Create a Copywriting Portfolio with No Experience

When it comes to creating a copywriting portfolio, there's good news, and there's bad news. The good news is that the only thing you need to land a job as a copywriter is a portfolio. The bad news is that the only thing you need to land a job as a copywriter is a portfolio.

You don't need a university degree to become a copywriter. You don't need experience, or a diploma in Creative Writing, or a university degree in English Literature, or a certificate from Udemy, or anything else. All that you need to get hired as a copywriter is a portfolio that demonstrates that you write effective copy.

That's it. But that's the bad news, too. You simply can't get hired as a copywriter without a portfolio.

That means your portfolio, and your portfolio alone, must persuade a hiring manager that you write effective copy. In most cases, your portfolio is your only kick at the can. If a potential employer looks at your portfolio and thinks that your copywriting ability is inadequate, nothing else you show them or tell them will persuade them to hire you.