Carolyn McMurray on LinkedIn: YOUR PORTFOLIO ISN'T PORTFOLIO-ING (2024)

🐝 Here's what Bumble should have done instead......(and yes I KNOW it's been a hot minute since the fumble came outta the bag but ya girl's been busy).ANYWAY.In May, Word Tonic set members a lil copywriting challenge; a challenge to rewrite the wrongs in that failed campaign and do something different. And while there were a tonne of amazing entries, these four were the winning lot (PS. It's in order).Holly Pittaway 🍉 (winning entry; first two ads)Jenna MacFarlane (winning entry; the third ad)Kendra Dean (runner up; fourth ad)Olivia Wright (runner up; fifth ad)PSSSSSST.In case you were wondering, Word Tonic is an online community built by GEN-Z copywriters FOR GEN-Z copywriters all over the world. If you join, you get access to resources that will help you level up in your career AND ACTUALLY BE PART OF A SPACE OF PPL YOUR OWN AGE, DOING THE SAME CAREER AS YOU 💓 ✨ So if you want copy masterclasses with brands like Tinder, briefs and challenges - with prizes - to test your creativity, AI workshops + more, then find out more about our lovely lot here + join us for a first month discounted TRIAL: https://lnkd.in/d79wGUAv#WordTonic #Copywriting #FreelanceCopywriting #Bumble #Dating #JuniorCopywriter #Advertising #Marketing

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Are you at uni?...And do you love writing but literally have no idea what to do with it because you don't really wanna become a publisher or author or journalist or teacher?WELL you could do this thing called COPYWRITING and work in advertising and get paid to craft up blog posts and emails and the words on those big billboards you see in the city or on the side of buses.It's called copywriting and it's AMAZING 😍 And Word Tonic - the online learning platform for young, aspiring gen-z copywriters - was created to help YOU! I set it up in 2022 (I'm 24 btw) with a few other gen-z writers and now we have 1,000 members from all over the world.And a lot of them are students at uni, wanting to learn extra skills on the side so they don't have to graduate on a blank slate not knowing what they want to do. So they can learn how to become #copywriters and write for a living using all our resources like:🎉 copywriting masterclasses with cool brands (we've got the BBC and Tinder coming on soon)🎉 briefs + exercises to build your portfolio of copywriting work up from scratch, with - 0 experience needed🎉 writing challenges in partnership with brands where you can win prizes🎉 a support hub on Discord where you can meet 900+ other gen-z writers - a lot of 'em at uni - just like youAND LOTS MORE.We have a first month discounted trial running today that's literally the same price as a Big Mac from McDonald's (fml) so check us out here: https://lnkd.in/dWs5eAQdPS. Swipe to find out how members of Word Tonic are juggling it with their studies x#Copywriting #CopywritersUnite #FreelanceCopywriting #University #Student #Graduation #Graduate #Youth #GENZ

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😭 10 YEARS LATER......(and yes, say that in the SPONGEBOB voice).ANYWAY. I know you know we know that you know you've been lurking on Word Tonic for a hot minute.Stalking us. Following our page. Reading our newsletter. Liking all our IG posts. FOMO-ing at the mouth for us but still NOT joining. 🙄 Well, take this quiz and let us know why:🖤 If you selected OPTION A, head on over to this booklet we made for you: https://lnkd.in/dEJVYvYK🖤 If you selected OPTION B, head on over to this booklet we made for you: https://lnkd.in/dr6UbsYt🖤 Andddd if you selected OPTION C, head on over to this booklet we made for you: https://lnkd.in/dpTd2vcwMaybe just maybe we can convince you to break out of your lurker CRAB shell. Keep in mind that the first month discounted trial will be DYING later this evening and that we might raise prices for NEW joiners so now is the best time ;)OH and we also have a copywriting masterclass this week that you could join if you signed up today...💟 #WordTonic #Copywriting #FreelanceCopywriting #JuniorCopywriter #Student #University #Graduate #UnderGraduate #Writing #Advertising

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Super proud of how Word Tonic - the community of 900+ gen-z writers/copywriters - has helped members like Amy Worgan, Priya, Rheanna Egleton, and Meadow Palmer get copywriting gigs and level up in their careers xIf you want to be LIKE them, check us out and grab a first month discounted trial before it expires tonight: https://lnkd.in/d79wGUAv#WordTonic #Copywriting #CopywritersUnite #FreelanceCopywriting

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Just Word Tonic doing Word Tonic things...

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