In the tech sector, remote work has grown in popularity over the past few years, giving workers freedom and the chance to work from any location. However, this shift to remote employment has also brought to light the particular difficulties that women experience in a sector that is predominantly masculine. Companies need to emphasise diversity […]
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As a professional fitness copywriter, I’ve learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to website copy. In this article, I’ll share some of the most important lessons I’ve learned, including tips on how to write effective headlines, create persuasive body copy, and use Call-to-Actions effectively. I’ll also include some examples
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I only remember one writing exercise in high school. We had to pick a passage from a book (I chose To The Wedding by John Berger) and then extend it. We had to step into the shoes of the original author, adapt their vocabulary and mannerisms and try to imagine how they might finish the
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As a WFH veteran, I have to say that I’m really enjoying seeing my friends adapt to working from home. You’re all worried about what you should wear, how often you should eat, if it’s okay to play with your pets. I’ve worked in some of the most distracting settings in the world, including on
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Setting boundaries is one of the best things you can do for your freelance business. When you set freelance client boundaries, everyone knows where they stand. There is no room for confusion. Why are freelance client boundaries important? Any client that cannot respect these boundaries and is consistently trying to push you to do more
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Common advice across the freelancing field is that focussing on freelance writing niches can help you to get ahead. The theory is this. When you take a jack of all trades approach to your freelance copywriting, you never really “specialise”. This means that you can’t build a reputation as “the one to watch” because you’re
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One of the biggest perks of being a full-time freelance writer and business owner is that I get to call the shots. I can decide which projects to accept and which to turn down. I also get to decide who I work with. And unlike if I was searching for a full-time job, I’m not
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This isn’t my first rodeo. And by that, I mean it isn’t my first stint as a freelancer. This is approximately the third chunk of time in my life where I’ve had a roster of clients instead of a full-time job. So I’ve had three terrifying periods in my life where I had to hustle
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The first year of freelancing is all about making mistakes. No matter how many online courses you take. No matter how many blogs you read. And no matter how many experts you follow on Twitter. You are going to make mistakes. But this is a good thing because it\’s the only way that we learn.
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I know from first hand experience that it is all too tempting to drop your prices just to avoid hearing “no”. When an enquiry lands in my inbox, I spend the first 5 minutes figuring out how long the work will take me and how much it should cost. And then I spend the next
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