13:00:08	 From  Alison : Hello!
13:00:12	 From  Beth : hi!
13:00:32	 From  Charlene : Hey Susan! Sounds like you're feeling better!
13:01:51	 From  Charlene : I find humor a great way of handling various situations. :) 
13:02:31	 From  Alison : Persistent
13:05:12	 From  Daniel Lona : I submitted my first-ever paid piece of copy this week to a client and he loved it! He even said the word “love!” :)
13:05:18	 From  Charlene : W: Sent out 20 warm emails, finished session 7. 
13:05:40	 From  Daniel Lona : That’s right!
13:05:41	 From  Charlene : Congrats Daniel!
13:05:51	 From  Crystal : W: Back on a live call after after being unable to attend the last 2.
13:06:21	 From  Alison : W: submitted my first blog post for a client - he likes it and has asked me to write some more
13:07:14	 From  Beth : W: (kind of) i had a recruiter for Deloitte reach out to me to discuss a retainer… he went quiet after a few emails back and forth. in the end, i’m not sure he was legit; his email address (i realized later) was @gmail.com, a personal address rather than the company he claimed to work for. Still, nice to get a bite.
13:07:44	 From  Alison : Yes, it is paid
13:10:11	 From  Charlene : I: Sending out more emails; mostly finished with personal network, so ready to start reaching out to companies. Ready to start session 8.
13:10:38	 From  Daniel Lona : Still in Session 5: Prospecting. But I’ve had to slow down my pace some while I’m busy with a big project. (More on that in my questions later!)
13:10:50	 From  Beth : I: getting up the courage to begin the warm email prospecting process. not sure why this feels so intimidating!
13:10:52	 From  Crystal : Reaching out to a new segment of my niche via warm emails. Researching these companies.
13:10:52	 From  Daniel Lona : << a copywriting project, that is.
13:10:53	 From  Alison : I: Have tapped my network so trying to send out LOIs but I’m finding it hard going
13:14:39	 From  Daniel Lona : Great re-frame, Susan. These could be $40K emails we’re sending :)
13:17:46	 From  Charlene : Q: I know you're the LinkedIn Guru...for some reason I'm finding it confusing to know what the parameters are for sending messages on the free account. Is there an easy answer?
13:18:42	 From  Charlene : yes
13:18:49	 From  Daniel Lona : My connector friend was helpful and it led to me setting up an introductory, get-to-know each other call this Friday with a gym owner (but it’s not a full-blown discovery call.) How do I maximize this opportunity so that it leads to a discovery call with the prrospect? If this is answered in later modules, my apologies.
13:21:21	 From  Alison : Re: LinkedIn - you can only have a free trial of either Premium or Sales Navigator (Sales Nav is better for searching for companies)
13:22:23	 From  Charlene : Okay, Thanks Susan!
13:22:25	 From  Crystal : Q: Any additional tips/tricks/suggestions we haven’t covered yet for identifying the best person to send warm emails to? Would HR/ Recruiting ever be appropriate?
13:23:18	 From  Beth : Q: As I mentioned, the lead I had last week went quiet, and I’m not sure if it was really a legit lead… I haven’t tried following up, even just to say “Keep Me In Mind, let’s discuss other opportunities”… generally speaking, is that worth it with a recruiting firm/3rd party? I’d rather connect and follow up with the actual marketing team, but I didn’t get past the recruiter. Thoughts on how best to treat the 3rd party as a prospect?
13:28:23	 From  Daniel Lona : That’s amazing. I took lots of notes on what you said. Thank you!
13:35:59	 From  Crystal : Yes, great I can see how Sales would be more open to at least engage with me
13:36:26	 From  Alison : Q: Issues with finding prospects to send LOIs to - I spend ages (too long!) trying to decide if it’s a good prospect, then finding email addresses. If I can’t find an email address, do you think it’s ok to send an LOI as part of a LinkedIn connect request?
13:39:48	 From  Beth : Several great nuggets of advice in there. Thanks!
13:47:24	 From  Daniel Lona : How do you balance prospecting time with time needed to deliver copywriting services? Is there a good ratio we should land on once we have multiple clients? I’m struggling to figure out the right balance so that I can keep a regular inflow of leads but still have the time to deliver a high quality service.
13:49:26	 From  Daniel Lona : << Note: I only have 1 client right now, but the project is so big that it’s eating into my marketing time.
13:50:01	 From  Alison : Thanks - useful advice
13:57:02	 From  Daniel Lona : Wonderful advice. That was very helpful, thank you, Susan!
13:57:30	 From  Alison : Q: Now that I have a client, I’m feeling unsure about whether to contact companies who are in the same sector - they haven’t asked me not to but I’m not sure if it’s ok. Any advice?
13:58:22	 From  Beth : V: turning OFF the anonymous profile while surfing linked in!
13:58:22	 From  Alison : V: Be a consultant not a writer
13:59:42	 From  Charlene : V: Though I haven't gotten a client of any kind yet, I am encouraged by listening to others and their questions about clients, squirreling away nuggets being shared for future use. 
14:06:49	 From  Alison : Thanks
14:08:08	 From  Alison : A: Create some buckets of prospects!
14:08:18	 From  Charlene : A: Complete session 8, continue warm emails. Hopefully land a client! :)
14:08:40	 From  Crystal : A: 10 warm emails out within the week
14:09:18	 From  Beth : A: update my linked in profile, look for 3-5 possible prospects for my first warm emails.
14:10:42	 From  Charlene : Thanks Susan!
14:10:48	 From  Alison : Thank you!
14:10:54	 From  Crystal : thanks!