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Build your independent career with actionable playbooks
Hone Your Consulting Client Niche
Pollen Team
Interview potential clients and pinpoint how to differentiate yourself from the competition, identifying your niche.
Craft Your Value Proposition
Hillary Bush
Craft five value propositions that will help clients understand where their needs overlap with your offering and how you stand out against your competition.
Stand Out When Pitching Editors
Ashley Simpo
Close more writing pitches using Ashley’s template, project tracker, and social media strategies.
Nail Your Sales Discovery Calls
Pollen Team
Develop an agenda, checklist, and script to use for any and all discovery calls.
Make an Elevator Pitch
Matthew Fenton
Using best practices, building blocks, and templates generate 10+ elevator pitches for any scenario.
Generate Leads With Twitter
Kevon Cheung
Turn your Twitter account into a recurring lead source using Kevon’s PIERS framework to update your profile.
Use Medium to Get Inbound Leads
Zulie Rane
Create a Medium account, strategy, and articles to get a steady stream of clients contacting you for independent work.
Choose a Social Channel For Your Brand
Pollen Team
Identify the social media channel that aligns with your business goals and the types of content you enjoy creating.
Build a Great Pitch Process
Pollen Team
By the end of this playbook you will have two pitches, one short and one long, a tracking template to keep tabs on your pitches, and a pitch building workflow.
Create a Winning Project Proposal
Hillary Bush
Develop a high-quality project proposal for the project of your choice, as well as a project proposal template for any future projects.
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