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​Current Courses

These online courses will teach you how to develop and maintain an authentic brand voice that is the hallmark of good brand writing.

​Learn how to apply the mechanics of language to drive your audience to click, share and convert.
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​Instructor Led Classes (Zoom)

• Copywriting 101 with CD Thomas McGuire
  
  
• ​How to Create an Advertising Portfolio with Justin Oberman
  
  

Self-Study Courses

• Copywriting 101  Self-Study
  
  

• Copywriting 201  Self-Study
  
  
• Mastering Direct Response Copywriting  Self-Study
  
  
• 360 Copywriting  Self-Study
  
  

• Comedy Writing  Self-Study

​   Copywriting Articles and Guides

• Sales Writing: How to Create Attention Grabbing Headlines
• How to Create Persuasive Sales Copy
• Proven Copywriting Methods: Emotional Advertising​
• ​5 Brands with Amazing Copywriting Teams
• 10 Great Headlines from Classic Ads
• Top Skills for a Copywriter
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• What Never to Do When Writing Compelling Copy for Sales
• ​How to Write Copy That Sells - Use Benefits
• Master Hard and Soft CTAs for Superior Sales Writing
• Master the Art of Headline Writing!
• UX Copywriting and Short Copy
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• 7 Ways to Improve Your Copy Immediately
• A Day in the Life of A Copywriter​
• Coffee Copywriting and Freedom
• Great Copywriters Use Verbal Imagery to Tell a Story
• Learn How To Write Conversationally To Engage Your Audience
  
  
• Copy is Everywhere​
• Direct Response Copy Sells
• The Pros and Cons of Copywriting Part-Time​
• How To use Statistics, Facts and Quotes to Craft Compelling Copy
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• Why Copywriting Makes A Great Second Career
• Why I Love Being a Copywriter
• Read These 4 Books to Become a Better Copywriter​
• Launch A Career In Advertising With These Top Portfolio Schools

• Copywriting for Beginners: 10 Quick Tips
• Copywriting Examples: Google Ads
• Ad Campaigns: Nike Just Do It
• How to Design Great Digital Ads
• Don't Let Imposter Syndrome Keep You From Writing Great Copy

• ​Urgent, Useful, Unique, Ultra-Specific: How to Boost Your Copywriting with the Four U’s
• The Power of Story: Telling Compelling Stories to Boost your Copywriting​
  
  
• A Review of Current AI Copywriting Tools
• Scientific Advertising: 10 Copywriting Lessons from Claude Hopkins
• Copywriting Lessons from David Ogilvy
• 9 Copywriting Lessons From John Caples
• 9 Copywriting Lessons from Robert Collier 
  
  
• 8 Copywriting Lessons from John Powers
• Great Ad Campaigns: Apple 1984
• Great Ad Campaigns: “Mikey Likes It”
• Top San Francisco Ad Agencies
• Great Ad Campaigns: "When EF Hutton Talks"
  
  
• We Make Money the Old Fashioned Way
• Great Ad Campaigns: Daisy
• Great Ad Campaigns: Absolute Vodka

Why

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We provide answers to your copywriting questions. Classes for those that love the art of copywriting. Classes offered online and live. All classes are taught and developed by working copywriters.

Why SFSC:

• Evening and weekend classes
• Experienced teachers
• Real world skills
• Classes near BART
• Online Bootcamp Classes

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• How to Write Good Copy​
• Copywriting Secrets: 8 Powerful Ways to Add Proof and Credibility ​
• Copywriting Cheat Sheet: Write Powerful Copy Quickly and Easily

• What Volkswagen’s ’Think Small’ Campaign Teaches Copywriters
• What is Copywriting?
• Landing Pages that Work - Copy that Converts

• Copywriting Insights: How to Test Ad Copy for Best Results​​
• Write Effective Ad Copy: No Fail Secrets and Tips
• The Ultimate Blog Checklist for Copywriters
• Here’s How to Get Portfolio Building Copywriting Gigs​
• Discover How To Write Killer Copy That Converts

 

• Three Tips To Writing Copy That Converts​​
• Two of the Biggest Mistakes Beginning Copywriters Make​​
• 10 Mistakes Even Experienced Copywriters Make
• Why Tone Can Make or Break Your Copy​
•  How to Grow Your Email List
  
  
• Email Copywriting Tactics
• Autoresponder Copywriting: How to Do It Write
• 10 Great Email Subject Lines
• Email Marketing Types: Long, Short, Creative and More
  
  

• Copywriting Examples: Social Media
• Where You Can Get a Copywriting Certificate Online: Copywriting Training
• 10 Ad Schools for College Grads
• Top American Ad Schools
• 6 Free Copywriting Courses
  
  
  
• Best Copywriting Resources: Magazines, Organizations and More
• How to Practice Copywriting
• ​How to Build a Brand With Copywriting​
• Copywriting Grammar Review: 10 Common Grammar Mistakes
• Copywriting Grammar Review: When to Use Commas

Experienced Teachers

SFSC prides itself on hiring only the most reliable, resourceful, experienced and passionate industry leaders and copywriting unicorns who, in the most enjoyable and memorable way possible, will help you grow from novice to confident copywriter.

Amanda Caswell
A former Nickelodeon scriptwriter and has written print & digital advertisements and commercials for some of the biggest brands in the industry

Corey Rosenberg
Associate Creative Director at Yelp, is an influential advertising copywriter with 14+ years of experience writing for big ad agencies, even bigger tech companies and selling brands of all shapes and sizes. 

Hear what students have to say about SFSC classes.

​“SFSC’s Boot Camp course delivers everything their ad promises. If you want to write better copy, learn more about marketing strategy, add fire to your business skills or just look for new freelance opportunities, this is positively the class for you. I will definitely consider another course with SFSC.”
Pamela Dyson Pierre – Oakland, CA (Author/ Writer)

​“I highly recommend the Copywriting Boot Camp 6-week intensive class offered by San Francisco School of Copywriting (SFSC)."
Karen Williams Macdonald (Marketing Consultant / Freelance Writer)