Comments on: 5 Sites To Help You Build Your Online Copywriting Portfolio

By: Nicki Krawczyk

Nicki Krawczyk — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:21:33 +0000

In reply to Bart.

Hi Bart,

Thanks for that! It was free when I originally wrote the post; I guess they’ve gone in a different direction. 🙂 I’ll update the post.

Thanks for commenting!
Nicki

By: Bart

Bart — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:39:01 +0000

Carbonmade is not free.
https://carbonmade.com/pricing

By: Nicki Krawczyk

Nicki Krawczyk — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:20:03 +0000

In reply to Larry.

Hi Larry,

Well, we’ll have to agree to disagree. 🙂 Wix and Virb (and a few other sites like them) actually have very robust capabilities in terms of allowing people to create attractive and even flexible portfolio sites. While I’m certainly a fan of WordPress.org, the steep learning curve can turn people off and keep them from creating a site at all, which is a terrible situation since a portfolio site is so essential for a copywriter. The problem, too, with hiring someone to build a site for you means that you need to then re-hire someone every time you want to add to samples to your portfolio or, really, change any element at all about your site. It may be that once copywriters have been in the business for a while, the may choose to change the platform of their site (or not – they may never need to), but I’ll still stand behind the statement that Virb and Wix can be great options for building terrific portfolio sites.

Thanks for commenting!
Nicki

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:17:06 +0000

Virb? Wix? Are you kidding me? No no no…. (with the greatest of respect)….

If you want a good website, well designed then you must (to start with atleast) go to WordPress.com using a custom domain. It’s good for most non technical writers, but if you want to go a step further then a custom site built on WordPress.org platform is the way to go.

If all of this is above your head then hire a dude to do it for you.

Regards, Larry

By: Nicki

Nicki — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:43:46 +0000

In reply to John Ward. Hi John! Actually, I don't think you and I are disagreeing at all: I agree that you need to be familiar with the company's objectives—that needs to be part of your overview; specifically, how you can help that company meet those objectives. Your overview should be exactly as you're saying: what you can do for the company. Unfortunately, many people write overviews that are more about what they want the company to do for them and miss out on an opportunity to really sell themselves. Thanks for commenting! - Nicki and the Filthy Rich Writer team

By: John Ward

John Ward — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:41:50 +0000

I have just read your comments about the objective section of the Resume and while I agree with some of your comments I do not agree with all of them. One should be familiar with a prospective client/employers stated mission and also be at least knowledgeable in the gendre of what the Company is producing or in business with or for. What is the service or product. What is the Market and also where and the size of the area of influence. Is it international in scope or simply local. Can it become in any way international. Having said all ths in the objective section of the resume one should put as ones aim in Bullet Form what he/she intends to do in the way of furthering the Company’s mission and goals. In this part too you can let them know that you have researched the company. But keep it brief. Personnel or Management do not have enough time to read long and wordy missives. IN All communication respect their time BUT do not appear to be mousey or submissive.