SAN DIEGO, Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- She writes the words for some of the biggest coaching brands online. Now Lauren Vanessa Zink is stepping out from behind the scenes to share some of her secrets.
This 33-year-old copywriter took the leap from her day job teaching English to children in South Korea to running her own online business almost overnight.
"One day after class, I got the idea to put up a gig on Fiverr. The concept was simple. I'd use the skills I already had — writing and editing — and I'd offer them for sale online. I recorded a quick video letting people know I was opening up shop as an eBook editor, posted it to the site, and went to sleep," Zink said.
"The next morning, I woke up to 30 sales. And the clients have been flooding in ever since."
Of course, it would take quite some time to reach her income goal of $100,000 a year editing entire books for $5 a pop, so when clients started requesting she write for them instead of editing their words, that's when she was truly able to turn a profit.
"I had no clue that 'copywriting' was a real industry. I'd always been told that the only doors an English degree would open were starving artist or teacher. This was my opportunity to prove everyone wrong."
In less than two months, Zink went from having a small side gig to earning enough to quit her job in Korea, head back stateside, and work for herself. Now she runs a 6-figure business from the comfort of her green velvet couch (and she is responsible for exactly zero children...and one adorable dog).
Her success is based around the same signature 3-part framework she uses with her own copywriting clients: serve, sell, scale.
"When you make service the foundation of your business, it becomes less about you and more about the transformation you provide. This is the energy that moves mountains, attracts in your kindred clients and builds global empires," Zink says.
"Then, once people know how you can help them, they're more likely to invest in your products or services. In fact, selling becomes second nature when you understand that, as a business owner, you have the responsibility — and the privilege — of changing lives with every single offer you put out there."
"Finally, after you've validated your ideas by getting a few sales under your belt, it's time to scale. Scaling basically means you're consciously leveraging your time and effort by focusing your attention on the activities that will reach a much wider audience. It's like adding oxygen to a fire. Scaling is the power that allows your message to spread," she added.
According to Zink, most new entrepreneurs don't understand that while it can happen quickly, a new business rarely gets off the ground if you don't intentionally put in that potent mix of elbow grease AND heart. "You can't expect it to just come to you. But if you really commit to doing the work and going all in, there's nothing you can't achieve. Whether that's running a 6-figure business from your laptop in Southern California or growing your community to 20,000 raving fans, it's more than possible."
For more information about Zink, please visit http://www.laurenvanessazink.com.
SOURCE Laura Vanessa Zink
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