Copywriting

How to Thrive as a Freelancer When the System Isn’t Built for You

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Sovereign freelancers

One of the hardest lessons for freelancers to learn is that the system we’re working inside isn’t exactly optimized to help us succeed.

Platforms like Upwork or Fiverr? They’re designed to maximize their own profits, not yours. Payment processors? They’ll hold back your money if it protects them, even if it hurts you. Corporate procurement systems? They’re built to squeeze the most out of contractors while giving the least in return.

Even governments, when you think about taxes and regulations, aren’t exactly bending over backwards to make life easier for independent workers.

At first, this can feel overwhelming. Almost like the whole world is tilted against you. And in some ways, it is.

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Level Up Your Copywriting Game with Some Advanced AI Techniques

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[NOTE: In my last post I worked with GPT4o to help me convert some presentation materials into a post. In this post I worked with Gemini 1.5 Pro with Deep Research to research opportunities for copywriters working with AI. It took a bit of back and forth, but I’m happy with what we finally came up with.]

This post is specifically for copywriters and content creators who are already familiar with the basics of LLMs (Large Language Models) and are ready to take their AI skills to the next level.

We’ll look at some more advanced techniques and strategies that will help you unlock the full potential of AI and stay ahead of the curve.

Ride the wave or be drowned by the wave!

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Don’t be fooled by the “slowdown” in AI news and progress.

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For much of this year, AI has been front page news. On top of that, new and more capable models and model versions were being announced on an almost weekly basis.

But now, things seem a little quieter.

When we read about AI in mainstream media, it’s often speculation about an AI bubble. And there’s plenty of chatter about Large Language Models – LLMs – hitting a ceiling, or at least a major slowdown, when it comes to new advances.

OK, you may think, time to relax. This AI thing isn’t going to take over the world – or my job – after all.

Not so fast.

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The advantages of being a slightly older copywriter.

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OK, so maybe I’m a little beyond being a “slightly” older copywriter. That’s what happens when you’ve been writing copy for over 45 years.

You also bump into something else at my age… ageism.

Yup… there is a fear among some prospective clients that I’m too old. I’m not sure what I’m too old for – or why – and so far I’ve been too polite to ask.

But yes, it stings when people look at you and make assumptions about your ability to do good work.

I take a contrary view (shocker!).

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5 Valuable AI Use Cases for Freelance Copywriters.

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AI use cases for copywriters

I still hear people saying things like, “AI can never write as well as a human copywriter.”

Or, “I asked ChatGPT to write an article, and it was terrible.”

Respectfully, these people are missing the point.

Just because AI can’t entirely replace the full set of skills of a human writer doesn’t mean it can’t be valuable.

Look at this through a different lens…

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Don’t use AI as an Easy Button. Use it to get better at what you find hard.

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AI writing easy button

People get excited by how AI models like ChatGPT make it easy to create copy and content at scale.

As a writer you can create way more content when using AI. And yes, it’s a lot easier. No more writer’s block. AI can help you come up with new ideas for content, suggest headlines, and even write a finished draft for you.

And instead of a new post or article taking you two or three hours, or more, you can get it done in 5 to 10 minutes. How awesome is that?

Well, it IS awesome.

But…

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