Ready to create an easy website that sells your writing service... before you send a single pitch letter?
FREELANCE WRITERS DEN BOOTCAMP
Presented by Omer Redden, Robyn Roste,
and Jennifer Roland Cadiente
Forum homework feedback, access to live Q&A calls, two months of membership in the Freelance Writers Den, + a bonus course on Lead Magnets and Landing Pages course worth $397.
(A savings of $300 from our regular bootcamp pricing!)
Do you feel like your freelance writing dream is vanishing before your eyes?
In-person networking has all but disappeared. You send pitch emails and get no responses.
Maybe you have current clients who've suddenly ghosted you after not paying your invoice. Or put all projects on hold.
Don't worry—freelance writing is not over! Far from it. In fact, there's a lot of opportunity now, if you know how to connect with better clients.
But you have to be where those quality clients search for writers. If you don't have a crystal-clear freelancer website that potential clients can easily find, you're missing out!
So let's build one! (Or drastically improve your existing one.)
It's not all shuttered storefronts out there. Some companies and industries are capitalizing on our uncertain times. They're growing–or carefully planning their comeback. And all that takes marketing and a writer's help.
Where do many top companies turn when they need a freelancer? Google and LinkedIn's search bar. Send companies from social networks, to your own website where you can sell your services.
This bootcamp gives you easy, over-the-shoulder, step-by-step videos for how to create a website that gets you noticed, and helps you land your ideal clients.
Course Videos
The first video for this course drops on Monday, December 4. Watch it, start working on the activities, and then join us for a live Q&A on Wednesday, December 6.
Two Full Months of Learning and Feedback We've got a slew of course materials to help you optimize your freelancer website to attract quality clients, step by step. We're also running marketing challenges that get you taking action and connecting with great writing jobs.
Skills-Building Homework with Individual Feedback
To rapidly build your freelance content career and help you get hired, you'll get feedback on your homework posts on our class forums from Jen the Freelance Writers Den Moderator-in-Chief, and the rest of the Freelance Writers Den moderator team.
Recordings, Handouts, and Transcripts Our materials are yours to download and re-read or watch at your leisure. We record and transcribe everything, so you won’t miss a moment.
Homework Forum, Website Reviews & Live Q&As
Throughout the course, you'll be able to ask questions and "talk shop" with your fellow freelancers on the 24/7 class forum. Omer, Robyn, and Jen will hold three live bi-weekly Q&A web meetings, to ensure all your website and marketing questions get answered. You can also submit your website for inclusion in our epic review videos, where websites are cross-compared, to show you exactly what to tweak to stand out from the crowd.
week 1
Setting the Stage:
Your Freelancer Website Foundation
In the first week, you'll get clear on the essentials of your website: what you need, who you help, and what action you want someone to take on your website.
You'll also set up the basic logistics: your hosting, domain name, logo/favicon, and basic SEO.
week 2
The Power of Pixels:
Designing for Impact and Conversion
You’ll get clear on your branding: what's the feel, vibe, persona, or style you want to get across with your website.
You'll also explore the essential content of the page: what copy is written, what graphics are included, videos and pictures, colors and layout, buttons and calls-to-action.
week 3
From Clicks to Clients: The Art of Strategic Linking
You'll learn how to get traffic to your page, via free and paid mechanisms. You'll find out where to strategically place links to your website to get more clients. Some old places, some new, some analog, some digital.
You’ll also learn how to get eyeballs to your website and turn those clicks into clients.
December 6
1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
December 13
1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
December 20
1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
Plus one follow-up call to answer any final questions:
January 10 at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
Plus we're adding in a free course on Lead Magnets and Landing Pages
so you can draw potential clients to your website once it's up and running.
Have questions? Read our FAQs.
I've been a freelance medical writer since April 2019. Since then, I've landed 7 of my 9 clients – and added $115,000 in annual revenue – through LinkedIn. And that was all simply from optimizing my profile the way you showed me! I'm still on retainer for 5 of those clients, and have been able to more than double my income in the last 6 months.
—Alexis Taylor, Philadelphia freelance biotech and medical-device writer & PR consultant | tayloredmedicalwriting.co
I don't do much outbound marketing because this year, 90% of my leads have been inbound, mostly from LinkedIn! I've got one $2,500-a-month contract with a major insurer, and another for $3,000 a month as well. I've got jobs from Daimler-Chrysler! Now, execs from Ford USA, Ferrari and Bugatti share my updates, which has led to great new connections and leads. Thanks for all your profile tips!
—Neil Pope, Thailand-based freelance automotive writer | carcontentcreation.com
I just signed my 4th retainer client and numbers 5 and 6 are about to sign as well! I've done website content for three new websites, a 4-pay brochure, and Webinar content. I got some clients from networking, and some from just changing my job title on LinkedIn, from what I learned in Launchpad. By far the most valuable part of the course has been the coaching and mentoring.
I've increased what I'm charging and this point, my price for a blog post ranges from $125 - $400 and up. I have so much work, I'm scrambling to keep up.
—Kylie Saunder, Health & Medical Writer | kyliesaunder.com
There are more than a few courses, ebooks and coaches available online, offering to teach you about getting more clients as a freelance writer. Many cost $500 to $2,000, and take a whole year. We know this isn't your only option. But we’re confident it’s one of the best.
This bootcamp is also an affordable, six-week intensive that helps you quickly acquire a magnetic website and the inbound marketing skills you can use today to command higher rates...not a long-term commitment.
No other course online comes with full access to everything in our Freelance Writers Den community—you get 300+ hours of additional learning opportunities including two-dozen other full courses, 24/7 forums, support from 1,200+ members, direct referral opportunities, and more. All for the price of this single course. From fear-busting to marketing to learning blogging for business clients, we have dozens of other bootcamps to supplement your learning. All included in your $97 bootcamp fee.
Omer Redden has managed five different websites that bring in more than 6,070,000 organic visitors per year. To put that in perspective, six million people would be Los Angeles and Houston, combined. These sites not only bring eyeballs, they bring leads, clients, and revenue (millions of dollars).
Omer has also built countless websites from scratch and knows what big companies need vs. what solo freelancers need. He's been the architect behind a dozen online courses and written five books. Let's just say he knows a thing or two about websites and business.
Robyn Roste is a professional writer with more than 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector. She has a bachelor of journalism and diplomas in media and communication and biblical studies. These days, Robyn focuses on helping maxed-out freelancers set up smart marketing systems, giving them back time, resources, and much-needed brain space so they can live the life they started their business for. She's the author of Marketing for Freelance Writers, releasing in early 2024.
Jennifer Roland Cadiente has been a freelance writer since 2006, after leaving a staff job at an education technology trade association where she worked on the member magazine, various peer reviewed research journals, email marketing, and the association website. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science, and has written two books, most recently Pacific Northwest Writers: Perspectives on Writing.
You have to admit, that’s a crazy price for getting hands-on help and mentoring from three long-time pros. Even better? We're including two months of membership in the Freelance Writers Den (an $80 value) and a Lead Magnets and Landing Pages course (a $397 value).
"After just a few weeks in the Den, I went to a networking event and got my very first REAL client – one who was willing to pay a professional rate. I’ve since used the Den’s resources to build an SEO-friendly website that’s brought in more work opportunities than I know what to do with! My cannabis writing took off, and now I have three regular clients, plus two more that give me project work.
If you’re a freelance writer, and you want to take your business to the next level, join The Freelance Writers Den. It’s one of the best investments you can make.”
—Daryl Watson, The Cannabis Copywriter, the cannabiscopywriter.com
"In my Den bootcamp, I learned how to identify profitable niches and prospects relevant to my background and interests, including government contracting. Armed with my scripts vetted by Carol Tice and the bootcamp team, I reached out to a former colleague and shared my niche areas. We never got farther down the referral script than that. He immediately said that he had a few projects right now.
We met, discussed his needs, and I negotiated a higher quote. The Den’s Get Your First Freelance Writing Jobs Bootcamp got me my first $3,000 contract! Without the bootcamp, I wouldn’t have reached out to this contact, and I would have woefully underbid. The bootcamp has more than paid for itself!"
—Lisa Rupple, Cleveland, Ohio
I've gotten FIVE new clients from LinkedIn worth $15,000 — and that's just so far this year! It happened with a combination of optimizing my profile and sending LOTS of connection requests and networking. I shoot for 25 per day. Thanks for all the LinkedIn help!
—Alyssa Goulet, technology copywriter & content strategist | copyoncue.com
Simple: In a time when in-person network can still be a challenge, your writer website is the best way to show your chops to companies and publications editors who need writers!
Once you know what to do and say, it's easy to stand out—because most freelance writers on have useless websites and no idea how to promote them (without annoying prospects and getting blocked, reported, and possibly blacklisted).
It may feel like work has dried up, if you're just checking Upwork or Craigslist ads, or a content-mill dashboard. But writers with inbound marketing tools they're busier and earning more than ever!
Ready to join the elite of writers who use a great website to find clients, in good times or bad?
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