How to Start a Freelance SEO Copywriting Shop

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Ah, if I had a dollar for every time I've heard, "So, it's easy to be a freelance SEO copywriter, right? All I need to do is learn SEO copywriting, find clients and start writing." Well yes. And no. Certainly, finding clients is important. And if they've paid you, clients really appreciate when you actually do the work and write the copy. But being a freelance SEO copywriter is more than writing catchy taglines and doing killer keyphrase research. If you don't have a handle on the business side of your business (you know, the un-fun stuff like legal and accounting,) you'll be out of commission before your first year.