Live Coaching Session: "I Left My 9-5 To Go Freelance." One-Hour Coaching Session w/ Annie.

Today we have a really special video for you, a live 1-hour coaching session with Angela (who goes by Annie), a writer and podcast producer, and member of the YouTube channel. Annie recently left her 9-5 at a non-profit and has spent the past year building a freelance writing business. In this session, we talk about where to focus her energy, pricing, positioning, and how to build a concrete offering for her clients.

Thank you Annie for joining me (follow her and listen to her podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@anniezomaya151/)

If you're a member and interested in potentially being featured in a coaching session, please email me! Find out details here: https://youtube.com/shorts/wmUTOC7BJi4

Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome and intros

1:33 Introduction to coaching session

3:13 Annie introduction

9:00 Freelance business

15:17 Transformation for the client

23:00 Websites vs. email newsletters

29:15 Branding your offerings

35:06 Lesson planning for the client

44:30 What am I getting for $600?

48:00 Reflections on the email idea

52:20 But wait....podcasting?

54:50 Annie's offering

56:33 My passion vs. my work

59:28 If you had to pick one...

1:06:00 Podcasting is the winner

1:09:40 Parallel lives

1:16:00 Final thoughts + wrap up

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