Comments on: How To Start Your Freelance Writing Business: Planning http://writing-journey.com/internet-writing/how-to-start-your-freelance-writing-business-planning Helping Internet Writers Achieve Their Dreams Mon, 07 May 2012 17:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Maria Marsala, Chief Business Collaborator http://writing-journey.com/internet-writing/how-to-start-your-freelance-writing-business-planning/comment-page-1#comment-1455 Maria Marsala, Chief Business Collaborator Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:31:45 +0000 http://writing-journey.com/?p=199#comment-1455 I find that most of my writing and creative clients just won't do a long plan. That's why I offer them the One page Plan(r) -- although the book for consultants is better for them then the one for creative entrepreneurs. Just having a plan isn't good. Mainly because you can't really create the marketing plan piece w/o creating an ideal client profile. That's were many fall short. They marketing to "everyone" who breaths. Even with the turndown in the economy, those who stand out and are remembered are those who niche and create an ideal client profile. Then once your plan is complete... many falter in the accountability piece -- they don't hold themselves accountable. They create a plan and then "that's it". But that can't be it. I find that most of my writing and creative clients just won’t do a long plan. That’s why I offer them the One page Plan(r) — although the book for consultants is better for them then the one for creative entrepreneurs.

Just having a plan isn’t good. Mainly because you can’t really create the marketing plan piece w/o creating an ideal client profile.

That’s were many fall short. They marketing to “everyone” who breaths. Even with the turndown in the economy, those who stand out and are remembered are those who niche and create an ideal client profile.

Then once your plan is complete… many falter in the accountability piece — they don’t hold themselves accountable. They create a plan and then “that’s it”.

But that can’t be it.

]]> By: Cedric Solidon http://writing-journey.com/internet-writing/how-to-start-your-freelance-writing-business-planning/comment-page-1#comment-1448 Cedric Solidon Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:16:34 +0000 http://writing-journey.com/?p=199#comment-1448 I agree with Lori. Sometimes, even if you have a business plan it may still fail. that's especially if you don't have a real market, or if you don't know what your market wants. The first step in putting up a business is knowing whether there is actually a need of the market that you can answer. Cedric Solidons last blog post..<a href="http://www.yourarticleresource.com/blog/2008/10/how-to-write-with-personality-and-what-you-can-learn-from-ozzy-osbourne-about-it/" rel="nofollow">How to Write With Personality (And What You Can Learn from Ozzy Osbourne About It)</a> I agree with Lori. Sometimes, even if you have a business plan it may still fail. that’s especially if you don’t have a real market, or if you don’t know what your market wants.

The first step in putting up a business is knowing whether there is actually a need of the market that you can answer.

Cedric Solidons last blog post..How to Write With Personality (And What You Can Learn from Ozzy Osbourne About It)

]]> By: Lori http://writing-journey.com/internet-writing/how-to-start-your-freelance-writing-business-planning/comment-page-1#comment-1445 Lori Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:01:22 +0000 http://writing-journey.com/?p=199#comment-1445 Bob, even with the plan, I've seen businesses fail. It's the application of the plan that makes all the difference. And it's the ability to go back and amend the plan if it's not working. I have a fairly simple strategy - market even when I'm busy. Work disappears overnight sometimes. It's better to have too much (amen, alleluia) than not enough. Bob, even with the plan, I’ve seen businesses fail. It’s the application of the plan that makes all the difference. And it’s the ability to go back and amend the plan if it’s not working.

I have a fairly simple strategy – market even when I’m busy. Work disappears overnight sometimes. It’s better to have too much (amen, alleluia) than not enough.

]]> By: Toni Shrader http://writing-journey.com/internet-writing/how-to-start-your-freelance-writing-business-planning/comment-page-1#comment-1439 Toni Shrader Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:32:45 +0000 http://writing-journey.com/?p=199#comment-1439 Yes, I agree a plan is indeed one of the most important aspects of starting any business...and this is where most business startups go wrong. Thanks for reminding everyone of this Yes, I agree a plan is indeed one of the most important aspects of starting any business…and this is where most business startups go wrong. Thanks for reminding everyone of this

]]> By: Craig http://writing-journey.com/internet-writing/how-to-start-your-freelance-writing-business-planning/comment-page-1#comment-1436 Craig Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:34:18 +0000 http://writing-journey.com/?p=199#comment-1436 Great article, but this sentence makes no sense: "One of the biggest reasons small businesses of any sort, including freelance writing businesses, is because they don’t have a solid business plan." It's missing something. I think the word "fail" needs to be added after the word "sort." Craigs last blog post..<a href="http://www.anotherdayinthedarkparade.net/2008/06/going-brown.html" rel="nofollow">Going Brown</a> Great article, but this sentence makes no sense: “One of the biggest reasons small businesses of any sort, including freelance writing businesses, is because they don’t have a solid business plan.”

It’s missing something. I think the word “fail” needs to be added after the word “sort.”

Craigs last blog post..Going Brown

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