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#freelance-talk - January 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Question to content strategy folks here:
Do you focus on highlighting specific channels in your LI profile (for which you have experience of) or do you keep channels open but also mention your niche?
#local-india - January 30, 2025 at 08:46 AM
Nomoshkar ppl! I am from Pune π
#promo - December 13, 2024 at 03:42 PM
Humans are social animals and it's very easy to spot AI generated slop - even if you are not a writer.
But what about all the productivity and budget constraints with humans?
I am biased coz I am a human.
but hopefully I made this carousel reasonable and sensible enough that it makes you reflect on the ROI of AI copywriter vs human copywriter.
#promo - December 12, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Do you find it hard to tell your writers EXACTLY what you want? Like there's always a gap between what you say and what they understand?
Use this hack to make your feedback so helpful that your writers make you a preferred recurring client.
#general - July 31, 2024 at 05:04 PM
@Jen Phillips April Could you share the exact make and model number so I can check the specs and avoid them?
#general - July 31, 2024 at 10:45 AM
@Brandon hey how do you manage non writing tasks and which are those tasks?
#general - July 31, 2024 at 03:38 AM
Hi writers, any of you ever considered buying a Chromebook based on Chrome OS for your writing business?
#promo - July 11, 2024 at 02:35 PM
Jobseeking in marketing is HARD π₯±
You pour your passion into every detail, confident this is your best work.
You hit send.
And... crickets
If you're lucky, you'll get a rejection template,
leaving you wonderingβ did you just give your work away for free?
On the flip side, tests and assignments are a proven way to test a candidate's core skills. Organizations need to know your work before making a confident hire. Saying no to all tests is a knee-jerk reaction that could hurt your career.
How will you protect yourself in this lawless hiring world?
PRESENTING π
"Know Your Worth: How to Avoid Exploitation During Marketing Job Interviews"
An ebook by Ashley Amber Sava and me, addressing this issue.
This ebook includes:
How to research a company before you apply
How to handle requests for marketing tests/assignments
Scripts to step away from an interview gracefully
Answers to frequently asked questions
Purely experiential adviceβover a decade of dealing with shady interviews and job searching.
And the pricing is pay what you want :)
Intrigued? Check it out here:
#promo - July 04, 2024 at 06:54 AM
If you don't want to let companies play you around during the interviews,
If you have a hard time understanding what's a valid interview requirement, what's not
I joined forces with my friend Ashley Amber Sava (another US-based marketer) to create a guide to prevent candidate exploitation in marketing interviews.
Our ebook shows you how to evaluate a fair assignment request for the stage of your hiring process.
The price is pay what you want
More in the post π and link to buy is at the end
Read more about the ebook:
See or buy the ebook:
#promo - July 04, 2024 at 06:03 AM
If you don't want to let companies play you around during the interviews,
If you have a hard time understanding what's a valid interview requirement, what's not
I joined forces with my friend Ashley Amber Sava (another US-based marketer) to create a guide to prevent candidate exploitation in marketing interviews.
(The tone is balanced, not one-sided - I promise. We share plenty of anecdotes and advice for candidates to follow but we also encourage you to exercise your own discretion!)
Check out more in the post and the link to buy is in comments of this post. It's a pay as you want product, with recommended prices on the page
#general - June 29, 2024 at 06:34 PM
@Ahfaz Ahmed is it simpler or better than Fiverr in some way? I heard about it long ago. I believe it connects you to non profits. I haven't used it but would love I learn from experience of someone who has used it and has been successful with it.
#general - June 28, 2024 at 02:02 PM
I want to restart my Fiverr gigs.
So I did my research today and came up with some notes to implement.
But it's so much work and I am so exhausted.
I wish I could just outsource this and forget it but I also want to write myself π
There's so much content to write
Gig title
Gig description (usme SEO optimization so it ranks)
Creating gig details
Filling profile details.
#general - June 28, 2024 at 02:01 PM
Hey @Ann Storr
There's a Wynter video on YouTube.
Peep Laja interviews Andy Crestodina of Orbit Media.
Andy describes how he set up his speaker page to showcase lifetime body of work (LBOW)
It's short - about 30 minutes. And seems perfect for you!
#promo - June 20, 2024 at 09:54 AM
How did the 2020 pandemic change you?
This is the story of how I discovered my B2B Marketing idols (and who they are!)
#promo - June 18, 2024 at 09:18 AM
What is this "buzzword-repellent" thing I've put in my bio?
Here's the answer:
#freelance-talk - June 15, 2024 at 06:37 PM
Hello all!
I'm struggling to build a habit of generating and refining ideas because it feels awkward and boring. Sitting and thinking doesn't feel rewarding.
I've done tests that show I might have mild autism and possibly ADD, which affect my focus. Or maybe I'm just overstimulated from too much smartphone use.
Living alone means I have to handle unpredictable house and life tasks, making it hard to stick to a routine.
Despite this, I want to make the most of my free time to improve my solo work since I do better in a team, but I'm not joining one soon. Looking for advice to create a routine or schedule I enjoy. (That last word is very important for me - and I have tried every productivity hack under the sun so now I am looking inside Slack caves for solutions!)
#hire-me - June 15, 2024 at 06:24 PM
Well, hello Superpath folks - great job by Eric to keep this group going while Jimmy does baby duty!
I am not new here, but I have also not interacted much - something that I hope to change over the course of this next few months!
A new me warrants that I re-introduce myself - and it's good for my business and network too π
I am Navin Israni and I am a B2B SaaS Copywriter and Copyeditor from India. You can find me on .
I can do an audience-first content strategy from scratch or from existing assets. I can also handle execution for certain niches and hire contractors for support in others.
I am looking to gain more gigs that have me doing social content and other meatier forms of content like case studies and whitepapers and homepages or service pages.
For growing writers in the community, I also offer SEO or LinkedIn training sessions to help improve your SEO knowledge so you can command higher prices and be a bigger part of your clients' teams and get your voice heard amongst the LinkedIn crowd. More info about that soon in the promotional channel!
For now, happy to be here and hangout among y'all!
See you around,
Navin! β€οΈ
#general - June 06, 2024 at 06:50 AM
Thanks for the engagement folks.
I moved my desk to wall facing and window is right next on my right side. Just need to turn my head to look out.
The wall (not window) is better for me to stare-think as it's a single featureless color as opposed to constantly looking into my garden where views are often punctuated by movement of vehicles and people on the other side of a wall with a shared residential complex... Or stray cats
#general - June 04, 2024 at 01:28 PM
If you all had a garden outside your home office window and you had the full room to yourself,
would you keep your workstation
a) facing the garden and the outside OR
b) facing the wall with the window on your left/right side?
And explain your choice with your WHY
#general - May 17, 2024 at 07:53 AM
Thank you :)
#general - May 16, 2024 at 01:30 PM
I am already down the funnel. I have seen some of her videos. I need reviews from folks who have personally been through her programs.
I am also okay with DMs about this, privacy guaranteed.
#general - May 16, 2024 at 06:12 AM
Looking to talk to people who have gone through Sarah Greesonbach's 3-month coaching and training program.
Get me some pointers to evaluate.
It's very prohibitively expensive for me - enough for me to make grammar error in this sentence!
If I am paying this cost, I gotta see some path to ROI.
#general - April 19, 2024 at 06:17 AM
I am coming after a few days to see someone downvoted this... Lol
And many people agree with the sentiment that this is bad
But I'll go a step further to say it works. Somehow it works. Very strange way of it working. Coz I've picked up my Spanish lessons again and the app UX is very consistent and UI is just too cute. I keep coming back
#general - April 08, 2024 at 05:28 PM
What the hell is wrong with Duolingo logo? Is this a new campaign I'm not aware of?
#freelance-talk - April 08, 2024 at 05:27 PM
Thanks @marissa
#freelance-talk - March 26, 2024 at 04:00 PM
Thanks @Rachel
I have tried to identify the misunderstanding and state it clearly. If they come back to the table, I will compare the two contracts and ask questions to see if they're willing to expand.
Thanks folks, back to basics!
#freelance-talk - March 26, 2024 at 03:58 PM
Yeah you are right @Eric Doty (Superpath)
It's not a red flag per se, the client said they're using the same contract with 5 other writers. It's just that timing was a surprise and there was a big gap of time in between (due to my own leave).
#freelance-talk - March 26, 2024 at 02:32 PM
I haven't examined closely but the terms are 70-80% similar, at least the major ones.
In general, I do tend to object to non solicitation clause because my business isn't an agency. I don't intend to start an agency. At least not yet.
Non compete is a huge no-no and that's not a part of this contract
Overall - the problem seems to have been a miscommunication. The client had their own contract process which was never communicated to me. So I did what I normally do - follow my own process. A little intimation from the client's end that they have their own contract process could have avoided.
#freelance-talk - March 26, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Is the client disregarding your contract and sending their own after verbal closing the deal a red flag?
I had a client verbally commit to a 3-blog deal. I reduced my rate for them after they said they have a fixed rate for freelancers.
The thing is the client's Marketing manager and I have previously worked together - she, the mgr, on saas-side and I was on the agency side
Her new company (the current SaaS prospect) first negotiated my rate down and asked me to send my agreement
I agreed coz it was a smaller deal and coz it'd my first client in sustainability saas. I'd love sustainability saas in my portfolio. They knew that.
I then went for a week long scheduled and informed break
Now after I came back from a break, I ent them renegotiated terms on a new contract
And instead they sent me their own version of the contract.
First, getting me to reduce the rate, then forcing me to agree to their contract.
What do you guys think? Is there a different side to it? Am I missing something?
#freelance-talk - March 16, 2024 at 08:29 AM
Edit: This is resolved. Kindly do not reply.
Is it necessary to get paid business email when setting up your freelance business? Does it make a big impact on buyers?
Been thinking about them
I'm restarting my freelance business and this time I'm committed to go long term.
However I saw a fellow freelance friend use paid outlook account
I already have my website domain bought. Now I'm looking at adding paid email to it but I'm not sure
Does it really make a big impact on the buyer if the freelancer has a gmail account vs an official domain account?
From a business point of view - is it an essential expense?
#general - March 08, 2024 at 02:54 PM
Folks Need suggestions for pitching a social media marketing contract
It's a para sports academy in Bangalore and their goal is fundraising (primary) and awareness
PPT seems done from my end
But still doesn't feel final
I've included some Content ideas + general overview of how strategy is divided, how will processes look like,
What else I can add
I'm doing it for the first time btw
#general - February 29, 2024 at 08:41 AM
Know that your trends so far are already expected to change with the new contractor - so projection should be based on just on history but also capability
#general - February 27, 2024 at 07:39 PM
@Clark Herman Absolutely no shame in asking for help, mate! That's what communities are for :)
As for content, I can look at your work and your LinkedIn and share some ideas to improve maybe in a Loom or something. Pro bono for you coz I am moving out of my agency as a freelance content marketer and I love to help. So I'll try to remain pro bono for you.
Do message me in personal
Otherwise, Mary is on point with consulting calls - they're more to diagnose the problem and coach them towards a solution.
#general - February 27, 2024 at 02:28 PM
sports non profit content examples anyone?
Hi friends of Superpath,
I have to pitch to a sports non profit for their social media strategy. I have a lot of hope in this project. it could be the golden goose for my career.
So can you share examples of sports non profit social media handles that I can take inspiration from
can be any sports
doesn't have to be social media content either
I just need sports non profit examples + maybe a strategy guide
#general - February 27, 2024 at 02:25 PM
+1 for consulting calls
You can create content to drive demand for it
But make sure to take a short hike with your loved ones or a stress free mini vacation so you can get rid of the stress and start fresh
Marketing under stress is not possible
#hire-me - February 15, 2024 at 06:58 AM
I'm open to work, details in this post
#promo - February 15, 2024 at 06:57 AM
I'm open to work, details in this post
#promo - November 18, 2023 at 12:22 PM
** Getting back on that Medium journey! **
I've learned some lessons about self-love and mindfulness
That you can use in your life
But also in your business!
You don't need to execute a project.
Just read this before you make your next week's plan
I'll help you and your mind connect!
Spread the benefits, feel free to declare
Like it? Love it?
So don't hesitate to share π
#general - November 06, 2023 at 11:38 AM
Then there was the Verge article about SEOs. All I can say is.... hmmmm π
#general - November 03, 2023 at 12:06 PM
Exposing Justin Welsh
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#general - November 03, 2023 at 10:22 AM
This is stunning and simplified revelation of how Google search operates, via a US Department of Justice (DOJ) Lawsuit.
Made publicly available by Cyrus Shepard on Twitter
Must Bookmark This!
Don't have open threads to me so sharing it here.
#promo - November 02, 2023 at 01:26 PM
RESULTS REVEAL
Navin of Nov 2022: Doesn't know anything more than the full form of SEO
Navin of Nov 2023: Can produce results like these π
#promo - November 01, 2023 at 05:14 AM
What's the Secret Career Ingredient: Internal Drive or External Praise?
Let's find out π
#promo - October 31, 2023 at 09:21 PM
Revealing my proudest content marketing win till date
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#promo - October 28, 2023 at 05:35 AM
Should you work at Infosys if you get an offer? An honest look from a former employee π
#promo - October 26, 2023 at 07:41 AM
#promo - October 24, 2023 at 06:30 PM
People HATE misunderstandings.
Wouldn't it be easier if communication between Autistic and non-Autistic people was just easier?
Use these 3 rules to talk to your Autistic loved one/employee/colleague - from an autistic writer.
(Not trying to spam the group, I genuinely think this can be helpful to grease the wheels of communication among Autistic and allistic communities)
#promo - October 15, 2023 at 09:44 PM
Why does every habit have to be a project?
Read here
Would appreciate some feedback. This is day 2 of the ship 30 for 30 cohort.
Comment on the essay or my LinkedIn post
#promo - October 10, 2023 at 06:43 AM
You don't need 100K followers to have a GOOD and high-paying marketing career.
You don't need a background in marketing or a HUGE portfolio.
Here's how you can grow
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