How to be Business Minded - WritersLife.org

How to be Business Minded - WritersLife.org   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there this is Peter here again from WritersLife.org and coming up today how to be business minded many writers don't see themselves as business people but that's a mistake whether you are a freelance writer or a fiction writer your work is your business and being business savvy and professional in your approach to it can help you become more motivated organized and ultimately more successful so what are some great tips to help writers get focused and be more business minded when it comes to their writing here are some things to remember first think about the consumer for writers your consumer is not only the reader but also potential agents and publishers out there to do your research learn what they want to plan how you'll communicate with them think about what you can offer them that no one else can and then show them that a next make professional contacts in the business world who we know can be incredibly valuable build your business contacts however you can join writing groups interact with bloggers follow other authors you never know when a business contacts might come in handy and next enlist services any good business person knows their strengths and weaknesses you might be a great writer but that doesn't necessarily mean you are also a great editor cover designer and so on build your business and improve your product by enlisting help from other fashions annexed creates deadlines and timelines if you're business minded you need a business plan creating timelines goals deadlines and becoming confidence of where you are now away a hope to be an X amount of time will give you a focus and help me to stay on track and ultimately reach and exceed your targets annexed manage a budget when it comes to professional writing it's essential to have a good grasp on your finances and also manage your writing budget if you can setting aside money to pay for services will help you to promote your work and don't forget that your time is worth money too and remember to factor that in treats writing like the job that it is is next remember if you want to get serious about your writing you need to treat it as a job get into a writing routine don't show up late and bring your a-game every time a next take control and create a brand the beautiful thing about writing is that you are your own boss in being so however you need to take control make decisions about your book make it your mission to succeed if things don't work out assess the reason why adjust and try again also think of your writing as a brand you the author and your work are one package and you need to think about how you can sell your writing brand or at the very least getting noticed ultimately you are the only person who can make this business succeed or fail seeing your writing as a business helps writers to take themselves more seriously writing has the potential to bring you money publicity and success if you want to make your writing something you can be proud of perhaps it is time to start being more business-minded in your approach use these tips to help you and see how being business savvy about your writing can lead to great things and don't forget if it struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized and stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit to okay that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now