Matthew Volkwyn

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Matthew Volkwyn focuses on copywriting, persuasive messaging, and practical sales communication that helps businesses write clearer and more effective marketing.

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Pitching investors

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Scaling a copywriting business from six figures to seven

Matthew Volkwyn April 18, 2025


Pitching investors 9
Management 7
Pricing strategy 6
  • Higher-leverage copy projects unlock income ceilings faster than volume
  • Consulting: one client paid $15k for calls worth $500k to their business
  • Agency and offer paths suit different personalities — choose based on honest self-assessment

Case studies

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How One Copywriter Built a $10k/Month Client Over Three Years

Matthew Volkwyn April 14, 2025


Case studies 9
Prospecting & outreach 7
Delegation 6
  • Florian grew one client from $3k to $10k+/month over three years through relationship-building, not cold outreach.
  • Premium retainers are created by deepening trust inside existing clients, not by finding new ones.
  • The CMO's departure opened an executive slot; Florian was called first because trust was already established.

Copywriting

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How to identify copywriting gurus to avoid and who to learn from instead

Matthew Volkwyn April 11, 2025


Copywriting 9
Case studies 6
  • Most copy coaches have never made $10M for a client — filter them out
  • Five red flags that expose gurus who can't deliver real results
  • 27 vetted copywriters worth your time and money, ranked by trust

Copywriting

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How to Scale Info Offers to Seven Figures: From Copywriter to Offer Owner

Matthew Volkwyn April 7, 2025


Copywriting 9
Prospecting & outreach 7
Customer discovery 6
  • Audience research and post-purchase surveys drive million-dollar controls.
  • Hook is fourth in the process — big idea and zeitgeist come first.
  • Build negotiation skills to $15K/month before chasing equity deals.

Identity & self-belief

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Four identity traps that stop copywriters from making money

Matthew Volkwyn April 5, 2025


Identity & self-belief 10
Resilience & grit 7
  • Your self-image, not your skills, is the real income ceiling.
  • Perfectionism kills output; aim for 7/10 and ship.
  • Most copywriters quit just before results finally arrive.

Case studies

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How a 19-year-old copywriter built a $25k/month freelance business

Matthew Volkwyn March 31, 2025


Case studies 9
Prospecting & outreach 7
Identity & self-belief 6
  • Case studies beat retainers: one result closes the next ten deals.
  • Fewer applicants, easier entry: ads copy vs 260 competing email writers.
  • Upsell the result to the client, not a price increase to your invoice.

Prospecting & outreach

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12 client-getting strategies for freelance copywriters earning six figures

Matthew Volkwyn March 28, 2025


Prospecting & outreach 9
Content marketing 6
  • Referrals beat cold outreach — ask right after delivering success.
  • Direct mail has almost zero competition and high conversion rates.
  • Targeting big clients gives better results, referrals, and easier copy.

Case studies

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How a copywriter grew into a marketing manager role at an 8-figure brand

Matthew Volkwyn March 24, 2025


Case studies 10
Copywriting 7
Delegation 6
  • "Do you need help?" closed an 8-figure client — not a sales call
  • Story-to-principle emails doubled a membership to 1,200 in one Black Friday
  • Create the role that doesn't exist yet by naming what's falling through the cracks

Productivity & habits

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Five ways to prevent copywriting burnout and protect your income

Matthew Volkwyn March 21, 2025


Productivity & habits 9
Work-life balance 8
  • One preventable burnout cost a copywriter $36,000 in lost retainers.
  • Creative work maxes out at six quality hours — longer days are a myth.
  • Three operating phases: acceleration, maintenance, recovery — know which you're in.

Pricing psychology

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From 10K to 29K a Month: Copywriter's Pricing and Growth Playbook

Matthew Volkwyn March 17, 2025


Pricing psychology 9
Pricing strategy 8
Outsourcing & delegation 6
  • Charge 8K+ per client or you don't actually want 25K months.
  • Work with big-spend brands where ROI justifies premium pricing easily.
  • Delegate early — you are always the bottleneck at 25K.

Prospecting & outreach

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How to land and grow high-paying copywriting retainers

Matthew Volkwyn March 14, 2025


Prospecting & outreach 9
Resilience & grit 7
Branding 6
  • Why 95% of people would quit if they knew the real timeline
  • Replace low-paying clients instead of stacking more
  • Personal brand multiplies luck and locks in $10k+ permanently

Prospecting & outreach

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How elite copywriters win clients by demonstrating skill, not selling themselves

Matthew Volkwyn March 11, 2025


Prospecting & outreach 9
Content marketing 7
Iteration & feedback loops 6
  • Lead with specific insights, not pitches — pre-sell clients before any call.
  • Email is the hardest copy format; VSLs and ads are more formulaic and learnable.
  • Audience and offer (80%) outweigh copy (20%) — find clients already running ads.

Copywriting

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Copywriting research: the three C's done properly

Matthew Volkwyn March 7, 2025


Copywriting 9
  • Most copywriters know the three C's but never go deep enough
  • Competitor sales pages reveal exactly what your customer wants
  • Start with businesses you've bought from — research is already done

Case studies

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From email copywriter to $50k/month: how Adam Warkhan scaled his freelance business

Matthew Volkwyn March 3, 2025


Case studies 9
Prospecting & outreach 7
Pricing strategy 6
  • Why email copywriting has a hard income ceiling around $10k
  • Setting client boundaries is what unlocks profit, not more revenue
  • High revenue months can mean low profit if team costs spiral

Copywriting

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Four ways to improve at copywriting fast

Matthew Volkwyn February 28, 2025


Copywriting 9
Deep work & focus 5
  • Cross-industry copy consumption gives an edge most writers ignore.
  • Volume beats perfection: your 1,000th email eclipses your first.
  • Editing is where average copy becomes genuinely compelling.

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