Episode 75 & 76: How to Become a Professional Copywriter with Jacob McMillen
Part 1
Part 2
Jacob McMillen is a copywriter with 5 consecutive years of six-figure freelancing and is the #1 Google search ranking for “copywriter”. With entire industries going under and millions of people out of jobs they never liked in the first place, Jacob McMillen is on a mission to help aspiring entrepreneurs discover the pandemic proof skill of copywriting and learn how to trade in their freelance side hustle games for a real, reliable business model.
Main Topics
Do you find that most business owners understand the value of copywriting?
What do you say to business owners who don't value copywriting?
What would you recommend to someone interested in getting started with copywriting?
How can they learn the skill?
How can they get their first clients?
What should they do to increase prices and profits?
Recap/Takeaways
If you buy a website with high traffic you can turn that into revenue with an affiliate model or selling products to a small percentage of those people.
Embrace who you are. Don't feel the pressure to hire a team if it's not right for your personality. It's more important to enjoy your life and have the lifestyle you want.
Don't overcomplicate creating a business. It's literally just sales and fulfillment.
Being confident in sales requires repetition. There is no shortcut.
If you're selling your services as a copywriter, don't spend time convincing people that copywriting has value. There is so much demand out there already from people who DO understand the value of copy.