Category Archives: Writing

#298: Two Important Clues of a Good Opportunity

We often come across new opportunities that sound really great. The work looks interesting, or the client sounds exciting to work with. This excitement can cloud our judgment—and we start to ask ourselves the wrong question: “How …
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Ed Gandia

#296: How Dave Snyder Scaled Up to an 8-Figure Content Writing Business

Most writers aren’t interested in growing their business from a one-person operation into a massive agency with thousands of contractors. They simply want to earn more in less time and maintain a lifestyle business. Dave Snyder is …
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Ed Gandia

#293: Your Project’s ‘Gateway Action’

Years ago, Reed Hastings had an idea for a new way of consuming entertainment. He imagined a future where consumers could stream movies and shows through the internet—on demand. It was a powerful, revolutionary idea. One that …
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Ed Gandia

#290: How Engineer Adam Kimmel Launched a Part-Time, Six-Figure Writing Business

Taking a writing business to the six-figure level takes a lot of focus and dedication. Doing it on a part-time basis takes even more. Over the past few years, Adam Kimmel has built a six-figure writing business …
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Ed Gandia

Our Top Episodes and Articles of 2021

It’s hard to believe, but yet another year has passed us by! Before we put a wrap on 2021, I’d like to thank all of the wonderful guests we had on the High-Income Business Writing podcast …
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Ed Gandia

#276: The Difference Between Acceptance and Giving Up

Peter Barton was a highly successful media pioneer back in the 1980s and 90s. He co-founded Liberty Media, which launched the Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, STARZ and many other blockbuster brands. Sadly, in the prime of …
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Ed Gandia

The Value of Publishing Your Own Content

I’m often asked if it’s still worth creating your own content in the form of a blog or newsletter. Typically, the writers who ask this question are busy with client work. So they’re trying to reduce …
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Ed Gandia

#274: The Fun and Lucrative World of Grant Writing, with Teresa Huff

Content marketing writing and copywriting are both proven ways to make a great living as a writer. But they aren’t the only ways. One angle we haven’t yet explored in this podcast is grant writing. For some writers, …
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Ed Gandia

#269: Powerful Freelance Success Lessons from Moneyball

Earlier this week, I re-watched the movie Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. It’s based on the true story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s, who is saddled with one of …
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Ed Gandia

Hacking Your First Draft

Not many writers enjoy writing the first draft of any assignment. It can be very difficult to get started. So we tend to procrastinate. But procrastination leads to anxiety. And that just makes everything worse. For a number …
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Ed Gandia

Change the Way You Ask for Pricing Feedback

There’s a good way to ask your peers for pricing feedback—and a bad way. Here’s how most of us ask: “I need to quote three ebooks. The topic is X, and they want each ebook to be …
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Ed Gandia

#261: Stefan Georgi on How He’s Built a Multimillion Dollar Copywriting Empire in Less Than a Decade

I started my freelance journey by studying direct response copywriting. And even though my business quickly evolved away from direct response, I’ve always admired the profession. Because if you can sell on paper, you can write your …
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Ed Gandia

A Powerful Way to Engage More Prospects … and Turn More of Them Into Clients

It sometimes seems like the stars have to align to land a new client. Think about it. Four things have to happen at the same time: The prospective client has to have a problem. They have …
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Ed Gandia

# 256 The Six Reasons White Paper Projects Fail

Having more than 300 white papers to your name might not sound like much ... until you realize only a handful of writers in the world have reached that milestone. My friend and colleague Gordon Graham …
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Ed Gandia

Our Top Episodes and Articles of 2020

What a year 2020 has been! This year more than ever, I’m thankful to all of my podcast guests for sharing their experiences and insights with my listeners. We had so many fantastic guests again this …
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High-Income Business Writing

Category Archives: Writing

#298: Two Important Clues of a Good Opportunity

#296: How Dave Snyder Scaled Up to an 8-Figure Content Writing Business

#293: Your Project’s ‘Gateway Action’

#290: How Engineer Adam Kimmel Launched a Part-Time, Six-Figure Writing Business

Our Top Episodes and Articles of 2021

#276: The Difference Between Acceptance and Giving Up

The Value of Publishing Your Own Content

#274: The Fun and Lucrative World of Grant Writing, with Teresa Huff

#269: Powerful Freelance Success Lessons from Moneyball

Hacking Your First Draft

Change the Way You Ask for Pricing Feedback

#261: Stefan Georgi on How He’s Built a Multimillion Dollar Copywriting Empire in Less Than a Decade

A Powerful Way to Engage More Prospects … and Turn More of Them Into Clients

# 256 The Six Reasons White Paper Projects Fail

Our Top Episodes and Articles of 2020

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