Brit Mcginnis's guest appearances

Brit Mcginnis

The Copywriter Club Podcast

The Path of Being a Non-Fiction Author

Casting for Two Podcast

Monster Mice with Mandy Marksteiner

Lauren Hazel

David Garfinkel

Michelle Mazur

Karen Anderson

Seth Godin

Wendy Fry

Bob Hoffman

Julia Roberts

Andrea Jones

Rachael Kay Albers

Jennie Nash

Jenny Blake

Abby Kohut

Danielle Liss

Paul Smith

OwlTail

Brit McGinnis is a multitalented copywriter, content creator and social media expert. During this interview she gives some excellent advice on how to write web content (and sound like a real person), how to manage a thriving Facebook community, and how to stand out from the crowd with personal branding. You can find her on the web at https://www.blackbowcommunications.com/.

Brit McGinnis is a multitalented copywriter, content creator and social media expert. During this interview she gives some excellent advice on how to write web content (and sound like a real person), how to manage a thriving Facebook community, and how to stand out from the crowd with personal branding. You can find her on the web at <a href="http://www.podcastandradio.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.blackbowcommunications.com/.</a>

Brit McGinnis

Copywriter Brit McGinnis steps out of the club's Facebook group to join Rob and Kira for the 75th episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast. (Don’t look now but we’re three quarters of the way to 100.) We cover a lot of ground in this wide ranging interview, including:•  how Brit went from journalism to virtual assistant to social media and copywriter•  what her business looks like today (typical clients, typical projects)•  why you might want to work as a virtual assistant•  what you need to know BEFORE you start working with a virtual assistant•  her thoughts on starting and growing a great online community•  how to get the most out of our Facebook group•  the rules of Facebook etiquette that she wishes everyone knew•  what copywriters should do to step up their social media game•  why we should be thinking about Pinterest more than we probably do•  what’s going on with Facebook ads (the ad glut)•  how her business has changed since joining The Copywriter Accelerator•  what copywriters who are struggling with boundaries could be doing differently•  why she stepped into her role as “the horror copywriter”•  her advice to copywriters who are thinking about their personal brands•  what we need to know about the cannabis marketWe also asked Brit about the mistakes she’s seen copywriters make in their careers—stuff you definitely don’t want to be doing. We say this a lot, but it’s yet another good one. Click the play button below, or scroll down for a full transcript.The people and stuff we mentioned on the show:BlackBow CommunicationsMadmenThe Copywriter AcceleratorTwitterKat WellsBrene BrownLeague of LegendsNight MindThe ABCs of CannibisKira’s websiteRob’s websiteThe Copywriter Club Facebook GroupIntro: Content (for now)Outro: GravityFull Transcript:Rob: What if you could hang out with seriously talented copywriters, ask them about their successes and failures, their work processes and their habits, then steal an idea or two to inspire your own work? That’s what Kira and I do every week at The Copywriter Club Podcast.Kira: You’re invited to join the club for episode 75 as we chat with copywriter Brit McGuiness about leaving journalism and embracing the strange; what she does for her social media clients; how to not suck at Pinterest; and why she owns two Texas Chainsaw Massacre t-shirts!Kira: Welcome Brit!Rob: Hey Brit!Brit: Hello; good morning. Welcome.Kira: Great to have you here as one of our team members, and the “face” in the Facebook community: the community manager! So we’re really excited, about to learn more about your strange life and Texas Chainsaw Massacre t-shirts! To start, Brit, can you just share your story? How did you end up creating Black Bow Communications?Brit: Absolutely, and first let me say I’m sorry for saying ‘welcome’ just now; I’m very excited to be here, so that just stumbled out!Kira: (Laughs). It’s okay!Rob: We’re so glad to be here on your podcast too, Brit.Kira: (Laughs.)Rob: That’s kind of awesome.Brit: (Laughs.) Well, I love working with podcasts and it’s always fun to see and hear the millions of different intros. In fact—segue—I ended up listening to podcasts all throughout college, and I actually started wanting to work in public radio. So, I took up a great internship there in my college, all the while working in journalism, and just wanting to learn and absorb everything I could about different kinds of media. The first copywriting-based thing I really took on was when I lived in Ireland for a little while in junior year of college. I worked with a media company that managed the content and social media for the Irish government, of all places. And I had this underlying conflict of, “Wow, I love creating content; I love being a journalist, but, I was also the person who would stay up late and play with HootSuite in my dorm room, so,

Copywriter Brit McGinnis steps out of the club's Facebook group to join Rob and Kira for the 75th episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast. (Don’t look now but we’re three quarters of the way to 100.) We cover a lot of ground in this wide ranging interview, including: •  how Brit went from journalism to virtual assistant to social media and copywriter •  what her business looks like today (typical clients, typical projects) •  why you might want to work as a virtual assistant •  what you need to know BEFORE you start working with a virtual assistant •  her thoughts on starting and growing a great online community •  how to get the most out of our Facebook group •  the rules of Facebook etiquette that she wishes everyone knew •  what copywriters should do to step up their social media game •  why we should be thinking about Pinterest more than we probably do •  what’s going on with Facebook ads (the ad glut) •  how her business has changed since joining The Copywriter Accelerator •  what copywriters who are struggling with boundaries could be doing differently •  why she stepped into her role as “the horror copywriter” •  her advice to copywriters who are thinking about their personal brands •  what we need to know about the cannabis market We also asked Brit about the mistakes she’s seen copywriters make in their careers—stuff you definitely don’t want to be doing. We say this a lot, but it’s yet another good one. Click the play button below, or scroll down for a full transcript. The people and stuff we mentioned on the show: BlackBow Communications Madmen The Copywriter Accelerator Twitter Kat Wells Brene Brown League of Legends Night Mind The ABCs of Cannibis Kira’s website Rob’s website The Copywriter Club Facebook Group Intro: Content (for now) Outro: Gravity Full Transcript: Rob: What if you could hang out with seriously talented copywriters, ask them about their successes and failures, their work processes and their habits, then steal an idea or two to inspire your own work? That’s what Kira and I do every week at The Copywriter Club Podcast. Kira: You’re invited to join the club for episode 75 as we chat with copywriter Brit McGuiness about leaving journalism and embracing the strange; what she does for her social media clients; how to not suck at Pinterest; and why she owns two Texas Chainsaw Massacre t-shirts! Kira: Welcome Brit! Rob: Hey Brit! Brit: Hello; good morning. Welcome. Kira: Great to have you here as one of our team members, and the “face” in the Facebook community: the community manager! So we’re really excited, about to learn more about your strange life and Texas Chainsaw Massacre t-shirts! To start, Brit, can you just share your story? How did you end up creating Black Bow Communications? Brit: Absolutely, and first let me say I’m sorry for saying ‘welcome’ just now; I’m very excited to be here, so that just stumbled out! Kira: (Laughs). It’s okay! Rob: We’re so glad to be here on your podcast too, Brit. Kira: (Laughs.) Rob: That’s kind of awesome. Brit: (Laughs.) Well, I love working with podcasts and it’s always fun to see and hear the millions of different intros. In fact—segue—I ended up listening to podcasts all throughout college, and I actually started wanting to work in public radio. So, I took up a great internship there in my college, all the while working in journalism, and just wanting to learn and absorb everything I could about different kinds of media. The first copywriting-based thing I really took on was when I lived in Ireland for a little while in junior year of college. I worked with a media company that managed the content and social media for the Irish government, of all places. And I had this underlying conflict of, “Wow, I love creating content; I love being a journalist, but, I was also the person who would stay up late and play with HootSuite in my dorm room, so,

TCC Podcast #75: What Copywriters Need to Know about Social Media and Working with a VA with Brit Mcginnis

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews author and entrepreneur Brit McGinnis about the publishing of her dark romance book, Gin and Brimstone, an urban fantasy for fans of girls in black dresses.Brit has employed unique ways to market her book and build a platform and readership. One of these is through the Patreon project, a crowdfunding campaign that allows her to get patrons who can pledge to donate money for her book projects while in return, they get free copies of her book. She has created a fan club through this and she finds ways to match the enthusiasm of her fans by giving them free bonus rewards every month. For her it is important to treat her readers well and treat them like her friends.Read more and get the transcript here: Brit McGinnis on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews author and entrepreneur Brit McGinnis about the publishing of her dark romance book, Gin and Brimstone, an urban fantasy for fans of girls in black dresses. Brit has employed unique ways to market her book and build a platform and readership. One of these is through the Patreon project, a crowdfunding campaign that allows her to get patrons who can pledge to donate money for her book projects while in return, they get free copies of her book. She has created a fan club through this and she finds ways to match the enthusiasm of her fans by giving them free bonus rewards every month. For her it is important to treat her readers well and treat them like her friends. Read more and get the transcript here: Brit McGinnis on the Author Incubator.

Ep 104: Brit McGinnis on Creating Engaged Fans