Build Your Copywriting Business

I hope you’re ready for the WEALTH of information Alex is sharing.

On this episode of the Build Your Copywriting Business podcast, we are beyond lucky that CCA student, former account manager, and current copywriting dynamo Alex is sharing her wisdom from BOTH sides of the agency aisle.

On the account side, Alex managed timelines, scopes, and client relationships. 

And, lucky us, she’s sharing pro tips for how you can better manage your own timelines, scopes, and relationships to wow clients (and keep your sanity!).

As someone who was on one career trajectory for well over a decade, Alex is also sharing what it was like to make a major career pivot into copywriting and how she did it.

And, yes, she got to see copy for one of her projects in the bright lights of Times Square. How cool is that?! 

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Mentioned in the Episode

Alexandra Angst LinkedIn
How to Put Together a Copywriting Portfolio (Even With No Experience)
Break Into New Copywriting Industries Using Spec Ads
BONUS: Laser Coaching – How to Land Copywriting Work with an Ad Agency

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If you’re using AI to help you with your copywriting tasks (and I hope you are!), you need to watch this.

On this episode of the Build Your Copywriting Business podcast, we are SO lucky that the brilliant copywriter and AI expert Amber Smith is back, sharing all her knowledge around the ethics of AI.

Two of the biggest concerns when it comes to AI are:

1. Energy and water consumption

2. Plagiarism

Amber is sharing key information about both of these, including tips for lowering and limiting your consumption, plus some really mind-blowing facts around plagiarism.

One of the biggest things I learned?

You can not copyright AI-generated content in the U.S. 🤯

We talk about what that means for when and how you use AI on client work.

Trust me, you need to hear all of Amber’s insights. And a BIG thank you to Amber for sharing this wealth of information.

If you missed our first conversation on whether AI is a copywriting friend or foe, you can catch that here.

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Additional Resources

If you’re interested in learning more about AI, here are a few resources we think you’ll enjoy:

Read the International Energy Agency Energy and AI report
Read the World Economic Forum’s take on AI and energy
Read more about how data centers are using water
Learn more about the data centers in Virginia and the Top 10 Data Center Markets in the US
Get tips for writing smarter AI prompts
Read the Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence from the U.S. Copyright Office
Read more about why AI-generated content can’t be copyrighted in the U.S.

Mentioned in the Episode

Read more about George RR Martin and other authors suing AI
Learn more about the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act
Read more about Chevron deference
Visit Amber’s website: copyamber.com
Hear our original conversation with Amber: Ep. 241: ChatGPT: Friend or Foe? – with Amber Smith

Related Links

Ep. 96: Artificial Intelligence Copywriting: Do You Need to Worry?
Ep. BONUS: AI & Copywriting: Using AI to Your Advantage to Wow Clients and Land High-Paying Work
Ep. 237: AI is Going to Take My Job!!! … But Is It

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Are you a “jump and the net will appear” kind of person?

Personally, I like to have some sort of net.

But, as this this week’s guest on the Build Your Copywriting Business podcast taught me, you can get creative with that net.

CCA student and copywriter extraordinaire Daniel is sharing how five days after he quit his sales job, he moved to Thailand. 

I know, you’re like, “But Nicki, you said he had a net.” 😱

Trust me, Daniel wasn’t willy nilly about changing careers.

He knew his cost of living would be lower in Thailand, allowing him to live comfortably while he built up his client base. 

And, phew, did he build a client base!

While he’s not in Thailand anymore (you’ll have to listen in for more on his digital “slow-mad” lifestyle), Daniel is working 25 to 30 hours per week, earning a cool six figures per year.

Yeah. I’m inspired by his career path and I think you will be, too.

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Mentioned in the Episode

The 4-Hour Workweek
Daniel Reece LinkedIn
5 Ways to Vastly Improve Your Pitches to Would-Be Copywriting Clients
How to Get Copywriting Referrals

Related Links

Ep. 95: Hitting 6 Figures As a Copywriter in 6 Months – Stacy’s Story
Ep. 79: Hitting 6 Figures as a Copywriter & Cookbook Author – Kristin’s Story
Ep. 214: Replacing a Corporate Job Salary with a 6-Figure Copywriting Business – Tori’s Story

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The title of this episode should really be “copywriting secrets from my best friend” … who just happens to be the creative director at one o the country’s (if not the world’s!) most iconic retail brands.

On this episode of the Build Your Copywriting Business podcast, we are SO lucky that Melody was generous enough to share her time and decades of insights from working as a creative at Marshalls and TJ Maxx.

She shares how she went from freelancer to group creative director leading a team of 18 copywriters, designers, creative directors, fashion editors, and more. 

If you’ve ever wanted to get your foot in the door at an iconic brand or wonder what marketing execs look for when hiring (surprise: you do NOT need to niche!), take a listen.

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Mentioned in the Episode

Why Copywriters Absolutely Must Have a Network of Designers
Ep. 10: Your Ideal Clients Want You to Pitch Them
5 Questions to Make Your Spec Ads Even Better

Related Links

Daily Habits of the Most Successful Writers & Creatives
Keep Your Copywriting Creative Review from Going off the Rails

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“I’m genuinely living the life I envisioned. I am working with clients I love and sustaining myself through freelance work. It felt far away at first, but step by step, I built the reality I dreamed about.”

That’s just a snippet of what Tammy shares in this episode of the Build Your Copywriting Business podcast. 

If you’ve been a long-time BYCB podcast listener, you know we’ve talked with Tammy before.

Last time, she was navigating being laid off from an agency she loved (you can catch that episode here). Spoiler: right before we released that episode, Tammy had landed a new job.

But that was all more than TWO years ago.

Now?

She’s transitioned from a full-time job to full-time freelance and has plans to travel the world in 2026.

The tiny steps we take now? Those are the actions that don’t seem like anything now. But will have us looking back a year from now thinking, “Wow!”

Hit play and let Tammy’s step-by-step approach inspire you to take action on your biggest goals, one step at a time.

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Mentioned in the Episode

Ep. 144: Navigating Ups and Downs in a Copywriting Career – Tammy’s Story
7 Signs You Need to Upgrade Your Portfolio Site
Changing Your Career to Copywriting While at Your Existing Job

Related Links

BONUS Laser Coaching: Transitioning to Freelance
How to Make Time for Freelance Work

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