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Can copywriting make you rich? The honest truth.

Should you believe the copywriting hype, what's the reality behind the numbers?

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Les Blythe
Mar 04, 2022
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Hi, it’s Les.

Now there’s a question I bet a lot of people would like the answer to, and the honest answer is yes, it can.

The next task is, of course, to define rich which means different things to different people.

Rich means different things to different people.

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But let’s start with the obvious definition of rich, that is lots of money.

There’s no question that copywriting can make you a lot of money, but can it make you RICH?

Here’s a baseline we can work from.

According to Ziprecruiter, as of Feb 24, 2022, the average pay for a Freelance Copywriter in the United States is $55,743 a year.

If you’re into numbers, here’s a table that shows the top ten cities for Freelance Copywriter salaries.

(Credit: Ziprecruiter)

Now, here’s the bit that doesn’t make ANY logical sense to me!

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