How to Start a Copywriting Business

By dblanchard

Want to be a freelance copywriter? If I could do it over again, I would have kept my day job for a while and wrote copy on the side. It would have been the smart way to do it. I could have had the luxury of a steady income while looking for clients and establishing…

Should You Work for Free?

By dblanchard

What a question, right? It’s seems downright un-American to consider working for free. However, if you’re a beginning copywriter, it might seem to be the only way to break into the business. Look, I’ve been there. My first attempt at freelance copywriting (before I landed a job in Clayton Makepeace’s agency) was depressing. Without any…

Welcome!

By dblanchard

I’m a working copywriter. A busy one. But I’m certain that I wouldn’t have the success I enjoy today without two important people. One was John. He’s a copywriter who reached out to me on a direct response forum when I was a complete newbie. He was full of useful information and advice. And, when…