B2B Craftworks
Fall in love with B2B all over again — and make more money as a freelance or in-house marketing writer.
Episodes
60 episodes
Cruel World (How I Became an Optimist)
On this episode of B2B CraftWorks, I share a personal journey from seeing the world as harsh to finding hope and possibility through the help of mentor. What is mindset? Why is it so important? What are the tangible change...
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How to be happy without a happy life (3 Mindset habits of successful freelancers)
I was doing a lot of business development and my business was getting so much better. But my personal life still sucked! Here are three happy habits that you probably have never heard of that have had a huge impact on how I feel at work AND at ...
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Emotions, Influence, and Thought Leadership 3.0 [W/Co-Host Elzet Blaauw]
In the second episode on thought leadership, Sarah and Elzet build on the quadrant model by introducing a powerful new framework: David R. Hawkins "Map of Consciousness." They explore how emotional states—such as fear, pride, and c...
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39:03
Thought Leadership for Authentic Experts [W/Co-Host Elzet Blaauw]
Sarah introduces Elzet Blaauw's concept of the “authentic expert” and explores why many subject matter experts hesitate to embrace thought leadership. Sarah and Elzet also delve into the creation of the "Thought Leadership Quadrant" mod...
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38:50
Weird, old, FAT.... and good at business?
Do you meet the strict criteria for someone who's allowed to be good at business? No? Me either. Here's a little love note to lift you up and show you why YOU are welcome in business... whether you're perfect, imperfect, short, tal...
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White Papers Are Wedding Cakes [W/ Co-Host Eagranie Yuh]
Join me and co-host Eagranie Yuh as we improvise writing metaphors for white papers (and Eagranie NAILS IT). We'll talk about what we know about white papers, which is very leaderish and smart. * Takes a bow *Learn more about E...
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34:46
How Writers Help Marketers [W/ Co-Host Eagranie Yuh]
Join me and co-host Eagranie Yuh as talk trash about marketing managers. Lol. No, not really. We talk about what we've learned about helping marketers. It's really good. Sarah squeals like a pig towards the end. Learn more about Eagrani...
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The Marketing Landscape + How Writers Fit In It [W/ Co-Host Eagranie Yuh]
Join me and co-host Eagranie Yuh as we share our perspectives as writers in marketing, including the marketing misunderstandings we had before getting into it. Learn more about Eagranie: https://eagranie.com/#contact
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2024 Personal update: My dying brain, coaching, balancing happiness, etc.
Every quarter, I write up a round robin update. This time around I'd like to share it in audio! I'll share a quick health update, two new things I'm doing with my relationship to time, the state of my fountain pen collection, and more :). ...
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What I'm seeing (#1: LinkedIn, prospecting follow-ups, leaving SaaS, feeling upside down)
Let's talk about what I'm seeing in the freelancers I'm working with right now! Five observations about LinkedIn, prospecting follow- ups, leaving SaaS and SEO, feeling upside down and more. 5 Minutes of mini-coaching :). See...
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Figuring Out What Clients and Projects You Want to Work On [w/Co-Host Alyssa Greenfield]
You don't have to work with any and everyone when you freelance. You can have your own dang process for finding clients and deciding who to work with. In this ep, Sarah and Alyssa share how they narrowed down who to work with, what kind o...
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What The What About Thought Leadership [w/Co-Host Alyssa Greenfield]
Why do businesses need thought leadership, and how do they use it? Is there anything to the "H2H v B2B v B2C" thing? How, exactly, does one become a connective gorilla, and... why would one want to? Let's talk about it. As it turns out, Alyssa ...
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Life After Being An Employee: Adjusting to Life As a Business Owner [w/Co-Host Alyssa Greenfield]
In this eye-opening podcast, we dive into the world of writing and entrepreneurship with this season's co-host, founder of Owl Street Content, Alyssa Greenfield. Sarah and Alyssa talk about their journey from being an employee to becoming a suc...
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25:56
Stepping Out: How to Actually Step Out of Your Comfort Zone [w/Co-Host Belinda Weaver]
Let's talk about your muscles... your BRAVERY muscles! Because you aren't always born with them. You grow them over time, and you can do it intentionally. In this episode we talk about how we get brave. Listen for some laughs that will ma...
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33:45
The Art of Freelance Pricing: Beyond Dollars and Cents [w/Co-Host Belinda Weaver]
Let's talk about pricing... but not just the numbers! I know you want an easy price sheet, my friend. But I can't give you one. Pricing is more than money, and in this podcast we'll talk about what we mean. Listen for some laughs that will help...
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50:48
A Plague on Both Our Houses, "Fun is not an optimization strategy," and Big Dreams [W/Co-host Belinda Weaver]
Belinda Weaver and I explain our absences. Then we dive into mindset upgrades writers when it comes to taking sick days, brainstorming benefits, and keeping your big "why" front and center. More about Belinda: https://www....
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47:43
Overrated Freelancing Things, Best Tests, How We Run a Household [W/Co-host Belinda Weaver]
Belinda Weaver joins me again and we go down yet another rabbit hole about what's monstrously overrated in freelancing, the best tests we've taken, and a look inside how we run our households (hint: both really different🙃). More ab...
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33:48
Origin story, discovering a "new way," and first phases of freelancing [W/Co-host Belinda Weaver]
Let's spice things up with a series of cohosts! First up? Copywrite Matters founder Belinda Weaver, who teaches copy business building and copywriting. In part one, we talk about how we got here, Belinda's "back up plan," and Sarah's nepotism...
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41:05
Big Picture Planning for Freelance Writers Heading Into 2023 (Let's Journal Together!)
Join us as a fly on the wall inside The B2B Moonshot Machine! In this journaling session, we walk through a simple, low-stress way to plan some goals for 2023. Not pie-in-the-sky goals... goals that you can achieve and that will make your life ...
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A Better Sentence, Oh My Go**, Leaving My Office, When Selling Feels Like Magic [Friday Update Nov. 4 2022]
Today I want to share a disgustingly nerdy way to think about sentence structure and meaning. Then I have some news about my office (!). And I launched something that people actually want, which was nice. Here's the sentence we tal...
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Coffee in a Charleston Cafe, I Can Walk Now (!), 1st 2nd and 3rd Degree in B2B for Better Ideas [Friday Update Oct. 28th]
Join me for a little coffee and background sounds from Charleston, S. C. I have some really cool news about a huge health update (and improvement!), and a quick tip about creating better ideas for marketing in B2B. You should be on...
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A+ Leisure Week, Accepting Compliments, and a Seminar High [Friday Update Oct. 7th, 2022]
This week I'm talking about the great job I did not over-working (lol). And something odd I noticed about my schedule (and how I fixed it). I'm high off the B2B Writing Seminar, and I'm excited for the month of October. Stay in touch...
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No Go Bro Zone, Clients Don't Read Writer Blogs, I Painted a Cool Rose (!) [Friday Update Sept. 30th, 2022]
Happy Friday! This is a marketing bro free zone. Also, clients aren't going to read your blogs. Don't write a blog to get clients — get clients to get clients. I also have been making myself go to watercolor class and improv class (and I'm glad...
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"She Freed a Lot of People," How Businesses Work, and My Glorious Planner Arrived [Friday Update September 23rd, 2022]
Let me share my life motto with you, some thoughts on how businesses work (and how they aren't as manipulative as we think), and alllllll the details about my glorious 2023 Hobonitchi Techo.Find out more about The B2B Writing Seminar:
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