13:01:46 From Charlene : W: First ever website is up and running! 13:01:50 From reginacunningham : W Finally finished the first section after realizing everything doesn’t have to be perfect from the beginning. 13:01:51 From Shannon Vincent : W: Drafting my first warm emails, plan on sending some out tomorrow! 13:01:56 From Edriss : W: Finally Got Started. 13:02:14 From Cynthia : W: Got Session 6 and 7 finished...feeling comfortable sending out warm emails. 13:02:33 From Beth : W: made solid updates to my website. feels good. 13:02:40 From Alison : W: Learnt about the one page samples - a real breakthrough! 13:02:41 From Chris Pawar : W: Finally got a paying client! Low-paying but nonetheless paying! 13:03:00 From Esther Hodge : W: Made connection with a potential pro bono opportunity 13:03:21 From John Fisher : W 13:03:23 From Susan Langmann : W A prospect I’d been working on for two months signed a project 13:03:24 From mariedamico : Finished my first, tiny assignment 13:04:54 From mariedamico : I I am working on warm emailing 13:05:06 From Edriss : I: Positioning 13:05:06 From Shannon Vincent : I: Email prospecting 13:05:13 From Alison : I: Nearly finished drafting web copy 13:05:14 From Chris Pawar : I: balancing prospecting and writing 13:05:16 From Cynthia : I: Email Prospecting 13:05:24 From reginacunningham : I: Web copy 13:05:28 From Beth : I: completing website updates (it’s already live), need to submit for review, updates to LinkedIn profile 13:05:28 From Esther Hodge : I: Working on warm email prospecting 13:05:33 From Charlene : I: LinkedIn, then moving into Session 4, ready to get into prospecting. 13:05:50 From Susan Langmann : I Trying to figure out what direction I should take on my current website and if I should change the audience direction. Also, prospecting with warm emails 13:06:23 From John Fisher : Just getting started. Finished the 1st session. 13:08:05 From John Fisher : I: Looking into finding my niche. Thinking about covering environmental issues. Still too new to have any substantive questions yet. 13:08:14 From Edriss : Q: My Main Concern: CLOSING 13:10:10 From mariedamico : Q: I want to do B2B with companies that are in the green/recyclable/renewable/alternative space but my background is entirely different. When I made my website, I focussed on the area where I had experience but I am worried that I won’t be able to pivot to the area I want to be in. Can you give advice about that. I don’t want to end up writing about something (real estate) I am not that interested in when the whole point of this is to do something I really like 13:10:20 From Chris Pawar : Q: I am finishing section 8 and I technically have a paying client. Does that mean I’m done? If so, what do you recommend as the next step in my development? I’m worried that I’m going to pigeonhole myself as the bargain cheap-writing guy. I’d like to move toward more technical writing and I’d like to keep upping my writing skills. 13:14:06 From Chris Pawar To Ed Gandia(privately) : Ed, in pharma sales we use a document called an “Objection Handler” which is a written summary of the most common objections with responses. If you’re interested, I’d be happy to put something together like this for you, obviously with your input. 13:14:54 From Cynthia : Q: I had someone reach out to me on LinkedIn that does digital marketing and wants to use me for any referrals when any of my clients may need a digital marketer and he mentioned he would allow me a 10% commission on first 90 days of his contract with client for referrals...Do you feel this would benefit me with any leverage having a digital marketer in the shadows for client with projects down the road that may require a digital marketer or is this just really a benefit to this digital marketer? 13:14:58 From Alison : Q: For the services page, is it ok to list services that I’ve not done before (if I only list services that I have done then it wouldn’t be a very long list!) 13:15:10 From Chris Pawar To Ed Gandia(privately) : And obviously, there would be no fees involved! 13:21:23 From Susan Langmann : Q: My current website is targeted to small French tech startups. After doing the positioning exercise, Enterprise tech companies are coming up stronger due to my past career work at IBM and TI. Now, I am trying to decide if I should revamp my website, or wait and gain more freelance experience first. The client I just signed with is a mid-size French company. 13:27:50 From Crystal : Q: I am sending out my Friends and Family emails. A couple of them I have had fairly recent contact with, but have connected more on social media instead of personal email. Would are your thoughts on connecting with them via Facebook Messenger? It initially feels a bit unprofessional to me but I have others reaching out to ME in this way as well and it does not feel odd. 13:39:08 From Laird Raymond : hi i may need some advice on my core differentiator between medical imaging and healthcare IT as i can fit both based on my 28 years experience of Sales, Tech Support and Pro User in the publishing industry. 13:46:14 From John Aucoin : Where did everyone go? 13:52:49 From Susan Langmann : Q My current website is targeted to small French tech startups. After doing the positioning exercise, Enterprise tech companies are coming up stronger due to my past career work at IBM and TI. Now, I am trying to decide if I should revamp my website, or wait and gain more freelance experience first. The client I just signed with is a mid-size French company. 13:53:51 From Crystal : Q: I am sending out my Friends and Family emails. A couple of them I have had fairly recent contact with, but have connected more on social media instead of personal email. Would are your thoughts on connecting with them via Facebook Messenger? It initially feels a bit unprofessional to me but I have others reaching out to ME in this way as well and it does not feel odd. 13:53:56 From Chris Pawar To Ed Gandia(privately) : Ed, regarding the “Objection Handler” idea. I would not be looking for any fees. ;) 14:17:31 From Shannon Vincent : Gotta run! Thanks so much Ed, and everyone! 14:22:08 From John Aucoin : Good question Alison. 14:24:01 From Chris Pawar : Will do thanks! 14:24:42 From Beth : Q: T: that tip about full names and titles in testimonials! Mine are currently first-names only. 14:24:54 From Charlene : T: Keep moving forward...momentum 14:25:26 From reginacunningham : A: Submit my web copy for review in the next 3 days 14:25:36 From Charlene : A: Starting session 4, so will be entering the arena prospecting. 14:25:40 From Chris Pawar : T: read the Obliquity book looks interesting! Keep prospecting. Keep writing. 14:25:40 From mariedamico : Going to step up the warm email prospecting each day and go on to next module (8). Trying to keep a positive attitude, which I find difficult 14:25:43 From Salih Abulgasim : My niche is serving, higher education - universities and publishing companies/houses-, as an editor, ghostwriter reviewer as my website shows that. I am also providing services for B2B educational companies, Such as case studies, E-mails, E-newsletters, Landing page, web pages...etc. Is that considered broadening too much for my niche and need to narrow down. So, should I focus on editing, ghostwriting reviewing only right now? Or is it appropriate to make it later on, and gradually? 14:25:52 From Esther Hodge : T: Listing services I want to offer regardless of whether I actually have experience. 14:25:55 From Beth : A: I need to keep moving. 14:26:04 From Edriss : T: List the industries I can "Learn Quickly" 14:26:07 From Cynthia : A; Complete final session...beefing up prospecting 14:26:10 From Alison : T: More important to make progress before worrying about pivoting 14:26:32 From John Fisher : Finish the next session. 14:26:42 From Esther Hodge : A: Continue to warm email prospecting and join a networking group 14:26:50 From Susan Langmann : T : The pricing comments you made as per Chris’ question really helped me to think through my pricing strategy with my new client. I also appreciated your comment about how you can mention services you don’t have experience yet … but to keep reference materials on your shelf when the need comes along … this happened to me this week as I bought your prospecting course months ago and it sure came in handy this week! 14:26:51 From Alison : A: Start (and finish?) my website 14:26:58 From Crystal : T: Focus the most energy on getting a paying client...prospecting. Everything else do minimum viable product. 14:28:18 From Susan Langmann : A: completing work with client and proposing new projects for 2020, prospecting and this course 14:28:29 From Charlene : Thanks for the input on prospecting during the holidays! 14:29:56 From Chris Pawar : Jumping off now folks. Thanks Ed and everyone else!!! Happy Holidays! 14:30:13 From Susan Langmann : T: As per my earlier T … I meant the case writing course. It really helped me to pitch and win the client 14:30:41 From Esther Hodge : Have to go. Thanks Ed. Appreciate the help so much! 14:31:04 From Cynthia : Thank you! 14:31:09 From Susan Langmann : Thank you!