= FINALTASK, QUIZ AND WRAPPING UP You're nearly there. ‘The end of Copywriting Career Kickstarter Course Bundle (if you were taking the entire thing). So close you can almost taste it. But hold off on the celebrations for just a tad, as we still have a final course quiz to get through. So let's get down to business. As usual, dowmload the Word doc below and complete the final quiz for this course. You can also find it on a Google doc here, Make sure to make a copy of it so you can edit the doc. When you're done please open a folder within your 'TCC Academy’ folder called ‘Quizzes’. Scroll down to the bottom of this section for the answers. Download ‘WINNING GIGS QUIZ.docx So that's it. Final quiz done! So... now what? THE TCC FOLDER If you look at the TCC folder that we opened up at the beginning of the course, you can see that now you have these folders within it: 1. Short tasks and exercises and quizzes 2. Strategy and goals 3. Portfolio 4, Finance and legal 5. Marketing 6. Running projects logistics And within each of these you have everything you need to start and run your freelance copywriting business. That's incredible! Not a lot of well versed copywriters can say they have all of these. Orin other words, we made sure we set you as best we could to tackle the world of copywriting. WHAT 001 DO NOW? PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE Write. As often you can. Write. A much as you can, Write. About anything you can. Start your own blog, Start posting regularly on LinkedIn. Start a regular newsletter about a subject of interest. ‘The important thing is that you keep writing and practicing the techniques we thought you - even if you're only working a few gigs a month at first. Always be writing. GET YOUR CERTIFICATE If you finished the entire course-bundle (courses 1-8) you will receive a certificate of completion right after finishing this final session. And boy, do you deserve it! Make sure to download your certificate. Save it in your folder. And add a new, shiny line to your CV, resume or portfolio about this course. Oh - and don't forget to hit that final "complete and continue" button up there, so that we know you've made it through. P GETTING YOUR FIRST GIGS Landing your first paying jobs isn't easy. It might be that you need to offer a few freebies (for example, to friends or to local businesses), in order to get real-life samples, before you can lock down a paid gig. Your first paid projects are likely to come through your networks (friends, family, colleagues) or online platforms like People Per Hour. And you may need to offer a low rate to start with. Don't get discouraged though, if you are a decent enough writer the paying gigs will come. The proof will be in your portfolio. And don't be shy to ‘fake it till you make it’ - you can use all the materials you wrote for this course as samples. Just don't mention which clients these were for. Just present it as samples. I'm not telling you to lie, of course. But if a prospective client likes the samples, it really shouldn't matter to them if you wrote it for a paying client or as practice as part of a course. ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY ‘The Academy's Community is aimed at providing you the support and motivation you need beyond this course and as you blossom into a fruitful, flourishing, successful freelance copywriter. We have your back. So please use it. And who knows? The connections you make in there may land you gigs too. THERE'S MORE T0 COME... This is just the first Course Bundle here at The Creative Copywriter Academy. We'll now be getting the wheels in motion with other super specialised courses so that you can take your copywriting skills to even higher heights. So keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming advanced courses (watch this space...). And that’s the end of the Copywriting Career Kickstarter Course Bundle. We hope you've enjoyed learning as much as we've enjoyed teaching you. ‘And we hope you've come away armed with all the knowledge and confidence you need to get out into the world and become a world-class copywriter. Good luck! We'll be keeping our eyes peeled for evidence of your greatness. END OF COURSE QUIZ REVEALED 1, Name 3 rules of networking etiquette befriend the boss. business cards at the ready. follow up with coffee chats. connect people. don’t just self-promote. don’t get too drunk. build real relationships. wait for the gap 2. What two platforme can you use for online propoeale? PandaDocs and Proposify. 3. What makes a good intro email to agencies? It needs to be written in a conversational style, Amazingly written-copy that sells your services and how you can transform their business. 4, Should you ever use storytelling in a pitch? Yes, absolutely. It will intrigue the reader and showcase your copyumriting skills. 5. Which freelancing platforms can you look for copywriting gigs on? Upwork and People Per Hour are the best bets. 6. Which social media platform is a networker’s best friend? Linkedin is the best place for professionals and networkers. 7. What is an elevator pitch? Your 30-second pitch to explain what you brand does and why it’s special. It’s what you would say to sell to your prospect if you were in an elevator. 8, How are you feeling now you're a fully-fledged freelance copywriter? (YAY!) Hopefully amazing! Also confident and ready to tackle the freelancing world.