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A Little YouTube:  Writers, put on your business hat! This is a fun series we put together for the Brummet Media Channel. I believe this is video # 8 in that series. Here - we continue a discussion on marketing terms with examples for some of the sub-genres that each involves. Learn what Soft Sell techniques are & how they are used. https://youtu.be/Tcx1wAzThh8 ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~

A Little YouTube:  Today we answer this question that was submitted to us:  " You mentioned your family earlier - was your writing inspired by your family or real life incidents? "  For some reason, - lol -, I kept saying "channels" when I was talking about future "playlists" that we intend to add to the Brummet Media Channel. Apologies for that mental glitch.  Discover the answer to this interesting question in this 7.1 min. video:  https://youtu.be/1_GPgAAcbTI ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~

The first few years of any career will involve establishing Market Authority, which includes working social platforms and developing brand identity through things like keywords, logo design, colours and imagery. The goal here is to show that you know what you are doing, that you are respected and recommended by peers in your industry, that you have a good reputation, that you appear in the media frequently and are recognizable. A strong market authority results in building trust with those who have not worked with you yet. As time goes on, you'll also find that you will be fine-tuning your personal goals as an entrepreneur, tweaking the focus and the wording of the business mission, vision and promotional blurbs. Then you'll be exploring various ways of communicating these things to others through interactions with your contact list, obtaining product reviews, media endorsements and service testimonials. Once you have established a strong Market Authority, you will still need t...

Just how do you manage a writing career? Well, it begins with acknowledging that you are an entrepreneur and that it is time to run your office as a business. You are en entrepreneur whether you are a: • Freelance writer • Copywriter • Editor, formatter, cover designer • Published author • Spoken word poet • Assignment writer   • Branching out into multiple writing and media genres in order to keep a steady income flow   • Have one book that you haven't published yet, but plan to.  Regardless of where you fit in all of that - you are running a business and before you go any farther it is really important to take a few days to understand your situation with a 5-year business plan.  The 5-year Business Plan has 2 sections; the first will touch on everything from: • Financial needs analysis and taxes • Operations, processes and policies • Examining future goals or projects  Understanding these things puts you in a better position going forward...