011: From English & Literature to Freelance Writing for SaaS, E-commerce, and Marketing brands.

In this week's episode, we chat with Ashley Cummings, a freelance writer for SaaS, e-commerce, and marketing brands.

Ashley has written for top brands like Shopify, Copyhackers, Clearscope, Dreamhost, HostGator, Salesforce, and many others.

On the personal side, when Ashley is not on Twitter or LinkedIn, she’s writing a newsletter called Content Connect that reaches 7,000 content marketers and writers.

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:46) - Meet Ashley Cummings

(01:20) - Will AI replace marketing jobs?

(03:37) - How to be part of the 5% of marketers whose jobs cannot be replaced by AI?

(05:17) - How and why did Ashley Cummings get into marketing?

(06:53) - What client acquisition method does Ashley use to work with leading SaaS, E-commerce, and marketing brands?

(09:15) - How do you manage your career and motherhood?

(11:36) - How do you create a SaaS writing portfolio for anyone transitioning from other content writing industries to SaaS?

(14:28) - How do you write content your readers will remember and share?

(19:26) - How do you find subject-matter experts to interview for SaaS blog articles?

(21:31) - What tools does Ashley use as a SaaS writer?

(22:52) - Least and most amount earned as a SaaS writer

(24:17) - When and how to raise your rates?

(27:32) - How to become a successful SaaS writer and be easily recommendable?

(29:16) - Ashley’s career’s biggest challenges and how she overcome them

(30:49) - Predictions: How will marketing evolve in the next 5 or 10 years?

(31:57) - Favourite type of wine

(32:33) - If you could have a glass of wine with any marketing professional, past or present, who would it be?

(33:10) - Learn more about Ashley Cummings

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This episode was edited and produced by Olawunmi Olaniyi.

RESOURCES

Ashley’s Facebook Group: Freelance Copywriters & Content Writers

Ashley’s Content Connect Newsletter

Read Ashley’s Freelance Writing Rates Report 

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