Today marks the anniversary of my 7th year as a freelance copywriter.
It all began back in 2005.
My first son (second child) was born March 19, 2005.
I quit my job exactly one month later on April 19, 2005.
Then, after 7 weeks of frustration trying to make a bad business arrangement work, I finally declared on June 13, 2005 that I would leverage my previous three years of experience to become a freelance copywriter.
It’s really incredible to think it’s already been 7 years since I started this freelancing thing.
During that time…
- I’ve worked with somewhere around 150 clients.
- I’ve written hundreds of sales letters and blog posts.
- And I’ve written thousands of emails.
Now here’s the interesting thing about experience.
The more of it you have, the more it makes you realize how little you really know.
As a young fledgling freelancer, it was easy to imagine I was just a few short steps from mastery.
Seven years later, I feel like I have at least seven more years to go.
Experience is funny like that.
Nevertheless, I have taken the time to document some of the more potent copywriting lessons I have learned in a members-only website.
You can access those lessons here:
http://clickora.com/CopywritingCode
-Ryan M. Healy
About Ryan M. Healy
Ryan Healy is a direct response copywriter. Since 2002, he has worked with scores of clients, including BoostCTR, Alex Mandossian, Terry Dean, and Pulte Homes. He writes a popular blog about copywriting, advertising, and business growth, has been featured in publications like Feed Front magazine, and is a regular contributor to WordStream.com, BoostCTR.com, and MarketingForSuccess.com.
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Congratulations Ryan.
You’re an inspiration to a young copywriter like me.
Your accomplishments in Direct Response are laudable, but for me the reason you’re really someone to look up to is because of how you live in HIM.
The truth and virtue that direct your life are the reasons for your success and I applaud your commitment to being the best person you can be. Both as a father, follower and writer.
Adam
Thank you, Adam. Sincerely.
Happy anniversary, Ryan. I’m glad to know you and wish you continued success with your freelancing and The Copywriting Code.
Thank you, Matt. I appreciate you. :-)
Congratulations Ryan!
I appreciate getting to know you back in 2006 (yeah, it’s been that long)… and I’m glad to see you’re still cranking copy.
Here’s to the next 20 years my friend. :)
Thanks, Joe! Hard to believe we’ve known each other 6 years now. Crazy… :-)
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