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[AWAI]( WEEK IN REVIEW --------------------------------------------------------------- November 16 – 20, 2020 Hi {NAME}, I shared this poem during our staff Thanksgiving Zoom lunch yesterday. To me, it speaks to who we are as a company and to who you are as part of our community of writers. Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving, Katie When Giving Is All We Have Alberto Rios One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to us. We give because nobody gave to us. We give because giving has changed us. We give because giving could have changed us. We have been better for it, We have been wounded by it — Giving has many faces: It is loud and quiet, Big, though small, diamond in wood-nails. Its story is old, the plot worn and the pages too, But we read this book, anyway, over and again: Giving is, first and every time, hand to hand, Mine to yours, yours to mine. You gave me blue and I gave you yellow. Together we are simple green. You gave me What you did not have, and I gave you What I had to give—together, we made Something greater from the difference. What's Trending A project too good to pass … Here's an interesting (and different) opportunity for writers … It's a way to make up to $2,000 on average working with clients …  … without writing a single word of copy. Fact is, this interesting "profit" opportunity doesn't require any significant amount of writing at all. If you can: - Follow a checklist … - Scribble down a couple of notes … - And then present it to a client …  … you have what it takes to make $2,000 on average, every single time with this. [Watch the video briefing on this special kind of project here.]( [Click to watch online]( And one more video for you if you're looking for the formula for a recession-proof, six-figure life … [Click to watch online]( From Jen Stevens: I was sitting on the front stoop of our tidy brick home, my seven-week-old baby on my lap, when my husband came home and told me he'd just lost his job. Instead of panicking, we went out for sushi. Were we in denial? No. Just lucky enough to have a recession-proof contingency plan that will earn me more than $200,000 this year, working from home. Mine is not an extraordinary story. My colleagues and I are just everyday folks like you — some with college degrees, some not. Yet, we enjoy careers with a level of job security and income most people only dream about. [Hear more about this from Jen here …]( Happening This Week … Monday, November 23rd at 12 pm ET Professional Writers' Alliance Interview PWA Members Only Location: [PWA Member Site]( Would a podcast change your writing business for the better? Join PWA Director Jen Adams and Steve Coombes for a behind-the-scenes look at how he built his #1 rated podcast over the last year, complete with pro tips on how you can plan, launch, and run your own successful podcast. Not a PWA Member yet? [Click here to join.]( Tuesday, November 24th at 12 pm ET Circle of Success Mastermind Meeting: Top Tips for Getting Clients and Building Lasting Relationships COS Members Only Location: [COS Live Events Page]( For this month's Mastermind Meeting, COS members are invited to join Professional Writers Alliance Director Jen Adams as she shares her most effective tips for landing clients, working with them like a pro, and building relationships that lead to more and more work. Jen will share real-world examples from members who landed clients in 2020 and are now working and thriving copywriters! She'll also open the floor for any of your questions! Tuesday, November 24th at 7 pm ET Circle of Success Live Q&A with Steve Maurer COS Members Only Location: [COS Facebook Group]( Welcome all new Circle of Success members! Every week, professional copywriter and Circle of Success member Steve Maurer goes live on the COS Facebook Group for a laid-back Q&A session with his fellow COS members. Circle of Success members can join Steve on Tuesday evening to ask him ANY of the copywriting or freelancing questions that have been gnawing at you. Wednesday, November 25th at 12 pm ET B2B Writing Success — Ask Me Anything with Lisa Christoffel B2B Writing Success Members Only Location: [B2B Writing Success Facebook Group]( Every week, B2B Writing Success Managing Editor Lisa Christoffel is online in the private Facebook Group for a live coaching hour. B2B Writing Success members can ask Lisa about anything … business-building and client questions, copy you'd like some feedback on, getting started in your B2B copywriting endeavors … just ask away, and she'll be there to give you the answers or advice you need! Not a B2B Writing Success member? [Click here to join!]( For more of what's happening this week … The AWAI Calendar has a New Look With so many opportunities to learn each week, you can make sure you never miss a thing by staying connected to the [AWAI Calendar of Events](. Editors' Picks [11 Tips for Effective Meetings That Turn Prospects Into Clients]( By MICHELE PETERSON Turn these 11 tips into your own game plan, so you, too, can handle prospect meetings with ease … [Get Paid TWICE as a "Website Doctor"]( By PAM FOSTER Diagnosing websites via a proven Site Audit process can net you $2,000 plus the opportunity to get paid for treating the sites that need repair. Pam Foster reveals more here … [Guarantee Your Writing Success … By Improving Who You Sit Next To?!]( By JEN ADAMS To level up, you need to work the Law of Averages … to spend more time in a "yay" writing neighborhood. Here's how to make that happen and improve your odds of success … [Just Three Months in and This AWAI Member Is Already Earning Six-Figures]( By SANDY FRANKS After a tough eight years, Jessica McKay's coaching business was tanked by the pandemic. She liked writing, and before she even completed her training, an amazing thing happened … Celebrating Your Success 🎉🎉🎉 It's so true, Robin … a copywriter's superpower is helping to solve problems. It's impossible for what you're learning from AWAI not to have a positive impact on everything you do. Keep up the great work! I'm writing because I'm starting to see how the way AWAI has trained its copywriters is changing the way I now do things. And I wanted you to know it. Recently, I've had to sell some of my late father's belongings – an arduous but necessary task. But many good things have come out of that task, including reuniting with people I haven't spoken to in years because our paths have taken different directions over time. And having an extra jingle in the pocket helps with incidental expenses and getting bills paid, especially during a time in which my usual work – substitute teaching – has been anything but predictable. But that's still not the reason I'm writing to you today. I'm writing to tell you that the basics taught by AWAI can help people make connections in ways I never thought possible – even in selling Dad's farm and garden machinery! You see, one of the things I learned that has clicked with me is that when I sell something, I'm solving a problem or meeting a need. Forget conventionality when it comes to sales. By making this one tweak in my mindset about selling, I found that I write my Facebook Marketplace ads differently from most people now. Some people still have their ads showing that their items haven't sold yet, and those were posted last year … for the same items I just sold! In fact, the results from my most recent ads were getting close to five items sold within three days, and three items this week were sold within 24 hours! So, I'm on a roll. Will it always happen this fast? Nope, it might take a little while for the right person to reach out to me, or it might be even faster. I just know that the way I write even Facebook ads has changed for the better. It's taken a while for me to understand some things as I go, but I'm still going. Thanks for your help and encouragement. – Robin Fry [Living the Writer's Life: Michael J. Thompson Snapshots from the Life of an NYC Web Content Auditor]( Stroll along the streets of New York City, and you may come across Michael J. Thompson taking a midday walk with his camera. This web content auditor has built his business around the idea that websites should be accessible to all users. His story illustrates how someone can find quick success by applying skills learned from AWAI. DirectResponseJobs.com This week — 422 companies are looking for writers, designers, and more! Spotlight Job of the Week FoodCorps Healthy kids healthy schools [( Location: Remote FoodCorps seeks an experienced contract Development Writer with strong research, analytical, and storytelling skills to craft compelling grant proposals, reports, and other donor-facing materials. Working within our geographically dispersed Growth & Development team, the Writer will support multiple members of our fundraising team through leading the development of engaging and accurate materials for institutional and individual donors and prospects that inspire investments and foster long-term partnerships with FoodCorps. Primary Responsibilities: - Serve as a strategic, writing, and editing partner for our out-the-door fundraisers, reviewing requirements of assignments and gathering necessary information from existing materials and/or other departments to do so - Research, write, and submit grant proposals, stewardship reports, and other donor-facing materials to the foundations, individuals, and corporate partners who fuel our work, ensuring timely submission of assignments - Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, and continually update and refine internal resources to support effective fundraising and storytelling [Get more details here.]( Here are some of the other jobs posted on DirectResponseJobs.com this week. Check them out today. - [Grant Writer at PNP Staffing Group]( - [Senior Copywriting Manager at Affirm]( - [Dan Kennedy Style Email Writer for The DeVries Law Firm]( - [SEO Specialist at Storyblocks]( Direct Response Jobs is the free Job Board included with AWAI's The Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting. To find more companies looking to hire copywriters and more, visit [DirectResponseJobs.com](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Trouble viewing this email? [View in your browser, here](. CHANGE OF ADDRESS? [Contact us]( with both your old AND new information. 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