Wall of Fame
AWAI Member Since: 2007
Age: 45
What’s your current occupation?
- Head of Marketing and Sales, Charmyn Group LLC
- President and CEO of Copy With Results, LLC
What’s your former occupation?
Sales and Marketing, Network Marketing
What was the first project you landed?
Marketing for a network marketer, with copywriting and advertising to generate leads
What are your current projects?
I currently work 25 hours per week as the head of marketing and sales at a company that hired me through DirectResponseJobs.com. I do monthly copywriting, marketing, dealer training, catalog edits, sales letters, lead generation … it’s a job I love!
Because of my association and training with AWAI, I was able to qualify for such an amazing job working from my home with an income twice what most people make in the corporate world!
What has been your proudest copywriting moment?
My proudest moment was when I rewrote a sales letter for Charmyn Group and OccasionOgraphy, the company I work for now. We saw record-breaking sales in just three days! Having the ability to come into an already successful company that was at a standstill and put profits into their hands quickly was so rewarding!
What’s your favorite niche to write for?
Home-Based Business/Internet Marketing
What’s your income goal for this year?
$250,000
What’s your writing routine?
I home-school my kids and write for a living, so my life is pretty busy, but VERY full of life and happiness! Having home-schooled for 18 years, my work, my life, and their school all tend to work in harmony together. I said harmony – not perfection! Our days can be chaotic at times, but the results are amazing. I have one son who is 21 years old and making six figures working for himself already!
I get up everyday by 6:30 a.m., have an hour of quiet time with God and my coffee – my two favorite things! Then I hit the ground running getting myself ready for the day, making sure my two teens are on track, and powering up my computer to check in with freelance clients and my regular job that I do.
Every day has different joys and challenges, but being able to spend time with my children while working at a job that I love and earning three times what my husband does … it’s a life I thought was only possible in dreams.
Please give us an example of how your life has changed since becoming a copywriter.
Since becoming a copywriter and marketer, I have a confidence like never before. You could drop me out of a plane, give me a laptop and the Internet – and I could make money! THAT is a confidence that is so worth all the years of trial and error!
What success tip would you like to share with your fellow writers?
Serve first – always! When you serve a client, make their needs your highest focus. By becoming sincerely interested in helping them succeed – you will NEVER lack work, and you will always love what you’re doing! To work is great – but to LOVE what you do, that is real living!
When did you realize you were living the copywriter’s life?
When I began to get (and still have!) regular freelance work every week, and I was able not only to qualify but PERFORM the task desired with a great result.
