Write Down To Business: How To Become A Freelance Writer

Get Your Start as a Freelance Writer

What you'll learn

Discover what kinds of niches/work products you can sell as a freelance writer

Identify how you can establish yourself as a writer

Identify how to set your income and time goals

Identify how to market yourself and work with clients successfully

Identify how to grow your freelance writing business

Requirements

Have an understanding about online gig economy

Description

Freelance writers have more opportunities than ever before. Working remotely as an independent contractor freelance writer, you can sell blog and website content, among many other types of content, to clients all over the world. With the boom in digital marketing, you can work with clients to help improve their search engine ranking, brand visibility, and conversions with their clients by writing solid content and copy. Whether you're looking to write copy, SEO content/blogs, articles, or entire books, you can find and run your own business from home. In this course, you'll learn from veteran freelance writer Laura Briggs, who launched her at-home writing career with no advanced training or certifications (or even a degree in English!) You'll learn the ropes of what it takes to work as a freelance content writer, where to find clients, and how to work with clients. You will also learn: Where to find clients and how to pitch them effectively The truth about what it takes to succeed as a freelance writer and common myths Popular niches for freelance writers What to know about setting rates for freelance writing work The best tips for getting your freelance writing business of the ground quickly How to protect yourself in conversations with freelance writing clients, including how to handle edits/revisions A deep dive into cold pitching and how to reach out to prospective clients over email This course is right for: Someone who is brand new to freelancing writingTeachers and other professionals who want to establish a freelance writing side hustleAn aspiring freelance writer who isn't yet sure what kind of content they want to write and sell Authors, virtual assistants, and proofreaders who want to step into freelance writing for money

Overview

Section 1: Establishing Yourself as a Writer and Kinds of Content

Lecture 1 Intro to the Course

Lecture 2 The Most Important Thing to Consider with Everything You Write

Lecture 3 What Kind of Writer Will You Be?

Lecture 4 Content Walkthrough: SEO Article

Lecture 5 Content Walkthrough: Academic Work

Lecture 6 Content Walkthrough: Whitepaper

Lecture 7 Content Walkthough: Sales Copy

Lecture 8 Content Walkthough: Newsletter

Lecture 9 Your Writing Persona and Communication

Section 2: Setting Your Income and Time Goals

Lecture 10 How to Make $100/Day as an SEO Blog Writer

Lecture 11 Introduction to Rate Setting

Lecture 12 Why Writers Struggle with Rates and What to Consider Before You Create Them

Lecture 13 Why Working with a Minimum Order Amount- and the Right Client Type- Makes a Diff

Lecture 14 Great Tool for Determining Your Ideal Hourly Rate

Lecture 15 Final Thoughts on Setting Rates

Section 3: Marketing Basics

Lecture 16 Marketing 101

Lecture 17 Quick Note: Why I Don't Cover Upwork in This Course

Lecture 18 Writing Samples

Lecture 19 Websites 101

Lecture 20 Inside WordPress

Lecture 21 Inside Squarespace

Section 4: How to Cold Pitch Freelance Clients

Lecture 22 What is Cold Pitching?

Lecture 23 What Are the Challenges with Cold Pitching?

Lecture 24 The Cold Pitching Process

Lecture 25 What Goes Into a Cold Pitch?

Lecture 26 Example and Analysis: Cold Pitch

Lecture 27 Staying Organized While Sending Cold Pitches

Lecture 28 How to Research Companies

Lecture 29 Tips for Emailing Companies Your Pitch

Lecture 30 Writing Great Subject Lines and Tips for Connecting with Your Reader

Lecture 31 Tracking Your Follow Ups

Section 5: Sales Calls with Clients: What to Know

Lecture 32 What You'll Learn in This Section

Lecture 33 Why You Should Care About Calls

Lecture 34 What to Do Before You Get on a Call with a Client

Lecture 35 Prepping for Your Sales Call

Lecture 36 How to Start Your Sales Call

Lecture 37 Questions to Ask on a Sales Call

Lecture 38 Helping a Client Who Doesn't Know What They Want

Lecture 39 What to Do with a Client Who Doesn't Show Up

Lecture 40 Handling Clients Who Are Not a Fit

Lecture 41 How to Handle Client Objections

Lecture 42 What to Do If The Client Brings Up Costs on the Call

Lecture 43 How to End the Call and Prepare for Next Steps

Lecture 44 Other Call Issues

Section 6: Working with Clients Successfully

Lecture 45 Onboarding Clients Successfully

Lecture 46 Submitting Work to Clients

Section 7: Growing Your Freelance Writing Business

Lecture 47 Finding Your Sweet Spot

Lecture 48 Ongoing Marketing

Lecture 49 Course Recap

Freelance writers who are interested in growing their business.