Hi Reader, I’m working with a new business coach. He spends his time coaching clients on how to craft cheat codes. A former gamer, I’m all for cheat codes. A good cheat code means I can get to where I want to go… faster and easier. A cheat code summarizes what your business does and how you differ from everybody else in the market. In my case… My cheat code summarizes how I think about building a writing business. So, here’s mine: Amateur writer:
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Hi Reader, I started my writing business back in 2014. In 2014… My writing blog was a fun side project. I also worked as an in-house copywriter for a SaaS company. I didn’t realize I’d started a writing business until 2016. I somehow stumbled into the world of display advertising and affiliate marketing. It didn’t happen at once, but… Even then… I didn’t march into my boss’s office and declare, “I quit!” until 2020. My writing business has gone up and down since I said: “I quit.” These days,...
Hi Reader, I’m running a Pro Writers Only workshop early next month. I usually deep dive into a single topic that helps amateur writers go pro. My next workshop is all about getting paid to write. There are many ways you can do it. Which one interests you the most? Offering coaching and consulting Selling courses Freelancing Selling books Tick the box for the topic you are most interested in. Tickets cost $97, but I’ll give away one to a poll respondent selected at random. Write on,Bryan Collins
Hi Reader, What are half of searchers doing after typing a term into Google? NOTHING. That’s according to a joint study by SEO companies SparkToro and Datos. Enter the world of zero-click search, where Google serves up content scraped from people’s sites and slaps it in front of readers without sending traffic in return. And get this: 30% of searchers who click are going to another Google-owned property, such as YouTube, Google Images, or Google News. As somebody who built a writing business...