Recording: Open Q&A with Matthew and Nabeel (12.08.25)

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[02:52] Why reading 13 copywriting books in two months won't actually make you a better copywriter — The surprising truth about why studying theory without writing for real businesses keeps you stuck, and the one shift that builds both skill and portfolio at the same time.

[05:25] The hidden cost that's more expensive than any course you'll ever buy — How treating time as a real investment (not just money) eliminates the need for motivation and shows you exactly why some copywriters accelerate while others spin their wheels for years.

[14:00] Why prospects tell you to work for peanuts and how to never hear that objection again — The invisible persuasion factors destroying your perceived value before you even pitch, and what a decade of freelancing from Sri Lanka taught about whether location actually matters.

[20:57] How to structure your day when you have no clients yet (hint: you're asking the wrong question) — The uncomfortable truth about why schedule optimization is irrelevant until you have real work, and what you should actually be doing for 12 hours a day instead.

[24:37] The ticking clock most copywriters ignore until it's too late — Why clients no longer wait for you to figure things out, how AI compressed eight-week deadlines into three days, and what happened to the copywriter making $120K who refused to adapt.

[29:45] The real reason 3,000 applicants couldn't fill one copywriting job — What separates the copywriters who get hired from the ones who just collect rejection, and the free but demanding path nobody wants to take.

[33:45] Half the people in copywriting spaces will never make money — here's how to know which half you're in — The honest conversation that helped a struggling copywriter discover he hated writing and pivot to making $8K/month doing something he actually enjoyed.

[36:45] Why the skill cycles are shrinking and what that means for your career in 2026 — How copywriting went from three-year skill cycles to three cycles per year, and why beginners cannot keep up alone anymore.

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