There are thousands of sites on the Internet today that need to be filled with quality content. Therefore, the profession of a copywriter is in great demand. But being just an author of articles is still half the battle. To earn good money (from 15 thousand rubles per month), you must have such qualities as, for example, literacy and the ability to communicate with customers, as well as know the basic rules for writing articles.
Literacy is "our everything"
If you do not know the rules of the Russian language and write words with mistakes, you will never become a good copywriter. Since the first requirement that customers place on articles is their literacy. They can correct typos, correct the text a little, but they will not sit and completely rewrite it. They will simply break off cooperation with a worthless author and entrust the order to another person. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule. Some customers who are not so important about the quality of the text, just to post it on the site and put a paid link to another resource, can accept any article. But they pay 5-7 rubles for 1000 characters without a space. This is very small. Sitting for an hour, and sometimes more, in order to earn 15-20 rubles and spend a lot of your energy - most likely, you will not want to.
Is there a way out of this situation? Of course it exists. It's enough to start:
- Read more the works of Russian authors (Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, etc.);
- Write as you can "for yourself." It is advisable to do this not on paper, but in Microsoft Word. It automatically underlines the mistakes made with a red line. In addition, after writing the text, you can press the F7 button located on the keyboard. This action will open a special editor that will help fix all the shortcomings.
Also, after writing a text to order, you can check it for errors on glvrd.ru (helps to remove verbal rubbish from the text) and orfogrammka.ru (an Internet spelling checker service). With a little practice, you will stop making mistakes in articles (with rare exceptions). And the best copywriter for many customers is the one who doesn't have to correct texts.
Ability to communicate with the customer
The ability to communicate with the client is very important for a good copywriter. Yes, you do not have "direct" bosses. But there are people who pay money for the fact that you work. And they at least deserve your courtesy. You cannot address them like "Hey, Vasya!" even if you switched to "you". Politeness, respect, adherence to the rule "the customer is always right" - these are your three most important credits. Try to follow them. In addition, try to avoid mistakes (even accidental ones) even in normal communication. The presence of such is repulsive and, therefore, reflected in your earnings.
Knowledge of the rules of writing text
To be a good copywriter, you need to learn the rules by which this or that text is written. To do this, you first need to learn how to distinguish between articles. They can be informational (for example, like the one you are currently reading), advertising and selling. In each case, they should be written differently. Also, do not forget that articles must be unique. Nobody will pay for an article copied from any site. By the way, don't even try to pass off copy-paste as a unique text. There are special anti-plagiarists for checking - etxt, advego and some others.
Of course, these are not all the rules for writing text. Only the main ones. But knowing them you can already become a better author. After all, a customer who needs a good copywriter will definitely choose a person who seeks to follow them.
