Freelance
Writing Success in a Box
Review by: Nick Usborne
Published by
the American Writers and Artists Institute, this course is described
as:
Your complete
guide for launching and running your profitable freelance writing
business.
That's a pretty
good description. If you want to work from home as a freelance writer,
this gives you all the information you need.
This isn't a
course about writing or copywriting, it's about starting and building
a writing business. Nor does it confine itself just to copywriters.
What you learn here applies to copywriting, writing books, writing
articles and a whole lot more.
Who
is this for?
- Anyone thinking
of starting out as a freelance writer
- Moonlighters...
people with full-time work who do some freelance writing on the
side and want to increase their success.
- Established
freelance writers who want to improve their marketing and business
skills, and make more money
What's
important: What's important here is that this material
provides information that most freelance writers desperately
need.
There are
many, many wonderful freelance writers who don't earn the income
they deserve, simply because they lack skills in marketing their
services and managing their time and business efficiently.
If you want
to earn money as a freelance writer, you also need marketing and
business skills. This is what you will learn from this 'box' of
information. This is invaluable information, whatever the stage
of your freelance writing career - as a start-up or a seasoned professional.
What's
the box? Here's what you get...
1. A three-part
guide to building your business and your income.
The first part
focuses on the practical aspects of starting, managing and running
a business, even a home business.
Part two is
about managing your business and your time efficiently.
And Part three
is all about marketing your business and increasing your income.
2. A short
booklet of Questions and Answers
This booklet
comprises 62 questions you might expect from anyone starting out
in the freelance writing business - plus answers. I like the Q&A
format, because it is driven by the people asking the questions,
not by the experts.
This may be
the shortest of the pieces in the box, but there is a lot of value
here.
In
conclusion...
Reading the
guides, two or three points in particular jumped out at me. These
are the issues I need to address myself - ways in which I can run
my writing business more efficiently and increase my income.
This information
is essential for anyone who is starting out in the business of freelance
writing. Without it, you will be losing prospects, working inefficiently
and making less money than you could.
It's also a
wonderful resource for experienced freelancers. Just because freelance
writers like myself have been doing this for many years doesn't
mean we don't get into bad habits or miss all kinds of opportunities
to make more money.
Highly recommended
for anyone who wants to work from home and make a decent income
as a freelance writer.
[Apr 2007: This course is now delivered on CD, not as a box of printed materials.]
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