Dear Fastlaners,
Thanks to @SinisterLex , @IceCreamKid , @SweetTooth (and countless others!), I'm happy to announce that I've made my first $1000 copywriting on UpWork. I'll spare you the boring details of how I got here. ($5 for 2000 words, build reviews, yadda yadda) Instead, let's discuss strategies for freelancers who are ready to leave 3rd party freelancing sites.
With a great portfolio and some awesome reviews, I believe I am ready to go independent and source clients from elsewhere. That's why I started http://carlc.co/ - a landing page for my services as a copywriter. (Feedback very welcome as it's under development!)
It's not FASTLANE. It's not my DESTINATION. But god dang it - it's PAID LEARNING.
Now, since life ain't all sunshine and rainbows, the cold hard truth is that I'm strapped for cash and face a choice between either doing more copywriting or getting a J-O-B. The latter used to scare the hell out of me - since I saw it as the ultimate failure, and an end to my dreams - but I've now realized that if required, working for someone else is a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
To get your ice-cream (or in my case: Mango) you gotta be tenacious
So for now, I will hustle to make this copywriting side-gig work even better than before.
Discussion materials for this thread:
I could charge $300 per month (or other arbitrary number. I would have to test and see what clients are willing to pay) for unlimited copywriting projects, with a few rules:
1. You can only submit 1 project at a time.
2. I will complete your project within 2 days.
3. By your best guess, the project should take between 1-2 hours.
4. Only when your project is completed can you submit a new one.
By providing a fixed monthly price like this, with great value, I would ensure that my clients stay with me longer and I get a more reliable income. A first goal could be to get 10 clients who subscribed. Thoughts?
At the moment I am sending emails to companies whose products I have bought in the past, that also desperately need my help. I've had some success with this tactic, but I'm running out of businesses to email.
I heard other copywriters successfully find clients by using direct mail. It costs me merely $1 per snail mail below 50g within Europe. Hm.
The best way would probably be to get referrals from previous clients, but it's just not happening fast enough. Perhaps I need to ask them about that more directly, or incentivise them somehow.
The mainpage could probably use more copy too, but I'm not sure about what. Put the reviews in a more visible place? talk more about pricing? Add a blog?
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Happy to hear your thoughts and answer any questions you might have!
Thanks to @SinisterLex , @IceCreamKid , @SweetTooth (and countless others!), I'm happy to announce that I've made my first $1000 copywriting on UpWork. I'll spare you the boring details of how I got here. ($5 for 2000 words, build reviews, yadda yadda) Instead, let's discuss strategies for freelancers who are ready to leave 3rd party freelancing sites.
With a great portfolio and some awesome reviews, I believe I am ready to go independent and source clients from elsewhere. That's why I started http://carlc.co/ - a landing page for my services as a copywriter. (Feedback very welcome as it's under development!)
It's not FASTLANE. It's not my DESTINATION. But god dang it - it's PAID LEARNING.
Now, since life ain't all sunshine and rainbows, the cold hard truth is that I'm strapped for cash and face a choice between either doing more copywriting or getting a J-O-B. The latter used to scare the hell out of me - since I saw it as the ultimate failure, and an end to my dreams - but I've now realized that if required, working for someone else is a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
To get your ice-cream (or in my case: Mango) you gotta be tenacious
So for now, I will hustle to make this copywriting side-gig work even better than before.
Discussion materials for this thread:
- 1. Do you believe it's a good strategy make copywriting services a monthly "subscription"? (Article which talks about it: http://wpcurve.com/productized-service/)
I could charge $300 per month (or other arbitrary number. I would have to test and see what clients are willing to pay) for unlimited copywriting projects, with a few rules:
1. You can only submit 1 project at a time.
2. I will complete your project within 2 days.
3. By your best guess, the project should take between 1-2 hours.
4. Only when your project is completed can you submit a new one.
By providing a fixed monthly price like this, with great value, I would ensure that my clients stay with me longer and I get a more reliable income. A first goal could be to get 10 clients who subscribed. Thoughts?
- 2. What are some of the best ways of getting quality copywriting clients?
At the moment I am sending emails to companies whose products I have bought in the past, that also desperately need my help. I've had some success with this tactic, but I'm running out of businesses to email.
I heard other copywriters successfully find clients by using direct mail. It costs me merely $1 per snail mail below 50g within Europe. Hm.
The best way would probably be to get referrals from previous clients, but it's just not happening fast enough. Perhaps I need to ask them about that more directly, or incentivise them somehow.
- 3. Are there essential things missing from Carlc.co ?
The mainpage could probably use more copy too, but I'm not sure about what. Put the reviews in a more visible place? talk more about pricing? Add a blog?
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Happy to hear your thoughts and answer any questions you might have!
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