I've been a freelance copywriter over 10 years. I was previously a journalist. I also have a degree in criminology and another degree in natural medicine. For those 10 years freelancing, I've always had enough work to support myself and even travel the world. I've written for dozens of high-profile brands in the health/wellness space, writing evidence-based content and product descriptions. But in the past year, I've lost all but one of my clients. I haven't had any new offers of work in almost two years. I'm doing everything I can - posting/interacting regularly (DAILY ffs) on Linkedin, reaching out to potential clients, responding to job offers, applying to anything and everything. I have a portfolio that I've spent a lot of time polishing up. I write each cover letter specifically to the job requirements - i.e., not with AI, not just copy-pasting. I GET ZERO REPLIES. Linkedin has become a cesspit of AI slop and reshared memes. I can spend hours on a post only for it get maybe 200 impressions, whereas someone else will share a stupid cat meme and get 3480 responses. wtf?! I'm so depressed. It's like the universe has said, yep, your time is up, the professional world has no use for you now. ...any ideas what to do from here?   submitted by   /u/ScarletHare111 [link]   [comments]