How to be a copywriter

Crisis! What crisis? Why freelancers are the solution to growth for the world economy and your business

With European unemployment approaching 20 million – 12% of the available workforce – things aren’t getting any better any sooner in Europe. That goes double for Spain and Greece, where 1 in 4 people are now unemployed. Don’t even mention…

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Collective internship vacancy: Marketing and communication intern

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Here's our copywriting internship description. Please pass it around if you know someone looking for an amazing learning experience. Company profile: Copywriter Collective is an agency for freelance advertising creative’s. From our base…

Ad passion

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Do you know that feeling, when you bite into your favourite dessert… it's delicious, exciting, sweet, rewarding, it makes you feel better and you just want more of it?Well, that's how I feel when I think, talk or write about advertising...Who…

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Copywriting do’s and don’ts (Pt II – the don’ts)

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In the second part of our 'Copywriting do's and don'ts' here, rather predictably, are five copywriting don'ts. Actually there are six (which ironically probably breaks the most important rule: Follow the brief! Oh well, rules are there to be…

Copywriting do’s and don’ts (Pt I – the do’s)

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Sometimes the things you see in print just make you cringe! How did the copywriter get away with that? What were they thinking.So here's part one of 'Copywriting do's and don'ts'. Let's start with some things you've just got to do. 1.…

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How much does it cost to hire a copywriter?

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"How much does it cost to hire a copywriter?" is the first question most clients and agencies ask. The answer is of course is another question. How much do you want to spend? Most copywriters will give you a free quote, or you can ask an agency…

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Going it alone: Five differences between ad agency copywriters and freelance copywriters.

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Ad agency copywriters and freelance copywriters do much the same job but enjoy very different lifestyles. So, which is best? Here are five big differences... but tell us what you think in the comments box below. 1. Work security Probably…

Boost your copywriter collective profile

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Five things you can do in one hour Are things quiet? Is the phone not ringing off the hook? Is your inbox filled with spam rather jobs? Here's a quick update on some things we've been doing and some suggestions of things you can do to boost…

Why’s financial planning for freelancers so important?

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As a freelancer you don’t have the benefit of a regular pay packet like in a normal 9-5 job and it’s definitely one of the areas of concern for people moving from regular employment and into full time freelancing work. Financial planning…