Copywriting – I’m good at it, and it’s been good to me.It’s not for everyone, though. And it’s certainly not for some people who you’d think it’d be for. Let me explain.In my 1:1 copy coaching sessions, I always ask my budding copywriters why they want to become pros,...
For this word-nerd bird, setting the dollar amounts I now charge scared me half to death. It was a trial by fire – complete with third-degree burns. For so many of the women I work with, deciding on your prices is fraught with fears. We find all sorts of crazy...
I started out like a lot of women new to business; I thought I’d leave my job, provide a killer service, and get paid accordingly. Which worked, in the beginning. Because I simply doubled my hourly rate as an employee and charged my time out as peanuts. Nodding? Uhoh....
As a bona fide, card-carrying word nerd, I’m always going to advocate good copy as the essential aspect of your business branding If we’re using marriage as the metaphor, let’s say copy is the wife. But, fair’s fair – design is an important facet. A union needs a...
Social media copywriting. It’s just information sharing, right? Like chatting. Yes, but as they say in the classics, it’s all in the delivery. The interwebs is a place where you have the whole world at your fingertips. At the touch of a button (or maybe a few)...
Do you cringe at asking for a testimonial? What about if I asked you to write me one? Did you just shrivel up inside? That’s just how your clients and customers feel when you ask them to pen you a para or two. Unless they’re word-nerd-birds like yours truly, writing a...
