Archives for Roadmap Tutorials
“How Do I….. ?”
That’s the big question, isn’t it? Whether you’re just beginning and want a little help understanding a particular niche market, or you’re looking for a clear “how to” road map for an idea you want to cultivate, this is the place to go.
We’ll be adding our special “Roadmap Tutorials” here – video lessons, step-by-step guides, and more.
The best part is that YOU tell US what you want to see. Tell us, and we’ll build it or find someone to build it!
Build Your Freelance Website with WordPress: In this six-video training tutorial, Rebecca Matter shows you step-by-step how to launch your professional freelance website using WordPress. She covers critical steps, obstacles to avoid, and much more.
12 Step Roadmap to Success: In this 12-Step Roadmap, Mindy Tyson McHorse guides you through a highly specific, yet simple, plan to launch a thriving web-writing business. Get started with the introductory installment now.
Become a Web Writer: Joshua Boswell starts from scratch and invites you to join him. You’ll see exactly what you need to do to land clients and succeed as a web writer, as he guides you through every step along the way. Get started with the introductory installment now.
Running Your Own E-letter: From Building Your List to Making Sales: Using email to market your web-writing business is a smart, effective strategy. But it’s also a strategy with a lot of moving parts. Not to worry. Email marketing experts Brian T. Edmondson, Jay White, and Ben Settle have teamed up to walk you through every step of setting a successful email marketing system to propel your web-writing business to greater success. Enjoy the introductory session here.
Quick-Start Business Building Series: In this Roadmap Tutorial, experts Mindy McHorse, Pam Foster, Rebecca Matter, and Joshua Boswell guide you step-by-step through building and growing your business, from making a plan to selecting a niche to finding and landing high quality clients.
How to Offer PPC Services to Your Clients: With Christina Gillick as your guide, learn the ins and outs of PPC marketing including how to choose the best ad network, finding profitable keywords, launching your campaign, and testing and tweaking your campaign for optimum results. This is a valuable service to offer your clients and can easily result in ongoing work.
Many extremely talented web writers never get their careers off the ground for one simple reason: they over-think every step. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you worry you’re not ready, or that your copy just isn’t good enough, or that you picked the wrong niche. This kind of worry creates a huge roadblock.
If there’s anything that makes a new web writer anxious, it’s the subject of fees. On one hand, you don’t want to set them too low and risk undervaluing your work. On the other hand, you don’t want to price yourself out of any really great projects. Find out everything you need to know to set your fees with confidence and ease.
How effectively you market your services can make or break your web writing business. Discover some of the many marketing options available to you, the best place to start, how to get yourself in front of interested business, how to build your online reputation, and how to use the growing relevance of social media to boost your results.
This is where things get exciting. If you’ve been following this roadmap, then you should have the following things already in place: a home support system, an understanding of the fundamentals of writing, an area you plan to specialize in, and an up-and-running professional web writing website. Now it’s time to go land some clients!
Putting together a professional website is another place where a lot of web writers get tripped up, and it’s easy to see why. From the technical jargon to the idea of going “public” to the world, creating your own website can seem wildly intimidating. But, you know what? It’s not hard at all!
Now that you have an overview of the web-writing world, it’s time to start working on your business direction. In this module, we’re going to fill you in on all the best opportunities for web writers. We’ll walk you through the major web-writing specialties so you can decide which areas you’re most excited about
As Nick Usborne puts it, “Writing online is profoundly different from writing for any other medium.” A lot of people don’t understand this. They write for the Web like they were trained to write in school. On the Web, that style of writing falls flat. And that’s why good web writers get paid so much money.
Guarantee your success as a profitable web writer with our 12-Step Roadmap. We share the most essential steps to get you launched and earning income as quickly as possible. With input from some of our most successful web writers, we start you out with key tips on how to set goals, how to make sure your personal life supports those goals, and best ways to stay motivated.