Published: Aug. 21, 2016, 9 a.m.
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Danavir Sarria. After working as a freelance copywriter, Danavir wanted to stop working with clients and start working for himself. He created CopyMonk, a service that teaches people how to increase sales by producing effective copy. At only 22 years old, Danavir is making a place for himself as an expert copywriter.
Famous Five:
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- Favorite Book? \\u2013 Rework
- What CEO do you follow? \\u2014 Gary Vaynerchuck
- Favorite online tool? \\u2014 MindMeister
- Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\\u2014Yes.
- If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? \\u2014 Focus on your efforts, and not on your passion.
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Time Stamped Show Notes:
- 01:25 \\u2013 Nathan introduces Danavir
- 01:40 \\u2013 CopyMonk
- 02:15 \\u2013 Total revenue is $6k in two months
- 02:30 \\u2013 How he became a copywriting expert
- 03:00 \\u2013 1700 people on his email list
- 03:40 \\u2013 40 sales over four days
- 04:20 \\u2013 How to manage his email list
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- 04:45 \\u2013 Teach people and build a relationship
- 06:00 \\u2013 How you know if someone is a good copywriter
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- 06:30 \\u2013 Sales and good engagement
- 07:00 \\u2013 Knows copy and marketing
- 08:00 \\u2013 Connecting with people who read your content
- 08:15 \\u2013 Freelance copywriting
- 09:30 \\u2013 Working with clients makes it hard to see results
- 10:20 \\u2013 How he improved one business
- 11:30 \\u2013 Client work vs. working for himself
- 12:25 \\u2013 Copymonk.com or their Facebook page
- 14:25 \\u2013 The Famous Five
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3 Key Points:
- Focus on your efforts and your expertise.
- If you don\\u2019t like working under someone else, start your own business.
- When you write copy, find ways to connect to your audience.
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Resources Mentioned:
- Host Gator \\u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
- Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
- Leadpages\\xa0 \\u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
- Audible \\u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he\'s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
- MindMeister \\u2013 Danavir\\u2019s favorite online tool
- Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
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