Become A Copywriter In Less Than Seven Days

By Angela Booth

If you write marketing communications and other sales material for your current job, you're already a copywriter. To become a copywriter, all you need to do is decide that you will put your skills to work for others.

I've always said that if you can write letter that people can understand, you can write copy and make a great living as a copywriter. We're all surrounded by copy - on the Web, in print, on TV and radio - so you already know how to persuade, and it's just a matter of putting your knowledge to work.

Become A Copywriter In Three Steps - And In Less Than Seven Days

Here are three steps that you can follow to become a copywriter:

1. Create A Portfolio Of Writing Samples

When you sell your writing skills, your clients want to see samples of your work. Once you've written a couple of brochures, or the content for a Web site, you have ready-made samples. When you're starting out, just pick a product and write the copy (the text) for a brochure. Copywriters just write, they don't design, so the graphics and the layout for a brochure are all you need to create.

2. Create A Small Web Site

A Web site is the world's easiest marketing tool. Before Web sites, copywriters had to send out thick packets of portfolio material to prospective clients. Nowadays, you can set up a simple site, post your portfolio, and direct your prospects to it.

3. Send Out A News Release To Your Local Media

News releases (also known as press or media releases) are golden - they're your secret weapon to getting all the copywriting gigs you can handle now and in the future. When you're starting out, send your releases to your local media. Some 80 per cent of all material in newspapers and magazines started out as a press release. Your local newspaper will be happy to write a story on you. Then, sit back and enjoy - you've started your copywriting career.

Could copywriting really be so simple? Yes, it can. There's nothing mysterious about writing copy. If you write at work, you may already be writing copy. All you need to do is announce to businesses that you're happy to write for them.

Discover how you can turn your writing skills into a fabulous career. Angela Booth's ebook "Seven Days To Easy Money: Copywriting Success" at http://abmagic.com/Copywriting/copywriting.html takes you from novice to pro copywriter in seven days. Visit the book's blog at http://www.sevendayscopywriting.com/ Yes, you really can become a copywriter in seven short days.

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