Marian Schembari's guest appearances

Marian Schembari

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

The Copywriter Club Podcast

Freelance To Win

Val Geisler

Selena Soo

Seth Godin

Brigitte Lyons

Bushra Azhar

Jenny Blake

Erika Lyremark

Nikki Groom

Margo Aaron

Charlie Gilkey

Hillary Weiss

Laura Belgray

Jon Levy

Alastair Humphreys

Daniel Levin

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Copywriter Marian Schembari joins Rob and Kira on The Copywriter Club Podcast to share her thoughts on a long list of topics, including:• How she landed a job using social media (and why she doesn’t like SM now)• How she convinces clients to focus on the “one” reader• Her process for creating awesome About Pages• Why all copywriters should work with an editor• Dealing with depression when you work alone• How she raised her rates, an• Why storytelling is so important in copywritingThis is a good one! To hear it all, click the play button below, or scroll down for a full transcript.The people and stuff we mentioned on the show:The Unmistakable CreativeGuerilla Marketing for Job HuntersCouchSurfing10X EmailsCopyhackersBook PassageWhere Stellar Messages Come FromXO JaneThe Great Value Proposition TestX-FilesKira’s websiteRob’s websiteThe Copywriter Club Facebook GroupIntro: Content (for now)Outro: GravityFull Transcript:Marian Schembari on how to create an awesome about page, dealing with depression and much more...Kira: What if you could hang out with seriously talented copywriters and other experts, ask them about their success and failures, their work process, and their habits, then steal an idea or two to inspire your own work? That’s what Rob and I do every week at The Copywriter Club Podcast.Rob: You’re invited to join the club for episode 28 as we chat with freelance copywriter Marian Schembari about landing her first job using social media, and why she doesn’t like it very much, the secret writers need to know to create compelling about pages, running a business when you have depression, and how stories are the only reason customers buy anything.Kira: Hey, Rob. Hey, Marian. How are you?Marian: Hi.Rob: Hey, Kira. Welcome, Marian.Marian: It’s super weird to hear you talking about me like that. Your voices have been in my ears like every morning as I walk my dogs, so it’s really weird to hear you responding to me as I talk.Rob: Imagine how weird it’s going to be when you’re listening to yourself as you walk your dog.Marian: Here’s the thing, though. I love listening to myself. Is that weird? I’ve been on podcasts, and I definitely listen to them, and my husband will come home and be like, “Why are you listening to an interview with yourself?” Like, “Because I sound really smart, okay?”Rob: I love it.Kira: And you’re probably learning from yourself, as well.Marian: Totally.Kira: I feel like even with this podcast, I told Rob for awhile, I was not listening, because I did not want to hear my voice. I do like listening to Rob, but I don’t like listening to myself. Recently, I did listen to episode 20, and I was like, “You know what? I’m actually learning something.” In the interview, I miss a lot of details that I catch listening the second time around, I think just because I’m trying to get ahead. It does help.That’s a great segue into the conversation with you, because I originally heard you on a different podcast. It was an interview on The Unmistakable Creative. It was around the time when your name kept popping into my world, into my feed over and over again, until I think I finally reached out to you, and was just like, “Hey, we should be friends, right?”Marian: “We should be friends. Let’s hang out.” I was like, “Yes, please.”Kira: Yes. Now you’re here, I think a great place to start would be how you got into copywriting, especially if you could speak to just landing those first few gigs or getting that first bout of confidence. I know that’s what new copywriters are really interested in.Marian: It’s a weird roundabout story, but many years ago, I guess a decade ago, when I had just graduated from college, it was really, really hard for me to find a job. I was convinced I wanted to work in publishing, and I applied to every job under the sun, and nobody was getting back to me.

Copywriter Marian Schembari joins Rob and Kira on The Copywriter Club Podcast to share her thoughts on a long list of topics, including: • How she landed a job using social media (and why she doesn’t like SM now) • How she convinces clients to focus on the “one” reader • Her process for creating awesome About Pages • Why all copywriters should work with an editor • Dealing with depression when you work alone • How she raised her rates, an • Why storytelling is so important in copywriting This is a good one! To hear it all, click the play button below, or scroll down for a full transcript. The people and stuff we mentioned on the show: The Unmistakable Creative Guerilla Marketing for Job Hunters CouchSurfing 10X Emails Copyhackers Book Passage Where Stellar Messages Come From XO Jane The Great Value Proposition Test X-Files Kira’s website Rob’s website The Copywriter Club Facebook Group Intro: Content (for now) Outro: Gravity Full Transcript: Marian Schembari on how to create an awesome about page, dealing with depression and much more... Kira: What if you could hang out with seriously talented copywriters and other experts, ask them about their success and failures, their work process, and their habits, then steal an idea or two to inspire your own work? That’s what Rob and I do every week at The Copywriter Club Podcast. Rob: You’re invited to join the club for episode 28 as we chat with freelance copywriter Marian Schembari about landing her first job using social media, and why she doesn’t like it very much, the secret writers need to know to create compelling about pages, running a business when you have depression, and how stories are the only reason customers buy anything. Kira: Hey, Rob. Hey, Marian. How are you? Marian: Hi. Rob: Hey, Kira. Welcome, Marian. Marian: It’s super weird to hear you talking about me like that. Your voices have been in my ears like every morning as I walk my dogs, so it’s really weird to hear you responding to me as I talk. Rob: Imagine how weird it’s going to be when you’re listening to yourself as you walk your dog. Marian: Here’s the thing, though. I love listening to myself. Is that weird? I’ve been on podcasts, and I definitely listen to them, and my husband will come home and be like, “Why are you listening to an interview with yourself?” Like, “Because I sound really smart, okay?” Rob: I love it. Kira: And you’re probably learning from yourself, as well. Marian: Totally. Kira: I feel like even with this podcast, I told Rob for awhile, I was not listening, because I did not want to hear my voice. I do like listening to Rob, but I don’t like listening to myself. Recently, I did listen to episode 20, and I was like, “You know what? I’m actually learning something.” In the interview, I miss a lot of details that I catch listening the second time around, I think just because I’m trying to get ahead. It does help. That’s a great segue into the conversation with you, because I originally heard you on a different podcast. It was an interview on The Unmistakable Creative. It was around the time when your name kept popping into my world, into my feed over and over again, until I think I finally reached out to you, and was just like, “Hey, we should be friends, right?” Marian: “We should be friends. Let’s hang out.” I was like, “Yes, please.” Kira: Yes. Now you’re here, I think a great place to start would be how you got into copywriting, especially if you could speak to just landing those first few gigs or getting that first bout of confidence. I know that’s what new copywriters are really interested in. Marian: It’s a weird roundabout story, but many years ago, I guess a decade ago, when I had just graduated from college, it was really, really hard for me to find a job. I was convinced I wanted to work in publishing, and I applied to every job under the sun, and nobody was getting back to me.

TCC Podcast 28: Writing Effective About Pages with Marian Schembari

“If you are sharing something to connect with people… usually the scarier something feels the better is that you share it, but if it feels like relief, like you would talk to a friend, then often it’s done selfishly. Often times being vulnerable on the internet is whatever you make it…. One person can share something and another person can share the same thing, but their intention of unloading vs connecting is usually really clear at the beginning” – Marian SchembariMarian Schembari is a writer, storyteller and brainstorm partner based in San Francisco.  Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“If you are sharing something to connect with people… usually the scarier something feels the better is that you share it, but if it feels like relief, like you would talk to a friend, then often it’s done selfishly. Often times being vulnerable on the internet is whatever you make it…. One person can share something and another person can share the same thing, but their intention of unloading vs connecting is usually really clear at the beginning” – Marian Schembari<a href="https://marianlibrarian.com/about-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Marian Schembari </a>is a writer, storyteller and brainstorm partner based in San Francisco.  Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes <a href="https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Power of Making Your Work More Personal with Marian Schembari

A lot of people think that being a copywriter means you spend all your time “writing to persuade.”Stuff like, “Buy now! This offer won’t last long!” — that sort of thing.That stereotype is wrong, and it’s quickly becoming outdated thanks to people like my friend Marian.Marian makes a living doing copywriting for business’ websites. But she doesn’t write what most people would normally consider “sales copy.”Instead, Marian has made an art (and a lucrative business) of helping her clients tell their business’ story.  In fact, she does it so well that she can charge top dollar for it, and stay busy enough that she gets to choose which clients to work with.In this brand new episode of the FTW podcast, Marian is spilling the beans on how she does it.The post Meet Marian, the non-sales writer who charges $115/hr on Upwork (with Marian Schembari) appeared first on Freelance To Win.

A lot of people think that being a copywriter means you spend all your time “writing to persuade.” Stuff like, “Buy now! This offer won’t last long!” — that sort of thing. That stereotype is wrong, and it’s quickly becoming outdated thanks to people like my friend Marian. Marian makes a living doing copywriting for business’ websites. But she doesn’t write what most people would normally consider “sales copy.” Instead, Marian has made an art (and a lucrative business) of helping her clients tell their business’ story.    In fact, she does it so well that she can charge top dollar for it, and stay busy enough that she gets to choose which clients to work with. In this brand new episode of the FTW podcast, Marian is spilling the beans on how she does it. The post <a href="https://freelancetowin.com/podcast/meet-marian-non-sales-writer-charges-115hr-upwork-marian-schembari/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meet Marian, the non-sales writer who charges $115/hr on Upwork (with Marian Schembari)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://freelancetowin.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freelance To Win</a>.

Meet Marian, the non-sales writer who charges $115/hr on Upwork (with Marian Schembari)