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Welcome to episode 62!
Our visitor and I chat about all issues entrepreneurship. Should you’ve been excited about beginning a contract writing enterprise you’ll wish to hearken to this interview as our pal, Melissa Meyer, may have some recommendation for us.
Who’s Melissa Meyer?
On the tender age of eight, Melissa knew she needed to develop as much as be two issues – a mother and a
author. It was a protracted 30-year journey to understand these childhood goals. Melissa is now a contract author for small companies and feminine entrepreneurs. She loves serving to ladies by taking content material writing off their already-too-full plates. Her completely happy place is at her desk writing internet content material, weblog posts, and case research. When she’s not crafting enjoyable and related messages for shoppers, she retains busy cherishing her household. Melissa left the company world to begin her enterprise so she could possibly be residence together with her youngsters. She named her enterprise, Bets and Ben Artistic, after them. Melissa and her husband stay in Wisconsin, elevating their 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son.
How Melissa obtained began and her companies
- We mentioned how she obtained began in freelance writing- beginning out with workplace jobs providing admin assist and help full-time. She left her job after she was unable to work remotely as a consequence of firm coverage adjustments and determined to come back residence as a full-time work-at-home mother, taking a leap of religion to start her writing enterprise.
- A number of the companies she offers are: writing “about” pages for ladies in enterprise (as a result of it may be troublesome to jot down about ourselves), and writing internet copy and content material. She loves to assist ladies who assist individuals by taking it off their plates.
How her “late” begin was good
Generally our journey of entrepreneurship takes longer than we wish. Melissa shares her “late” begin into motherhood and the way she took her time in beginning her enterprise which initially started as a passion.
The comparability recreation is deadly, however Melissa encourages us: “Your journey is your journey, regardless of how lengthy it takes.”
She additionally encourages us that it’s by no means to late to begin over, regardless of how far you’re in your motherhood journey.
Keep away from comparisons and imposter syndrome
Generally we’d surprise who will truly purchase our services and products, however we have now to understand that there are numerous individuals who want us. Simply trust in what you do.
Recommendations on balancing motherhood with enterprise
- Make a small (not a protracted!) precedence listing of issues to take action that you just set your self up for achievement and never for failure
- Don’t overwhelm your self with objectives, however set objectives that you could management
- Balancing means being form to your self, and giving your self some grace
- Create programs for residence and enterprise
Melissa’s Companies
Decide up a duplicate of her copywriting suggestions, and attain her by visiting her web site at
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