Amplified Concepts

07/19/2021

Amplified Concepts updated their address.

Amplified Concepts updated their address.

07/02/2020

The larger your #sales pipeline is, the more selective you can be of who your clients are.

#BeYourOwnBoss

06/16/2020

Amplified Concepts

06/16/2020

Managers are seeking a flexible workforce. Freelancers are most commonly being hired for writing, creative, web and software development roles.

05/06/2020

Council Post: Freelancing In A Recession: Why It's A Good Thing

One benefit of freelancing is that you have diverse sources of income, so when one goes away, you still have cash flowing in from other sources. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2020/05/06/freelancing-in-a-recession-why-its-a-good-thing/#35b8efd81b5a

When the economy is shaky, the landscape is very different. Hiring slows down as fear creeps in. It may seem that during times of economic challenge that pursuing freelance or independent work is ill advised. I'm here to discuss why the opposite is true.

04/24/2020

How to Scale Your Marketing Team by Working With Freelancers

Effective communication is vital as your business changes. This means:
- Consistency across all platforms
- Frictionless customer experience
- Ongoing updates and reminders

Amplified Concepts has over 100 marketing freelancers available to meet your needs.

https://amplifiedconcepts.com/2019/01/29/get-the-competitive-edge-by-working-with-freelancers/

Businesses can maintain a competitive advantage by working with professional freelancers.

04/23/2020

"We never know what we’ll learn by being more open.
That includes listening closer to clients, vendors, and org-chart underlings who lack our "professional experience.'"

https://tomtortorici.com/in-an-uncertain-world-were-becoming-better-listeners/

04/22/2020

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)

GA is now accepting applications for aid to gig workers. You can now apply for financial support for lost earnings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. https://dol.georgia.gov/pua

State government websites often end in .gov. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a state website. Still not sure? Call 1-800-GEORGIA to verify that a website is an official website of the State of Georgia.

04/20/2020

Amplified Concepts is a freelancer collaborative created with the belief we are stronger when we work together.

04/11/2020

Freelancers and independent contractors can now apply for SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans. Here's what to know

"Self-employed individuals and independent contractors cover everything from accountants to artists, electricians, and more. The SBA's PPP loan borrower application is the same for small businesses (including self-employed individuals and independent contractors)."
https://fortune.com/2020/04/10/freelancers-independent-contractors-can-apply-sba-paycheck-protection-program-ppp-loans-application/

Consultants and banks are encouraging self-employed workers and independent contractors to apply as soon as possible.

04/10/2020

How the Paycheck Protection Program can help freelancers

On April 10, applications to the federal Paycheck Protection Program will open to freelancers.
https://blog.freelancersunion.org/2020/04/09/how-the-paycheck-protection-program-can-help-freelancers/

The forgivable loan program from the federal Small Business Administration opens to freelancers on April 10.

03/31/2020

Emergency Fund Resources

Are you eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program?

"Known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the initiative provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses. Importantly, these loans may be forgiven if borrowers maintain their payrolls during the crisis or restore their payrolls afterward."

More information on our website.

In response to the current COVID-19 crisis, we are gathering the reliable resources available for freelancers to get the support. If you have a link you think should be included, please email it to…

03/27/2020

Marketers split over how coronavirus outbreak will impact their budgets

What are your crystal balls saying?

A marked split has emerged within the marketing community over how the coronavirus outbreak will impact budgets, with 48% anticipating a reduction in spending, while a more confident 46% expect no change.

03/10/2020

03/10/2020

Livestream of the workshop will be starting in 5 minutes

02/21/2020

A freelancer’s hack to manage stress and increase productivity

"With a lack of security and support, many freelancers get disillusioned from their freelancing world. Instead, they should try to understand their strength and weakness and embrace themselves for what they are."

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/a-freelancers-hack-to-manage-stress-and-increase-productivity/

Being a freelancer is not all smoothie ride. Get to know how to manage your stress level.

02/18/2020

Our mission is to empower and strengthen independent professionals. One of the ways we accomplish this mission is through our weekly sales accountability meetings.

Contact Sherry Heyl to learn more: [email protected]

02/18/2020

The Four Stages of Marketing of Small Businesses

In academia, marketing is segmented into 4 different philosophies. Each will drive the activities that are important to you and the metrics that you pay attention to. In the real world, these are more like marketing stages. https://sherryheyl.com/2020/02/14/the-four-stages-of-marketing/

What is the main goal of your current marketing efforts? You can only choose one answer. Are you trying to: Increase awareness?Generate leads?Build a trusted brand?Become part of the community? Bas…

02/03/2020

The Creative Life of a Freelancer

This is why I refresh every year. This is why being a freelancer means being “a creative.” If you are building your brand and offerings on fulfilling an obvious and existing need, you won’t last long out here in the wild.

https://sherryheyl.com/2017/09/28/the-creative-life-of-a-freelancer/

I think we all understand that the world of work is rapidly changing. Developers continuously introduce tools to automate tasks. Professionals are expected to increase the breadth of their expertis…

01/31/2020

Influencer Marketing can be more than reach and awareness

A successful influencer marketing program takes just as much planning as any other marketing program to be successful.

Here are 5 steps that you can include in your planning to maximize your influencer marketing program.
https://sherryheyl.com/2017/11/03/influencer-marketing-can-be-more-than-reach-and-awareness/

A well-designed influencer marketing campaign does provide a higher ROI than almost any other marketing program but too often influencer marketing programs are launched with little thought and base…

01/30/2020

Using Track Changes as an Author | Crystal Nevin

"Track Changes enables an editor or proofreader to make direct changes to the text so that an author can simply accept or reject those changes, and then they’re immediately incorporated into the manuscript. It saves you, the author, time because you don’t have to manually incorporate the changes yourself, which could inadvertently introduce additional errors."
Click to read more from Crystal

https://crystalnevin.com/using-track-changes-as-an-author/

Learn to use Word’s Track Changes features to review suggestions from your editor or proofreader, or from other sources. Also learn to use, reply to, and complete comments.

01/30/2020

The Beginner's Guide to Local Business Blogging

Before you start to write your first blog post, it is important to know the elements that every blog you post should include. We’ve listed these top five elements below:

https://blog.rocketlevel.com/the-beginners-guide-to-local-business-blogging

Blogging is a crucial element in local business marketing, but many business don't know where to start. In this guide you'll learn the basics of blogging!

01/29/2020

Protect Your Rights: 3 Red Flags To Look for In Your Freelance & Independent Contractor Agreements

Johnaé provides valuable advice about how to review contracts when you are a free agent.

https://www.thebrownbohemian.com/protect-your-rights-3-red-flags-to-look-for-in-your-freelance-independent-contractor-agreements/

When you want people to acknowledge and respect your best interests, you have to be careful of the contract terms you agree to.

01/28/2020

Amplify Your Marketing with Local SEO

Amplify Your Marketing with Local SEO part 2

01/28/2020

Amplify Your Marketing with Local SEO will start soon.

01/28/2020

Amplify Your Marketing with Local SEO.

01/28/2020

Today at 3 EST we will be live-streaming our Amplify Your Marketing with Local SEO workshop!

01/21/2020

Amplify Your Marketing with Facebook Ads.

01/21/2020

We will be live-streaming the Amplify Your Marketing with Facebook Ads workshop on this page at 3:00 today.

01/14/2020

Sherry Heyl discusses the freelancer collaborative, Amplified Concepts

What is a freelancer collaborative? Where'd this idea come from?

Founder and member, Sherry Heyl, answers these questions and more on North Fulton Business RadioX

01/13/2020

Amplify Your Marketing with Facebook Ads

Throughout 2020, Amplified Concepts will be sponsoring a series of marketing workshops led by our expert freelancers. Our first workshop is on Jan 21 from 3-5 pm.

Learn how to develop a message that will resonate with your audience and create high converting Facebook Ads. In the first hour of this workshop, Sherry Heyl will walk participants through creating a messaging strategy that will get you in the mind of your customer and imagine the journey that leads...

01/06/2020

New tax rules may make your retirement savings more secure

The new year brings with it some important changes to retirement savings laws applicable to #freelancers.

https://blog.freelancersunion.org/2020/01/03/new-tax-rules-may-make-your-retirement-savings-more/

The new year brings with it some important changes to retirement savings laws, which may impact your freelance taxes and retirement accounts. First, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has increased the contribution limits for 401(k)s and other retirement plans as follows starting January 1, 2020: Ma...

01/03/2020

Manage Your Client’s Expectations by Helping Them Create a Marketing Plan

Let's all set a goal for 2020 to not take on work where the client's expectations and their budget are not aligned.

The advice to under promise and over deliver is often offered to business professionals. However, for many marketing freelancers working with clients that have limited budgets, that advice becomes …

12/18/2019

Amplified Concepts member, Kristin Wilson, enjoying her freelance gig of covering the Alpharetta Sip, Shop, and Stroll by capturing videos and photos of downtown Alpharetta retail shops.

11/03/2019

Americans taking up freelance work at increasing rate

“We will increasingly see people work on the terms that they prefer, and for many that means freelancing,”

Take this staff position and shove it. That’s the attitude of millions of American workers — especially younger ones. “We will increasingly see people work on the terms that they prefer, and for ma…