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How to Design the Most Effective Lead Magnet for YOUR Business
If you’re working online, the chances are you’ve heard of a lead magnet. Even if you haven’t, you’ll have come across one before because so many businesses use these now. A lead magnet is a great way to get your potential ideal clients to start following your business, and the idea is that eventually, they’ll convert into paying clients. But how do you know which is the most effective lead magnet for your business? What is a lead magnet? Before we go on, it’s important to briefly cover what a lead magnet is. Basically, it does what it says in the title, it attracts your customer leads and draws them…
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5 Reasons Why you Should Plan your Book Outline
Many people will argue that you don’t need to plan an outline for your book, and I agree. When I first started writing, I thought I knew everything – I didn’t need a plan, right? Okay, so I managed… But when I started writing and following outlines, it made things a hell of a lot easier. I often wondered why I’d made things difficult for myself previously, by refusing to plan. Clearly, I was just a stubborn B*t@h with a lot to learn! Here are my Top 5 Reasons – FOR THE SERIOUS WRITER ONLY The book outline is basically your framework. It provides structure and allows you to pace…
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7 Other Ways your Completed Book Can Make you Money
Many people think that once they’ve written their book and it’s published, that’s it. BUT often this is just the beginning. It’s the same if someone manages to bag an AMAZING book deal, the work still goes on. You need to launch your book and many writers do readings and appear in media publications so that they can market their book. Often, your book has its biggest sales when it’s first launched, but great news… there are other ways to make money from your book. 1. Workshops based on your Book You can host a book workshop online or face-to-face that focuses on a particular aspect or key topic/themes of…
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Break your Writing Drought – 5 EASY Mindset Activities for Writers
As a writer, I know all the tricks in the book when it comes to making ‘excuses’ as to why you’re NOT writing. In fact, I’ve probably made them all and I still try to make excuses from time-to-time, however, now my mindset shuts them down. I’ve trained myself to deal with the excuses before I have a chance to consider them and you can do the same. I guarantee that with practice, you will remedy your writing drought. Most excuses I hear revolve around fear, time and ability. It’s time we addressed these things… 1. Many people struggle with their confidence when it comes to writing and that’s what…
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I know WHY you haven’t written your book yet!
As a writer, I know every trick in the book when it comes to excuses because I’ve made them, and I’m here to call you out right NOW! I don’t want you to make the same mistakes I’ve made and it’s frustrating me because I KNOW that now is the right time for so many people, but they’re choosing to ignore it. It’s time to get real, stop the excuses and face the barriers in front of us. No, I haven’t got a crystal ball and I can’t tell fortunes or read tea-leaves (although my Gran could), but I can tell you why you’re not writing. It’s FEAR! I know…
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15 Ways to Make Money as a Writer
When I was young, I believed writing was a pipe-dream and I don’t even think I felt like it was an actual job. I think I had this idea that authors, were people who were already rich and could afford to spend time writing and once they wrote a best-seller, they were a celebrity. What surprised me the most when I began my writing business, was the different ways I could make actually money. I’m not a celebrity (at least not yet, lol), but I’ve made my fair share of money from writing over the last three years. I could tell you stories about the different ways I’ve made money…
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Writing is a Skill for Life… So, Use it!
There are so many uses for writing and it sometimes frustrates me when people don’t utilise this skill. You see, writing is something we can all do and something we can get better at, yet we don’t always believe that and we don’t often believe in our own writing abilities. When I first started out, I had no idea what opportunities writing would bring. Writing sells, it educates, it informs, it entertains and it allows us to communicate with others too. If you can write, it’s a creative outlet and writing in the form of journalling is known to be positive when it comes to your mental health. Not only…
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Why is Mindset so Important for a Writer?
Happy New Year! I always think that new year is a great time to make changes and reaffirm our goals. That’s why I want to talk to you about your mindset as a writer today. 2021 is OUR time! New year, new YOU! I always wanted to be a writer, but something was holding me back. I wasn’t sure what it was, but it held me back for years. I settled for job after job, but I didn’t really enjoy my work. When I found a job in administration for my local government, it was my manager who insisted I followed my dreams. She always pushed me to do more.…
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Realign Yourself With your Business in 7 Easy Steps
For the past three months, I’ve been feeling unaligned in my business. I’ve kept myself so busy that at first, I didn’t even realise how unhappy I was with what I was doing. I pride myself on enjoying my work, I mean, that’s why I started my own business. But I took on some work that wasn’t what I thought it would be. It took so much of my time and I didn’t have time to contemplate what I was doing. It took me a while to actually realise how unhappy I was. When you feel unaligned, it’s not always easy to work out what’s causing it. I felt stressed-out…
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It’s Time to Overcome YOUR Writing Barriers
I remember when I first overcome my own writing barriers. It just a few years ago, and at the time, I was already a published writer at the time. The truth is, I still had demons and even though I was published and had been blogging for a few years already, I still didn’t feel I was worthy of the title ‘writer’. It was only when I worked on building my confidence as a writer and develop what I like to call a ‘Writer’s Mindset’, that I was able to move forwards with my writing. Sometimes, we don’t even realise what barriers we face, but I do have some good…
