Starting A Freelance Copywriting Guide

How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience, Samples or Clients

Get a Roadmap to Finding High Paying Clients, Working on Projects You Love, and Gaining the Freedom to Live Life On Your Terms

And you can earn a doctor’s salary tapping at a keyboard all day.

No doubt about it…

Compared to the normal working world of office politics, hours stuck in traffic, and being chained to a desk…

Becoming a freelance copywriter can be a dream come true.

BUT…

You’ve got a minefield of challenges to navigate to make that dream come true.

If you’ve no agency experience, no samples, and no previous clients, some of the challenges you’ll face include:

• Developing copy skills clients will happily pay you for (and develop them FAST, rather than the years it takes many newbies).
• Knowing where to find clients who’ll pay a FAIR rate for your services (you may be SHOCKED how fast your bank account will shrink when you no longer have a paycheck to feed into it). 
• Working out how to create proposals that will get you selected ahead of the pack of other hungry copywriters they’ve contacted
• Ensuring your invoices get paid and the client doesn’t go AWOL the moment you’ve sent them the final draft (there’s no shortage of sharks eager to feast on newbie copywriters who don’t know how to chase unpaid invoices)

Fail to overcome any of these challenges and your freelance copywriting dream can go up in smoke.

You may then face the terrible day when you have to swallow your pride and start hunting for a J.O.B.

Sadly, few of the books on copywriting or $5,000 courses guide you on how to successfully launch a copywriting career (I should know, as I’ve done a bunch of them).

Sure, they can teach you the mechanics.

But they don’t explain how to solve the challenges that decide if a copywriting business lives or dies in the critical first six months.

Even then, many newbie copywriters STRUGGLE for years to earn the bumper paychecks they were promised.

As many as two thirds of new businesses FAIL within six years.

Nearly HALF fail to make enough money to continue operating in the first year.

Because…

Having great copy skills is useless when you don’t understand the business side of how to become a freelance copywriter

The reason I know all this is because I learned how to become a freelance copywriter the HARD way.

My name’s Matt Ambrose. 

Today, I’m pleased to say I’m now a highly paid natural health copywriter.

I now get paid $10,000 per sales letter, and even $1,000 for a single page of copy.

But it wasn’t always this way.

Before I got started in copywriting in 2006, I had a soul sucking corporate job. A job I hated but only endured to pay the bills.

Every week felt like rolling a boulder up a hill, only to see it crashing to the bottom by Monday morning.

And navigating the world of office politics, and having to sit on the right table at lunchtime, and schmooze the right people drove me nuts.

All I wanted to be doing was writing letters and emails all day. And I was desperate to find a way of doing it without the drudgery of office life.

Well, the good news is that I made a remarkable discovery.

On one of my trawls through job sites, I discovered this strange sounding profession called ‘copywriter’.

A few Google searches later and I couldn’t believe what I was reading… 

Businesses PAY people to write their emails, websites, and blog posts!

My simmering excitement then exploded when I saw HOW MUCH.

Recruitment agencies were offering $500 per day…

Salaries of $60,000 per year and up for people happy to sit at a desk and WRITE ALL DAY!

It was like discovering a new world of possibilities has opened up in front of me.

And a world I knew I was desperate to go galivanting into as quickly as possible.

But I had a problem…

While I had a degree in English and History and plenty of positive comments on my ‘lucid’ writing style, I didn’t have a jot of copywriting experience.

But I knew…

I HAD to find a way of making my dream of becoming a copywriter possible.

So I leapt into building my copy chops with gusto.

I dedicated six months to studying everything I could find on copywriting…

I bought all the books on Amazon (which wasn’t half as many as there now)…

Created a portfolio of press releases, articles, and self made brochures…

And cobbled together a basic website on Dreamweaver (back then WordPress was purely for blogs about cats).

But having the (admittedly, basic) skills to write for businesses was one thing.

Finding businesses willing and able to pay for my services was another thing entirely.

Had I known then what I know now, I would have thought twice about quitting my corporate job so eagerly.

Because…

I struggled for YEARS until I was profitable.

Many times I’d wake at 3am and start to panic about where the next project and paycheck would come from…

And whether my friends had been right all along that “nobody is going to pay you to write for them.”

Would I have to swallow my pride, admit defeat, and go back to a dreary office job and monthly paycheck?

I desperately wished someone would guide me on what to do…

how to find quality clients…

how to get paid what I deserved…

and how to ensure projects kept coming in without endless cold emailing and getting shutdown by marketing agency secretaries.

But I managed to find enough work to keep going.

Sure, I continued to make a boatload of mistakes.

Mistakes that often cost me a lot of money from undercharging, missing out on projects, and not properly working out what the client wanted.

But I kept dusting myself down… learning from them… and struggling on the path I’d chosen.

Well, I’m pleased to say that all the pain and struggle was worth it.

Because for me…

The freelance copywriting dream is NOW a reality.

I’m now able to charge:

• $200 per email
• $1,000 for advertorials
• $10,000+ as a VSL copywriter

(Earnings disclaimer – You shouldn’t expect to earn this amount for a LONG time in your career. It takes years of training, practice, and getting results to earn the big bucks)

Not only that, but I’ve been able to:

-Grow a client list of 100+ companies including major B2B brands, like Siemens, Technicolor, Deutsche Post and Sage

-Generated $1m+ for clients in B2C markets, notably natural health

– Passed an audition to write for Clayton Makepeace (one of the world’s most successful copywriters alive today)

-Invited to appear on Copy Chief Radio, the Just Add Hustle podcast and interviewed for a series on Greatest Living Copywriters.

So I’m glad to say all the stress, night terrors, and struggle was worth it.

Even better, I now get to travel the world and work wherever I go…

enjoying what us senior laptop nomads call the ‘International Lifestyle’.

So far I’ve lived in Malta, Chiang Mai, Berlin, Budapest, Prague, Krakow, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok, Lisbon, The Canary Islands, and Kuala Lumpur… just to name a few.

But the only reason this became possible was because I was able to overcome all the challenges of the first few critical years of launching a new freelance copywriting business.

The good news is, you don’t have to go through all the same struggles I went through.

You don’t have to deal with the expensive trial and error…

The fear of not knowing where you’ll find your next client…

Or frustration when you find out you’ve been charging much less than you deserve.

Because I’ve written down everything I discovered on my journey and compiled it into a actionable guide.

Funnily enough, it’s called…

How to How to Become a Freelance Copywriter without Any Experience

Over 108 pages it reveals all the tactics, strategies and knowledge I developed when launching my own freelance copywriting career from scratch.

This includes:

• Where to find clients who’ll pay you a fair rate for your skills (rather than fighting over sweatshop wages in freelance bidding sites)
• How to RAPIDLY develop copy skills clients will eagerly pay you for (when you haven’t written a marketing press release, email, or article in your life, let alone a high converting sales letter) 
• How to create a portfolio of red hot samples that get clients queuing up to hire you (while earning enough money to support yourself in the first critical 6 months)
• The easy way to create a professional looking website that reflects the quality of your writing (without spending a fortune to a web developer or having to learn how to code)
• How to turn small projects into long-term clients who continue hiring you for months, or even years (while saving you the time suck of endless prospecting)
• How to submit proposals that get you selected ahead of the pack of other hungry copywriters your client has approached (and ensure you get hired based on VALUE and not the lowest rate)
• What to do so you don’t get ripped off by the sharks who love to hire newbies and then vanish without paying
• Quickstart guides to writing emails, landing pages, sales letters, and more (so you can be open for business as fast as possible).
• What to charge so you get paid what you’re worth and aren’t scrambling for change from low ball clients who don’t value or respect your work
• How to maximise your chances of being profitable in the first couple of months before your ‘take off strip’ funds run out
• The tactical way to raise your prices (so your existing clients aren’t just happy to pay it but are wondering why it took you so long)
• Project management tips so you’re the ‘adult in the room’ clients are looking for and so you become more valuable to them than a simple wordsmith 

This is just a sample of what How to Start Freelance Copywriting Without Any Experience covers.

It’s the same advice I’ve given to university graduates, former journalists, and even fellow copywriters to jumpstart their copywriting careers.

Yet, more than that, it’s designed to…

Give you a roadmap for avoiding all the traps I fell into…

while gaining advice that can ACCELERATE the growth of your skills… EXPLODE your client base… and open up the money hose so fast you can be profitable in weeks, not months or years.

Heck, it reveals so many trade secrets I may just be creating competition for myself.

But there are millions of businesses in need of our services, and plenty of work for everyone.

Gain All This Insider Knowledge for a Fraction of What I’d Charge in Person

When you consider the years it took me to acquire all the knowledge my guide contains…

the weeks I spent working on How to Start a Freelance Copywriting Business without Any Experience…

and the fact it has the potential to fast track your progress at securing the big bucks…

I think $100 for this guide would be a fair investment.

It’s what I’d charge for a thirty minute consultation. 

Yet you’re getting TONS more info than I could ever cover in that time.

When you consider how its advice on pricing… getting paid… and finding high paying clients could generate thousands for you in the first year…

$100 is a drop in the ocean.

Yet, I’m going to make this investment in your skills and knowledge even MORE valuable to you.

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When you add the bonuses up (quick tip – this is called ‘value stacking’) they come to $108.

This raises the total value of How to Start a Freelance Copywriting Business Without Any Experience to:

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But I know that when starting out you don’t have tons of cash to throw around.

And I want How to Start a Freelance Copywriting Business Without Any Experience to be affordable, so as many new starters as possible can avoid the struggles I went through.

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That’s right.

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And another buyer kindly had this to say in a LinkedIn chat:

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Because How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience is supplied with a 100% risk free 60 day guarantee.

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Give Yourself a Better Launchpad to Freelance Copywriting Success

Let’s do a quick rundown of what we’ve covered…

If you’re just getting started in your freelance career you’ve got a minefield of challenges to get through.

You’re going to need to know how to create portfolio that convinces clients to hire you…

You need to know how to find high paying clients, so you can avoid the sweatshop rates on freelance bidding sites…

And you’ve got to ensure you’re charging what you deserve, so you don’t become a victim of the sharks who love to feed on newbie copywriters.

If you can’t solve these challenges, the freelance dream can soon turn into a nightmare.

But there’s no need to go through the painful process of learning from your mistakes that I went through.

Because…

How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience gives you all the answers at your fingertips

It eliminates the confusion on creating proposals… knowing where to find clients and how to convince them to hire you… and rubberstamps you’re getting paid what you’re worth.

In fact, its advice on pricing, how to turn one off projects into five figure retainers, and advice on writing emails, web pages and sales letters is worth hundreds of dollars alone.

Yet you’re getting the entire motherload for just $27.

Just $27 for a complete system that can take you from struggling amateur to highly paid professional in no time.

And without the stress, sleepless nights, and costly mistakes I went through.

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P.S. My guide How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience reveals all my insider secrets to launching a profitable freelance copywriting business without a portfolio, clients, or even a website. 

It’s packed with all the tactics, strategies and processes I’ve used to grow my own copywriting business to the point where I can work from my laptop and travel the world at the same time. 

It’s already helped fast track the progress of hundreds of struggling newbies to develop into professionally astute, highly paid copywriters

If it doesn’t help grow your career in the first 60 days, you can get a full refund. No questions asked.

FAQ

Will the advice in this book work for me?

How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience contains the exact same advice I wished I had when starting out. It’s also the same advice I’ve given to new graduates, former journalists, and countless other people who’ve contacted me for advice on getting started.

Rather than repeat the same advice over and over again, I decided to compile it all into this report.

Who is this book for?

How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience answers all the questions and challenges I faced when starting a freelance business.

Sure, new tactics for finding clients and what to charge come and go. But I believe the information in How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience on pricing, prospecting, proposals, getting paid, and more stands the test of time.

But I wouldn’t recommend How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience if you’re looking for advice on improving your skills.

While it does include a basic guide to writing articles, sales letters, and more, its focus is on the business side of copywriting. So if you’re looking for advice on improving your copywriting skills, there are plenty of courses I recommend instead. This includes Copyhour, John Carlton’s Simple Writing System, and AWAI’s Six Figure Copywriting Course.

What if I don’t find it helpful? Can I get my money back?

Absolutely.

What matters to me is that you give How to Become a Freelance Copywriter Without Experience a try. So if you’re unimpressed with the quality of the content, it doesn’t help advance your career, or you just don’t like the formatting, contact Clickbank’s customer support team and they’ll give you a full refund.

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