The RN2writer Show Elizabeth Hanes, BSN RN

Stop devaluing your work, fellow freelance writers! Before you take another low-paying gig, watch this episode to discover how damaging working for cheap can be to your business – and the writing industry as a whole – when it’s actually OK to work for free, and the exact dollar amount you should cite as your “absolute bottom rate.” Host Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN built a six-figure writing business in her spare time. Today, she coaches other nurses how to become freelance writers through the RN2writer project.

Topics discussed in this episode:


1:55 Pop Quiz!
5:00 Rates as Writers
7:00 Why you shouldn't work for low rates
9:30 Special cases to write for free
12:00 Suppressing Rates
13:30 What SHOULD you charge?

Resources mentioned in this episode:


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Next steps


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Start your journey from nursing to writing with the ebook Design Your Dream Career as a Nurse Writer
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Learn how to repurpose your content as a freelance writer. In this episode, Beth and Rebecca discuss exactly how to do just that.

About Rebecca Myers: Rebecca earned her Master of Science Nursing degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. Rebecca is a nurse with a passion for educating and uplifting others. With over 15 years in nursing (including critical care, vascular access, and education), Rebecca loves using her nursing experience to help others. With an eye toward helping more people with the accumulated knowledge and expertise that comes with a nursing career, Rebecca founded her company, RNwritesHealthContent in 2021 and writes as a freelance health journalist and produces health content for her clients. Rebecca’s interests include critical care, infectious diseases, chronic illness (diabetes, cancers, COPD, renal disease, heart disease, hypertension), COVID and long COVID, and educating the public on health topics of all kinds. Rebecca lives with her husband, Karl, near Houston and loves spending time with him and their big family. She and her husband have an interest in staying healthy and active and love being at the beach.

Host Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN built a six-figure writing business in her spare time. Today, she coaches other nurses how to become freelance writers through the RN2writer project.

Topics discussed in this episode:

5:30 Repurposing content we create for ourselves

6:20 Different slants in researching

11:30 Using your Subject Matter Expertise

Resources mentioned in this episode: Speak to our Enrollment Adivsor, Tom Mount, to learn more about our courses: https://rn2writer.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=41527859

RN2writer: https://www.rn2writer.com/

Next steps

Download and listen to the podcast of this episode at RN2writer

Start your journey from nursing to writing with the ebook Design Your Dream Career as a Nurse Writer Follow RN2writer on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Special thanks to: Custom RN2writer theme music by https://www.podcastthemes.com/

About Jennifer Goforth Gregory: Jennifer Goforth Gregory has been writing about artificial intelligence for more than 8 years and freelancing for 15 years, putting her in a unique position to help other writers with ChatGPT. Her clients include IBM, Microsoft, Adobe, Verizon, IEEE, Google, Meta, AT&T, and HPE. Host Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN built a six-figure writing business in her spare time. Today, she coaches other nurses how to become freelance writers through the RN2writer project. Topics discussed in this episode: 1. 3:00 Jennifer Goforth Gregory introduction 2. 4:45 ChatGPT demonstration 3. 8:00 How to ChatGPT as a tool for your writing 4. 22:54 Be cautious about using ChatGPT 5. 27:57 Other Uses Resources mentioned in this episode: ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/chat RN2writer: https://www.rn2writer.com/ Next steps - Download and listen to the podcast of this episode at RN2writer - Start your journey from nursing to writing with the ebook Design Your Dream Career as a Nurse Writer - Follow RN2writer on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Special thanks to: Custom RN2writer theme music by https://www.podcastthemes.com/

About Sharleen Lucas:

Sharleen Lucas is a registered nurse who worked at the hospital bedside for eight years.  She now enjoys combating her addiction to health news and research by passing it on as a freelance health writer from her dream home in the Colorado Rockies.  You can find her at RNextdoor.com

Host Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN built a six-figure writing business in her spare time. Today, she coaches other nurses how to become freelance writers through the RN2writer project.

Topics discussed in this episode:


1:47 How did you become a health writer?
4:40 Video scripting as a health writer
12:35 How to land more video scripting clients
13:40 How do you negotiate pricing for video scripting?
16:00 It’s all a journey!
18:25 Linking a video script as a clip for your website

Resources mentioned in this episode:

RN2writer Daily: http://rn2writerdaily.com/

RN2writer: https://www.rn2writer.com/

Google Trends: https://trends.google.com/trends/

Hubspot: https://blog.hubspot.com/

Next steps


Download and listen to the podcast of this episode at RN2writer
Start your journey from nursing to writing with the ebook Design Your Dream Career as a Nurse Writer
Follow RN2writer on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Special thanks to:

Custom RN2writer theme music by https://www.podcastthemes.com/

In this episode of The RN2writer Show, Beth talks about how to plan your vacations as a freelance writer and communicate this with your clients.

Host Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN built a six-figure writing business in her spare time. Today, she coaches other nurses on how to become freelance writers through the RN2writer project.

Topics discussed in this episode:


 How do I carve out time for a vacation? 1:35
 On the health article writing side 3:50

Resources mentioned in this episode:

RN2writer Daily: http://rn2writerdaily.com/

RN2writer: https://www.rn2writer.com/

Next steps


Download and listen to the podcast of this episode at RN2writer
Start your journey from nursing to writing with the ebook Design Your Dream Career as a Nurse Writer
Follow RN2writer on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Special thanks to:

Custom RN2writer theme music by https://www.podcastthemes.com/

About Dan Collins: Dan Collins is the Senior Director of Media Relations at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, serving as the downtown hospital’s media liaison since 1996.

A former journalist with stints at The Washington Times, the Times Publishing Group, and The Baltimore Examiner, Dan oversees the Baltimore site for Broadwayworld.com as lead theater reviewer and contributes articles to The Beacon newspaper. Dan served as a member of the affiliate faculty at Loyola University in Baltimore where he taught an introductory public relations course for undergraduates for 11 years. A native of Baltimore, Dan has also worked in city and state government, as the Public Information Officer for the City of Thornton, CO, and as a public relations specialist for the Maryland State Highway Administration. He earned his B.A. from Loyola College and master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.

 

Host Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN built a six-figure writing business in her spare time. Today, she coaches other nurses how to become freelance writers through the RN2writer project.