Do you find that you waste time posting on Twitter and keeping track of your followers? Social media is an unavoidable part of marketing a freelance business, but there are tools available that can help freelancers to avoid wasting time and energy on their Twitter tasks. In this podcast episode, I talk you through a series of tools that can help you to streamline your Twitter marketing and make it a far more efficient process.
Spreadsheet email (Photo credit: Christopher S. Penn)
Last night, on Twitter (follow me @PhilippaWrites), I got into an interesting conversation with @thewritesprite. She followed me, and I told her that I liked her username. She joked about how difficult it had been to choose one, and we started to talk about how, despite writing for other people for a living, writing for ourselves can sometimes be hard.
There are, of course, other times when another writer’s input can be very valuable – for instance it is nigh on impossible to proofread your own work. You are too involved with the text and it often takes a fresh pair of eyes to spot mistakes. And sometimes a writer can craft a catchier Twitter bio about somebody else than they can about themselves.
We talked about how great it would be if there was a way for writers to help each other out in these circumstances. My imagination took flight and now the Writers Helping Writers Collective exists.
If a writer needs help with something, they fill in 4 columns of simple information in the spreadsheet.
They then post about this to the google group (by email or on the site).
Another writer, who wants to help out, goes to the spreadsheet and fills in 4 more columns of simple information.
They then email the original poster directly, and the help happens.
It’s that simple. Members are asked to help out another member before asking for help themselves, although while the collective is establishing itself this won’t be enforced too strongly, because most members will be new. Overall, members are asked to help one or two people for every help request they submit.
Are you a writer who wants to join a new, exciting community? Are you aware that there are some tasks that you struggle to do on your own website? Do you want to offer help to fellow writers on small, manageable tasks?
I mean it when I say that you were very much one of our most reliable and consistently dependable freelance contributors, and that the standards of your work and professionalism stood out throughout your time on the magazine. Indeed, I’ll certainly be retaining your details, in case our paths should cross again in future.
London
Many thanks to Philippa once again for proof reading my CV. I think it’s worth every penny to have an experienced set of eyes, such as Philippa’s, look over my work. Gives me the confidence to send my CV away after reading it so many times. She shows you what changes she has made which I find very useful. I would definitely recommend Philippa’s proof reading services.
Peter Bushell
Fabulous review of my resume. I have had at least six people review and proofread my resume and she was able to find about ten more imperfections! Will use again in the future.
TMP
This is my 2nd experience with her in less than 6 months. Highly recommended. She delivers work on time and with quality
Ahsan
Great quality, super fast delivery. Thank you so much
JS Picher
When I went to Woodstock, the last thing I cared about was taking care of business. [Philippa] apparently represents the new incarnation of the now-quaint Woodstock subculture: meticulous, professional, driven to reach for perfection. Many thanks.
MG
Great quality and quick turnaround. Appreciate the bonus!
WebDesignSEO
Perfect work. A giant “like”!
Estonia
Amazing work, as always. Extremely high quality and extremely quick.
Guy Teton
I am impressed. She took her time to proof read my resume. She provided me with track changes and final file which was super helpful because I still had the flexibility
