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After 10 years in Holland, we’re finally the Dutch Copywriter Collective

That's right, after 10 years operating in the Netherlands we finally have a new Dutch language website. We began life in Amsterdam representing English copywriters in the Netherlands, then across Europe. And not soon after we added Dutch copywriters…
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How to get paid as a freelance writer

The problem with being a freelance writer or copywriter often lies not in getting the work, or doing the work, but in getting paid for the work. Quite naturally (in their philosophy) some of the people who own or run ad agencies don’t like…
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Freelance website builder: special offer – 50% off for Collective members

Is your website behind the times? Chances are it is. The web changes so quickly that it's out-of-date as soon as it's online. It's also hard to keep it up-to-date with new work. You need an easy to use website that you don't need a degree in…
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Freelancer profile: is it as good as it can be?

Dear member, The new website is now live and we need you to do a final check to ensure it's completed and then share share share! We are all busy, but half a day's work at the start of the year ensuring your freelancer profile looks good and…
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New company name: The Copywriter Collective

After 10 years as 'The Collective of International Advertising Creatives', we have decided to start 2013 by changing our name to 'The Copywriter Collective'. It's a small change but one we feel necessary to strengthen our brand and differentiate…
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Freelancer vacation: The best times for freelancers to go on vacation

As a freelancer, you're often caught in a catch 22 situation when it comes to vacation time: You can go on holiday anytime you like (friends think you're on a permanent holiday), but you're worried about going away, because you might miss out…
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Nevermind the ‘lance’ The important bit is ‘free’

Once upon a time in the West End … Apart from a year as CD on Barclay’s at Leo Burnett London in 2009, I’ve been working for myself since 1995. When I started doing it, freelance was pretty much a euphemism for ‘Can’t Get A Job’.…
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Fiverr.com gives everyone easy access to SEO optimisation

If you haven’t seen the Fiverr.com website before, go now. It’s one of those brilliantly simple internet ideas that has taken off big time. There are millions of users offering their services for $5 a pop. There are all sorts of weird and…
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WordPress for websites: WordPress will give your SEO a boost

Wordpress websites are taking over. Good news for most freelancers, except web designers of course. Now anyone can design and edit their own website without paying thousands to the designer for the initial website, and then extra every time…

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