Christa Nichols

I just spent the last week running a 5-day challenge for freelance writers. I’d never run a challenge quite like this before and I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out. I did know one thing though. As people signed up for the challenge and answered the questions to join the challenge group, […]

Being a freelance writer has been a great business decision for me. As with every profession, however, it comes with its own pitfalls and challenges. In this article, I’m going to break down some of the challenges freelance writers face and how to avoid letting those challenges hold you back from the business of your

The potential for landing freelance writing clients is limitless. As long as people sell products and services – and people will always sell products and services – there will be a need for good writers. But that doesn’t mean all industries are created equal. Are there certain niches that can be more profitable for freelance

Being a freelance writer is a great way for someone who loves to write to create an online business they can operate from anywhere. Three years ago I started my sales copywriting business and went from zero to $250k in just twelve months, even though I didn’t have a writing degree, a fancy website, or

I spent 15 years as a graphic designer with a journalism degree (yes, I know those two things don’t have a whole lot to do with each other) before I discovered something that changed my life – sales copywriting There are SO many ways to generate income online as a writer! In looking for a

When I was a kid, my mom taught me how to bake. As we baked together, she’d tell me stories of her childhood. One of them involved her sister, Nancy. Nancy was a year older than she was, but she didn’t have an interest in baking as soon as my mom did. Although she was

It’s short. It’s sweet. It’s … one of the most difficult pieces of sales copy to write successfully. Yes, I’m talking about Facebook ad copy. Facebook ad copy is the first thing I cut my teeth on in the sales copywriting world. From the outside, it seems easy. It’s 2200 characters or less. How hard

“Mooo-ooooom. When are you going to be done? We want to go to the beach!”  I sat on the couch in the vacation rental, typing away. Deadlines called, and I had to answer. My client needed me. Unfortunately, that meant either miss out on all the fun, or keep my family waiting.  “I’ll be done

You can build a copywriting business with nothing but a laptop, a good wifi connection, and the right skills … but without clients, is it really a business? Nope. It’s just a sad, lonely hobby. And nobody likes sad, lonely hobbies. Don’t worry – I’ve got you! Copywriting clients are literally everywhere, you just have

What happens when you spend two days in a live event held by someone who sells more than a million dollars in sales every time they run it?  Well, if you’re me, you break out a fresh, blank Google sheet and you make the mother of all spreadsheets. Then you take notes in it like