Thought Fortunes Podcast ep 024: Becoming a Successful Freelancer with Laura Pennington Briggs

BARS from this episode: TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME TO MARKET A BOOK. NOT SO MUCH TIME TO WRITE IT. Why it better to start your business as a side hustle How to decide when to leave your job What numbers to track while testing out your side hustle What happened when her publisher turned down her first book proposal How Laura edited her book using insights from advanced readers How to determine what to give away as downloadable resource Why an event attendee told Laura that she doesn't know who she is but sees her book everywhere The importance of creating a marketing plan ahead of book creation DON'T TAKE OTHER PEOPLES FEEDBACK AS A NEGATIVE VIEW EACH BOOK AS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE Why you should include your launch team early in the writing process How to build a marketing idea database How to recruit people for your launch team and transition them into advanced readers The two keys to becoming a successful freelancer How to schedule daily marketing THE BOOK IS THE ENTRY POINT FOR MY CORE OFFERING The one thing that separates paid freelancers from the underpaid WRITERS AND CREATIVES DO NOT HAVE TO BE STARVING ARTISTS Books mentioned: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert https://amzn.to/2TdKylA John Grisham books https://amzn.to/2uzRQrC Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte https://amzn.to/2HWTSoM The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle https://amzn.to/2w1aJnI Fav quote: “Aim at a high mark and you'll hit it. No, not the first time, nor the second time. Maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect.” - Annie Oakley Links mentioned: betterbizacademy.com/sidehustle www.betterbizacademy.com www.freelancewriting101.com www.linkedin.com/in/laurapenningtonwrites Do you have questions or comments? Email them to [email protected] If you want to turn your ideas into a branded book that books more speaking engagements and generates more leads and have a Signature Suite of products that generate more streams of income go to thoughtfortunepress.com and click on the Start Here button. That's thoughtfortunepress.com If you like the show, do us a favor. Share, like, and join. Take a screenshot and share the episode with the hashtag #thoughfortunespodcast. Show us how much you like us by giving us five stars and a review on iTunes. And, get into the conversation in the Facebook group: Write Your First Book. Until next time!