Megan Collins Quinlan

Copywriter, Content Marketer, Content Design
SaaS, B2B, Start-Ups

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@Andy_Helios It was 23 degrees here today - but I am in Australia (where it is apparently unseasonably cold and wet)

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2 weeks to go! Its been a whirlwind of organising, but I am nearly there. Freelancing has taken a back seat, but the occasional client is still getting through. But I am still here to share my advice.

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Big news...
I've agreed to being employed by my client in exchange for a pretty decent salary.
I will still freelance on the side, because I love my other clients. So I am not going anywhere...
Except Australia!!

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@Andy_Helios This time next year... :)

I'm not sure you're old enough to get that joke!!

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@MarkGrainger I left and so did the graphic designer. But she is still there...

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@_SyedHuq I knit and crochet. It is inherently creative, but the way it grows with effort is also productive. Writing is the same. You're left with a useful product from your creative effort.

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@Andy_Helios Thank you so much for this. As an introvert, I think internally before I express externally. I can often write my answer quicker than I can say it. The pressure to think quickly and just "say something" causes me to lose track of my thoughts.

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@joesavi_stories @ericasmyname I can never bear to see someone else on a document at the same time as me. Unless working collaboratively, editing is best done in peace.

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@keano81 i'm confused about what's left to eat. All vegetarian food is carbs, except dairy (but none of that either). Based on your list later on in the thread, you've broken your no carbs rule already... may as well break open the wine.

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@Jamesnf25778765 I can't remember exactly - I seem to remember something about a fake account or fake credit card.

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@barney_meekin I used Upwork once. I got scammed. Did the work delivered it then the client disappeared off the site and never paid me. This was years ago and I have refused to use it since.

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@Andy_Helios It's about the most beautiful thing I have seen today. And each of those stars is part of its own collection of planets. And that "dust" is how we all began.

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@SarahCatCopy That feels like a surreal dream - being in a position to have someone do the crappy stuff for me. Thing is I actually like doing the crappy stuff - its like a break from the hard writing.

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@maximehugodupre This can be very true - my body definitely convinces me I need way more calories than I actually do! I wonder if we have simply lost touch with how to read our body.

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@realBrookNash I found it to be a combination of straplines (one for each value topic) combined in a variety of ways to reach a particular client. It was made clear that incorporation of those straplines was essential. "this is how we talk about this value proposition".
No creativity whatsoever

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@agneeghosh My mum used to say "a change is as good as a rest". I find a change of location - even working from a café for the day - completely changes my outlook on my work and makes me more productive and creative. Not sure I would equate it with a holiday though.

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@Andy_Helios @ConorBurnsUK I've been writing about the Australian climate changes recently. If there ever was a country with its head in the sand, its them. Still ripping coal out of the ground, but suffering floods, extreme heat events and fires.

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@Andy_Helios @ConorBurnsUK Meanwhile the rest of us are sweltering in unusually hot weather and sadly, people will die. it seems perverse to choose this week to show they don't really care.