We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Stephanie Ramos. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Stephanie below.
Stephanie, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear the story of how you went from this being just an idea to making it into something real.
I never thought I’d end up running a content writing business. I liked writing stories but doing things like creating website content and blogs wasn’t what I had in mind!
The idea for Diana Alexia Creations came up during the pandemic when I realized a couple of things:
1. Life is short. I was going through a tough personal situation and started thinking about what I really wanted from life.
2. I didn’t want to put all my eggs in one basket. I wanted to prove to myself that I would earn income outside of traditional employment.
It was a challenging task, but I knew it was doable. People in my network say I am tenacious, and when I set my mind on something, I usually figure it out. I started my business by making a logo, a simple website, and defining my brand. I named it Diana Alexia Creations after the pen name I used for my published short stories. At the same time, I reached out to people I knew to see if they needed help with their websites or social media. Luckily, someone did, and the rest is history.
Generating income in the first few months was slow. I had to put in a lot of unbillable hours as I had little business management experience. I learned a lot of skills like web design, content strategies, accounting, lead generation, and more. Fortunately, my career brought plenty of project management experience to keep me on task and productive during my working hours.
When I wasn’t learning or figuring out business plans, I wrote and submitted proposals to get new clients. Slowly but surely, as I kept trying, I began generating more money each month. After a year, the business did well enough to hire an assistant and another writer.
Diana Alexia Creations has grown a lot since it started. I’m proud of how far it’s come and excited to see where it goes next!
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
My name is Stephanie Ramos, and I am the founder of Diana Alexia Creations. I have been writing creatively for over 15 years, but I spent the past few years using my talent to help businesses connect with their clients through content writing.
The goal of Diana Alexia Creations is simple: we help customers solve their content writing needs. Content writing is needed to attract new customers and increase brand awareness. But, creating content can be time-consuming and challenging, especially for those who are not professional writers.
Our boutique-style agency permits a cost-effective and personalized experience with a client-centric approach. Clients benefit from us through our services, like website writing, social media captions, product descriptions, and blog articles. All our services are ghostwritten—unless requested by our clients.
How did you put together the initial capital you needed to start your business?
Content writing allows me to do all my work from a laptop anywhere in the world. Since it’s fully remote, I was able to keep starting costs down. I did not need an office or any of the typical expenses of having an office space. With the low up-front costs, I made my initial investment from my savings account and recovered it entirely within the first year of operation.
Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
Yes, industry networking groups on Facebook and LinkedIn. These digital communities provide assistance when you hit a bump on the road. They are supportive and tend to provide quality advice.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://dianaalexiacreations.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianaalexiacreations/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086470083158
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dianaalexiacreations/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DianaAlexiaCr8s