Professional Copywriting

By Ray Edwards

Today we will look at what copywriting has to offer as a job.

Copywriting has a lot to offer as a job. Copywriting pays more than the average job in the United States. The magazine Advertising Age reported that in 2005 the average salary of a copywriter was around $60,000 in the United States with bonuses included. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a slightly smaller figure of around $57,000, but you can expect that number to have increased over the past two years because of inflation.

Copywriting is far more flexible than many other jobs. Since your main focus is producing good copy, you don't have to stick to a set hourly schedule like most jobs. This allows you to create your own schedule and live a fuller life, here's an example: You can work less one day in order to go to Timmy's ball game and then make it up at another time that doesn't interfere with life's more important events. You could not do this as easily in many other jobs.

Copywriting often brings with it a great workplace environment. Many copywriters work within an advertising agency, which can be a great place to work. You often have many other creative people around whose energy you can feed off of. This can be great because you will often be challenged by their intelligence and creativity. There are many different sizes of advertising agencies that can better suit your personality. A smaller advertising agency will produce an intimate group of people to work with, but a larger advertising agency will offer more competition. Clearly there is a great deal of flexibility within your work environment.

Because copywriting can be very challenging it will never get boring. When working for an advertising agency you quite often have many different types of clients, this makes for a variety of work projects. No two days are the same. This way you'll always have a variety of projects asking for your creative skill and you'll never get bored.

Vocational Copywriting offers many benefits from whatever angle you examine it. Your income will be substantial with an average wage of about $60,000. If you become a master copywriter, then you can clearly earn more money as well. A copywriter's work environment is often brimming with creative energy and is far more flexible than most other jobs.

About the Author:

For an inside look at the techniques of a top direct response copywriter, visit the site of Copywriter Ray Edwards. There you'll find a daily podcast, video tutorials and copywriting advice.