13:00:11 From Kellie W : Hello! 13:00:44 From Geesey : Howdy 13:00:48 From Kellie W : Bucket List: I really want to travel to Norway 13:01:02 From Kellie W : :) 13:01:29 From Geesey : Had a vacation to Slovenia that was supposed to happen four weeks ago. NOT! Will try again for next July. 13:01:57 From Kellie W : Bummer 13:02:22 From Geesey : Was really looking forward to it. Not the usual tourist traps, a beaitufl little country. 13:02:59 From Geesey : Not a Trump fan but the home of Melania Trump. 13:03:34 From CherylB : Back to Nova Scotia with my granddaughter. 13:04:48 From Geesey : W: finally got the courage to send some warm emails to prospects. No responses but I guess I was expecting that. 13:05:01 From Kellie W : W: I finally finished Session One! Plus, I’ve had some early business development success (even though it’s pretty out of order, I’m just rolling with it!) 13:06:38 From Matt Shannon matt@ascenify.com : W: Wrote the web copy for my site. Decided it's "good enough" for now, and have started working on my website. 13:07:20 From Kellie W : Congrats Matt! 13:07:38 From Matt Shannon matt@ascenify.com : Thanks Kellie. I procrastinated on this step for a while 13:08:06 From CherylB : W: Finally, a win. A pro bono project for one of my favorite places here in Dubuque. An Urban Farmstead that has a restaurant where they service their own eggs and produce. In a rather depressed area of town. Anyway, as a fundraiser they want to have an adopt-a-chicken project. I have carte blanche with this. My first task is to write up profiles to give about 5-10 chickens personalities. Yes, how fun is that???? Pluck a cluck? Pick a chick? Glad it 13:08:07 From Geesey : Ah yes procrastination, I'm familiar with that tune. 13:08:53 From Kellie W : So fun, Cheryl! 13:10:31 From Geesey : Need some names for the chicks. Maybe Sally Hen-ninger? 13:10:50 From Kellie W : So creative!! 13:10:51 From CherylB : Will do. Oh my gosh, what a good idea for my chicken personalities. Actually, we are good friends with they major and he is a good egg (pun intended). Actually lots of wins this week. Another long-term project with my sister. A couple of long conversation with former co-workers who are good connectors. 13:13:25 From Chris Dole : Was approached by a marketing manager on LinkedIn, asked to review her company's website. She received it positively... and she's an AWAI student so she knows my training :) 13:15:56 From Chris Dole : Do you have a suggested process to search for (say) software companies on LinkedIn. Finding companies as a first step toward researching them, before reaching out, is my current barrier. 13:16:02 From Kellie W : Q: I’m just finished with Session One, but am already getting some interest, which I don’t feel quite “ready” for. It’s a little embarrassing to not have a website ready or samples to share with people who are asking. What’s the best way to handle that? 13:17:49 From Geesey : Q; finally sent out those warm emails, now what about followup? No response yet and my sales experience says definitely followup, probably several times. But what strategy beyond the basic warm email? Create a sample project just for them? (a tip from another group) Education niche here. 13:21:06 From Chris Dole : Thanks for the tips! I've heard the LinkedIn groups aren't that active... has this changed? 13:22:23 From Chris Dole : Cool! 13:23:52 From Darin Silvera : I suppose many students may have asked this in the past...but what to do if I am speaking with a potential client and they ask me to do types of copy that I may not feel confident in doing. E.g. Webinar scripts. So I may fell confident in doing landing pages or case studies but not a very wide range of copy. 13:34:36 From Geesey : Now on session 6 13:35:20 From Geesey : Guess I better pick up the pace 13:38:48 From Kellie W : Ed just sent out an email about this - the subject line is something like “triangulation” 13:43:34 From Darin Silvera : pretty good advice...makes sense ...thanks 13:53:13 From Geesey : Amazing how kids in schools are never taught to write in small chunks, instead come out with giant paragraphs. 13:53:45 From Kellie W : My top takeaway: keep marching (confidently) forward! 13:53:47 From Matt Shannon matt@ascenify.com : T: Keep taking steps to move forward, even if I don't feel fully ready 13:53:47 From Geesey : T: more good LinkedIn advice 13:53:47 From Chris Dole : What I got: Keep moving forward through the materials 13:54:46 From Geesey : My wife is an English teacher. Not exactly taught to write in school, just WRITE. 13:54:48 From Nadine : T: Get started :) I'm brand new to this group so it's great to hear these tips. 13:55:22 From Geesey : Totally agree Susan - write the way people read and speak... 13:56:14 From Darin Silvera : one take away...don't be afraid to take a price reduced first engagement - and study hard - in order to get a reference for a new type of copy service 13:57:28 From Geesey : Need to depart folks, good luck to all, write well and OFTEN 14:02:46 From Kellie W : Time to build my website! 14:02:51 From Matt Shannon matt@ascenify.com : A: Get web site built and submit for review 14:03:28 From Chris Dole : A: Finish chatbot for my freelance website using what I learned in Nick Usborne's AWAI course on conversational design and chatbot marketing. 14:03:29 From Kellie W : We can do this, Matt! 14:04:05 From CherylB : A: Work on my chickens. Nurture a couple relationship with folks I would LOVE to land as clients. 14:04:19 From Nadine : A: Go through introductory and session 1.