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Congrats on finding a method that works well for you Wendy.

I wouldn't worry about being too busy. If your services are in demand, it's first come, first served. Clients understand that. I just let them know when I'll be available again based on existing workloads, and I've found that many, if not most, prospects are happy to wait if they really want to work with you.

You might want to set up a calendar for your website where you can note your availability and booked time. This way prospects who do more research on you will immediately realize you're in demand, and they'll see when you might be able to work them in. I don't do this personally, but I know it's worked out well for some colleagues in the past.

I can't think of any specific sites or books on content marketing that I'd recommend. But if you have specific questions, I'm happy to try to answer.

Jenn

I'm not sure what's going on with the smileys. Unfortunately this forum software can be a bit buggy. I'll have to check the settings and see if there's an issue there.

I actually have two posts up on another blog -- Writing For Bloggers -- which explain what content marketing is and give a few examples of types of writing involved. You can find those at the link below:

http://writingforbloggers.com/what-is-content-marketing/

You shouldn't have any problem transferring your existing writing skills to content marketing. Articles, blog posts, and news releases are all examples, so you have a solid background to do those kinds of things already.

Jenn

No problem. Don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions. I wouldn't stress too much about content marketing being something different or special. Really it's just about any kind of writing that you either send to people as part of your promotional work or writing that would otherwise attract them to you. Just about anything can fit under that label these days.