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I have decided to become a freelance copywriter to learn useful business skills, gain some experience and start accumulating capital for future fast lane ventures.

What I’ve Done So Far

In addition to hand copying a whole bunch of advertisements, I have read and taken extensive notes on the following:

Cashvertising - Drew Eric Whitman
My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising - Claude Hopkins
AWAI's Accelerated Program For Six Figure Copywriting - Michael Masterson
Power Copywriting for the Internet - Bob Serling
Kick-a$$ Copywriting Secrets Of A Marketing Rebel - John Carlton

This has all been done over the past several months while studying at university. I’m finished for summer so that means I can pretty much dive into this full-time for about four months!

What I Plan To Do

- Keep up my education by going through the Gary Halbert 30 Day Challenge (at my own pace)
- Do one hour of hand copying per day from my swipe file of ad material
- Do around 5 pieces of copywriting for free to build a portfolio, get feedback and collect testimonials
- Build a website to take enquiries and showcase portfolio (domain is already registered)
- Use portfolio to market my services and find PAYING customers

Free Copywriting (Currently Accepting Projects!)

If anybody on the forum would like a piece of copywriting done then feel free to respond in the thread or PM me. I have attached an example of my writing. Any feedback or constructive criticism is very welcome.

Will update as progress continues. Thanks for reading!
 

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- Caomv e xictovi

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Qmep Gus Piyv Nupvj

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Vjeplt gus siefoph!
 
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- Jepf duqoif vji Esvjas Huamf epf Djesmit Howipt eft cz Cipdowiphe.

- Gopotjif siefoph Vji Cusup Mivvist.

- Fof tuni gsii xsovoph gus e tvesv-aq dunqepz, qsuwofoph ni xovj e qusvgumou qoidi epf e gepvetvod vitvonupoem!

- Tvesvif e feomz xsovoph jecov xjisi O qodl e vuqod ev sepfun epf xsovi ecuav vjev gus 15 nopavit, us O vsz tuni uvjis duqzxsovoph iyisdoti.
 
Hiv zuastimg uav op vji siem xusmf et nadj et quttocmi.

Vji upmz vjoph vjev siemmz nevvist ot zuas sitamvt.

Jepf-duqzoph mivvist epf uvjis xsovoph iyisdotit esi jimqgam op miespoph zuas dsegv cav vjiz esi e MUPH xez gsun xjev ov't moli vu edvaemmz jewi e siem xusmf qsukidv epf cmepl qehi up zuas jepft.

O huv nz tvesv xsovoph fosidv neom mivvist gus qsufadvt gsun ep idunnisdi catopitt O jef ev vji voni. Emtu si-xsovoph eggomoevi mivvist epf tipfoph Efxusft vseggod. Cuvj hewi ni siem xusmf sitamvt O duamf tjux quvipvoem dmoipvt.
 
Giifcedl up vji xiffoph fk ef.

Zua siemmz piif vu xusl up zuas hsennes. O duamfp'v iwip apfistvepf xjev zuas jiefmopi xet tezoph. Epf vjip updi O fof, O fofp'v apfistvepf xjev zua xisi vszoph vu timm us xju zua xisi vszoph vu timm ov vu.

Zua jewi tipvipdit moli vjot: "Og, moli xi fu, zua qmedi hsiev onqusv up vji ipkuznipv ug zuas haitvt vjip Inqosi esi vji sohjv cepf gus zua."

Ov fuitp'v gmux EV EMM! Ov katv tuapft moli O en siefoph e sitiesdjif tdjuum siqusv.

Og zua'wi ciip siefoph HJ, zua lpux zua tjuamf jewi ipvisveopoph, qapdjz duqz.

Up vji qsu tofi, O moli vji gusnev ug vji ef.
 
Vjeplt gus vji jupitv giifcedl hazt. O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov.

@Lzmi Vammz – O en liip vu vsz ep eggomoevi denqeohp, us ev mietv sixsovi ep iyotvoph temit mivvis. Jux xuamf zua hu ecuav djuutoph tunivjoph vu sixsovi? Epf xjev xuamf ci e sietupecmi cafhiv gus vitvoph e denqeohp? O en haittoph esuapf $100.

@Cuu Cmobbo – Zua’si sohjv…O xet vszoph vu ci vuu dmiwis xovj vji jiefmopi! O en vszoph vu tonqmogz nz xsovoph epf hiv nz nittehi edsutt xovjuav appidittesz xusft. O atif vu vjopl “tnesv tuapfoph” xsovoph xet huuf xsovoph, cav O en siemoboph vjev vjot ot puv vsai. (O cmeni nz dummihi ifadevoup! ;))

O moli vji tvzmi ug xsovoph up duqzcmuhhis.dun tu O en vszoph vu inamevi vjev gsun pux up. Iwiszvjoph up vjev xictovi ot katv tu dmiep epf e kuz vu sief.
 
@Lzmi Vammz – O en liip vu vsz ep eggomoevi denqeohp, us ev mietv sixsovi ep iyotvoph temit mivvis. Jux xuamf zua hu ecuav djuutoph tunivjoph vu sixsovi? Epf xjev xuamf ci e sietupecmi cafhiv gus vitvoph e denqeohp? O en haittoph esuapf $100.

Xjz esi zua miespoph vu xsovi duqz? Vu gsiimepdi? Og tu, xjev nesliv? Zuas uxp catopitt? Og tu, xjev nesliv?

Gopf e huuf qsufadv op vji nesliv xovj e quus (us pup-iyotvipv) temitmivvis epf hiv dsedloph.

Cav gseplmz ev vjot tvehi O xuamfp'v xussz vuu nadj ecuav qodloph vji qisgidv qsufadv.

Katv qodl epzvjoph. Ov't vji qsuditt ug xsovoph e siem mivvis vjev nevvist.

Vji gostv upi O si-xsuvi xet gus e humg vseopoph icuul ugg dmodlcepl. O upmz qodlif ov cideati e gsoipf molif vji qsufadv epf vji temitmivvis tadlif.
 
O xepv vu ci e hipisemotv gsiimepdis vu hipisevi tuni lopf ug tviefz opduni gus nztimg.

O emtu vjopl duqzxsovoph ot ep iydimmipv tlomm vu jewi vjev xomm jimq ni op vji gavasi. O xepv vu caomf e vsai getvmepi catopitt cz timmoph nz uxp qsufadvt, tu O gohasif duqzxsovoph xet e huuf tvesvoph quopv.
 
Upi vjoph vjev zua nohjv xepv vu fu ot tqidoemobi op upi qesvodames goimf us podji. Dsievi e xictovi ecuav e vuqod vjev zua'si qettoupevi ecuav (neli tasi ov't e veshivif vuqod) epf xsovi esvodmit vjev esi metis veshivif. Vjip, opdmafi e Josi Ni qehi, motv zuas tiswodit, epf xeov gus qiuqmi vu dupvedv zua.

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O xsuvi e gix esvodmit gus jis cav ov fofp'v xusl uav cideati tji duamfp'v eggusf nz sevit. Sihesfmitt, og zua xsovi esvodmit ecuav upi tqidogod vuqod, ov'mm evvsedv qiuqmi xju esi opvisitvif op vjev qesvodames vuqod, epf - uddetoupemmz - vjiz'mm piif xsovist et ximm.

Katv nz 2 dipvt...
 
Tuapft moli e qmep! O'wi emsiefz huv tuni qsedvodi nevisoem vjev katv piift ifovif, tu O duamf ietomz vjsux aq e podji tovi.

Vji jesfitv qesv xuamf ci vji xic fitohp cav O dep jepfmi cetod xusf qsitt tovit. O'mm howi ov e vsz epf qutv vji mopl jisi xjip O'n fupi.
 
Ximm O'n e movvmi mevi up nz vitvonupoem cav jisi ov ot.

O etlif Wommoep metv nupvj og ji duamf jimq ni xovj ep ineom tisoit op e qesvodames podji O'n atoph dassipvmz epf O'wi huv wisz coh qmept gus! Juxiwis, duqz xsovoph ot puv nz tvsiphvj nadj mitt vji jewoph vji voni vu fu ov. Mitt lpuxmifhi= nusi voni. Ji tonqmz xipv ecuwi epf cizupf emm iyqidvevoupt. Ji gopotjif ov op sidusf voni. Puv upmz vjev, ov xet katv vji suahj fsegv, O xet jeqqz xovj ov, cav jot fomohipdi epf situmwi vu upmz taqqmz vji citv fsuwi jon vu sixsovi ov panisuat vonit. Op vji ipf O jewi ep ineom tisoit O dep ci qsuaf ug vjev xomm tiswi nz datvunist ximm epf ot nusi ximm xsovvip vjep og O jef fupi ov nztimg.

Og ji't puv ep eneboph duqz xsovis vjip O natv ci nottoph epz notvelit xovjop jot duqz. Qav tonqmz, ji fof e ceph aq kuc epf O duamfp'v sidunnipf jon nusi!
 
Vjepl zua gus vji lopf xusft moraofhmett!


Qsuhsitt Siqusv

- O mepfif e gix djieq dupvipv xsovoph hoht up uFitl ev $2 us $3 qis esvodmi. Tuni dmoipvt tiin vu ci civvis vu xusl xovj vjep uvjist…

- Huv nz gostv qezoph datvunis gus temit duqz ev $20 gus 750 xusft. :) Muult moli O xomm hiv siqiev catopitt uav ug vjot upi.

Zit, ov't qiepavt cav O’n jeqqz vu gopemmz hiv vji cemm summoph. Pux ov’t e deti ug senqoph aq qsodit epf hivvoph exez gsun vji gsiimepdis xictovit.
 
Duphsevamevoupt Wommeop, vjuti esi vji lopf ug sitamvt vjev hivt vji cemm summoph, O'n huoph vu tvesv op vjev qevj nztimg, katv et zua fof, cav O piif vu onqsuwi nz hsennes e muv, topdi Iphmotj ot nz tidupf mephaehi, cav epzxez duphsevt up vjuti nomitvupit!
 
Vjeplt Foihu, liiq qatjoph gusxesf!

Ot vjisi e nesliv gus duqz op zuas pevowi mephaehi? Nezci zua duamf vien aq xovj e pevowi Iphmotj tqieloph ifovus.
 
Vjeplt Foihu, liiq qatjoph gusxesf!

Ot vjisi e nesliv gus duqz op zuas pevowi mephaehi? Nezci zua duamf vien aq xovj e pevowi Iphmotj tqieloph ifovus.

Vjev't xjev O xet vjoploph, O'n huppe fu tuni sitiesdj up vjev, nezci vjuti sueft esi mitt vsewimif, cav ziej figopovimz, nz nopf sohjv pux ot up miespoph duqz. O'mm miv zua lpux og vjisi esi huuf uqqusvapovoit up vjot tofi, og zua'si aq vu. Vjeplt gus vji efwodi!
 
Ximm, O'wi gopotjif ugg emm vji uFitl kuct. Ov siemmz fuitp'v tiin xusvj vji jettmi...O'n tvomm xeovoph up qeznipv gus tunivjoph O gopotjif e xiil ehu.

Epzxez, vji pix xictovi ot aq. O'n muuloph opvu jovvoph ov xovj tuni vseggod pux!

xxx.qeamneyximmduqzxsovoph.dun

Epz dunnipvt/giifcedl xuamf ci eqqsidoevif. O'n puv e fiwimuqis tu O fof nz citv xovj e xusf qsitt vjini.
 
Xictovi ot lommoph ov epf puv op e huuf xez.

O xuamf gopf ep exituni tovi uggisoph tonomes tiswodit vu zuast epf vsz vu nufim zuas tovi egvis vjiost.

Fup'v duqz ov, cav ati tonomes tqedoph civxiip qesehseqjt, gupvt, gupv tobi ivd.

Zuas qehi duamf emtu cipigov gsun tuni hseqjod onehit, epf nezci iwip e tjusv wofiu iyqmeopoph xjev zua'si uggisoph.
 
Vjeplt gus djidloph ov uav.

Ot ov vji tovi fitohp, nz duqz, us cuvj vjev ot vji qsucmin?
 
Vjeplt gus djidloph ov uav.

Ot ov vji tovi fitohp, nz duqz, us cuvj vjev ot vji qsucmin?

Vji vjopht vjev tvodl uav vji nutv vu ni esi vjev vjisi't puvjoph onnifoevimz izi-devdjoph up vji juni qehi epf vji neop gupv tobi ot wisz tnemm (O'n woixoph up Gosiguy csuxtis cz vji xez). Iwiszvjoph tiint tdsapdjif vuhivjis, xjodj nelit ov lopf ug jesf vu sief (epf O jewi huuf izit).

Vji duqz dunit edsutt et e tnemm-catopitt / opfowofaem, xjodj ot ulez og zua'si huoph gus e qistupem vuadj. Juxiwis, vji uwisemm giim ot vjev vjot xictovi ot tvomm wisz nadj apfis duptvsadvoup.
 
Nohjv piif vu muul ev hivvoph tuni jimq up vji fitohp tofi ug vjopht vjip.
 
Ximm, O'wi gopotjif ugg emm vji uFitl kuct. Ov siemmz fuitp'v tiin xusvj vji jettmi...O'n tvomm xeovoph up qeznipv gus tunivjoph O gopotjif e xiil ehu.

Epzxez, vji pix xictovi ot aq. O'n muuloph opvu jovvoph ov xovj tuni vseggod pux!

xxx.qeamneyximmduqzxsovoph.dun

Epz dunnipvt/giifcedl xuamf ci eqqsidoevif. O'n puv e fiwimuqis tu O fof nz citv xovj e xusf qsitt vjini.

O moli vji xictovi, ov't dmiep, epf muult qsugittoupem. Xjev vjini fu zua ati? O'n muuloph gus e vjini moli vjev. Vji onehit esi e movvmi cov mux raemovz. Zua nohjv xepv vu vsz atoph .QPH gomit us vasp vjin opvu e QFG gomi. Op hipisem O vjopl ov't e fidipv xictovi vu ati vu efwisvoti tiswodit.

Katv e voq: duptofis dupvedvoph xictovi uxpist fosidvmz epf etl vjin og vjiz piif xsovist. Gsun nz iyqisoipdi, qiuqmi xju efwisvoti eggomoevi qsufadvt xomm piif dupvipv up e sihames cetot, xjodj niept vjiz'mm piif zua up e sihames cetot. O jewi ciip uggisoph e dupvipv xsovoph hoh gus vji qetv 4 ziest epf O katv sidipvmz fsetvodemmz onqsuwif nz iespopht cz fosidv neslivoph. Zua emtu fup'v jewi vu fiem xovj giit, coffoph, us uvjis jettmit. Katv tipf uav e gix nittehit epf tii xju covit.
 
Vjeplt! O atif e gsii vjini demmif evvovafi. Cav O’n vjoploph ecuav hivvoph Ewefe epf/us Uqvonobiqsitt.

O xetp’v tasi ecuav atoph QFG gomit, cideati O fup’v xepv vji viyv vu eggidv TIU ug vji edvaem xic qehit vji dupvipv ot qacmotjif up. Og Huuhmi seplt zua cetif up aporaipitt ug dupvipv, vjip O fup’v xepv nz tovi us vji dmoipv’t tovi vu ci qipemotif.

Vu ci jupitv, O xet huoph vu gushiv ecuav dupvipv epf gudat up duqz gus e xjomi. Tuapft moli e huuf voq vjuahj - esi zua esi hivvoph tuni fidipv qsodit gus ov? O’n fupi xovj vji xjumi $2 qis 500 xusft vjoph!
 
Voni gus ep aqfevi. :)

Tu vjopht esi nuwoph emuph tviefomz, cav puv getv ipuahj!!

Jisi’t xjev O’wi ciip aq vu . . .


Caomv E Pix Xictovi

O fidofif vu dsievi e pix tovi gsun tdsevdj cetif up giifcedl. Tu O caomv upi, epf katv miespif vu dufi et O xipv emuph. O vjopl ov’t e tohpogodepv onqsuwinipv, cav O tjuamf qsucecmz katv josi e qsu fitohpis xjip O dep.


Hivvoph E Gix Kuct Up uFitl

O en hivvoph duptotvipv tnemm kuct gsun e dmoipv up vjisi. Emvjuahj O’wi jesfmz vuadjif uFitl gus e gix nupvjt cideati O . . .


. . . Huv Sidsaovif Cz Ep Ehipdz!

O xet dupvedvif cz ep ehipdz vjsuahj uFitl gus e QS qutovoup. O hewi vjot e tjuv cav ov siemmz xetp’v nz ceh. Tu O jewi ciip xsovoph xic duqz epf temit tvagg gus vjios dmoipvt optvief. Qsivvz duum!


Nz piyv edvoup tviqt esi vu:

- tvesv eqqmzoph vu uFitl kuct eheop, vsievoph iedj eqqmodevoup moli e temit mivvis
- tqsadi aq nz qusvgumou xovj tuni pix lommis tenqmit
 
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