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Copywriting

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ChatGPT vs. Claude: How the AI Writing Assistants Work for Copywriters

Let’s be honest for a minute. The sheer amount of AI writing assistants can feel overwhelming at times. They all promise ways to take your writing to...

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Freelance Blogger: 6 Steps to Launch Your Online Content Writing Business

If you’re thinking about starting a freelance business, the idea might seem overwhelming. You’re definitely not alone in that feeling but if you can...

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What Does A Website Copywriter Do?

You either clicked on this article because you want to become a website copywriter, you already are a website copywriter and you want some helpful...

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How to Establish Yourself as a Writer: 7 Tips For Perfecting Your Craft

Professional writers in every corner of the world have at least one thing in common–we were all beginners at one point. No matter how proud some...

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6 Strategies to Keep a Freelancer From Getting Cheated

When it comes to working with clients as a freelancer, it's essential to safeguard your interests and avoid potential pitfalls. While most clients...

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freelance editor

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Freelance Editors: Your Path to Success

Starting a career in freelancing is like embarking on an exciting adventure. It promises you flexibility, autonomy, and the chance to dive into a...

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Writing With a Point of View: How to Craft Actually Unique Content

When it comes to creating impactful and engaging content, going beyond mere word counts, topic pillars, or funnel stages is crucial. Writing with a...

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What Makes Writing Valuable? A Guide for Freelance Writers

In the world of freelance writing, the true value of your work extends beyond words on a page. It's about understanding the needs of your clients,...

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Writer's Block Party: Interactive Challenges to Ban Creative Droughts

Every writer has encountered the dreaded writer's block—an invisible barrier that seems to thwart creativity and stifle the flow of words. It's an...

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Cultivating a Hybrid Writing Process (Using AI)

The marriage of human creativity and artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the way writers approach their craft. The integration of AI tools...

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How to Advertise Writing Services: 6 Simple Ways to Market Your Business

Building a freelance business would be much easier if writing jobs fell out of the sky. In reality, to become a successful writer, you need to learn...

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5 Paid Writing Apps

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5 Paid Writing Apps

Microsoft Word is great for your average Joe, but if you are inthe business of writing (like us), sometimes you need to take it to the next level.

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How To Get Into Content Writing

Do you love to write? Do you love to weave stories that engage and excite? If so, content writing might be the perfect career for you.

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Your Guide to Creating a Freelance Writing Portfolio

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Your Guide to Creating a Freelance Writing Portfolio

If you’re a freelance writer, you must have a portfolio.

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How to Get Started as a Content Writer: Building a Writing Portfolio

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How to Get Started as a Content Writer: Building a Writing Portfolio

If you’ve decided to dive into the world of content writing, you’re certainly not alone. You wouldn't be reading this article if I hadn't decided to...

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HOW MUCH IS A COPYWRITER: A GUIDE FOR FIGURING OUT PRICING

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HOW MUCH IS A COPYWRITER: A GUIDE FOR FIGURING OUT PRICING

This is one of those hurdles that every budding copywriter has to figure out. Understanding how much to charge a client is a nebulous process that...

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I Want to be a Content Writer: Where Do I Start?

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I Want to be a Content Writer: Where Do I Start?

Once upon a time, I told myself “I want to be a content writer”. If you’re anything like me, you probably said this before you had any idea what a...

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5 Content Writing Tips for Beginners: How to Write Efficiently

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5 Content Writing Tips for Beginners: How to Write Efficiently

After searching long and hard for the perfect profession–you’ve determined you want to be a content writer. Freelance writing provides you with the...

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4 Short-Form Content Exercises

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4 Short-Form Content Exercises

Short-form content includes things like ads, social posts, snippets, and direct messages. This is a vital tool for any copywriter to have, and it’s...

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Changing Gears as a Freelance Writer

One hat, two hats, red hat… writer hats?

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Copywriting Skills You Don't Learn in School

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Copywriting Skills You Don't Learn in School

When you major in English, most responsible adults will assume you’re going to be a teacher. Non-English majors tend to believe teaching is the only...

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How to Learn to Write for New Copywriting Clients

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How to Learn to Write for New Copywriting Clients

Freelance writing doesn’t only consist of writing furiously at the keyboard for long hours at a time. (Although it can and does look like that...

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Freelancers, Write What You Know (Nothing About)

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Freelancers, Write What You Know (Nothing About)

Any freelance writer who comes from a creative writing background has likely heard the advice “write what you know” over the course of their career....

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Why Editing is Divine

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Why Editing is Divine

When I was an English teacher, an administrator once told me I should always walk around the classroom with a pencil. That way, as I’m helping my...

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Content AI is About to Make You Obsolete. Unless…

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Content AI is About to Make You Obsolete. Unless…

If, as a professional writer, you think content AI and copywriting tools have nothing to do with you: you’re not looking closely enough.

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Editing 101: 3 Steps to Your Best Writing

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Editing 101: 3 Steps to Your Best Writing

I’ll admit it. I used to imagine writing and editing as two separate endeavors. A writer holes up in a room somewhere, toils away at a draft, and...

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History of Language: American vs. British Spelling

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History of Language: American vs. British Spelling

Do you write gray or grey? What about color or colour? Is it canceled or cancelled? If you’re from the United States, or writing for an American...

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What are the Benefits of Writing for Yourself?

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What are the Benefits of Writing for Yourself?

The more our society turns to audio, video and bite-sized content for information, the less we’re inclined to write. Plenty of people write for...

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Why Copywriters Should Think Like a Librarian

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Why Copywriters Should Think Like a Librarian

Information science is the study of how people physically and digitally search for, access and interact with information. Information science...

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How to Repurpose Content as a Copywriter

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How to Repurpose Content as a Copywriter

If you’re a civilized human with access to the internet (hiii, you’re reading this), you probably share in the experience of being bombarded with...

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Refining Your Copywriting Process

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Refining Your Copywriting Process

It’s easy to ignore the creative side of the copywriting process — especially when creating content for SaaS, blockchain, cybersecurity and other...

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Writer Book Recommendations

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Writer Book Recommendations

Writers who read can write better. More proficiently. With greater expertise. Masterfully. Adeptly. Okay you get the idea. We are constantly building...

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Outlining: 4 Ways to Approach a Blank Page

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Outlining: 4 Ways to Approach a Blank Page

If you hope to become a more efficient writer, the only way to get there is to use effective outlining practices. There are probably endless...

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Five Benefits of Working With a Writer Group

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Five Benefits of Working With a Writer Group

Being a freelance writer can be a lonely gig. Most of the time, the “freedom” part is achieved by being categorically disassociated with any one...

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Should You Limit Client Edits

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Should You Limit Client Edits?

As a professional writer, you are going to face endless (sometimes painful) rounds of edits. I often say that it’s hard to describe to someone the...

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3 Things That Impact Copywriter Pricing

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3 Things That Impact Copywriter Pricing

Ahhh, your rates. Setting them, increasing them - it’s one of the first major business decisions you’ll make as a professional copywriter. It’s...

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How to Write Like a Native English Speaker

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How to Write Like a Native English Speaker

I work with a lot of people around the world. Digital marketing has some amazing talent in countries like Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Australia, India,...

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