them and see what they think of it.

I can tell that if someone can increase sales by improving my sales copies I'll bite their hand off asap.

Rob

heatwave13 · 09-04-2009, 07:19 AM

Penny, some of those sites that have been listed are good options. I've had success with Elance and Guru and, if you bid on enough jobs, you'll surely get one. You could also start by offering to do one for little or no money for someone. Maybe a fellow newbie will work with you and you can offer to do it for a small % of the sales rather than an upfront fee. In the beginning you might have to be willing to go low.

09-04-2009, 06:19 AM	#1
penny_zf Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: , , Singapore. Posts: 17 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	How do you get started as a Copywriter Dear all, I would like to find out how you can get started as a copywriter for websites and started with small gigs? I have been writing sales letters & e-mails in my current job and would like to branch outwriting copy or telemarketing scripts? Does anyone have any idea where to start getting small gigs?

09-04-2009, 06:25 AM	#2
Kat Fuschillo HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Location: London Posts: 110 Thanks: 14 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: How do you get started as a Copywriter Hey, You should post this in the Copywrting section here at WF. There are tons of great writers there that could help you out with this. Good luck. Kat Fuschillo
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Amenda Jessera Theeban-Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Location: at the edge of the world Posts: 525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 58 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts Contact Info	Re: How do you get started as a Copywriter Yups as Kat told, you can get help from Copywrting section here at WF. However, I hve started my career in copywriting with my personal blog. I have got a physical product and had written about it in my blogs to get more sales. From there I hve started and then I have learnt some tips on the Copywrting section here at WF and written more sales pages as well as articles to promote my own products as well as affilitate products too

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MustafaKamal Internet Lifestyle Coach War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 365 Thanks: 11 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How do you get started as a Copywriter How about advertising your skills on outsourcing sites like the following: triplew.odesk.com triplew.getafreelancer.com triplew.elance.com hope that helps.
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Intrepreneur I.C.Hope War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,515 Thanks: 446 Thanked 227 Times in 181 Posts Contact Info	Re: How do you get started as a Copywriter It's not easy buddy. It also depends on what you want to become. I know Brian McLeod has something new coming up, you might be interested in. Copywriting Training For "Non-Copywriters" \| Copywriting Kickstart™ by Brian McLeod
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09-04-2009, 07:12 AM	#6
robert100 Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bournemouth, UK Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How do you get started as a Copywriter What I would do is find websites or sales copy that you think you can improve upon and contact the owner direct. Or even better, re-write part of the sales copy, send it to them and see what they think of it. I can tell that if someone can increase sales by improving my sales copies I'll bite their hand off asap. Rob
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heatwave13 Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: How do you get started as a Copywriter Penny, some of those sites that have been listed are good options. I've had success with Elance and Guru and, if you bid on enough jobs, you'll surely get one. You could also start by offering to do one for little or no money for someone. Maybe a fellow newbie will work with you and you can offer to do it for a small % of the sales rather than an upfront fee. In the beginning you might have to be willing to go low.