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30 Days or Less to Freelance Writing Success

30 Days or Less to Freelance Writing Success – A Review

How did you find out about 30 Days or Less to Freelance Writing Success? What interested you in it?

I’d been curious about freelance writing for awhile, so I started reading everything I could on the subject. Gina Horkey’s articles kept coming up. Her articles were so clear and helpful to me. I consumed every piece of content she wrote that I could get my hands on. When I saw her course, 30 Days or Less to Freelance Writing Success, I jumped at the chance to learn her secrets.

Who is Gina Horkey?

Gina Horkey is best known as the brains behind Horkey Handbook, a blog that helps new freelancers succeed. She started her freelancing career in 2014, and within six months she was earning $4,000 per month all while working full-time and raising two toddlers!

Why did you feel you needed to take this class?

Even though I’ve freelanced for a long time in other capacities, writing was very new to me. As a life-long avid reader, I was both intrigued and intimidated by the idea of becoming a writer. I did write for my own blog and occasionally for my virtual assistance clients as well, so I knew I enjoyed it but felt I needed an action plan. Also, I was very attracted to Gina’s method of introducing the world of freelance writing, baby step by baby step, without a huge time investment.

What are the positives and negatives of the course?

Gina’s course was the guidebook I was looking for and then some. The course gives you an actionable step you can take each day (or faster!), and every step builds on the last one. Some steps I soared right through one after another, others took a few days to get right, but I felt I was gaining momentum with each lesson.

At the time that I first took 30 Days or Less to Freelance Writing Success I did find the email-only format to be a negative. It’s not a big deal, but I prefer to keep my email closed while I’m working through a course as it can be easy for me to get distracted. Gina has since relaunched the course, and the new classroom and format are beautiful.

What is the price of the course? Do think it is a good value?

The course costs one payment of $200 or three payments of $75, which I think is an excellent, accessible price point for a course with so much value. Here’s what’s included in the course:

  • Nine self-paced course modules (including ~50 individual lessons)
  • Built in follow-up to ensure you’re on the right track!
  • Private Facebook group
  • 15 enhanced resources (including a client contract template)
  • Custom pitch tracker (including sites to pitch)
  • Pitch like a Boss checklist
  • Optional Pitch Review by Gina

How did the course improve your life?

Although I know there’s still plenty of room for improvement as far as my writing goes, this course has shown me that I can make an income doing what I love to do NOW. It’s not about being perfect. I think the most valuable lesson of the course for me was to start before you’re ready. You’ve heard that before, probably, but Gina makes a seriously convincing case that I found inspiring. And you know what? By the end of the course, I’d already landed my first freelance writing client. Yay!

One of the best things I got from 30DOL to Freelance Writing Success, though, was access to Gina through her Facebook group. Some course Facebook groups aren’t really that active or they’re all about self-promotion. Often, the course instructor only occasionally checks in, relying mostly on scheduled social content. Gina is not that person. Her community is incredible. She shares helpful tools, challenges, and pitching contests. There’s tons of feedback and encouragement, and it is just generally an incredibly supportive and engaged community.

If you’re new to the world of freelance writing and want to learn how to get paid to write, this is a great course to take! If you complete each lesson, you’ll find yourself getting paid to write sooner than you think. 

I’d love to hear from you in the comments! What’s the BEST course or investment you made in your business?

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LONG BEFORE I WAS A VA, I WAS AN ESTHETICIAN. And LONG BEFORE I WAS A VA, I WAS AN ESTHETICIAN. And I thought it would be my "forever" career. Except for one tragic flaw. I could not do a Brazilian wax to save my life.😱 

This was 2005/2006 so that was a big deal.

If I could go back to that time, I’d have a few things to tell my young self that are probably important for any service provider. Things that might have helped prevent me from burning out, getting frustrated (and honestly scared I might get sued), and ultimately giving up completely. 

GO INTO BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF NOW
As an esthetician, I’d planned to start my own business all along. But I told myself I needed to work in a spa or salon first, observe, and then I could do my own thing in, like, 5 years.

That was just not true.

Other estheticians skipped the traditional spa and salon jobs and went directly into working for themselves, renting out cute rooms in local buildings or even setting up mobile practices. They were able to offer exactly what they wanted to offer and decide on their own pricing.

** I am NOT saying “jump and the net will appear/quit your dayjob now without a plan” because I think that is terrible advice. I’m saying if you know, like I did, that you want to work for yourself eventually, you have what you need to get started and you don’t need to “learn the ropes” for years on end.**

DO THINGS YOU SUCK AT – BUT ONLY UP TO A POINT
Since I did not enjoy providing Brazilians, I sucked at them, and since I sucked at them, I did not enjoy providing them. I had no business providing such a personal service that I sucked at. Leave it for the estheticians who are great at them!

It is important to let yourself be bad at things and be a beginner, but at a certain point, if you're not into what you're trying to get good at anyway, I don't think it is going to work. 

DON’T DO THINGS YOU HATE
Even if that service is in high demand. This might seem like a “no duh” to you, but it really wasn’t to me in the beginning. 

Trends come and go but if you’re seeking ways to be of service in ways that feel good to you, you’ll find your people.

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