Guest: NAIWE’s Nonfiction Expert Amy Waters Yarsinske Interested in writing nonfiction books? Learn from one of the best! In this webinar, Amy Waters Yarsinske, who has published over 85 nonfiction books, shares the ins and outs of the nonfiction world. She tells her personal story of always having been a writer at heart, even though she went on an adventurous path before she began writing full time.

Guest: NAIWE’s Executive Director April Michelle Davis This is a specialized course designed for those who are in the editing industry (or who want to become freelance editors). This class will provide detailed discussions about the field, editing skills, and the business and IT requirements necessary to succeed. Strengthen your skills, and learn how to run your editing business like a professional.

Guest: NAIWE's Executive Director April Michelle Davis From thoughts of starting a business all the way to hanging your sign “open for business!” As you prepare to become a professional freelancer, there are many things to consider such as the type of business and the protection it will offer to business tax preparations and correctly estimating quarterly payments to accurate record keeping and project status.

Guest: Conference Speaker Bennie Currie For colleagues already established or approaching retirement age, it’s vital to have a strong financial plan and retirement options in mind before they are needed. Find out how to build a more-secure future for yourself and your freelance business in this practical session.

Guest: NAIWE’s Ghostwriting Expert Claudia Suzanne A person’s mindset is powerful, and it is the difference between a freelancer and a businessperson. How you perceive yourself and present yourself determines your position in the professional world. In turn, your position dictates what you can charge for your services. This webinar will assist you in determining your ideal clients and how to associate with them.

Guest: NAIWE’s Freelance Expert Jake Poinier As a freelancer, pricing your services properly is the foundation of your long-term financial prosperity and day-to-day psychological well-being. In this webinar Jake “Dr. Freelance” Poinier offers a strategic, value-focused approach to setting your fee structure, taking into account the numerous factors that can’t be found on an industry rate sheet or association survey.

Guest: NAIWE’s Freelance Expert Jake Poinier Part of the enjoyment of freelancing is working with great clients on interesting projects—but let’s face it, it’s a lot more fun when the compensation matches our efforts. In this webinar, Jake “Dr. Freelance” Poinier will discuss the big picture of freelance finances as well as specific steps to help your business become more profitable.

Guest: Conference Speaker Jake Poinier No matter how long a freelancer has been in business, setting or negotiating rates is a constant challenge. Get the lowdown on this elemental aspect of freelancing to keep from undervaluing your business, skills, and experience!

Guest: NAIWE’s Freelance Expert Jake Poinier Freelance pricing isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition — and overlooking the nuances can leave you feeling overworked and underpaid. In this webinar, Jake “Dr. Freelance” Poinier discusses the principles of estimating, incorporating a range of diverse practice examples with real-world project descriptions and client scenarios.

Guest: NAIWE’s Freelance Expert Jake Poinier Setting and maintaining boundaries creates better client relationships and a more effective freelance business. Dr. Freelance provides steps to ensure that you’re delivering what clients need, while protecting your own sanity and profitability. This webinar will help you understand how to take a strategic approach, making the process smooth and efficient for both parties.

Guest: NAIWE’s Freelance Expert Jake Poinier You don’t have to be a freelancer for long before you learn that not every client is what they first seem, and not every project goes according to plan. In this webinar, Jake Poinier outlines a real-world approach to screening prospects as well as bringing challenging clients back into line.

Guest: NAIWE’s Freelance Expert Jake Poinier Any experienced freelancer will tell you that referrals offer the most powerful way to build and diversify your business. In this session, we’ll discuss how to create a system that increases your volume of high-quality word-of-mouth projects. Topics include benefits of referrals; when, where, and how to ask for them; and the key steps to take that will keep them flowing.

Guest: NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert Jeanne Grunert and Dr. Tim Johansson of A Deeper Way Participants in this workshop will use the ADW self-assessment tools before and during the workshop to understand their unique personality, what helps them thrive in the workplace, how they respond in different work situations, and how they develop trust and communication with clients.

Guest: NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert Jeanne Grunert In Part 2, participants will be encouraged to review their results from Part 1 and identify their own unique personal branding “calling cards”. Then, through various exercises, participants will develop their personal brand profile and leave the workshop with several ideas on how they can share their personal brand profile.

In this training, we’ll discuss ways to provide outstanding and consistent client service while building automation or systems that save you time. We’ll discuss three big ones: sales pipeline systems, onboarding, and offboarding. Make a better impression on your clients and earn repeat business and referrals while spending more of your time on billable work.

Guest: NAIWE's Business of Writing Expert Laura Pennington Briggs You’re not just a freelancer, you’re a CEO. Discover how to systematize, protect, and run your business like a pro. Get streamlined and attract the right kinds of clients by treating your writing like a business. Discover top tips for protecting boundaries, preventing scope creep, organizing your communication, and working effectively with clients.

Guest: NAIWE’s Business of Writing Expert Laura Pennington Briggs Making a good living as a freelancer is a challenge, especially nowadays. Discover what today’s six-figure freelancers have in common and learn how to search, negotiate, and maximize your revenue and profits as you build a successful business as a freelancer.

Guest: NAIWE’s Pricing Expert Laurie Lewis While many freelancers are very good at the services they offer, they may find it difficult to talk about money. Learn the type of information to collect from a potential client to turn the correct price into the best price. Also discussed are methods to price a job, benefits of understanding the going rate, and negotiation strategies to include money and job parameters.

Guest: NAIWE’s Productivity Expert Meggin McIntosh With everything that needs to get done, overwhelm may overcome us at times and cause us not to do our best work. It will take a commitment to make change in our life to keep this feeling a bay. With 10 strategies revealed in this webinar, you will be encouraged to do only what you can do. And you will receive suggestions on how to handle the rest.

Guest: NAIWE’s Productivity Expert Meggin McIntosh Do you keep projects in your head instead of physically putting them on a to-do list? In this webinar, Meggin will discuss the benefits of having an actual list to work from and the costs of having unfinished projects. Her suggestions of tools will help guide and motivate change to where unfinished projects become accomplishments resulting in a feeling of freedom.

Guest: NAIWE’s Professionalism Expert Robert Moskowitz Almost everyone can write. Nearly every high school graduate can cobble together some words. Some people can even earn a few bucks as a writer. But if you really want to pursue the writing life, you’ll find you need to succeed at becoming a professional. Many years ago, I had a dream of writing professionally. I even had a job as a writer. But it was just a job.

Guest: NAIWE’s Writing Goals Expert Rochelle Melander Life is busy, and even though writers have a passion for writing, many feel like they have no time to do so. Like other things in life, writing needs to be made a priority to become a habit for those with this passion. In this webinar, Rochelle Melander will discuss ways to fit in writing, even if it is only a few minutes each day—those few minutes can add up.

Guest: NAIWE’s Freelance Writing Expert Ruth Thaler-Carter Portfolios can take a variety of forms. At one time, it was popular for them to be in a physical format, like a scrapbook, to be able to present to potential clients at tradeshows and conferences. These were great to use as a table display of your work. However, like most things, writing portfolios have also gone digital.

Guest: NAIWE’s Networking Expert Ruth Thaler-Carter You may have information worth sharing with colleagues (and maybe even clients). You’ve developed experience, knowledge, and a strong skill set in your niche. It might be time to add to that skill set by becoming a presenter of conference speeches, workshops, or classes. This webinar will provide tips on why and how to develop a public speaking persona and service.

Guest: NAIWE’s Networking Expert Ruth Thaler-Carter Starting a writing business is exciting and challenging. Get some practical, effective tips from a long-time, award-winning freelance writer/editor in this session. Learn about types of writing that can be the basis of a business; getting experience; finding outlets, audiences, readers and clients; avoiding scams; and more.

Guest: Conference Speaker Ruth Thaler-Carter No matter what kind of freelance, consulting, entrepreneurial or other business you’d like to have (or enhance), achieving success will involve many of the same techniques and processes. Find out what you need to know and do to get your business off to a strong start and keep it rolling.

Guest: NAIWE’s Networking Expert Ruth Thaler-Carter We hear about networking all the time, but what is it and why is it valuable to independent writers and editors? Networking is simply interacting with colleagues to exchange information, resources, and support. Done right, it can create credibility, provide leads to new projects and clients, and bolster an independent business in many ways.

Guest: NAIWE’s Networking Expert Ruth Thaler-Carter Networking is more than a common buzzword; it’s an important key to success as an independent writer or editor. Learn about the best ways to make networking an effective, functional element of your independent business, as well as what not to do.

Guest: NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert Stephen Colwell As freelancers, we often find ourselves thrust into team environments that are unfamiliar, confusing, and chaotic. Assignments often lack clear definition, details are scarce, feedback is vague, and deadlines are moving targets. Stephen Colwell shares the methods top-performing teams use to empower each other, eliminate waste, and accelerate progress.

Guest: NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert Stephen Colwell Far too many creative professionals are struggling with a relentless din of meetings and interruptions that too often get in the way of the strategic work they were hired to do. During this webinar, we’ll walk through a simple set of practices and routines even the smallest teams can use to improve focus without all the disruption and confusion.