Posts by Jennifer Goforth Gregory
What I Learned from Talking to 60 Freelance Writers
Note from Jennifer: I’m super excited about the Content Byte Summit 2023 in Sydney, Australia, which is happening September 14-16, 2023. I’ll be there in person as a keynote speaker, and there are loads of other content marketing experts on the docket so this is going to be a really valuable event with lots of…
Read MoreHow to Ask for Work from Current and Past Clients
Note from Jennifer: I got several questions from my July income post earlier this week about checking in with clients. Since it’s such as a successful strategy for me, I updated a post from a few years ago to share what I do and how it works for me. This summer has been slow for…
Read MoreHow I earned $10K in July as a Freelance Content Marketing Writer
Even though the past few months have been slower than I’d like (check out my May/June income post, as well as April and March), I’m proud of myself. I haven’t panicked (too much). Or just sat around waiting for things to get better. I’ve gone back to the same strategies I used to build my…
Read MoreSurvey Results: How Freelance Writers Use Letters of Introduction to Land New Clients
For the first time in at least three years, I dusted off my letter of introduction (LOI) recently and got to work doing cold outreach. I noticed many other writers posting about starting cold outreach after a long break as many of us saw a slow down this summer. So I decided to make sure…
Read MoreHow I Took Time Off and Kept My Business Moving Forward in May and June 2023
Note: If you’ve had success with cold outreach either through email or LinkedIn, be sure to fill out my survey. [SURVEY CLOSED] I need more responses so I can have a good sample size, so please share with your network as well. I can’t share what works if I don’t have data from writers like…
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