The Most Fun Way to Find Clients and Job Opps - Info Interviews!

Join us for January's 21-Day Informational Interview Challenge! 🔥 If you are considering becoming a grant writing unicorn in 2022, now is a darn good time to join. Learn more here ⤵️ https://www.learngrantwriting.org/grant-writing-training🔸 What is an informational interview? 🔸And how do they help me get clients as a freelancer? An informational interview is a conversation with someone who interests you to gain knowledge about their organization or their industry. It is also a conversation to understand if they have a need that you can help solve. This is you 90% listening and 10% talking. It's the least scary form of networking on the scale of networking scale. If you want to have a career you love, it means taking ultimate, radical responsibility! If you're thinking about a career in grant writing in 2022, join us in the Grant Writing Unicorn Collective and our 21-Day Challenge. All you need to do, is join the Collective by January 10th and you can participate!  ⤵️https://www.learngrantwriting.org/grant-writing-trainingWhat questions do you have about the challenge or informational interviews? DM us on Instagram (@learngrantwriting) or shoot us an email. 🧡  The team at Learn Grant Writing 00:00 - How do informational interviews help me get clients? 00:27 - What is an informational interview? 00:50 - Objective of informational interviews 01:32 - Why are informational interviews important? 2:00 - How to get clients without going to conferences or marketing on social media 2:20 - Process of asking for an informational interview 02:49 - How to uncover a client's pain points 03:09 - Funding Strategy Overview 04:06 - How a Funding Strategy Can Increase Your Win Rate 04:30 - Example of a grant writer's success 05:33 - How you can start as a freelance grant writer with no experience06:33 - How funding strategies lead to paid grant writing work 07:12 07:12 - The Organic Networking Framework 07:30 - Challenges grant writers face in networking 09:00 - How Meredith landed her first grant writing job 09:49 - Two main mistakes freelance grant writers make14:20 - What is the 21-day challenge? 14:45 - Beating overwhelm as a freelance grant writer EPISODE CREDITS:Hosted by: Meredith Noble & Alex LustigAudio Edit by: Ana CastroConnect with Us:Website: [www.learngrantwriting.org]Instagram: [@learngrantwriting]Facebook: [Learn Grant Writing]