I Made $2.3M Writing Like a 5th Grader

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  • Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
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    I just flew down to Miami to meet @CardinalMason so I could ask him how he made $2.3 million dollars with copywriting. He shares it all: landing his first client, how to become a god-tier writer, and the business model that made him millions as a beginner. And the craziest part of it all… He started less than 3 years ago. Hope you guys enjoy this one!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 155

  • @trevorreads
    @trevorreads 2 місяці тому +2

    Super rad. Thanks for sharing this story!

  • @RealAmarSheth
    @RealAmarSheth 9 місяців тому +50

    Shocking that your channel doesn't have 100X the subs. Solid storytelling.

  • @Yoannpavy
    @Yoannpavy 8 місяців тому +2

    Loved that video and Mason's story is so cool!

  • @balbe117
    @balbe117 9 місяців тому +17

    I bet he's a blast to party with, so much energy and wit! 🎉

  • @skowza8260
    @skowza8260 3 місяці тому +1

    amazing stories and video making

  • @carolene-meli-ghostwriter
    @carolene-meli-ghostwriter 7 місяців тому +8

    The power of being able to write well and connect with a specific audience is so underrated (even now with chatGPT etc).

  • @MMB.FORTNITE
    @MMB.FORTNITE 7 місяців тому +1

    loved this vid. keep it up.

  • @rosszeiger
    @rosszeiger 9 місяців тому +2

    Awesome! Super inspiring story

  • @nomorepranav
    @nomorepranav 9 місяців тому +8

    Cant stop watching this video, the intro is killer!

  • @trustakwaowo1144
    @trustakwaowo1144 9 місяців тому +7

    Excellent video as always, can’t wait to get started with copywriting

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  9 місяців тому +2

      Go for it! 👍

    • @SixGuyVi
      @SixGuyVi 9 місяців тому +2

      Start before you’re ready bro

  • @NBTJacklyn
    @NBTJacklyn 9 місяців тому

    Awesome story

  • @LuvIn_EveryBite
    @LuvIn_EveryBite 9 місяців тому +2

    Babe, starter story posted!! Good work bro

  • @NBTJacklyn
    @NBTJacklyn 9 місяців тому +2

    Great interview too:)

  • @mikejezek5214
    @mikejezek5214 9 місяців тому +196

    $30,000 a month as a freelancer? No way! I've been a copywriter for 23 years. I know a lot of big shots. Even if you write for elite financial/health publishers, only a small percentage make that kind of money. Most freelance copywriters are in feast/famine cycles. This kid is apparently making his money selling copywriting courses. Not in freelancing.

    • @user-vw8tl2wp9o
      @user-vw8tl2wp9o 9 місяців тому +3

      Maybe if they are media buyers sending to their VSL's but that's a pro big money high risk game, but yeah freelancers need to leverage AI but still master skills

    • @HoodieSource
      @HoodieSource 9 місяців тому

      Are you freelancer or in house?

    • @mikejezek5214
      @mikejezek5214 9 місяців тому +3

      @@HoodieSource I was both.

    • @AHLuxury
      @AHLuxury 9 місяців тому +1

      You can do that freelancing.

    • @HadjiatMalika
      @HadjiatMalika 9 місяців тому

      How Can you teach me pleas

  • @user-dm2id9oq3q
    @user-dm2id9oq3q 9 місяців тому +44

    "34k dollars a month with just few hours of work every week." That sounds like an ad for a course. I mean isnt this too tall a claim. If it were that easy to make money writing copy, all seasoned copywriters would have put the Silicon Valley software engineers to shame already.

    • @desmonddddddddddd
      @desmonddddddddddd 9 місяців тому +10

      acutally it is, 30 secs of research - he sells a course about copywriting lol

    • @CardinalMason
      @CardinalMason 8 місяців тому +12

      It's not a few hours of work if you're at $34k a month. It's a ton. At my peak I was doing 60 hours a week, and I was super fast at writing. It's a grind, but it's possible. The caveat is that you need to have some business acumen as well as being able to write well. That combo is pretty rare, but people do it.

    • @calculatormaster
      @calculatormaster 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@CardinalMasonlet them cry bro

    • @entanglednerves
      @entanglednerves 6 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@CardinalMasondude I have been following senior copywriters like Alen Sultanic and Ben Settle for a while now. Even they have copywriting courses and masterminds. But they don't go about making such tall claims to convince newbie writers to buy their course.

    • @entanglednerves
      @entanglednerves 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@calculatormasterof course kids like you will buy any BS thrown on the internet. Even with the right mindset and loads of work put in, 40k dollars a month by writing copy for clients is practically impossible. You gotta sell some course and all that s**t to earn that money.

  • @danisverse
    @danisverse 8 місяців тому

    very nice interview

  • @rachadballout8087
    @rachadballout8087 9 місяців тому +1

    Patt I love your videosssss

  • @keonitebei7881
    @keonitebei7881 5 місяців тому +1

    Starter Story will be on top soon

  • @TheGoldenboyo
    @TheGoldenboyo 9 місяців тому +5

    I scrolled down to subscribe after this video…and realised I’m already subbed. Lol. Great channel and insight.

  • @BuzzBus
    @BuzzBus 8 місяців тому +2

    Do you still recommend get in to and put 1000 h learning, with all the AI just warming up?

  • @avoiceforthevoiceless2068
    @avoiceforthevoiceless2068 6 місяців тому +2

    Really wish Starter Story was more affordable! Even with two other entrepreneurs, we thought splitting the Black Friday deal was still way too much...

  • @ahmedaboss5054
    @ahmedaboss5054 9 місяців тому +1

    Title of this video is one the best example of copywriting hats off to who ever wrote this

  • @awakenthegreatnesswithin
    @awakenthegreatnesswithin Місяць тому

    Thanks

  • @salpavone
    @salpavone 3 місяці тому +1

    make more videooooosssssss

  • @anthonyrude
    @anthonyrude 9 місяців тому

    Where do I sign up for Alex in my inbox or whatever he said?

  • @user-vh2dj3mt3t
    @user-vh2dj3mt3t 9 місяців тому +45

    Bro just called Mason the best copywriter in the world with absolute sincerity 😂😂😂

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  9 місяців тому +5

      🤣

    • @CardinalMason
      @CardinalMason 8 місяців тому

      Yeah I called cap as soon as I heard that

    • @entanglednerves
      @entanglednerves 6 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@starterstory ever heard of copywriters like David Deutsch, Tarzan Kay, Alen Sultanic, Stefan Georgi, Joanna Wiebe etc. These are folks who've been writing copy for 10-20 yrs now and they're also into copy coaching. You wouldn't have called Cardinal the best copywriter in the world had you done some reading on the history of copywriting and marketing.

    • @carljohnson-uc6qm
      @carljohnson-uc6qm 3 місяці тому

      ​@@entanglednervesyou ever heard of gary halbert before??

    • @user-vw8tl2wp9o
      @user-vw8tl2wp9o Місяць тому

      @@carljohnson-uc6qm Actually there are next gen copy guys like Saby and younger who can kill in the shorter form ADD tiktok world - Old school is fading but worth discaplined study

  • @abenatalks
    @abenatalks 9 місяців тому +1

    He’s a cool kid

  • @anthonyrude
    @anthonyrude 9 місяців тому

    How do you get in to copy MBA...
    Says closed

  • @user-kn2ej5cy9g
    @user-kn2ej5cy9g 4 місяці тому

    His always funny

  • @user-ic7wo1ss7p
    @user-ic7wo1ss7p Місяць тому +1

    Never saw a 5th grader with a $60k gold Rolex before 😂

  • @tarekalkhattab
    @tarekalkhattab 6 місяців тому

    Intro music please ?

  • @Sara-jx7ix
    @Sara-jx7ix 9 місяців тому +8

    I was on his TikTok Live and he said copywriting won't make you a millionaire...

    • @christiansantillanes
      @christiansantillanes 9 місяців тому

      Lol I’m just tryna work on my own terms much so a millionaire. I’m open to it but shit

  • @TheDailyBoostChannel
    @TheDailyBoostChannel 6 місяців тому +4

    Research is key - Why promote a quick rich scheme guy… channel credibility, dropped.
    Establish relevance, build trust, create value.

  • @JRisabeast09
    @JRisabeast09 9 місяців тому +6

    the part about there only being about 5000 copywriters is most likely not accurate. Considering that he made a course where he regularly gets new people to join in, just how there's a lot of other courses that also teach copywriting. im sure there are wayyyyy more than 5000 copy writers. That number probably comes from a google statistic of copywriters that work for companies and agencies, not freelancers. Of course that doesn't mean that every single one of these copywriters are actually good and have clients

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  9 місяців тому

      The world is smaller than you think.

    • @CardinalMason
      @CardinalMason 8 місяців тому +3

      If you actually googled this before commenting, you wouldn't have left the comment.

    • @JRisabeast09
      @JRisabeast09 8 місяців тому +1

      @@CardinalMason lmao oh and Google is gonna have freelancers listed as copywriters 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @entanglednerves
      @entanglednerves 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@starterstorydude you seriously need to do some reading before you blindly fall for these kind of stats thrown in by the ppl you invite in your podcasts. Check for the number of copywriters in one state of the US alone and you'd have more than 5000 of them. Every year there are thousands of copywriters graduating from some media or marketing school and pursuing that role as a 9-5 or as a freelancer.

  • @domanicvaldez
    @domanicvaldez 9 місяців тому +2

    I don't use a website and I land clients but I'm gonna make one soon just to have it lol

  • @Jackson.661
    @Jackson.661 3 дні тому +1

    Awesome bro , but how i can make money from digital marketing??? Can you help me guys🙏🏻

  • @funnypets9446
    @funnypets9446 9 місяців тому +3

    interview george ten man he is literally GOD of copywriting what a fking legend

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  9 місяців тому

      👍👍🔥

    • @entanglednerves
      @entanglednerves 6 місяців тому

      George Ten yes. But there are others like David Deutsch, Alen Sultanic, Ben Settle. They've been copywriting for more than 2 decades now.

  • @parmeetsingh9612
    @parmeetsingh9612 3 місяці тому +1

    Pleace make video and meet with SaaS entrepreneurs

  • @talllifts174
    @talllifts174 Місяць тому

    People that say that this isn't copywriting are flat out wrong.
    This kid uses copywriting to do businesses and earn millions of dollars, he isn't just writing emails and promos for other people.
    He has a entrepreneurial mindset, not a workers mindset. He is working for himself, not for others.
    In other words, he is resourceful, unlike some people here.

  • @jakefrosher
    @jakefrosher 9 місяців тому

    Wow

  • @anujpande9153
    @anujpande9153 9 місяців тому +1

    he's like the Miles Teller of online money making
    look at him!

  • @scottmillard
    @scottmillard 9 місяців тому +8

    Here before all of the haters

    • @mikachu4854
      @mikachu4854 9 місяців тому +1

      @@wiohrwqihr1329 because he's selling a course and he talks about open minded topics. And the idiots minds were in the wrong way 😂 they just couldn't understand him, and it's their problem 😅

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  9 місяців тому

      LFG

    • @nicknico4121
      @nicknico4121 9 місяців тому

      @@mikachu4854 so being sick and tired of the usual "selling a course" strategy is being a hater? Wake up before you realize you are just a puppet.

  • @wagmi614
    @wagmi614 9 місяців тому +1

    is this guy and stevie emerson related? they look so much alike

    • @rosszeiger
      @rosszeiger 9 місяців тому

      Haha totally. Sounds like him too

  • @paul2462
    @paul2462 2 місяці тому

    What is this title? How is he writing like 5th Grader?

  • @Ma0riboi
    @Ma0riboi 8 місяців тому +2

    Your just helping people like him sell their courses lol

  • @mikejezek5214
    @mikejezek5214 9 місяців тому +17

    Also, the market is SWAMPED with copywriters/writers. This idea that there's this tiny group of writers trying to serve 35 million businesses is BS. Most businesses are local businesses like retail, restaurants, roofers, plumbers, etc. They aren't gonna pay you $1,000 to write web copy for them! Geez man, the audacity of this! Like I said, I've been in this industry over 2 decades and I worked with Clayton Makepeace, the best ad writer in modern history. FYI, even if you do end up writing for the most elite companies that do hire top copywriters, it is an awful grind. You can't have a serious relationship or be a serious parent with those types of jobs/contracts. The work is too demanding, requires 10 hour days, weekends a lot of times, etc. And you're only as good as your last campaign. If you don't bat 100% on the last 3 promos, you're kicked out.

    • @entanglednerves
      @entanglednerves 6 місяців тому +2

      Kids fall for every clickbait man. That's how their so called "course" gets sold. Apparently they make most of the money from selling a course and not writing copy for clients.

  • @almurabitun
    @almurabitun 5 місяців тому +5

    All these guys making their money selling courses

  • @kiwi-ix4py
    @kiwi-ix4py 9 місяців тому +3

    FYI 58 seconds into vid u doxxed his Apt #. Fix ASAP

  • @wondays654
    @wondays654 9 місяців тому +6

    You showed his apartment number. Edit it out because they are some weirdos out here.

    • @willtaylor8260
      @willtaylor8260 8 місяців тому

      True, all it takes is one good frame of what’s out the window and someone will know which building.

  • @josephahlo
    @josephahlo 2 місяці тому

    What's happening for him now that AI is slowly eating away at copywriters?

  • @alexm.9260
    @alexm.9260 7 місяців тому +3

    I am a little bit disappointed with the last few interviews in this channel...
    Like the ChatGPT book guy, you have to vet the informations you provide, otherwise you'll lose credibility over time... some of these guys are 100% lying

  • @AsNightThunder
    @AsNightThunder 9 місяців тому +3

    Ok wheres the proof he earned 80k /mo?also this manson dude knows nothing about copywriting, he just sells the a course, that how be got rich, con.

    • @entanglednerves
      @entanglednerves 6 місяців тому

      In another podcast he claimed that he's made more than 600k in just 8 months this yr. Dude is simply interested in selling some "copywriting course". He's been in the copywriting game only for about 3 yrs now. Normally Copywriting coaches spend years writing marketing content for clients and when they have a huge portfolio of working with big brands they then pivot to coaching coz they have stats to show to students who enroll.

  • @jporiginal
    @jporiginal 4 місяці тому +3

    Just say you're a pro and sell your over priced course for poor people

  • @nicknico4121
    @nicknico4121 9 місяців тому +9

    Copywriting doesn't pay at all, it's one of the lowest forms of "jobs" in marketing. Like EVERYTHING else, you need to SELL your service.

    • @gestartedup7558
      @gestartedup7558 9 місяців тому +3

      Right at the beginning he reveals that he makes more money with selling courses

    • @soccernatic
      @soccernatic 9 місяців тому +1

      Isn't copywriting = sales in written form?

    • @nicknico4121
      @nicknico4121 9 місяців тому

      ​@@soccernaticit includes that but also everything of text in a website.

    • @giveuponyourdreamsanddie3369
      @giveuponyourdreamsanddie3369 7 місяців тому +2

      Nope. Copywriting is everything
      It's literally text. And text is everywhere.
      It is one of the highest paying skill. You just need to be good and work with people who have money.

    • @entanglednerves
      @entanglednerves 6 місяців тому

      ​@@giveuponyourdreamsanddie3369 lol highest paid skill😅 If that were the case then Investment bankers and Software Engineers wudnt have spent money learning those skills. There's a difference between someone with abundance mentality and someone being delusional.

  • @russellbusiness
    @russellbusiness 9 місяців тому

    Hi bro nice video, can we make a good content?

  • @akhilnandakumar3564
    @akhilnandakumar3564 2 місяці тому

    the thumbnail looks like a guy in 5th grade lol

  • @rgasta7765
    @rgasta7765 9 місяців тому +3

    Interviewing "the best copywriter" with shorts and a wrinkled Tshirt and uncombed hair? Shaking my head. Come on dude.

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  9 місяців тому

      Should he have been in a suit?

    • @rgasta7765
      @rgasta7765 9 місяців тому +2

      @@starterstory business appeal bro.

    • @tude6455
      @tude6455 5 місяців тому

      @@rgasta7765cry about it

  • @Rohit-rf2xr
    @Rohit-rf2xr 10 днів тому

    Mason is making his money from selling you his courses, if he was making as much as he stated, he wouldn't bother teaching you so called copywriting course. Remember courses are made to sell you a dream.

    • @bernardok.c
      @bernardok.c День тому

      Selling courses is another streams of income he added to his income portfolio and there's nothing wrong with that.

  • @lilolme69
    @lilolme69 Місяць тому +2

    He wakes up late... like 9am I wake up late... 11:30am! I like doing my work at night.

  • @PSGERMO
    @PSGERMO 9 місяців тому +1

    Love Alex in my Inbox!