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Courtney Cormier

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Courtney Cormier, a social media manager and community activator for local businesses. In our conversation, we discussed the first 3 actions she took to get her freelance business off the ground: Assessment of her work needs and her marketable skills. Her process for pricing her services in alignment with her values, needs, abilities and circumstances. Her plan for attracting clients.  Full show notes at https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show056 from Life Skills That Matter Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at http://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted

Courtney Cormier, a social media manager and community activator for local businesses. In our conversation, we discussed the first 3 actions she took to get her freelance business off the ground: <ul><li>Assessment of her work needs and her marketable skills.</li> <li>Her process for pricing her services in alignment with her values, needs, abilities and circumstances.</li> <li>Her plan for attracting clients.</li> </ul> Full show notes at <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show056" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show056</a> from Life Skills That Matter Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at <a href="http://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted</a>

3 Steps to Start Freelancing With Courtney Cormier

How to start freelancing or consulting, but don’t know how to get started? We have a fantastic human case study for you today from Courtney Cormier! She left their job just days before I interviewed her to start freelancing as a social media manager and community activator for local businesses. In our conversation, we discussed the first 3 actions she took to get her freelance business off the ground: 1) Assessment of her work needs and her marketable skills. 2) Her process for pricing her services in alignment with her values, needs, abilities and circumstances. 3) Her plan for attracting clients.  She has years of writing, social media management, and digital marketing experience.  Most recently, she worked as a marketing manager for two hotels in Minneapolis and has held digital marketing positions at Wayfair and Honest Tea. We’ll also discuss two major triggers for why she’s making this transition now to self-employment and strategies for tackling her biggest business challenge: time management. Check out some of her work at Life After Chemo. Life Skills That Matter In This Episode  Self-awareness and self-reflection. Energy management. Building community. Start freelancing.  How Courtney Works and Thinks  Wake up time:  8-9 am. Core work habits: Connecting with people, writing, and reading. Definition of success: Making her clients happy and having them refer her. Favorite social media platform: Snapchat. Book recommendation: Yes Please by Amy Poehler. Regains focus by: Writing something that is not related. Favorite productivity tool: Pen and paper. 90-day goal: Have a website with content and a second client.  Inspirational Quotes “Any huge connection I ever made in business, I did it because I thought they were cool and I wanted to be friends with them.” “Building community is all about getting the friend recommendation.” Coaching Advice Drawing on her experience as a social media expert, here are Courtney’s tips for creating an engaged community online: 1) Be real and authentic. 2) Involve yourself in chats on social media. Resources + Bonus Materials Lifestyle Calculator Rainmaker Platform Copyblogger Your Peak Performance Period My previous interview with Courtney on my old podcast UnStuckable: https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/27UnS027BeTruetoYourWorkNeedsLikeCourtneyCormier.mp3 Connect With Courtney Website LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Thanks for listening! Enjoy this episode?   Subscribe Review Feedback  The post 3 Steps to Start Freelancing With Courtney Cormier (056) appeared first on Life Skills That Matter.

How to start freelancing or consulting, but don’t know how to get started? We have a fantastic human case study for you today from <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneyjcormier" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Courtney Cormier</a>! She left their job just days before I interviewed her to start freelancing as a social media manager and community activator for local businesses. In our conversation, we discussed the first 3 actions she took to get her freelance business off the ground: 1) Assessment of her work needs and her marketable skills. 2) Her process for pricing her services in alignment with her values, needs, abilities and circumstances. 3) Her plan for attracting clients.  She has years of writing, social media management, and digital marketing experience.  Most recently, she worked as a marketing manager for two hotels in Minneapolis and has held digital marketing positions at <a href="https://www.wayfair.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wayfair</a> and <a href="https://www.honesttea.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Honest Tea</a>. We’ll also discuss two major triggers for why she’s making this transition now to self-employment and strategies for tackling her biggest business challenge: time management. Check out some of her work at <a href="http://www.mylifeafterchemo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Life After Chemo</a>. <h3>Life Skills That Matter In This Episode</h3> <ul> <li>Self-awareness and self-reflection.</li> <li>Energy management.</li> <li>Building community.</li> <li>Start freelancing.</li> </ul> <h3>How Courtney Works and Thinks</h3> <ul> <li>Wake up time:  8-9 am.</li> <li>Core work habits: Connecting with people, writing, and reading.</li> <li>Definition of success: Making her clients happy and having them refer her.</li> <li>Favorite social media platform: Snapchat.</li> <li>Book recommendation: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yes-Please-Amy-Poehler/dp/006226835X" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Yes Please</a> by Amy Poehler.</li> <li>Regains focus by: Writing something that is not related.</li> <li>Favorite productivity tool: Pen and paper.</li> <li>90-day goal: Have a website with content and a second client.</li> </ul> <h3>Inspirational Quotes</h3> “Any huge connection I ever made in business, I did it because I thought they were cool and I wanted to be friends with them.” “Building community is all about getting the friend recommendation.” <h3>Coaching Advice</h3> Drawing on her experience as a social media expert, here are Courtney’s tips for creating an engaged community online: 1) Be real and authentic. 2) Involve yourself in chats on social media. <h3>Resources + Bonus Materials</h3> <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/calculator" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lifestyle Calculator</a> <a href="http://rainmakerplatform.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rainmaker Platform</a> <a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Copyblogger</a> <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/personal-energy-performance/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Your Peak Performance Period</a> My previous interview with Courtney on my old podcast UnStuckable: <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/27UnS027BeTruetoYourWorkNeedsLikeCourtneyCormier.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/27UnS027BeTruetoYourWorkNeedsLikeCourtneyCormier.mp3</a> <h3>Connect With Courtney</h3> <a href="http://www.mylifeafterchemo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneyjcormier" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/courtneycormier" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/howtowithcourtney" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <h1>Thanks for listening! Enjoy this episode?</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/life-skills-that-matter-find/id1180432038" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Review</a></li> <li><a href=" https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/contact-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a></li> </ul> The post <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast/start-freelancing-courtney-cormier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3 Steps to Start Freelancing With Courtney Cormier (056)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Skills That Matter</a>.

3 Steps to Start Freelancing With Courtney Cormier (056)