My first income online with copywriting (not how you'd think of)

Heyy

I got my first win in copywriting and an important lesson with it.

The win? $5.

Not from outreach. Not from client work. From a contest …breaking down a storytelling email from a newsletter I regularly read, Ashu drafts

He liked my breakdown. I got the prize.

Here's the honest part though.

These days I've been completely inconsistent. Wasn't writing. Wasn't outreaching. Wasn't doing anything except reading emails every day.

It was like I have almost quit copywriting (like I wasn’t working) but didn’t want to quit.

That’s why I kept reading emails everyday. Got to know about contest → Participated → won the prize.

$5 isn't life-changing. But it's proof.

Proof that the work I had put in before I almost quit wasn't wasted.

Proof that skill doesn't disappear when you almost quit.

The lesson isn't "stay consistent" you already know that.

The lesson is: “Don't fully quit”

Keep one small habit alive even when everything else falls apart.

That is enough.

It brought me back. It can bring you back too.

Signing off

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My first income online with copywriting (not how you'd think of)

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