Where do you stand on the specialist vs generalist debate? Do you have a copywriting niche? Or do you prefer to be — as my Twitter pal Jonathan Wilcock puts it — ‘A specialist, but not a specialist’? According to…
15 Tried And Tested Free (Or Dirt Cheap) Tools For Freelance Copywriters
Being a freelance copywriter isn’t all fun and games. Sure, you’ll go down research rabbit holes, dream up ideas (some great, some utter shite), write lots… and alternate between staring at the clock and a blindingly white page as time…
Boosting Your Freelance Income: Overcoming Mental Roadblocks
You’ve honed your writing craft and brushed up on your copywriting skills. You have a great website full of glowing client testimonials and excellent portfolio samples. You’ve picked a profitable niche and started marketing yourself relentlessly to qualified leads. But…
How To Follow Up With Prospects: My Tried And Tested Technique
If you use cold emailing as a marketing strategy to grow your freelance business, it’s probably been drummed into your head that you have to follow up on every lead. Indeed, many popular writing blogs (some of which I count among my…
Do You Need Project Management Software As A Freelancer?
I love lists. I really do. What I love even more, though, is crossing shit off lists. Maybe I’m easily pleased, I don’t know. But it honestly gives me immense satisfaction. These past few months, I’ve been using my love…
Signs A Client Won’t Pay You (And What To Do About It)
If you run an online business (or any other business, for that matter) there’s a good chance you’re going to have to deal with at least the occasional late payment. While this is unfortunate, it’s also completely normal. More often than…
How To Find Financial Stability As A Freelancer
While I do love me a good gangster movie, I have to admit I was never much of a Sopranos fan when it was on the air. Don’t get me wrong. It did have its moments, sure. But for some reason it never…
I’ve been freelancing full-time for 5 years. Here’s what I’ve learned
Milestones are funny aren’t they? The date I sat down at the desk in my dingy London studio for my first day as a full-time freelance copywriter — Monday 2 November 2015 — is etched in my memory. But don’t…
What I Learned Spilling Coffee On My Laptop
It wasn’t a fun week. I’d just been back home for a friend’s wedding, some catching up and a spot of r and r; and I had a hell of a time getting my ass back into gear. Sounds like…