Real-World Advice for Rocking Your Career as a Freelance Writer

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The life of a freelance writer is always intense.

(That line cheerfully ripped off and mangled from the ’80s cult film Repo Man.)

You’re balancing craft, strategy, your clients’ business interests, your own business interests, and maybe even a little bit of art thrown in there.

We love freelance business writers, and we strive to give you lots of resources that make you more effective. (Our advice applies to writers working for companies as well, and many marketing writers move back and forth between freelancing and in-house roles.)

On Monday, Stefanie Flaxman gave 30 steps to becoming an in-demand freelance writer. No, it’s not “3 steps” or “5 steps,” because building a successful freelance business is complicated. But each of these steps is well within your power. You can use this post as a road map for staying on track to a rewarding and lucrative career.

On Tuesday, Nick Usborne shared a new way of describing ourselves as copywriters. It doesn’t just help other people “get us” — it helps us understand the value we create for businesses. And that helps us create meaningful results for the clients and companies we serve.

And on Wednesday, I wrote about one of the cornerstones of business-building copywriting. It might be an old standby, but it still gets missed too often in conversion-oriented copy.

Whether you’re an old hand or an enthusiastic newbie, it’s always a good time to brush up on the difference between copywriting benefits and features.

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