#3 Niche Spotlight: Subcontracting For Comms Professionals and Writers with Laura Ansbro

All Things Freelance Writing

Hi and welcome to Season 1 Episode 3 of the All Things Freelance Writing Podcast with guest, Laura Ansbro!

I’m your host Jessica Walrack and today we have the pleasure of talking with Laura Ansbro. Laura’s a freelance content writer who's been writing for 4-5 years and specializes in creating engaging, persuasive long-form content for writers and other comms professionals (like PRs and marketers).
In this episode, she talks about the ins and outs of her niche: subcontracting for comms professionals and other writers. Plus, you’ll learn:

• Pitfalls to avoid when building a writing business
• Why other writers aren’t your competition
• What Laura loves most about the freelance life
• And much more

Want to hear more from Laura or hire her? Find her on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-ansbro/

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1. #3 Niche Spotlight: Subcontracting For Comms Professionals and Writers with Laura Ansbro (00:00:00)

2. How to get started subcontracting for writers/comms professionals (00:03:28)

3. What do her clients look for when hiring her? (00:04:41)

4. What type of writing does she find most in-demand from her clients? (00:05:37)

5. Pitfall One: Clients without a strategy (00:08:32)

6. Pitfall Two: Saying yes to everything (00:10:33)

7. Solution: How to handle clients with no strategy (00:12:01)

8. Do you more commonly follow your client's systems or do they follow yours? (00:14:44)

9. Top tip on working with other comms professional or writers: Build relationships proactively (00:19:07)

10. Collaboration over competition with other writers (00:21:35)

11. Where to connect with Laura Ansbro (00:24:58)

12. What's Laura's favorite thing about freelance life? (00:25:43)