Freelance Business Coaching 101

Welcome to season three of The Writers’ Co-op: The Business Edit. Each episode of this season involves a coaching session with a freelancer just like you who struggles with issues common to freelancing like imposter syndrome, saying no, finding new clients, and beyond. But before we jump into all of that, we need to define what coaching is. That’s what this first episode is about: Defining the practice, then we'll show you how it works by coaching each other. You’ll get to hear about why Jenni is walking away from journalism as a long-term career plan, and how Wudan grappling with what it might look like to say no more often, even if a project looks interesting. Typically coaching involves us asking a lot of questions. We want to know: Where are you now? Where do you want to go? How are you getting in your own way? Is this block a matter of logistics (i.e.: better planning, raising your rates, finding new clients), or is it working through a mindset issue? We hope this episode gives you a sense for where we’ll take the rest of the season. In the episode, we talk about giving each other homework. Our Patreon members will receive this homework, too! Jenni’s homework was to revisit her business plan (you can do that yourself with this workbook), now that she has new financial goals. Wudan worked through a decision matrix to help her be pickier about how she makes decisions.  This season, we're funded by our Patreon members and revenue from our online courses. Thanks to all who've supported us so far. If you haven't checked out our online courses yet, please do!