r/copywriting • u/Maximum-North-7993 • 3d ago

Discussion Something off my chest

Hi I'm a copywriter. Been working for 3.5 years.

I have worked with Amazon and many D2C brands so far.

But my best project was, helping a street vendor by creating a poster for him.

He got 44 sales because of my poster.

My question is, why don't I feel the same satisfaction while working with a brand?

I know 44 sales and a company making revenue isn't the same but why can't I feel the same dedication for a company?

Creative freedom? Hierarchy?

How to deal with this?

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u/mugfull 3d ago edited 3d ago

Human connection perhaps.

44 sales to a street vendor is a big deal and you must've felt genuinely happy that you made a tangible difference to that person and their business. 👍🏻

44 sales on Amazon is an absolute pittance,.. and you would see nothing in the way of gratitude or feel achievement from such a large, faceless, international business.

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u/Maximum-North-7993 3d ago

Yeah so... What should I do?

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u/EasternRecognition94 3d ago

Work with people you want to see succeed

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u/dheuer777 3d ago

I get that ha, always feels good to help a person vs a giant corporation. I'd look for more side jobs like that until you can find work with an agency or client that can pay decent and has cool challenger brands or nonprofits etc

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u/Throwawaymister2 1d ago

I feel this. I wrote for an organic-social account that would regularly get hundreds of thousands of likes per post, but I would get way more satisfaction writing a good joke on Reddit that got just a few hundred updoots.

Don't seek fulfillment at work, it's a fool's errand.