<\/span><\/h2>\nFor me, this had a lot to do with goal-setting and then just being relentless about pursuing those goals.<\/p>\n
I just knew for me I had to block out any and all negativity after I set my goal as a freelance writer of making \u00a35,000 by month number four.<\/p>\n
That was all I was thinking about. I did not care what anybody said. I did not care what anybody thought about it,<\/p>\n
All I knew was that no matter what I was going to make things happen, I was gonna get out there and work my ass off, until I had that \u00a35,000 a month exactly what I wanted to have it.<\/p>\n
I think a lot of it just has to do with staying really focused on your goal.<\/p>\n
When you create a SMART goal the way I recommend doing it is adding a so I can statement to the end of it which I talked about in that video too so you would have a SMART goal.<\/p>\n
Something like I want to make \u00a33,000 per month freelance writing by month 4 so I can stay at home with my new son or so I can focus on my freelance blogging business the country full-time.<\/p>\n
I think staying focused on that so I can statement and the reason behind your goal and why you want to do what you want to do just makes the negative stuff that happens to you so much less stressful because it’s just like when you’re that focused on your goal.<\/p>\n
When you’re that relentless about pursuing it, the kind of day-to-day freelance challenges really don’t affect you as much now there are still gonna be tough days no matter what and when that happens.<\/p>\n
I just recommend taking some time out for self-care whatever that means for you but still make sure you’re keeping yourself on deadlines still make sure you’re working really hard still.<\/p>\n
Make sure you are doing everything you can to achieve your goal as far as being new and not having positive experiences to reinforce my value.<\/p>\n
I just kind of told myself that part of the process is feeling weird and feeling uncomfortable and not knowing what you’re doing at first. It’s just part of hurting anything new starting a business starting a new hobby or whatever.<\/p>\n
I guess I just kind of gave myself permission to start where I was and I told myself this is where I am now.<\/p>\n
I’m gonna learn and grow and improve over time and eventually work my way up to where I know and I am confident in the value that I can offer clients.<\/p>\n
Just remember that it’s a process even the best copywriters today do not always feel confident in their work.<\/p>\n
We all struggle with a little bit of imposter syndrome and self-doubt and all these kinds of negative feelings sometimes.<\/p>\n
You just have to kind of accept it as part of the process and keep pushing through it and remember that it does happen to everybody.<\/p>\n
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<\/span>How do you find high-paying clients?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nMany want links to things that have been published but if you’re just starting you can’t really provide that.<\/p>\n
I have a blog post that covers how to create a freelance writing portfolio.<\/p>\n
I also have a free course in video training on how to land freelance clients so for that practical kind of step-by-step strategy you can check out those resources there.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How can I make sure I profit from my blog?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nIf you\u2019re gonna start a website for her freelance and you are also going to have a blog page on her site so right now I am in the process of creating an entire series on how to make money blogging.<\/p>\n
It talks about basically how when you want to make money blogging, you create a product or a service for the audience who is going to read your blog and you create sales funnels and you use email marketing to build relationships with those people over time.<\/p>\n
Honestly it’s something that I could do an entire like 3-hour video on and I should probably save that for another video but do check out that other video that I have on how to make money blogging because I think that will really really be helpful for the business you’re trying to create,<\/p>\n
<\/span>I’m wondering where there is a profitable niche for in a writing career?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nThere are so many possibilities here.<\/p>\n
You could help online course creators create their content using their education experience you could probably write curriculum you could look into the writing jobs.<\/p>\n
One time I literally use the fact that my mom as a teacher and my bit of knowledge that I gained from that tool and an blog post writing job so there are a lot of possibilities now<\/p>\n
One thing I recommend doing here is looking up other freelance writers online so just do a google search look up the ones who specialize in writing about something happen to do with education.<\/p>\n
Then you can kind of see what kinds of clients they’re getting if you creep on their portfolios a little bit.<\/p>\n
Obviously you don’t want to steal those exact same clients, but it’ll just give you a good idea of the kind of work you do and potentially the kinds of clients you could target.<\/p>\n
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<\/span>Have you found more success money writing for businesses with blogs, or for full time bloggers?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nI will tell you from my experience, it has definitely been businesses.<\/p>\n
Full time bloggers don’t have a huge marketing budget whereas a bigger business.<\/p>\n
For example, it does have a big marketing budget and they may even have a full copywriting team and a book of freelancers that they use to write their blog posts and articles.<\/p>\n
You really have to think about exactly who you want to target when you pick your niche and when you market yourself because you want to go after clients so one value the kind of work you do and to have the budget to pay you well for your work.<\/p>\n
Both businesses and bloggers in this case would value the kind of work you do depending on the kind of business you target.<\/p>\n
But bloggers may not have the bigger budget that a lot of bigger businesses have so just keep that in mind and when you see a blogger or a business you want to write for.<\/p>\n
Regardless of which one you choose really think about their marketing budget and how much do they have to spend on hiring a freelance writer.<\/p>\n