#3 Niche Spotlight: Subcontracting For Comms Professionals and Writers with Laura Ansbro

Hi and welcome to Season 1 Episode 3 of the All Things Freelance Writing Podcast with guest, Laura Ansbro!

I’m your host Jessica Walrack and today we have the pleasure of talking with Laura Ansbro. Laura’s a freelance content writer who's been writing for 4-5 years and specializes in creating engaging, persuasive long-form content for writers and other comms professionals (like PRs and marketers).

In this episode, she talks about the ins and outs of her niche: subcontracting for comms professionals and other writers. Plus, you’ll learn:

• Pitfalls to avoid when building a writing business
• Why other writers aren’t your competition
• What Laura loves most about the freelance life
• And much more

Want to hear more from Laura or hire her? Find her on LinkedIn: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-ansbro/ 

Chapters

• 3:28 How to get started subcontracting for writers/comms professionals
• 4:41 What do her clients look for when hiring her?
• 5:37 What type of writing does she find most in-demand from her clients?
• 8:32 Pitfall One: Clients without a strategy
• 10:33 Pitfall Two: Saying yes to everything
• 12:01 Solution: How to handle clients with no strategy
• 14:44 Do you more commonly follow your client's systems or do they follow yours?
• 19:07 Top tip on working with other comms professional or writers: Build relationships proactively
• 21:35 Collaboration over competition with other writers
• 24:58 Where to connect with Laura Ansbro
• 25:43 What's Laura's favorite thing about freelance life?