Joining me on today’s episode of <a href="https://scalingfreelance.com/podcast-abbey-woodcock/">Scaling Freelance</a> is Abbey Woodcock. She is a freelance copywriter that has been featured in some of the largest brands online. Over the years, she's developed systems and strategies that have boosted her revenue beyond what she imagined. Aside from freelancing, she also started <a href="http://freelancecoop.org">freelancecoop.org</a> to help make creativity sustainable.&nbsp;
Abbey and I discuss:
<ul>
 <li>How to get your first freelance copywriting clients</li>
 <li>Going to networking events can CHANGE your freelance business</li>
 <li>Why you should NOT tell your first client that they are your first client</li>
 <li>What you should actually DO at networking events to get business</li>
 <li>How to network as an introvert 
</li>
</ul>
Book Recommendations:
<ol>
 <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735220034/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0735220034&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=scalingfreela-20&amp;linkId=19cee27637489800c88843723ef5a4f2">Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937557049/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1937557049&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=scalingfreela-20&amp;linkId=9537ec43222b03e3baea0cf3ddfcd962">Design is a Job by Mike Monteiro</a><a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/fbstaticprod-uploads/public-website-assets/other/Breaking-the-Time-Barrier.pdf"> 
</a></li>
</ol>
Tool Recommendations:
<ol>
 <li><a href="https://www.17hats.com/">Seventeen Hats</a><a href="http://ahrefs.com/"> 
</a></li>
</ol>
People to Follow:
<ol>
 <li><a href="http://prettyflycopy.com">Justin Blackman</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://allisoncarpio.com">Allison Carpio</a><a href="http://fizzle.co/"> 
</a></li>
</ol>
Guest Info:
<a href="https://onlifeandwriting.com">https://onlifeandwriting.com</a> 
<a href="http://freelancecoop.org">http://freelancecoop.org</a>

006: How to work for 6 weeks, then take off for 2 w/ Joe Martin

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