I remember I started watching your videos on freelance writing back in January. I decided to give it a shot and send out cold emails. But I was sceptical due to competition. Beginning of March, my friend posted an instagram story saying his marketing agency boss was looking for content writers. I wrote to him. A couple days later I was interviewed and got the job. Best thing ever that has happened to me since a while. We use Chat GPT to write the content but I look it over and put heart into it. Two months later I am writing for 10 different clients and feel incredibly grateful. I have been dreaming of becoming a content writer since years and it’s becoming reality during technological advancements that are actually an advantage to help speed up the process of writing.
Hey..glad to hear that:) I have also started recently...n completely new to this.. i have no skills for now n confused how to learn copywriting skills and all
I’ve been contemplating jumping into freelance writing for a hot minute but have been hesitant with AI exploding. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about it as this has served as a boost of confidence for establishing myself and starting.
A great video thank you so much. I think the essential part that's missing from AI generated content is the heart. It cannot master the human heart. This same hype was generated for NFTs and although there are people interested in that, that's not everyone. The same principles of niche industry still applies. I'm an historian, artist, and writer. We see this with history repeatedly. There's still a plethora of people in this world who love 18th century history for example. Many people who still admire and learn from the works of Michelangelo. Still more reasons people continue to crave Austen's writings. There's a reason for that. It may sound discouraging and even scary when technology vomits the latest big thing, but we should not let it shake up to our core. Hold steady. We humans are innovative. If we can create technology to take over, we can also create art to bring humanity back. I appreciate your points on niching down. I'm trying to do that. That's my biggest challenge because if my background: art, writing, history, entrepreneurship, design. If anyone has any tips, I could sure use the help. Thanks!🙏😊
Love this comment, and totally agree. When it comes to niching down, I think you can explore all of those things. When you're pitching a potential client in the art world, position yourself as an "art writer". Same goes for design, entrepreneurship etc. See which one gets the most traction, and then you can invest more time and energy into promoting yourself along those lines.
I’m just beginning my freelance writing journey, transitioning from another career, and I have been playing with chatGPT for a while now. As you have been saying, it is a great tool to aid in the writing process. But there is no way it is going to replace, good writers. Even if you use it to create a blog post or an article, you still have to majorly, edit and revise it. There’s a lot of passive voice used and redundant words. I love using it to help with some social media posts and tweets, rewriting a sentence when I’m stuck, getting basic information with bullet points, and topic suggestions. I played around with Google bard a little bit, but I did not like that one at all. And just like with the increase in AI, there is also going to be increases in AI content analyzers so eventually, those who try to take too many shortcuts, will eventually be called out. 😮
Man, it really does seem to be dead in some ways. My work has dried up completely and many writing groups are saying the same. Idk, it's been rough lately
Things are definitely changing in many areas of work and writing, but I agree that the human touch is going to be just as important as ever, if not more so. A big part of my work as a technical writer is to understand my audience well enough to be able to explain complex technical topics in simple terms they can understand and act upon. I'm skeptical that AI will ever reach that level of understanding, so I don't feel threatened in terms of future work. Great to keep up with the trends though, and I will be on the lookout for ways AI can become another tool to help me in my work.
Good video my man. Writing is legit and will be around, but you need to add something complementary like SEO, email mgmt, etc. Things like long form VSLs are harder to automate along with super niche stuff like pharma laws
I guess I agree to a point. I don’t think freelancing is dead but I think it is going to drastically change as the technology gets better. I know how it is changing for me. I have freelanced a little bit on the side of working my day job. I haven’t gotten the results I’ve wanted so last year I changed gears. I have always wanted to make a movie and I focused on writing the script last year and this year I have been focusing on making my film. I have been studying AI technology to help me with my poorly neglected blog. I am going to have content written by me to give my blog a human touch but also informative content with affiliate links written by AI with me over seeing it. I have been looking in AI tools to take that same content and turn it into videos. I have also been looking into AI to help with fiction writing, storyboarding, social media post etc.., I see AI as an opportunity and not an enemy. Sure it will take some people’s jobs but it is going to create a lot of new jobs too. I would rather write horror fiction than copywriting but until now it has been hard to make a living writing fiction except for a select few. But I believe AI can help change all that because I can use it to learn new skills and let it do the stuff I don’t want to do so I can focus on creating stories.
Thank you for this video! I started learning copywriting back in December. I’ve been taking a course, listening to podcasts, reading books, and was just about to start building my website. A few weeks ago, a well-meaning coworker who knew my writing ambitions encouraged me to download and play around with ChatGPT, and since then I’ve been so discouraged that I almost gave up my dream of becoming a freelance copywriter. I’m grateful for the information in this video as you’ve encouraged me to stick it out and follow through. You’ve also gained a new subscriber!
I'm just starting out and I like your videos! Thank you 😊. Love how you said, 'everyone is looking for the shortcut, do the more in depth work'. That's a gem 💎
Your content is amazing. My one tip (if you care to hear it lol!) is to have the music in the intros much quieter. You have a great voice. Its very engaging and pulls the viewer/listener in, but the music in the intro makes it much harder to focus on what you're saying and get pulled into wanting to watch the video, from my perspective! Much love. Keep kicking ass 🙏🏼
Before the AI boom I was using it quite a lot in my writing especially dry product comparrisons. Then spice it up a little bit and there you go. Until... I also used it for my own personal marketing and got feedback from people close to me. The best feedback was that it was to perfect and lacked playfulness. It was missing the vibrancy which is in me as a person. It makes a text way more fun to read when there are some strange conceptual senteces with words that are totally made up on the spot. Some might want things to be perfect, then they can ask the robots. When they want something to be fun and Authentic ask a human 😊
I like the background and the setup, too (the mic sounds excellent). The best part is that I talked about this topic last week! How crazy is that? Thanks for the tips, as always. I need to start focusing on getting more specific :-)
You make a lot of good points Bro, and I agree that AI won't be able to match the human touch in creating content! I strangely imagined some robot ripoff of your show, called "Vocation Rebel," in which Artificial Intelligence tried to mimic your style, voice and technique-- but they weren't successful, for all the reasons you enumerate here!
I needed to hear this as someone is is still in the early stages of building a freelance writing career. But utilizing these tools will be to our advantage. Would love to learn more about details of establishing yourself as an expert and content curator.
This is my second video I’m watching from you and so far I have to say I love the vibe of the channel and how well spoken you are! Thanks for the value!
This video cleared a lot of things regarding the future of freelance writing. Thank you !Though, I have just started my journey; therefore, there are many doubts and challenges ahead.
important and helpful insights for me: don't be afraid to use AI to your advantage and know how to use it well, try going deeper in a topic (shows expertise and unique position), reach out to actual people and get people's insights on things because 1) it's more human and something that more people will appreciate & 2) interviewing people gets knowledgeable people's insights, advice, and more that you can use to improve, grow, and impart to other people as well. awesome content as always!
Great video (as always), Sean! Love how you bring the upbeat energy and "keep it real." Think the best analogy I've heard about AI is it's like a calculator. If you know how to use the tool, it can save time on your calculations. But if you're confused about the inputs, spinning your wheels (and possibly ending up with the wrong answer) is a very real possibility.
Thanks for the video on this topic, Sean. I've only been following for a short time, but your videos I've seen are all packed with value. I have not bought your Location Rebel Academy, though I fully intend to do so as soon as I can. I'm wondering: in light of the change of landscape due to AI, will you be updating LRA to include a blueprint for mastering/incorporating AI?
Oh my gosh! I use AI as a butler to get me what I need for ideas or what the common feeling is regarding a topic or whatever - but not as a replacement. Do you think AI could ever replace Copywriters like Gary Halpert, or John Carlton or Eugene Schwartz, or Michel Fortin ...?? Nothing will replace the human element. This has been the most contraversial, and pondered consideration since Man vs. machine, now Man vs. AI and has always been a hot topic in science fiction since Asimov's Robot Series to Ex Machina. But AI has no soul or passion, and it can't conjure that up or understand it or conjure it up in another person - although I guess it may come close. I'm not worried about AI. I was at first. It's a tool. Thanks again for another great video Sean. Nice background by the way. :0)
I had a chat with a search engine chat thing. When I asked if it was human, it said it wasn't. The thing was smart and if I had not known it was a chat thing, I could have been fooled. But only until it messed up when answering me. What is currently going on with chat blobs or whatever they can be called, are the companies behind them are programming them, having real hoomans answer questions as if you and they are conversing. Lifelike robots are being invented so when the chat blobs are connected into them, the same way as our phones are without wires hanging out all over the place though they are connected, there will be some competition. They will never be flesh and blood and that will, as you have said, Sean, be to our benefit. Still, the blob bosses will try to have their marketing henchmen say otherwise to convince us to crawl under rocks, drop into a live volcano, or use drones to cause a Buffalo herd to stampede right for us.
i just subcribed i love your videos. My goal is to work from home as a Copywriter. I wanted to know if taking Inbound Marketing or Content Marketing Hubspot courses would be a good idea?
I'm a golfer too! 👊🏿🏌🏿♂️⛳️❤💯 And a writer. I would LOVE to play a round with you and talk about writing and life. Inspirational channel 👏🏿 There's a growing community of African-American/Black golfers that I'd like to help and grow the game. Thank you 🙏🏿
Hi Sean! Do you have any resources for learning content repurposing? I have a background in television and script writing and I would love to up my skills in the repurposing niche.
I have been reading horror stories from Reddit about writing freelancers losing all their clients. I don't think the majority of freelancers will be able to support themselves with writing work alone within the next two years. But your information is valuable for people who are determined to stay in the industry.
Here's the thing about a site like reddit, it's just like so many review sites. The majority of the people going there are the ones that want to complain or had a bad experience. Most six-figure writers aren't spending their time on sites like that, they're too busy doing the work.
The thumbnail spoke the cardinal truth - Freelance writing is dead. Hence I'm going back to my 9-5. Also, creative writers dont prefer to take up ghostwriting coz they dont wanna be paid peanuts and get no credits for the amount of creativity they pour into an article or a book.
I just started my freelancing career, bad am working on getting experience at Crowd Content while setting up my personal portfolio website for larger clients. AI doesn't deter me. I don't see it as an enemy, but I don't see it as a good thing. Writing is about the writer connecting with the audience, that is if your passionate about it. You remove that and over time writing loses its meaning. I don't agree with the AI takeover, and the jobs it's going to take and I won't be apart of it. AI needs to stay away from this field or eventually everything will be written by AI. If you use it to do things you "don't feel like doing" or " don't have the expertise in" you are part of the reason AI will eventually remove humans out of the equation. I'll say it once, I'll say it again, the human race is going to end up as a mix of the movie WALL-E and ready player one. I'll die on that hill. Amazon/blue origin will easily have a monopoly over space and consumers, the earth is being trashed, robots/AI are being made to take over mundane and eventually complex tasks and humans will more or less live in a virtual worlds. There is no path I see us taking with AI that ends well, this due to human nature and always wanting to improve. The issue is less with AI taking over freelance writing, and more with AI just taking over.
I think we can utilize the tools to our advantage, but if the owners of the tools and our bosses want AI to replace us and decide it’s “good enough,” there isn’t much we can do. We can’t fight the AI, but we can fight it’s human owners and we will have to. The WGA strike is only the beginning.
I remember I started watching your videos on freelance writing back in January. I decided to give it a shot and send out cold emails. But I was sceptical due to competition. Beginning of March, my friend posted an instagram story saying his marketing agency boss was looking for content writers. I wrote to him. A couple days later I was interviewed and got the job. Best thing ever that has happened to me since a while. We use Chat GPT to write the content but I look it over and put heart into it. Two months later I am writing for 10 different clients and feel incredibly grateful. I have been dreaming of becoming a content writer since years and it’s becoming reality during technological advancements that are actually an advantage to help speed up the process of writing.
Nice work! Love to hear about the success so far. Keep it going!
Congra beatrizt🎉...I was wondering on what platform you got your first job
Hey..glad to hear that:)
I have also started recently...n completely new to this.. i have no skills for now n confused how to learn copywriting skills and all
This is amazing to hear! Congratulations! You're an inspiration
If you use Chat GPT, you should not call yourself a writer.
You’re a fake
I’ve been contemplating jumping into freelance writing for a hot minute but have been hesitant with AI exploding. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about it as this has served as a boost of confidence for establishing myself and starting.
A great video thank you so much. I think the essential part that's missing from AI generated content is the heart. It cannot master the human heart. This same hype was generated for NFTs and although there are people interested in that, that's not everyone. The same principles of niche industry still applies.
I'm an historian, artist, and writer. We see this with history repeatedly. There's still a plethora of people in this world who love 18th century history for example. Many people who still admire and learn from the works of Michelangelo. Still more reasons people continue to crave Austen's writings. There's a reason for that. It may sound discouraging and even scary when technology vomits the latest big thing, but we should not let it shake up to our core. Hold steady. We humans are innovative. If we can create technology to take over, we can also create art to bring humanity back.
I appreciate your points on niching down. I'm trying to do that. That's my biggest challenge because if my background: art, writing, history, entrepreneurship, design.
If anyone has any tips, I could sure use the help. Thanks!🙏😊
Love this comment, and totally agree. When it comes to niching down, I think you can explore all of those things. When you're pitching a potential client in the art world, position yourself as an "art writer". Same goes for design, entrepreneurship etc. See which one gets the most traction, and then you can invest more time and energy into promoting yourself along those lines.
Thank you so much! This is a terrific idea!! Will do.🙏
So true
I’m just beginning my freelance writing journey, transitioning from another career, and I have been playing with chatGPT for a while now. As you have been saying, it is a great tool to aid in the writing process. But there is no way it is going to replace, good writers. Even if you use it to create a blog post or an article, you still have to majorly, edit and revise it. There’s a lot of passive voice used and redundant words. I love using it to help with some social media posts and tweets, rewriting a sentence when I’m stuck, getting basic information with bullet points, and topic suggestions. I played around with Google bard a little bit, but I did not like that one at all. And just like with the increase in AI, there is also going to be increases in AI content analyzers so eventually, those who try to take too many shortcuts, will eventually be called out. 😮
I love doing interviews. Learning about people and having deep conversations is huge.
Man, it really does seem to be dead in some ways. My work has dried up completely and many writing groups are saying the same. Idk, it's been rough lately
Things are definitely changing in many areas of work and writing, but I agree that the human touch is going to be just as important as ever, if not more so. A big part of my work as a technical writer is to understand my audience well enough to be able to explain complex technical topics in simple terms they can understand and act upon. I'm skeptical that AI will ever reach that level of understanding, so I don't feel threatened in terms of future work. Great to keep up with the trends though, and I will be on the lookout for ways AI can become another tool to help me in my work.
One fine day ChatGPT40 will humanize it all and then writers can switch their jobs to star gazing experts :D
Good video my man. Writing is legit and will be around, but you need to add something complementary like SEO, email mgmt, etc. Things like long form VSLs are harder to automate along with super niche stuff like pharma laws
I guess I agree to a point. I don’t think freelancing is dead but I think it is going to drastically change as the technology gets better.
I know how it is changing for me. I have freelanced a little bit on the side of working my day job. I haven’t gotten the results I’ve wanted so last year I changed gears.
I have always wanted to make a movie and I focused on writing the script last year and this year I have been focusing on making my film.
I have been studying AI technology to help me with my poorly neglected blog. I am going to have content written by me to give my blog a human touch but also informative content with affiliate links written by AI with me over seeing it.
I have been looking in AI tools to take that same content and turn it into videos. I have also been looking into AI to help with fiction writing, storyboarding, social media post etc..,
I see AI as an opportunity and not an enemy. Sure it will take some people’s jobs but it is going to create a lot of new jobs too.
I would rather write horror fiction than copywriting but until now it has been hard to make a living writing fiction except for a select few.
But I believe AI can help change all that because I can use it to learn new skills and let it do the stuff I don’t want to do so I can focus on creating stories.
Thank you for this video! I started learning copywriting back in December. I’ve been taking a course, listening to podcasts, reading books, and was just about to start building my website. A few weeks ago, a well-meaning coworker who knew my writing ambitions encouraged me to download and play around with ChatGPT, and since then I’ve been so discouraged that I almost gave up my dream of becoming a freelance copywriter. I’m grateful for the information in this video as you’ve encouraged me to stick it out and follow through. You’ve also gained a new subscriber!
I'm just starting out and I like your videos! Thank you 😊. Love how you said, 'everyone is looking for the shortcut, do the more in depth work'. That's a gem 💎
Mindset it everything. These videos are actually incredibly helpful
Your content is amazing. My one tip (if you care to hear it lol!) is to have the music in the intros much quieter. You have a great voice. Its very engaging and pulls the viewer/listener in, but the music in the intro makes it much harder to focus on what you're saying and get pulled into wanting to watch the video, from my perspective! Much love. Keep kicking ass 🙏🏼
Before the AI boom I was using it quite a lot in my writing especially dry product comparrisons. Then spice it up a little bit and there you go.
Until... I also used it for my own personal marketing and got feedback from people close to me. The best feedback was that it was to perfect and lacked playfulness. It was missing the vibrancy which is in me as a person.
It makes a text way more fun to read when there are some strange conceptual senteces with words that are totally made up on the spot. Some might want things to be perfect, then they can ask the robots. When they want something to be fun and Authentic ask a human 😊
I agree 100%, great video!
Thank you!
Thank you for this! It eases my mind. ❤
Thank you for the new freelancing videos, Sean.
Are you planning on posting new TH-cam shorts for your channel?
I like the background and the setup, too (the mic sounds excellent). The best part is that I talked about this topic last week! How crazy is that? Thanks for the tips, as always. I need to start focusing on getting more specific :-)
Great stuff, loved this video
Love the view. Thanks for the insights!
You make a lot of good points Bro, and I agree that AI won't be able to match the human touch in creating content! I strangely imagined some robot ripoff of your show, called "Vocation Rebel," in which Artificial Intelligence tried to mimic your style, voice and technique-- but they weren't successful, for all the reasons you enumerate here!
Thank you...perfectly explained. Of course, I expect no less from you.
I needed to hear this as someone is is still in the early stages of building a freelance writing career. But utilizing these tools will be to our advantage. Would love to learn more about details of establishing yourself as an expert and content curator.
This is my second video I’m watching from you and so far I have to say I love the vibe of the channel and how well spoken you are! Thanks for the value!
This video cleared a lot of things regarding the future of freelance writing. Thank you !Though, I have just started my journey; therefore, there are many doubts and challenges ahead.
Thanks for keeping it real! Niching down is important! I am starting my journey so this is really good to know.
Thank you....at last...a sane voice in the desert
Thank you for dissecting this subject.
I have recently found your channel and seriously it's very helpful. Keep making such valuable content sir.❤
I love that background. It reminds me of the garage from Ferris Bueller.
Thank you for this video!
Thank you, Sean! Hope is what we need, specially in my case since I'm starting with copywriting
important and helpful insights for me: don't be afraid to use AI to your advantage and know how to use it well, try going deeper in a topic (shows expertise and unique position), reach out to actual people and get people's insights on things because 1) it's more human and something that more people will appreciate & 2) interviewing people gets knowledgeable people's insights, advice, and more that you can use to improve, grow, and impart to other people as well.
awesome content as always!
so true and relatable
Great video (as always), Sean! Love how you bring the upbeat energy and "keep it real."
Think the best analogy I've heard about AI is it's like a calculator. If you know how to use the tool, it can save time on your calculations. But if you're confused about the inputs, spinning your wheels (and possibly ending up with the wrong answer) is a very real possibility.
Your information is always spot on. You are an expert in writing and making money with it.
Thanks for the video on this topic, Sean. I've only been following for a short time, but your videos I've seen are all packed with value.
I have not bought your Location Rebel Academy, though I fully intend to do so as soon as I can. I'm wondering: in light of the change of landscape due to AI, will you be updating LRA to include a blueprint for mastering/incorporating AI?
Oh my gosh! I use AI as a butler to get me what I need for ideas or what the common feeling is regarding a topic or whatever - but not as a replacement. Do you think AI could ever replace Copywriters like Gary Halpert, or John Carlton or Eugene Schwartz, or Michel Fortin ...?? Nothing will replace the human element. This has been the most contraversial, and pondered consideration since Man vs. machine, now Man vs. AI and has always been a hot topic in science fiction since Asimov's Robot Series to Ex Machina. But AI has no soul or passion, and it can't conjure that up or understand it or conjure it up in another person - although I guess it may come close. I'm not worried about AI. I was at first. It's a tool. Thanks again for another great video Sean. Nice background by the way. :0)
I had a chat with a search engine chat thing. When I asked if it was human, it said it wasn't. The thing was smart and if I had not known it was a chat thing, I could have been fooled. But only until it messed up when answering me. What is currently going on with chat blobs or whatever they can be called, are the companies behind them are programming them, having real hoomans answer questions as if you and they are conversing. Lifelike robots are being invented so when the chat blobs are connected into them, the same way as our phones are without wires hanging out all over the place though they are connected, there will be some competition. They will never be flesh and blood and that will, as you have said, Sean, be to our benefit. Still, the blob bosses will try to have their marketing henchmen say otherwise to convince us to crawl under rocks, drop into a live volcano, or use drones to cause a Buffalo herd to stampede right for us.
Thank you
I think writers, voice actors, graphic designers, musicians, film makers, game devs, we're all in big trouble.
i just subcribed i love your videos. My goal is to work from home as a Copywriter. I wanted to know if taking Inbound Marketing or Content Marketing Hubspot courses would be a good idea?
I’ve used Chat Gpt for structure ideas. However, blogs still need a human touch.
should specialization be inly for one area? or can we have 3-4 of hem?
I'm a golfer too! 👊🏿🏌🏿♂️⛳️❤💯 And a writer. I would LOVE to play a round with you and talk about writing and life. Inspirational channel 👏🏿 There's a growing community of African-American/Black golfers that I'd like to help and grow the game. Thank you 🙏🏿
Hi Sean! Do you have any resources for learning content repurposing? I have a background in television and script writing and I would love to up my skills in the repurposing niche.
are you telling me artificial intelligence isn't authentic intelligence?
I have been reading horror stories from Reddit about writing freelancers losing all their clients. I don't think the majority of freelancers will be able to support themselves with writing work alone within the next two years. But your information is valuable for people who are determined to stay in the industry.
Here's the thing about a site like reddit, it's just like so many review sites. The majority of the people going there are the ones that want to complain or had a bad experience. Most six-figure writers aren't spending their time on sites like that, they're too busy doing the work.
The thumbnail spoke the cardinal truth - Freelance writing is dead. Hence I'm going back to my 9-5.
Also, creative writers dont prefer to take up ghostwriting coz they dont wanna be paid peanuts and get no credits for the amount of creativity they pour into an article or a book.
thanks
It uh, totally effed my s up, man. But I was in a niche that really suffered.
What was your niche?
I despise click bait.
the thumbnail on this video said "freelance writing is dead"... ok fine, I'll bite.. let's go.
How to edit comments out lol cuz mine are probably gone!
AI is a repetitive tool
I just started my freelancing career, bad am working on getting experience at Crowd Content while setting up my personal portfolio website for larger clients.
AI doesn't deter me. I don't see it as an enemy, but I don't see it as a good thing. Writing is about the writer connecting with the audience, that is if your passionate about it. You remove that and over time writing loses its meaning.
I don't agree with the AI takeover, and the jobs it's going to take and I won't be apart of it. AI needs to stay away from this field or eventually everything will be written by AI. If you use it to do things you "don't feel like doing" or " don't have the expertise in" you are part of the reason AI will eventually remove humans out of the equation.
I'll say it once, I'll say it again, the human race is going to end up as a mix of the movie WALL-E and ready player one. I'll die on that hill. Amazon/blue origin will easily have a monopoly over space and consumers, the earth is being trashed, robots/AI are being made to take over mundane and eventually complex tasks and humans will more or less live in a virtual worlds. There is no path I see us taking with AI that ends well, this due to human nature and always wanting to improve. The issue is less with AI taking over freelance writing, and more with AI just taking over.
Please dont scare me.
I think we can utilize the tools to our advantage, but if the owners of the tools and our bosses want AI to replace us and decide it’s “good enough,” there isn’t much we can do. We can’t fight the AI, but we can fight it’s human owners and we will have to. The WGA strike is only the beginning.
Ah I was literally panicking! Thank you for reassuring 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻take AI and make it your bitch💯💯nothing can replace human authenticity
I thought that stupid, clickbait miniatures are dead finally. Unfortunately they aren't.
U really frustrated me! Geez
I really needed to see this video. Thank you.