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[AWAI]( WEEK IN REVIEW --------------------------------------------------------------- March 22 – 26, 2021 Hi {NAME}, I hope you joined us for our 2021 State of the Industry Summit yesterday. I knew it was going to be great, but I have to say … it was off the charts! Each expert shared SO many interesting, actionable, timely … and career-making … insights about the hottest and most in-demands opportunities from Facebook to Video to SEO to UX to Content to Story Telling and so much more. And, then there was all the amazing "do this," "don't do that" marketing and career (and life!) advice … I could go on … but you really have to soak it all in yourself. You can watch it [here](. [Click to watch online] And, just wait till you see who "drops by" an hour in! None other than best-selling author and marketing and creativity expert Seth Godin! So much fun … and wow … the writing (and life!) advice he shares! Rebecca and I were blown away! (I know … lots of !!!!s, but seriously deserved.) I'd love to hear what some of the highlights were for you. Send me a note at [AskKatie@awai.com](mailto:askkatie@awai.com). To a good weekend! (Still buzzing from the Summit!) Katie What's Trending Some of the Easiest Copy You'll Ever Get Paid to Write Do you struggle with writer's block when writing an email to a friend? To a colleague? To the customer support department of a business you just bought from? Usually it just flows, right? It's the same with writing emails for clients (only you get paid really well to do it). There's hardly ever any struggle or scratching your head, wondering what to write. It's some of the easiest copy you'll ever get paid to write … And it's the fastest way to start making money as a writer. And if you'd like to learn how to do it — check out our upcoming [Email Writing Certification Mentorship](. Today ONLY: Join The Professional Writers' Alliance for $1 Today is your last chance to join PWA for $1. Which means it's your last chance to get all the writing templates … the Ask the Expert interviews … the Member Spotlights … the "how-to" articles … and the Motivational Minutes … Not to mention three bestselling programs from AWAI's catalog, worth $773 … Entry into the private LinkedIn group … VIP job board access, where hundreds of clients are looking for writers every day … Your personalized membership card and certificate … And so much more. Join today and you get access to everything for your first month for a dollar. And if you stay on board after that, you'll pay only $29 a month. But wait until tomorrow and there's no dollar trial — and you'll pay the full price of $58 a month. [Don't miss out — get your invitation to join here.]( Happening This Week … Tuesday, March 30th 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! One of the many benefits available to all Circle of Success members is a weekly live Q&A with professional copywriter and Circle of Success member Steve Maurer. Steve goes live on the COS Facebook Group every Tuesday evening for a laid-back Q&A session with his fellow COS members, where you can ask him ANY of the copywriting or freelancing questions that have been gnawing at you. Even if you don't have any questions at the moment, this is a great way to get to know some of your Circle of Success peers! Circle of Success is the industry's most comprehensive and personalized level of copywriter training. It takes you from where you are now … to successful, six-figure working copywriter — in the timeframe you want. [Click here]( to learn more. Wednesday, March 31st 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! Thursday, April 1st at 3 pm ET Writer's Coffee Break — LIVE Chat and Q&A All Members Welcome! Location: [AWAI Facebook Page]( Join AWAI-trained copywriter Robert Rice this Thursday as he chats with Laura Belgray — founder of Talking Shrimp, co-creator of The Copy Cure, and subject of Barefoot Writer Magazine's March cover story — for what's sure to be a fun and informative chat about starting and running a copywriting business of your own! They'll also open the floor for any of your questions! For more of what's happening this week … The AWAI Calendar 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](. "What's the Fastest Way to Earn a Living as a Writer?" Can you guess what it is? Okay, we won't keep you in suspense … It's EMAIL! That's because businesses of all shapes and sizes NEED emails written on a regular basis. And you could be the one to write them … to the tune of $2,000 … $3,000 … or even $5,000 per month. It's just a matter of learning a few core "tweaks" to the emails you're already writing to friends, family, and colleagues. [Learn More.]( Editors' Picks [LinkedIn Reveals the Top Writing Jobs of 2021]( By JEN ADAMS Writers nabbed three of the top spots on LinkedIn's list of the most in-demand jobs this year. Here's more about each opportunity, and how you can land these jobs ASAP. [How to Achieve Your Writing Goals with 1% a Day]( By JEN PHILLIPS APRIL You can make a 37% improvement in your freelance writing business this year if you adopt this simple tactic. Here are eight steps to try to move you toward greater success. [The Best "Feel Good" Opportunity for Writers — And It Pays Well, Too]( By HEATHER ROBSON UX (User Experience) copywriting gives you the opportunity to help your clients better serve their customers. Discover what it is, where to find clients, and why it offers a high level of work satisfaction. [To Make Your Writing Life an Adventure, Just Say "Yes!"]( By GORDON GRAHAM How will you answer when a prospect asks you to write something new: with self-doubt, with questions that stall for time, or with confidence? Here's what you should do … [Taking Your Web Writing from Side Hustle to Full-Time Income]( By STEPHEN HOYLES Are you a part time writer hoping to become a full-time writer? See this freelance web writer's six-step plan for going full time. Celebrating Your Success 🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations Carole, Kerri, Jodie, Tom, and Kelly … You're making us proud! [Carole's Facebook Comment] [Kerri's Facebook Post] [Jodie's Facebook Post] [Tom's Facebook Comment] [Kelly's Facebook Comment] Have a win you'd like to share too? Send me the details at askkatie@awai.com. Take This Tiny Step Forward Towards Well-Paid Writing If you've ever fantasized about what life would be like as a writer … Where you get to choose your own fun projects, Aim for whatever income you want, And enjoy complete flexibility during the day … [Then THIS is the next step you want to take.]( When you click that link, you'll meet a writer who took the step and soon found herself earning six-figures as a writer, with tons of time on the side to relax, swim, travel, and hang out with her family. [You can follow her exact path — click here for details]( AWAI's Member Success Team is at Your Service [AWAI's Member Success Team] Have any questions, comments, or concerns? Get in touch with our Member Success Team! They'll help you just like they helped these members who wrote it to sing their praises … Love this group! Prompt, professional … excellent! Fast response and solution. Very fast response, no ifs, ands, or buts. Reagan literally MADE MY DAY! She raised me up from the depressed state I was in this morning, and with a smile in her voice, and eager to help attitude! Then the icing on the cake was that she sent me the promised email before I logged in after I hung up the phone. Thank you! Thank you soooo much for this super fast response!! You're top notch!!! Every experience I have ever had with AWAI has been great. Thank you! You all are always great! So grateful to have you all in my life! Thanks! DirectResponseJobs.com This week — 391 companies are looking for writers, designers, and more! Spotlight Job of the Week Stripe Payments Infrastructure for the Internet [stripe.com]( The Writer/Editor for the Stripe Engineering Blog will source ideas from the engineering organization ranging from how we built something to how we work to our vision for the future of the online economy and APIs. Sometimes, this role will be the primary writer of blog posts, interviewing internal subject matter experts to tell their stories in a clear, compelling way. More often, this role will act as a mentor and editor who can work side-by-side with an engineer to help them tell their own story, getting the piece to our quality bar without drowning out the voice of the writer. What You Will Do: - Serve as the primary writer, editor, and strategist for all engineering blog content. That means taking input from engineering leadership to understand priorities, working directly with engineers to develop posts, managing an editorial calendar and pipeline, and coordinating with the content marketing team to ensure posts fit into the broader Stripe narrative - Collaborate with the Comms team to ensure maximum impact and reach for each piece, developing a playbook for social media amplification and reactive comms for sensitive or controversial topics - Be an outward-facing representative for Stripe's engineering recruiting brand. This will include participating in events and panels, influencing the online dialog around the topics you focus on and write about, and opportunistically recruiting from your network of developers and writers [Click here to get more details.]( Here are some of the other jobs posted on DirectResponseJobs.com this week. Check them out today. - [Blog Writer at Red Hat]( - [Junior Graphic Designer at Boston Beer Company]( - [Content/Blog Writer at Denver Website Designs]( - [Marketing Copywriter at Community Brands]( 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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