Looking for a little learning you can listen to or watch instead of reading? Welcome to our comprehensive link directory for ALL the Den’s podcasts and Webinars.
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Betsy Baker of YourGrantAuthority.com and Jana Hexter of GrantsChampion.com, joined us to talk about how to make a living as a grantwriter.
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Grab Jana’s free grantwriting resource at grantwritingrevealed.com.
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Diana Schneidman, author of Real Skills, Real Income, and Art Sobczak, author of Smart Calling: Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection from Cold Calling, joined us to talk about the ins and outs of cold calling.
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Coming soon!
Mark Satterfield, author of The One Week Marketing Plan, and David Newman, author of Do It Marketing, joined us to talk about the sales and marketing tactics that can work for you.
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Ashley Cooksley, business development officer for Emoderation, and digital media strategist Kate Gardiner joined us to talk about becoming a social media management consultant.
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Lynya Floyd of Family Circle and Amelia Harnish of Health visited the Den to share their experiences working with freelancers — and what they are looking for in a knockout query.
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Bree Brouwer, Jessica Leigh Brown, Kristi Valentini, and Gwen Boyle to share their share their stories of how they are building successful freelance careers — and how they used the Den to do it.
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Clay Wirestone and Sheryl Julian joined us to talk about how to get newspaper gigs, work with editors, and get repeat assignments.
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Where have all the other live events gone? This directory gives you a link to the location of every event you don’t see above.
(Webinars include handout and full transcript):
Webinar – Session 1: BEFORE You Write
Webinar – Session 2: Critical Sections of a Sales Page
Webinar – Session 3: Writing Your Sales Page
(Webinars include handout and full transcript):
Webinar – Session 1: Identifying Opportunities and Finding Clients
Webinar – Session 2: Marketing & What to Charge
Webinar – Session 3: Informational Copywriting
Webinar – Session 4: Persuasive Copy with Chris Marlow
(Webinars include handout and full transcript):
Webinar – Session 1: How to Set Up Your Business
Webinar – Session 2: How to Negotiate
Webinar – Session 3: Contracts 101
Webinar – Session 4: Persuasive Copy with Chris Marlow
(Webinars include handout and full transcript):
Webinar – Session 1: Website & SEO Basics
Webinar – Session 2: Design & Usability
Webinar – Session 3: Home, About, Testimonial & Portfolio
Webinar – Session 4: Student Reviews
(Webinars include handout and full transcript):
Webinar – Session 1: How to turn your blog into a client magnet with Annabel Candy of Successful Blogging.
Webinar – Session 2: How to promote your blog and get noticed with Annabel Candy of Successful Blogging.
Webinar – Session 3: How to find great blogging prospects and get the gig with Sean Platt of TheDigitalWriter.
Bonus event: Blogging Success through Fast, Easy Writing with Danny Iny from Firepole Marketing.
Webinar – Session 4: How to be a Successful Paid Blogger with Sean Platt of TheDigitalWriter.
(Webinars include handout and full transcript):
Bonus Kickoff Call: How To Get Paid $1200 An Article
Webinar – Session 1: How To Write a Press Release That Gets Attention
Webinar – Session 2: How To Get PR Gigs From Agencies
Webinar – Session 3: How To Get PR Gigs From Businesses
(Webinars include handout and full transcript):
Webinar – Session 1: How to Identify Great Clients
Webinar – Session 2: Market to Great Clients
Webinar – Session 3: Negotiate with Great Clients
Webinar – Session 4: The Writing Types Great Clients Need
Webinar – Session 1: How to Find Good Online Clients with IJ Schecter, author of 102 Ways to Earn Money Writing 1,500 Words or Less.
Webinar – Session 2: How to write effective query letters with Linda Formichelli of The Renegade Writer
Webinar – Session 3: Writer Websites that get you hired with Angie Atkinson of WM Freelance Writers Connection
Webinar – Session 4: Social media marketing for freelance writers with Brandie Kajino of SOHOSolutionist.
All sessions featuring Laura Spencer of WritingThoughts:
Kickoff event: How to Avoid the 12 Biggest Mistakes of Freelance Writers to Earn More
Webinar – Session 1: How to Find Your Best First Markets
Webinar – Session 2: How to Market When You’re a Newbie With No Clips — Without Seeming Desperate
Webinar – Session 3: How to Gain Confidence and Negotiate as a Newbie
Webinar – Session 4: Tips for the Pro Writer
(Webinars include handout and full transcript):
Webinar – Session 1: Social Media — What and Why
Webinar – Session 2: LinkedIn
Webinar – Session 3: Twitter
Webinar – Session 4: LinkedIn and Twitter Profile Reviews
Google’s SEO Changes, with Marj Wyatt and Doc Sheldon
Open House Call: Move up and Earn More with Ed Gandia, author of The Wealthy Freelancer.
Warm email prospecting with Ed Gandia, author of The Wealthy Freelancer.
How to make it as a freelance commercial writer today with Peter Bowerman of The Well-Fed Writer.
Webinar: Marketing Smarter with Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing.
Matt Ellis of Independent Joe and Joe Raiola of MAD magazine
Peggy Bennett, former Allbusiness.com and Entrepreneur magazine editor
Cori Vanchieri, with Linda Formachelli
Redbook Deputy Editor Sarah Smith
Writer’s Digest Editors Jessica Strawser and Zac Petit
Breaking into Trade Magazines with Connie Gentry, editor of FSR Magazine
Tom Post, editor at Forbes Magazine.
Jeff Bond from Alaska Air magazine and Stephanie Blanchard from Mobile Enterprise
James Patterson on Kicking Content Mills and becoming a 6-figure freelancer
Earn from Blogging with Ann Smarty and Kristi Hines
How to Get More Subscribers and Sales on Your Blog (While Avoiding the Biggest Mistake Bloggers Make) with Derek Halpern from Social Triggers
Epic Content Marketing with expert Joe Pulizzi
How to Get Massive Amounts of Traffic Even if You’re a Total Beginner with a Brand-New Blog with Jon Morrow from Copyblogger and Boost Blog Traffic.
Podcast & report: Top 10 Reasons Your Blog Isn’t Making Money with Stanford Smith of Pushing Social.
How Jeff Goins Makes $3,500 a Month Selling eBooks
Self-Publishing and Book Marketing, with Peter Bowerman and Sandra Beckwith
Marketing – For Yourself or a Client with Susan Johnston of Urban Muse
Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing shares how he self-published a blockbuster and how you can use his methods to be a self-publishing success as well.
Self-Publishing e-Books with Sean Platt and David Wright, co-authors of Yesterday’s Gone.
Bonus! Guy Kawasaki’s Radical Advice for Getting Your Book Published
From blog to book with Jeff Goins
Candace Dempsey, author of Murder in Italy, discusses how she built her blog and it led to her book deal
Getting the nonfiction book deal with David Volk of The Cheap Bastard’s Guide to Seattle.
How to Write A Book Proposal with author and book editor Jennifer Lawler
Doing the juggle: Freelancing when you work full-time/have kids at home
Michelle Goodman, author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide
Resumes and cover letters with Linda Hamilton
The Business of Freelancing with Princess Jones
13 Negotiation Tips, with Carol Tice
Cold Call Training with Sarah Maurer of Cold Calling for Wimps.
Free-for-all Podcast with Peter Bowerman, author of The Well-Fed Writer.
Hot Copywriting Niches with Copywriters Coach Chris Marlow
No -Hype Copywriting with Marcia Yudkin
The Secret to Landing High-Paying Clients with Copywriters Coach Chris Marlow
20 Lucrative Types of Copywriting Gigs (and how to land them) with Copywriters Coach Chris Marlow.
Succeed as a Writer From Anywhere with Den members Sophie Lizard, Mridu Khullar Relph, and Erin Raub.
2013 Den Success Stories call with Angie Mansfield, Erin Raub, and Melissa Breau
2012 Den Success Stories call with Kandice Bridges, Josh Monen, Sarita Harbour, and Linda Hamilton.
Den Pioneers: Listen to some of our 1-year Den veterans describe how they’ve used tips from Den resources to skyrocket their income! Including the tale of how one member went from zero income to billing $6,000 a month.
Writing for Nonprofits with Kivi Leroux Miller and Alan Kravitz
Food Writing with Monica Bhide and Nick Evans
Travel Writing with Kristine Hansen and Michael Luongo
Writing for Custom and In-House Publishers
Ghostwriting with Claudia Suzanne
Make More Money as a Content Strategist (vs a Blogger) with Gregory Ciotti
Travel and magazine writing with Robert Earle Howells of SureFire Writing.
Textbook supplement writing with John Soares of Productive Writers.
Webinar: How to write white papers with Mitt Ray of imittcopy.
Ghostwriting with Kelly-James Enger.
Grantwriting with Ruth Terry.
How to Write Case Studies and Get Case Study Clients with Casey Hibbard, author of Compelling Cases
How to Get Started as a Freelance Writer with Moira Allen, author of Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer.
A Freelance Writer’s Startup Kit with Steph Auteri
Spring 2012 Open Call with Michelle Goodman of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide. How to get your first clients, move up from content mills, and much more.
How to Spot Scams
Motivation and Productivity for Freelance Writers with Max Wirestone and Stephen Guise
Ask the Den Mothers Anything
Write Your Way Out Of The Rat Race
Ending feast-or-famine syndrome with Ed Gandia of International Freelancers Academy
How to research online, with Mary Ellen Bates of Bates Information Services.
Susan Johnston of The Urban Muse blog, with tips on raising rates and finding better clients
Crafting your elevator speech with Susan Harrow of PRSecrets
Branding for solopreneurs with Tea Silvestre of The Word Chef
Earn More From Your Writing with Kelly James-Enger — author of Six-Figure Freelancer and Dollars and Deadlines.
Close the Sale with Linda Richardson and Nancy Bleak
How to Deal With Difficult Clients
Rocking the In-Person Meeting
Allena Tapia, freelance writing guide on About.com, on marketing and productivity
How to Grow Your Freelance Business
How to Network with Alana Muller
Ask Carol Anything. Some of the topics covered were how to finally get your freelance business off the ground, how often to pitch your editors, how to price a new gig, and where to find more story ideas.
Playing Big About Your Writing Business with Tara Mohr. Tara helps you discover your unlimited potential as a freelance writer
Defeating the 7 Deadly Fears of Freelance Writers with Linda Formichelli
Bryan Cohen, author of Writer on the Side – on beating writer’s block and making your career happen, even if you don’t have a lot of free time
Ghostwriter Dad Sean Platt, on how he earns six figures — and why now is the best time ever to be a freelance writer.
Year-end 2011 phone-in call with Linda Formichelli of the Renegade Writer. We took some live phone calls to talk with members about the key challenges they face and how to overcome them to earn big in 2012.
Extreme Productivity with Laura Stack and Sage Cohen
3 Pillars of Productivity with Ed Gandia
Get Your New Year’s Writing Goals Back on Track! with Kristen Taliaferro and Marla Beck
2012 End of Year Mentoring Call with John Soares from Productive Writers
Productivity Tips with Lifehack’s Mike Vardy
Work/Life Balance with Marla Beck of The Relaxed Writer
Productivity for Working Parents with Productive SuperDad‘s Timo Kiander.
Time Management For Writers with Laura Vanderkam, author of the book 168 Hours: You’ve Got More Time Than You Think.
The Basics of LOIs with Carol Tice and Linda Formichelli
Story Idea Lab with Linda Formichelli, co-author of The Renegade Writer.
How to Develop Magazine Article Ideas with Diana Burrell
Podcast & report: 20 Tips to Rock Your Query Letter with Linda Formichelli.
Anatomy of a Feature Article with Carol Tice
LinkedIn for Freelance Writers with John Nemo and Melonie Dodaro
LinkedIn Training with Susan Johnston of The Urban Muse, author of LinkedIn and Loving It. (My affiliate link.)
Google+ Training with Chris Brogan, author of Google+ for Business: How the Search Engine’s Social Network Changes Everything (that links to some additional free resources on his site).
Social Media for Writers: Johnny Base and Frances Caballo talk about Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn
Writing Improvement Lab with Roy Peter Clark, Ben Yagoda and Jack Hart
13 Ways to Get the Writing Done Faster with Linda Formichelli
How to write irresistible headlines with Copyblogger’s Jon Morrow
Writing Improvement Lab with writing professor Ben Yagoda
Finding and Interviewing Great Sources, with long-time freelancer Don Vaughan.
How to Write Killer Headlines with online marketing expert Sean D’Souza.
Ask Linda Anything – about magazine writing.
Podcast & report: 20 Secrets of Blogging Success with Janice Campbell of NAIWE
Webinar: WordPress Crash Course with Brandon Yanofsky of B-List Marketing and Joseph Putnam of Blog Tweaks
Webinar: The Insider’s Guide to Online Writing Success with Angie Atkinson of WM Freelance Writers Connection – tips for creating a strong writer site and using it to get good-paying gigs.
Common WordPress Problems Fixed with Den member Sarah Sibert – remove dates from posts and URLs, embed PDFs, and much more.
Guest Posting on the Big Blogs Linda Formichelli talks with Georgiana Laidlaw of Copyblogger about how to pitch and write guest posts on the big blogs.
How to Earn a Full-Time Living as a Part-Time Blogger Tom Ewer talks about how he makes $4k a month by leveraging his blog to get great-paying gigs in this Open House Call.
WordPress 101 with Den member and WordPress expert Gabi Logan.
