HeRulesMen:
May be beyond copywriting, you can add "writing" in general as long as you offer related services. So how much are you making from copywriting or writing in general?

It seems the field is not for some of us, may be we are not doing it right.

Please be sincere with your responses. It will help direct and motivate struggling writers.

Jobgetter1:
I make at least $100 from Upwork... Like February this year... Made $350 from one client.... For now this month haven't gotten any job... Submitted so many proposals.... Got only one interview but didn't get the job.... So will keep applying for more...

Behope:
Please if anybody can help me with any little amount to eat I will be very happy. Feeding is a big problem for me and my family please no matter how small. I havent eaten anything since yesterday in the morning pls. My dad is a retired teacher and my mom is late. Am a single mother with my own son mouth to feed, the little money i make have use it to cater for my dad illness and pay house rent but his health is getting worst. Now we can't even eat or buy water to drink. Please if you're reading this message pls come to our aid, no matter how small it will go a long way pls. May God meet you at the point of your need as you have show us mercy amen

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Emeka71:
Looks like a scam.

Jobgetter1:
I make at least $100 from Upwork... Like February this year... Made $350 from one client.... For now this month haven't gotten any job... Submitted so many proposals.... Got only one interview but didn't get the job.... So will keep applying for more...

FunnyDude:
Made tons of million. I won't quote exact figure, don't want anyone depresseed because it's not a day journey to be sincere.

Emmanuel950:
Millions, but started out in the thousands. I'll advice newbies to match up copywriting with another related skill. Helped me scale up...

Emmanuel950:
Millions, but started out in the thousands. I'll advice newbies to match up copywriting with another related skill. Helped me scale up...

Angelfrost:
Honestly, if you are not gifted with words and persuasion skills, don't bother... Copywriting is not for you!

Don't be fooled or deceived by these so-called Copywriting coaches online! They will eat your money while promising you the moon!

I am a writer, and I can tell you for free that even the best of Copywriters can't convince me to buy shit! I kid you not!

blingxx:


My words are kind of convincing.... I'm currently into amazon kdp and I want to start copywriting as another side hustle

Meerahbel:

How much can you earn from copywriting?
I know copywriters that made so little they gave up and returned to their day job…

And copywriters that make $3 to $4 million per year.

To make the big bucks as a copywriter, you need to be good.

Darn good!!!

You need to be a master of persuasion with a deep understanding of how people are wired.

You need to be able to put words together in such a way that people keep reading your sales promotion — or watching the sales video you scripted — because they can’t wait to see what comes next.

You have to know what emotional hot buttons to hit… when… and how.

You need to work hard to find clients that understand the value you bring to the table — and pay you what you deserve.

You also need to find royalty-paying gigs — because it’s difficult to reach six-figures and beyond without receiving commissions on the sales your copy generates.

Add to all that a dash of luck…

That you land the right clients.

And get the right breaks.

That’s why only a small percentage of copywriters make the big bucks. But there’s no reason you can’t make a good living as a copywriter. It just takes talent, skill, hard work, persistence, and determination.

And, like I said, a little luck sure wouldn’t hurt!

Behope:
Please if anybody can help me with any little amount to eat I will be very happy. Feeding is a big problem for me and my family please no matter how small. I havent eaten anything since yesterday in the morning pls. My dad is a retired teacher and my mom is late. Am a single mother with my own son mouth to feed, the little money i make have use it to cater for my dad illness and pay house rent but his health is getting worst. Now we can't even eat or buy water to drink. Please if you're reading this message pls come to our aid, no matter how small it will go a long way pls. May God meet you at the point of your need as you have show us mercy amen

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Bacillus:
I earn over 300k per month with writing

Meerahbel:
First.

You have to love to write. You'll be writing over and over. You'll be editing. Clients will look at a piece you spent 5 hours and in 2 minutes will put red lines through it.

You'll feel like a failure, but that's what you deal with when you get into the "creative" world. Everyone has an opinion.

As Don Draper says in one of my favorite interactions talking about copywriting and its process, "People think monkeys can do this"

When talking about writing copy, "They can't do what we do, and they hate us for it."

Point is? You need thick skin because what you do will get changed by everyone from the CFO to the janitor. Be ready to stand behind your work. Writing can be one of the most vulnerable things you do.

How do I become a Master?

Read and learn from the best:

It doesn't stop there. Keep going.

Reading a book is only 5% of it. Look at ads you see in magazines, newspapers, on TV. Is what is written interesting and making me want to act?

Open your junk mail and read their copy.

Typically, it's horrible. Alot of *flash* and *huzzah* without any substance. The reason for all this?

You see what others are doing and what NOT to do (and what you should be doing).

That's another 10% (notice we're only at 15%).

If you don't absolutely love reading copy others do to learn from it, you're not going to enjoy this profession. Gary Halbert typically tore out ads he thought were great and kept them in a "Swipe" file. Every time he wrote copy, he pulled them all out for inspiration.

Pick up a Pen

For every new piece of copy, start with a brain dump. Look at the product or service, describe the benefits, what does a customer feel when using it, WHY should they buy it.

A secret?

Write down every reason a customer will say "NO" and then in your writing, subtly, answer those questions.

This is the brain dump process. You aren't editing. All ideas are "good" at this point.

Next...

Step away. You need time for your brain to organize thoughts. Go read, go walk, go play, go have sex. Anything but thinking about what's written. It's called the Incubation period.

What you'll find is you'll be taking a shower, walking, having sex, then EUREKA, an idea will hit that will connect different ideas together.

You'll jump out of shower (or the bed) and go and write some more. Here you are still not editing yourself, but developing your flow.

Write your Headline

This is the most important piece. Have you ever caught yourself flipping through a magazine and realize you've skipped most of it?

Sure. Want to know the reason?

Because the headlines didn't GRAB you. They didn't reach out of the page and catch your attention to tell your brain "Hey, this is interesting."Mastering?

You become a Master when you understand how to do all this over and over and over and perfecting it over and over.

Soon, your writing gets better. Ideas come faster. Your hourly rate goes soaring.

Mastering is simply taking something (much like a shooting movement in basketball) and repeating it until you know how to do it very well.

1. Mindset. Know you will Fail
2. Must love writing (and editing)
Read from the greats. Read copy you see all around you (paper mail, company emails, tv and radio ads. etc.)
3. Start with brain dumps of every idea in your head. Stretch your mind. Soon more ideas will come all the time.
4. Incubate all the time (looks like you aren't working, but your brain is. Endure the taunting comments from the non-creatives)
5. Put Eureka idea in action. Make each sentence compelling enough they want to read the next one.
6. Create a headline that catches (but doesn't lie)
7. Learn to edit yourself (I still struggle with this), but edit edit. It's tough to read your own writing. Everything sounds like crap at first. As you get better, you'll feel more confident.

Enjoy it!
Cc: abdulskulboy

IncredibleWrite:
Income is not stable as a freelancer. Some months are dried, some other months average, and then good. I work as a freelancer on Upwork.

Like this month I've already made about 310k when converted to naira. I hope to make around 500k by month's end God willing. Some months I barely make 80-100k. Some 150-200k. On some bad months, I may get just one gig and make say 40-50k.

It takes serious hard work and perseverance to sustain yourself on the platform. I've been into it since 2020 and I'm top-rated on there.

Bacillus:
I earn over 300k per month with writing

Behope:
Please if anybody can help me with any little amount to eat I will be very happy. Feeding is a big problem for me and my family please no matter how small. I havent eaten anything since yesterday in the morning pls. My dad is a retired teacher and my mom is late. Am a single mother with my own son mouth to feed, the little money i make have use it to cater for my dad illness and pay house rent but his health is getting worst. Now we can't even eat or buy water to drink. Please if you're reading this message pls come to our aid, no matter how small it will go a long way pls. May God meet you at the point of your need as you have show us mercy amen

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318747

8996

Faith
First Bank