Danavir Sarria. After working as a freelance copywriter, Danavir wanted to stop working with clients and start working for himself. He created CopyMonk, a service that teaches people how to increase sales by producing effective copy. At only 22 years old, Danavir is making a place for himself as an expert copywriter.

Famous Five:

 

• Favorite Book? – Rework
• What CEO do you follow? — Gary Vaynerchuck
• Favorite online tool? — MindMeister

• Do you get 8 hours of sleep?—Yes.
• If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? — Focus on your efforts, and not on your passion.

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 01:25 – Nathan introduces Danavir
• 01:40 – CopyMonk
• 02:15 – Total revenue is $6k in two months
• 02:30 – How he became a copywriting expert
• 03:00 – 1700 people on his email list
• 03:40 – 40 sales over four days
• 04:20 – How to manage his email list
• • 04:45 – Teach people and build a relationship
• 06:00 – How you know if someone is a good copywriter
• • 06:30 – Sales and good engagement
  • 07:00 – Knows copy and marketing
  • 08:00 – Connecting with people who read your content
• 08:15 – Freelance copywriting
• 09:30 – Working with clients makes it hard to see results
• 10:20 – How he improved one business
• 11:30 – Client work vs. working for himself
• 12:25 – Copymonk.com or their Facebook page
• 14:25 – The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

• Focus on your efforts and your expertise.
• If you don’t like working under someone else, start your own business.
• When you write copy, find ways to connect to your audience.

 

Resources Mentioned:

• Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
• Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
• Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
• Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
• MindMeister – Danavir’s favorite online tool
• Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives