Janine Kelbach: The EntrepreNURSE
Today we’re chatting with a very successful freelance writer, Janine Kelbach.
Janine is a wife, mom of two boys (and two Great Danes!), and author of the book, Entreprenurse: 30+ Nurses Turn Into Business Owners and Share Their Secrets to Success.
She has been a freelance health content writer since 2013 and is the CEO of Write RN. Janine also hosts The Savvy Scribe Podcast – a podcast for healthcare professionals who want to build a profitable writing business. Lastly, her team of RN (registered nurse) writers help healthcare companies with their content and social media needs.
Fun fact: Janine’s an identical twin!
Why should YOU tune-in?
Janine’s first paid online gig was just $5(!), but that’s all it took for her to realize the massive opportunity that the online world has to offer. This entrepreNURSE has impacted the lives of so many people – in so many different ways! Find out how she’s built massive success and why she continues to serve as a nurse.
- COVID, mental health and business
- Why owning your own online business is less risky than employment
- Success during a pandemic
- Setting goals and rates
- Getting paid more to write about your career than the career itself
- Doing work you actually enjoy
- Chasing down a payment
- Overwhelm and how to handle it
- Building flexibility into work-life balance
- Why we do what we do
1:13 – How would you describe what you do to friends and family?
2:20 – Janine is in all of the things most of the time.
11:46 – Starting a business, babies, puppies and the night shift.
14:23 – 30 Days or Less to Freelance Writing Success and making real money online.
15:30 – Finding the gap
16:17 – Rates and making more than $5 a pop
18:40 – Why are you hanging onto your part-time job?
23:49 – The darker side of entrepreneurship… Thoughts of giving up
24:12 – Chasing down a payment
28:09 – Usually all you need is a little bit of time
31:42 – Proud moments in business
34:08 – What are you most excited about for the future of your business?
35:55 – How Janine lands clients
41:14 – Janine’s one piece of advice
