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7 Secrets of Profitable Freelancing in a Recession FAQs

UPDATE: This live event is over, but you may purchase its recording, transcript and worksheets here.

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I've received a number of questions about Thursday's "7 Secrets of Profitable Freelancing in a Recession" teleseminar (www.writingcoach.com/success) so I thought I'd respond via the list in case others were wondering.

Q:     I just attended your “How to be an entrepreneur as a business journalist” course.  Will I learn something new in this course?

A:     “How to be an entrepreneur as a business journalist” offered a survey of business basics for journalists interested in freelancing and those thinking about launching news start-ups.  

 

“7 Secrets of Profitable Freelancing in a Recession” was designed just for freelancers so the advice, examples and handouts will be more focused.  It assumes some knowledge of freelancing basics like pitching and offers ADVANCED techniques for building writing businesses in a challenging market environment.  

Q:    I heard your “Truth about Freelancing” speech at the SPJ Annual Convention.  How is this presentation different?

A:    The “Truth about Freelancing” presentation offered introductory freelancing material and presented overviews of several approaches to getting paid to write.  

“7 Secrets of Profitable Freelancing in a Recession” takes a deeper dive by featuring TWO experienced freelancers telling you exactly HOW we:
+ Create multiple streams of income from magazine articles, books, ghostwriting and web writing
+ Decide what to pitch to whom when
+ Stay on top of numerous assignments without being overwhelmed
+ Make marketing as painless as possible
+ Find and hire team members —from transcriptionists and payroll providers to computer consultants and goal buddies—to help us boost business

Q:    I can’t make the call at 8 p.m. EST on Dec. 10. but want to receive the information.  What should I do?

A:    Register at www.writingcoach.com/success even if you can’t call in live.  All registrants will receive the course handouts and a digital audio recording of the call so you can tune in when it’s convenient for you.  You can also purchase a full transcript for $5.

Q:    I saw that you put out calls for questions on the Writing Coach Facebook and LinkedIn pages.  Will I have a chance to ask questions during the call?  I’m sure I’ll have questions then.

A:    We’ll leave 30 minutes at the end of the call to take student questions.

Here’s a link to register for the course or learn more:
http://www.writingcoach.com/success