Walk the walk - Copywriter Emily Read

Out of luck finding employment as a copywriter, Emily turned to freelance work by chance when she met a web designer who was looking for support. Emily got her business off the ground from there, learning as much as she could from online resources while also pouring time and energy into her website. Within 6 months, Emily was ranking number one on Google for keywords like “Brisbane copywriter” and business grew from there.

Episode 181 of the Being Freelance podcast, hosted by Being Freelance - The freelancing podcast with Steve Folland and a stack of inspiring freelancer stories, titled "Walk the walk - Copywriter Emily Read" was published on July 7, 2019 and runs 41 minutes.

July 7, 2019 ·41m · Being Freelance

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After moving from her small island town to the big city of Brisbane, Australia, Emily set her sights on a job as a copywriter. She interviewed for positions but the market was tough, so she took on some nannying work to tide her over.

As luck would have it, the dad from the family Emily worked for was a web designer, and he just so happened to need a copywriter. Emily partnered with him on some projects, building her freelance business from there.

She chats to Steve about how she got to where she is now, the ups and downs she’s dealt with along the way, and what freelance life is like for her now that she’s moved to the US to be with her husband.

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