My guest today is Laura Pennington Briggs of the Better Biz Academy, a former teacher turned freelance writer, entrepreneur, coach, and public speaker. She is a two-time TEDx speaker and the author of “How to Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business”, published by Entrepreneur Press.
Today we’re talking about:
- How Laura started a side hustle as a freelance writer.
- Exactly how she shifted her business model from one time projects to repeat retainer clients.
- How she grew her side hustle while working full time.
- How she built a 6-figure business – without having a website!
- Why Laura pivoted to coaching freelancers, and exactly how she did it.
- How Laura went from knowing absolutely nothing about writing a book to getting published with Entrepreneur Press (and her advice for you if you want to do something totally new that you’ve never done before).
- Laura’s advice for someone who is struggling to get traction in their side hustle
- The one belief Laura had to change about herself to get where she is today.
My favorite quotes from Laura:
- “Whatever your dream is, start putting yourself in the world of those people.”
- “As business owners, we hold the power to change anything.”
- “It’s equally valuable to know, “I don’t want to do this kind of project” as it is to say “this is my dream project”.
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
- Better Biz Academy
- Advanced Freelancing Podcast
- Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business – The Complete Guide to Starting and Scaling from Scratch* Book
- TedX Talk – The Future is Freelancing
- Mastering Your Freelance Life with Laura – Facebook Group
More About Laura:
Laura is a freelance writer and entrepreneur who threw out her entire business model at the end of 2015 because she was was sick of working on unfulfilling contracts and outsourcing my work to subcontractors – a process that seemed to add far more work and frustration.
Instead of continuing down Burnout Boulevard, she fired half her clients and kicked off the new year with some commitments: one of which was to only work with clients and subcontractors who allowed her to grow my business the way she wanted to. You can learn about Laura here.
Connect with Laura:
Facebook – The Freelance Coach
Pinterest – Six Figure Writing Secrets
