Personally, I came to the field of copywriting in my student years – I needed extra income and work from home. Then I wrote on the stock exchange, I earned a little, but as a side job it was quite suitable. The texts were simple: product descriptions, on category pages, informational for links – they did not need in-depth knowledge and life experience. I am sure that many authors began in about the same way. However, everything has changed since then. Search algorithms have become tougher, readers (i.e. potential customers, target audience) have become more picky, and copywriting has ceased to be an easy way to earn money for students and mothers on maternity leave. (more…)