Copy Chatter for Freelance Writers with Ashley Gainer

These are my top 5 tips for managing your workload as a freelance writer.

People ask me all the time if I will guarantee their results if they join my programs. My answer might surprise you. 

If you start as a generalist, it will eventually make sense to niche in some way. Here's how it looks. 

If I'm gonna tell you it's ok NOT to have a writing niche, I'd better back it up with advice about how to proceed, right? Well... here ya go! 

Everywhere you look, people are shouting about the millions of things you need to have or do or schedule or send or publish. We're bombarded with a massive list of things that we need to master and execute before we've even begun! It's completely overwhelming. Just-in-time learning is what will SAVE you. This podcast shows you how it works.

Are you a good enough writer to make it as a freelancer? There's only one way to find out...

Are you wasting your time on any of these major mistakes? If you identify with any of these, you'll be better off stopping and changing focus.

 

- spending months on a website
- social media profiles and content marketing
- trying to start their blog at the same time
- researching all day and all night without taking action or implementing anything; getting ready to get ready
- making drafts but getting stuck in editing mode and never publishing them
- spending months applying to job boards and nothing else
- ghostwriting without being clear whether or not they can use those pieces in their portfolio (and not charging enough)
- doing anything and everything to avoid looking for clients

How do you get anything done when life is chaotic? Whether it's a dropped nap or a global pandemic, instability and situational "noise" can put a damper on your productivity. In this episode, I share a few tips for keeping yourself in motion.

After a string of illnesses and then The Pollening, my vocal cords have been decimated. I'm hoping to be healed up and back behind the microphone in May -- and in the meantime, here's a quick message for you. 

When you're thinking about getting a new course or joining a new program, how do you know if it's the right move? In this episode, I lay out 4 situations when it makes sense. Otherwise, you might be looking at some expensive procrastination tactics. I'm also giving you three things to ask yourself before giving it the green light. Keeping yourself in check is an important part of success, and this is one of the key areas that will make or break your career!