207: Make Great Money and Stay at Home with Your Kids (as a Writer!) with Kimberlee Leonard
03/19/20 • 46 min
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Do you want to earn income working from home? (Whether you have a child or not...whether you are a mom or not).
This episode may also be SO TIMELY for millions of people social distancing at home because of COVID-19.
Then tune into this episode! Our guest today shares her story of how she replaced a full-time income in the financial industry (living in the expensive LA area) as a single mom...and how you can do it too.
A Few Highlights from This Podcast:
How MarketMuse Content Optimization Software Helped Neil Patel Double His Traffic and Rankings
Book: Stay at Home Single Mom: Writing Your Way to Your Happy Ending
How Kimberlee went from the financial industry to writing screenplays, business plans, blogs, ghostwritten books, and more (and how you can too)
What is the rate you can charge for your writing (and should you do it by hour, by word, by project?)
Tips to get your priorities and strategy clear
The biggest mistake to avoid as a freelance writer
Kimberlee answers the question many have, "Should I do work for free or reduced price in the beginning as I build my writing samples, network, and client base?"
Our Guest
Kimberlee Leonard is the author of Stay At Home Single Mom: Writing Your Way to Your Happy Ending which takes readers on her journey behind establishing herself as a freelance writer so she could stay home with her toddler when faced with a divorce.
She is the founder of The Single Mommy Tribe where she helps mentor and support other moms faced with the decision of staying home with the kids or going back to the workforce and The Blog Out Post where she coaches bloggers and writers on how to create a second income to replace their first.
Great Quotes
- “It’s about setting your priorities so you meet your goals, otherwise you’re always struggling with mom guilt.” - Kimberlee Leonard
- “Don’t be afraid to have a little bit of an edge of who you are.” - Kimberlee Leonard
- “'I don’t know what we’re gonna write if I’m a plumber?' And I said, 'Well then you write about all the DIY things somebody in their house is gonna do because I guarantee they’re still gonna need a plumber after they do that.” - Kimberlee Leonard
Take Action Now!
- Amazon Bestselling Book Workshop + Resources [free]
- Bestselling Book Accelerator [best option to get your book done, live, and #1!]
- Speaker's Secret Gig List [get more speaking gigs]
To access full show notes on making money as a writer from home, please click here.
Do you want to earn income working from home? (Whether you have a child or not...whether you are a mom or not).
This episode may also be SO TIMELY for millions of people social distancing at home because of COVID-19.
Then tune into this episode! Our guest today shares her story of how she replaced a full-time income in the financial industry (living in the expensive LA area) as a single mom...and how you can do it too.
A Few Highlights from This Podcast:
How MarketMuse Content Optimization Software Helped Neil Patel Double His Traffic and Rankings
Book: Stay at Home Single Mom: Writing Your Way to Your Happy Ending
How Kimberlee went from the financial industry to writing screenplays, business plans, blogs, ghostwritten books, and more (and how you can too)
What is the rate you can charge for your writing (and should you do it by hour, by word, by project?)
Tips to get your priorities and strategy clear
The biggest mistake to avoid as a freelance writer
Kimberlee answers the question many have, "Should I do work for free or reduced price in the beginning as I build my writing samples, network, and client base?"
Our Guest
Kimberlee Leonard is the author of Stay At Home Single Mom: Writing Your Way to Your Happy Ending which takes readers on her journey behind establishing herself as a freelance writer so she could stay home with her toddler when faced with a divorce.
She is the founder of The Single Mommy Tribe where she helps mentor and support other moms faced with the decision of staying home with the kids or going back to the workforce and The Blog Out Post where she coaches bloggers and writers on how to create a second income to replace their first.
Great Quotes
- “It’s about setting your priorities so you meet your goals, otherwise you’re always struggling with mom guilt.” - Kimberlee Leonard
- “Don’t be afraid to have a little bit of an edge of who you are.” - Kimberlee Leonard
- “'I don’t know what we’re gonna write if I’m a plumber?' And I said, 'Well then you write about all the DIY things somebody in their house is gonna do because I guarantee they’re still gonna need a plumber after they do that.” - Kimberlee Leonard
Take Action Now!
- Amazon Bestselling Book Workshop + Resources [free]
- Bestselling Book Accelerator [best option to get your book done, live, and #1!]
- Speaker's Secret Gig List [get more speaking gigs]
To access full show notes on making money as a writer from home, please click here.
Previous Episode
206: A Quiz in Your Biz: Psychological Benefits and Copywriting Tips for Quizzes with Branding Expert Annmarie Rose
What's a short-form way to both gain insights on your audience (to improve your copywriting) AND clarify your offers to psychologically attract more clients? A quiz! Brand Impact Strategist Annmarie Rose stops by to break it all down so you can quickly start using quizzes to improve your business and copy.
A Few Highlights from This Podcast:how to attract, engage, and provide incredible value for your ideal audience members using quizzes
how making a quiz is way easier than writing a book or other long-form content, but provides valuable insights for you while also helping your audience clarify what they want and need
the psychology behind using a quiz to build your brand and grow your business
how you can use your audience’s quiz results to craft more impactful copy
platforms to use to make a quiz (Annmarie uses TypeForm and Interact)
where in the customer journey to use a quiz and why
Our GuestAnnMarie Rose is a Brand Impact Strategist who has spent more than 5 years helping hundreds of coaches, consultants, and course creators clarify their visions, align their online brands and take their businesses to the next level while experiencing freedom and fulfillment in the process.
Through her supportive 1-on-1 consulting experiences and actionable online training programs, AnnMarie empowers purpose-driven entrepreneurs to achieve sustainable business success with a clear, compelling message, a streamlined brand strategy, and engaging marketing efforts.
AnnMarie is also the creator of Quizness, a framework, and training program that makes it easy for purpose-driving business owners to build their online brands with compelling quizzes that attract, engage and truly serve their ideal audience members.
Learn More: AnnmarieRose.comBrandMessageQuiz.com
Video of our InterviewLook at cute Baby E. So naughty sometimes!
Great Quotes- “From a psychological standpoint from the business owner in terms of creating something that is going to build your brand, there is a lower barrier to entry with quizzes if you have the steps to set up one correctly.” - Annmarie Rose
- “[...] people say: how long should my book be? And my answer that I want say is: -As long and you want it to be. But people don’t want that, they want just like: -Tell me the pages numbers.[...]” - Laura Petersen
- “[..] I have a specific question that says: “-Which one do you tend to struggle more on your brand building journey, shiny object syndrome or perfectionism?”, and then based on that answer I am able to identify which type brand that you have.” - Annmarie Rose
- Amazon Bestselling Book Workshop + Resources [free]
- Bestselling Book Accelerator [best option to get your book done, live, and #1!]
- Speaker's Secret Gig List [get more speaking gigs]
Next Episode
208: No More Writing Copy - How To Get ALL Of Your Sales Letters, Webinar Slides, Emails, And Ads Written (In As Little As 10 Minutes) Without Hiring An Expensive Copywriter
No matter how much you practice at writing copy, you will never get as fast, efficient, and effective as if you use the Funnel Scripts tool from Russell Brunson (Founder of Click Funnels) and Jay Edwards (professional Copywriter).
It's like mad libs on crack. For business.
You just plug in key information about your business, product, webinar topic, etc. (with lots of examples to help guide you) and then click the "Build" button.
Then, it spits out scripts, full pages of copy, ad copy, video sales letters to read off a teleprompter. Like, anything you need for business. It's pretty ridiculous...in a good way.
I'm currently testing out a script for this $19 Offer Page for My [Secret] Amazon Bestselling Categories Formula. Hopefully, it will slay and help a lot of people too.
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