So you want to be a copywriter with Bernadette Schwerdt

After six months of being a business, Helen Knight had more clients than she could poke a stick at. She emailed me to ask me if I had any copywriters I could refer to her and she has never looked back.  What a wonderful way to kickstart your copywriting career.    In this episode, I talked to Helen about found all those clients and what she did in order to generate so much work she needed to outsource it. As a former English teacher at a prestigious school Helen did not have a business background so she was really starting from scratch but has gone on to create her dream job.   Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian Simovic is a man on a mission. At just 22 years old and with only 10 months under his belt as a copywriter, he’s already earning $15,000 to $20,000 per email sequence and gaining an enviable client list. He is one of the few copywriters who offer a no-results-no pay model. Risky? Yes, but it works and in this session he shows us exactly how he created this business model, why his clients love it, the pitfalls attached to it and how he came to be so confident at such a young age. Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charging the right fee for your copywriting services can be a hit and miss affair. Some people charge thousands and have no trouble finding clients. Others charge a pittance and can’t get a sale. What’s the difference? Here’s the truth - it’s not what you charge, it’s how you charge. Sure, your hourly rate or project fee is hugely important and can determine if you get the job or not. But it’s how that fee is framed that makes all the difference.  Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Criticism. We’ve all had it and for as long as we continue to be copywriters we’ll continue to get it.  But it’s how we deal with it that makes all the difference. It can set us up to be better at what we do or it can cut us to the quick and stop us from doing what we were born to do. In this podcast I talk to Zara and Troy Love, two of Australia’s foremost performance and speech coaches. They’ve worked with politicians, actors and sports stars to help them craft their public persona, write their speeches and coach them to shine on stage.    Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve ever wanted to offer PR services to your clients but you’ve never really known what PR is or how to offer it, this is the episode for you. Jules Brooks is one of Australia’s top publicists and PR coaches. She specialises in helping SMEs do their own PR so they can get free coverage in print, press on radio, TV and online. Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starting something new is always hard. But have you found that once you get going, it gets easier? Finding your first copywriting client is no different. Once you get that first job under your belt you’ll find it gets a whole lot easier. This episode is a little bit different to others. It’s an excerpt from a video I recorded for Copy Club, Australia’s most exciting community for emerging and experienced copywriters. Join Copy Club and you’ll get access to a whole range of benefits including a massive training hub filled with education training videos, templates and much more. (Check out copyclub.com.au for more). Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s a reason lots of English teachers become copywriters! They’re good with words, know how to communicate and they know how to deal with unruly people. The perfect skillset for copywriting. In this podcast, Emma shares with us her journey from English teacher to copywriter, how she overcame a lack of confidence to put herself out there as a copywriter, how she used a simple spreadsheet to generate leads and why copywriting is the perfect job for mothers of young children. Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you like to turn your passion for copywriting into a six figure income? Then listen up, because Nikhil Rughani – Copy Connoisseur – did just that and he joins us on this podcast episode to share how. Read the show notes Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discover how this successful entrepreneur created 36,000 social media posts in one year, why he did it and what he got from it. Read the show notes Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlotte Isaac is a systems expert. Wait! Come back. She is actually very interesting. She works with copywriters to help them automate the hard bits, the unpleasant bits, the daunting bits – the bits that stop us from succeeding. Systems really are the difference between working in your business and on your business. If you know that your lack of systems is really letting you down, now is the time to get those systems set up.  Read the show notes Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.