 HistoryFour years ago I started what I thought would be my dream job… It wasn’t, as it turns out I hated it after only six months of being there. I even was so bold as to tell my boss how much I hated the job she gave me. Yes I know what you are thinking, how could I be so stupid, irresponsible, and ungrateful. It was a very conflicted time for me and I didn’t really know how to handle it all. Fast forward another year and nothing much had changed, I should have left but didn’t know where to go. I didn’t want to go into another full time job, I didn’t know anything about owning a business and I don’t have a college degree. One day a friend told me about a book called The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss. This book changed my life forever, I had never thought that I could be an entrepreneur before but this book was very insightful. It also wrecked me because I didn’t have the type of business that Mr. Ferriss had and unfortunately the book didn’t give you the idea just the follow through. I was missing half the puzzle. With this new found fire I started doing some research, a lot of research! I plotted my way out of the 9-5 hole that I felt I was in and finally my window opened a couple years later. I was free! After being laid off from a job I wasn’t fond of, I unlike everyone who was apologizing profusely for my new found unemployment, wasn’t afraid anymore. I had a plan, I walked out of the building for the last time and day one of my freedom had begun!
I dusted off my best suit, called my photographer friend Nina, it was time to get a good headshot photo! I found someone to help me update my work history, check out Fiverr they have all kinds of freelancers willing to do odd jobs for as little as $5, then made a list of all the production companies I knew in my local area. After the first couple of stops I felt entirely overdressed in my suit, but still made some traction and started to build relationships. I was able to get enough work to sustain myself for the first few months but let my emails laps and felt forgotten. I was chasing my tail, letting the relationships grow stagnant, I had been noticed but not being remembered! The following may not be everyone’s solutions on marketing emails but this is my self-taught method to professional looking emails. There are multiple services to utilize but I found MailChimp.com to be very easy in accomplishing my goals. Follow the link to sign up. After you have signed up follow the instructions to complete registration. For now the free version is more than adequate. By now you should have a contact list of Labor Coordinators and Production Companies. |
