Making Words Pay - Stephen Lloyd Training

Tel: 01364 652845

Making Words Pay

How to make a living from writing

There are more opportunities now than ever before to make money as a freelance writer. Making Words Pay is a training course designed to help you earn money through freelance writing. It focuses on the most lucrative markets: freelance journalism, freelance copywriting and freelance web writing.

More than just a course on how to write, Making Words Pay gives you the skills you need to sell your writing and shows you how to make money working from home. If you have ever dreamed of making a living as a writer, Making Words Pay will show you how to put your talent to work.

After the course, you will be entitled to 25% off places on our Copywriter and Writing for the Web courses, to help you further develop your writing skills. You will also receive a year of free support from your tutor, giving you access to valuable help and advice.

Your tutor

Making Words Pay is taught by Chris Wilson, who has more than 20 years' experience of freelance writing. He has worked as a copywriter and web writer for a wide range of international clients and has also written extensively for the UK national press. His articles have been published in The Times, Financial Times, Independent and Daily Telegraph.

Chris has also had an impressive career in scriptwriting, having worked for NBC, Paramount and Disney. In 1998 he was nominated for a BAFTA for a series he created and wrote for Channel 4 Television.

In addition to his extensive experience as a freelance writer, Chris is a qualified teacher. It's a powerful combination that makes for a powerful course.

The details

Summary

1 day
9.30 am–5.00 pm
£195.00 + VAT
Expert advice
Feedback on your writing
A year of free support

Locations and dates

Please call for course dates

Help with the cost

You may be entitled to financial support for this course. Check with JobCentre Plus or call us on 01364 652845.

"I really enjoyed this course. It opened up a lot of interesting new avenues in which to use my writing skills. I found the day most informative and in a short time learnt from a professional how to make my writing pay. I would strongly recommend it."

Louise Drinkwater
York

Course programme

Making Words Pay is a one-day course designed to give you the skills to sell your work to the print media and websites, and to create effective sales and marketing copy.

By the end of the course, you will have learnt how to sell your words by meeting the requirements of each of the three disciplines.

Specifically, you will learn:

Journalism

How to pitch
How to research
How to write articles that sell

Copywriting

How to structure different types of copy
The difference between features and benefits
The difference between sales and marketing copy

Web writing

How to sell in the online market place
How to structure copy for the web
How to use keywords and search engine optimisation techniques

Promoting your work

How to develop a freelance business
How to market yourself and your copy
How to create a powerful online biography to promote your skills

Feedback on your work

In addition, you will have the opportunity to ask Chris to review a piece of your work after the course. This might be an article, some web copy, a pitch, or your promotional material. Whatever you choose to send him, Chris will give you feedback and suggestions drawn from his years of experience as a successful freelance writer.