BOW 079: Laura Briggs: Tactical Tips To Grow Your Freelance Business Without Going Crazy

Nov 17, 2020

In This Episode: 

 

This. Episode. Is. MEATY!

 

Laura Briggs is a two-time TEDx speaker, award winning author of How to Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business, and the founder of a nonprofit that teaches military spouses how to start a freelance business. She’s just released her second book, Six Figure Freelancer…

 

At least that’s what her “official” bio says. In truth, she’s much more than that. She’s an inspiring,  no-nonsense author, entrepreneur, and project manager who creates needle-moving marketing assets for her clients, while helping hundreds of freelancers launch and grow their businesses. 

 

She bounds effortlessly across industries – meeting the varied needs of her personal clients – while also helping military spouses find purpose (and a solid income source) by developing and promoting their own freelance skills. 

 

Today we’re getting tactical as Laura shares actionable, step-by-step lessons for developing your skills, growing your freelance career, and scaling your business while maintaining your sanity.

 

Episode Highlights

 

• How Laura went from Middle-School Geography Teacher to professional writer and freelance coach
• Why Upwork donated $20,000 to help her launch her non-profit for freelancers
• Laura’s advice for writing in tough industries like Law
• The 2 things you MUST have to launch your freelance business (and what you should put off until later in your career)
• How to get started with freelancing, even if you have no clients and very little xperience
• Why Laura says you should pitch your ideas to agents even if you don’t have a book yet
• The biggest difference between pitching fiction and non-fiction work to publishers
• Why you shouldn’t rely on your publisher to market your book
• Laura’s step-by-step process for marketing her new books after they’re published
• How to write quickly so you can deliver great material fast 
• Laura’s #1 tip for managing your time (and everything else) when you’re overloaded with work
• How to tell your clients that you need to scale back your work when you need a break
• Tactical tools and processes for managing multiple projects at the same time
• Laura’s advice for building your “legacy” business 
• The biggest mistake new freelancers make when trying to launch their new business
  And plenty more along the way. Get the resources mentioned in this episode below.