Keep Hitting Publish - Copywriter Amy Harrison

"You have the chance to carve the career of your dreams, so dream!" Amy didn't just settle for regular copywriting gigs. She didn't just settle for speaking/training around the world. She kept 'checking in on herself' and tweaking her career path. Today she regularly hits publish on blogs, videos, podcasts and her own 'scalable' income (rather than passive) online course - alongside the client work she loves. Here Amy shares the lessons she's learned from regularly hitting publish, using content to make her, erm, content. (You kind of have to say that out loud, then it's clever huh?) Love learning from other freelancers like this? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, subscribe to the podcast and to the newsletter. Key Takeaway Points Focus on the work you like to do Keep 'checking in' on yourself to make sure you're happy and figure out how to evolve Need new skills? Learn them: if there's an area in your trade (for her sales/marketing copy) you'd like to work in, read up and then practice Skills swap: early on to help build your portfolio, do work for free for other freelancers who likewise give you their skills When clients come to you they'll be more engaged than if you pitch to them, so put yourself out there as someone they need Speaking/teaching proved her expertise Podcasting - keep going, encourage engagement with your audience Podcasts/videos on weekly basis show you have a commitment to your particular subject Be consistent with your publish days (for blogs too), you'll get better returns There's a delay to you seeing results when publishing content - keep hitting publish, stick with it, you'll get better quality clients If after a time you still don't see results, don't stop publishing, but look at what/how you're publishing and change that Making videos is closely tied to your personality - so it can really open doors to clients and speaking gigs, people feel they know you Amy makes videos with humour - it makes viewers more engaged when learning and makes them more likely to share Don't think 'passive' income, think 'scaleable' income Amy took her training resources and created a course and membership site She didn't create a community around it because that takes a lot of actual time to manage (whereas the course takes care of itself) Sometimes you have to just trust you're on the right path, stick with it Ask yourself: 'what do I really like doing?' If you follow and persue that, do what you love and work hard at it, you will rise to the top Avoid 'compare and despair' - sure, look at what others are doing, but don't let it distract you or make you feel negatively Knuckle down, keep going - You have the chance to carve the career of your dreams, so dream! More from Amy Amy on Twitter Harrison Amy site Amy TV Hit Publish Podcast Write With Influence Useful Links Rainmaker Platform Rainmaker.fm Who the hell is Steve Folland? You know how everyone bangs on about how powerful video and audio content can be? Yeah, well Steve helps businesses make it and make the most of it. Find out more at www.stevefolland.com Track him down on Twitter @sfolland or lay a trail of cake and he'll eventually catch you up. JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).beingfreelance.com/community NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!The Being Freelance course is made for you!Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shopLike VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelanceYouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFollandBeing Freelance is hosted and created by freelance podcast editor Steve Folland.JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).beingfreelance.com/community NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!The Being Freelance course is made for you!Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shopLike VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelanceYouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFollandBeing Freelance is hosted and created by freelance podcast editor Steve Folland.