Freelance copywriting: finding work on Copify

Last week, there was an obvious lull in the freelance copywriting world. Projects tend to come to an end before Christmas and the New Year, leaving many freelance copywriters at a loose end. Lots of writers are now busy seeking out their next project.

We’ve had a huge number of enquiries about freelance blogging positions over the last week or so. Having discussed the situation with other writers, it seems we were not alone. We even had to put a note on our Contact page because we were still getting phone calls asking about blogging vacancies on Friday afternoon.

I’ve been looking at new ways to market Red Robot, and my search has taken me to various social networks, pay-per-click providers and blogs. I’ve also joined Copify, a new copywriting agency for freelance writers. It seems like a timely solution to the apparent New Year drought, and could be just the thing writers need to kick-start their 2012 copywriting schedule.

Copify differs slightly from general freelancing websites like Elance. All the writers are pre-vetted for starters. I had to submit my CV and send a slew of examples to support it. Although the process of ‘applying’ for an account seems slightly daunting at first, it’s actually a great idea because it vastly speeds up the process of claiming jobs when you’re an approved writer.

Rather than bidding, pre-vetted copywriters can simply claim a Copify assignment and get on with it. There’s no need to write bids or put pricing and quote strategies in place to win work. Copify definitely simplifies and speeds up the process of getting jobs; it’s a nice model for sure.

It remains to be seen whether Copify will offer enough work to keep a large throng of web content writers busy, but the rates of pay are promising, if not astronomical. It sure beats being offered £20 per day for ‘high quality’ work (that’s one of the many reasons we don’t pay for membership on Elance). And because jobs are instantly claimed, it means you don’t have the problem of bids backing up and several being accepted at once. If you’re ready to work, you claim the job and accept the fixed deadline. If you’re not available to do the work quickly, you don’t.

Have you found any interesting sites offering freelance copywriting work? Let us know in the comments.

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