Meet Laura Briggs, The Freelance Coach

Since launching her freelance career in the summer of 2012 and taking it full time a year later, Laura has worked with 400+ clients all over the world developing copy, managing content, and projects, and as a strategist for organic and paid social. She’s a regular contributor to Entrepreneur.com, the winner of the 2019 “Best in Business” book award from the Author Elite Awards, and a two-time TEDx speaker. Through her books, courses, and coaching, Laura helps other freelancers start and scale faster.

Through books, a weekly podcast, online courses, and coaching, Laura helps freelancers grow their business their way.

Education

• Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
  • Doctorate- Public Administration & Policy
  • Doctoral classwork completed Sept 2018- currently ABD
• Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA) May 2010
  • Master of Arts – Political Science
• Randolph Macon Woman’s College (Lynchburg, VA) May 2008
  • Bachelor of Arts – Political Science/Economics

Speaking Experience

• Featured on more than 175 podcasts as a guest expert on SEO, freelancing, and writing
• TEDx LehighRiver 2019 Speaker: The Future is Freelancing
• TEDx Georgia Tech 2019 Speaker: Freelancing, the Skills Gap, and Self Education
• Faculty member/regular presenter: Indiana Writer’s Center, Editorial Freelancer’s Association, Be a Better Freelance Conference, Midwest Writer’s Workshop, Girl Develop It, Women in Publishing Summit, National Association of Independent Writers and Editors

Author

• Published author: Remote Work for Military Spouses (2022, Elva Resa Press), Content is King: The Guide to Website Content Writing That Sells (2022, Entrepreneur Press), Six Figure Freelancer (2020, Entrepreneur Press), How to Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business (2019, Entrepreneur Press)
• Published/featured on Business Insider, Inc.com, Entrepreneur.com, Thrive Global, Fast Company
• Developed titles, keywords, editorial calendars, blog posts, email newsletters, Facebook/LinkedIn ad copy, outreach messaging, and content marketing strategy for over 300 clients with an average client retention period of 18 months
• Top 1% freelance copywriter on Upwork.com

You can learn more about Laura on her website at www.betterbusinessacademy.com