Today’s guest is Rachel Meltzer. Rachel lives in Massachusetts after doing the “van life” thing for a few years. She is a freelance writer for software as a service companies or SaaS. She’s written for Lenovo, Grammarly, Loom, FarOut, Six Moon Designs and more in the tech and outdoor recreation industries.
She’s also a coach. She’s coached over 100 freelance writers on launching their businesses and getting clients and then scaling their businesses. She loves the freedom that freelancing gives her to thru-hike, live in a van, move whenever she wants, and spend time with her loyal cat, Bonnie.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The winding journey that led her to a freelance writing career.
- How her Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2018 changed her life.
- The value in community and sharing experiences with other people.
- How she went from a scarcity mindset to a healthier perspective.
- The jealousy we’ve had of other freelancers and how we fight against that.
- What she learned from a failed project.
- The importance of perseverance in landing clients.
- How to “ooch” up your rates.
- A simple system and aggressive outreach to get clients via LinkedIn.
- The script she uses in a LinkedIn connection request.
- What her weekly structure looks like — and why she changes it up about every six months.
- How she schedules time off in advance — instead of taking “burnout” vacations.
Biz Bite: Use ChatGPT to create your weekly schedule.
One of several tips on how to use AI she learned from TikToker SuperHumanCo
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