Professional Writer Manifesto for Content Creators

Welcome back to The Killer-Poet, for the writer who knows their worth. This issue is brought to you by Digital Commerce Partners, [content marketing and SEO services](=) from Copyblogger. If you have an online course, virtual community, SaaS, or other digital product-based business, we can help you grow. Find out more and contact us for a consultation at [DigitalCommerce.com](=). I'm Stefanie, Copyblogger's Editor-in-Chief, and I appreciate spending the next couple of minutes with you in your inbox. Below you'll find skill-strengthening resources — and make sure to stick around for the writing tip of the week :-) Professional Writer Manifesto for Content Creators Most people write in some capacity, and for many, being a professional writer seems like a made-up job. A career that happens magically. Or by accident. A one-in-a-million scenario where a piece of your writing happens to gain popularity. You know, desperate aspirations of “going viral.” When, in fact, the exact opposite is true. There’s no sorcery. No coincidence. No random luck. If you want to be a professional writer, every choice you make needs to be painstakingly intentional. Keep reading: [Professional Writer Manifesto for Content Creators]( --------------------------------------------------------------- How Curiosity and a Low Point in Life Helped Create a Global Podcast, with Bilal Zaidi It’s easy to feel “on top of the world” when things are going well in life. Inevitably though, we all come across challenges and hardships. This week’s guest on The Copyblogger Podcast used his hardships as inspiration to create one of the most popular podcasts right now. Bilal Zaidi is the host of Creator Lab, and he interviews world-class entrepreneurs in order to learn new skills, tips, and strategies he can apply to his own business. When Bilal interviews guests, you can truly feel his curiosity and eagerness to learn, which is why he has booked guests such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Daymond John, Erika Alexander, Fereshteh Forough, Dru Riley, and more. Ready to hear Bilal’s lively conversation with Tim Stoddart? Listen on [Apple Podcasts](=) or Watch on [YouTube](=). --------------------------------------------------------------- Creativity Grab Bag - [Digital Commerce Partners Is Looking for a Junior Keyword Analyst]( - [How to Charge More for Creative Work](=) - [The Key to Fixing Content Marketing that Doesn’t Work]() - [Solve 3 Painful Writing Problems with This 5-Step Process](=) - [10 Ways to Tell You Shouldn’t Be a Writer](=) --------------------------------------------------------------- Marketing that’s Too Good to Throw Away Picture this: Content marketing is a vase. Copywriting is a flower. The vase is the valuable container that holds a persuasive flower (your offer). This is how content marketing and copywriting work together for your business. When you’re always thinking about what a prospect is going through, you’re positioned to meet them where they are and then guide them on their journey. In the process, you create marketing materials that are too helpful to throw away and you’ve earned a spot in your prospect’s mind. To empathize with your prospect on their journey from where they are to where they want to be, ask yourself: - What does that person think? - What does that person feel? - What does that person see? - What does that person do? Explore the answers to those questions and write them down. This type of research gives you a pool of information to pull from that helps you both generate topic ideas and choose the right words for your final copy. Talk with you again soon, Stefanie FlaxmanEditor-in-Chief, Copyblogger Media [Check out more Copyblogger articles here]() This email is sent from Copyblogger Media LLC, 1942 Broadway, Suite 314, Boulder, Colorado 80302 If you would like to stop receiving emails from us you can [Unsubscribe]( Powered by [ConvertKit](=)