Podcast Episode 11: Overcoming Isolation as a Freelance Writer

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In this week's podcast, I talk about the problems that freelancers can face with isolation - working from home alone can lead to cabin fever, so I discuss plenty of tips for making sure you maintain social contact while still getting all your work done. We ran out of storage space for our earliest episodes. But fear not, we have made these many, many hours of freelance writing goodness available for just £10. If you want access to them all, please click Add to Cart and buy through our e-junkie account for instant access. Links Mentioned in This Episode Why I hired a girl on Craigslist to slap me in the face... UK Jelly GeekUp There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little…
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Podcast Episode 10: Harnessing the Power of We for Freelancing Success #bad12 #powerofwe

Podcast Episode 10: Harnessing the Power of We for Freelancing Success #bad12 #powerofwe

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We ran out of storage space for our earliest episodes. But fear not, we have made these many, many hours of freelance writing goodness available for just £10. If you want access to them all, please click Add to Cart and buy through our e-junkie account for instant access. In honour of Blog Action Day 2012, Lorrie and I have created a podcast episode on their theme of [tweetherder]The Power of We, and how it can help freelance writers[/tweetherder]. Have a listen and let us know what you think! There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me. Subscribe via RSS Subscribe via iTunes Find us on Stitcher Smart Radio And finally, please 'like' us on Facebook to be the first to hear our…
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Podcast Episode 9: The Sad Smell of Desperation

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In Lorrie's first solo episode, she talks about how freelancers can market themselves in difficult times without coming across as desperate and needy. Nobody wants to hire somebody who is pleading for work, so here is some great advice about... [tweetherder]How to get writing commissions without embarrassing yourself![/tweetherder] We ran out of storage space for our earliest episodes. But fear not, we have made these many, many hours of freelance writing goodness available for just £10. If you want access to them all, please click Add to Cart and buy through our e-junkie account for instant access. There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me. Subscribe via RSS Subscribe via iTunes Find us on Stitcher Smart Radio And finally, please 'like' us…
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Podcast Episode 8: Essential Software and Online Apps for Freelance Writers

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Episode 8 of the podcast is ready for your listening pleasure! In it, I talk with Lorrie about some pieces of software, apps or websites which really help us in the day to day running of our freelance writing businesses. We ran out of storage space for our earliest episodes. But fear not, we have made these many, many hours of freelance writing goodness available for just £10. If you want access to them all, please click Add to Cart and buy through our e-junkie account for instant access. Software and Links We Discuss Google Drive Focus Booster Open Office Mail Chimp Boomerang Remember the Milk Rapportive My guest blog post in which I, to quote Lorrie, wax lyrical about whiteboards. There are several ways to make sure that you don't…
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The Relentless Marketing of a Freelance Writer

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Promotion brainstorm (Photo credit: tamurray5)[/caption] Before I became a full-time, self-employed freelance writer I read a lot on the subject. I wanted to feel prepared and not have any nasty surprises, so I consumed as much information as I could find in advance. One thing that I read again and again was that, as a freelancer, you have to be constantly marketing yourself but for some reason the reality of this didn’t sink in. I was building myself a website – that was marketing, right? And I could email companies to see if they needed a writer, so that was my marketing covered. Or so I thought. What transpired was that what I had read was right and my vague plans were severely lacking. I had…
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Podcast Episode 7: Freelance Writing – To Specialise or Not to Specialise

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This is the first of my solo podcast episodes - Lorrie and I are going to do some individual ones as well as continuing with the ones we do together, so I really hope you like it! Tune in for information about whether or not specialising is a good option for freelance writers. We ran out of storage space for our earliest episodes. But fear not, we have made these many, many hours of freelance writing goodness available for just £10. If you want access to them all, please click Add to Cart and buy through our e-junkie account for instant access. There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me. Subscribe via RSS Subscribe via iTunes Find us on Stitcher Smart…
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