05Jan 2014 by Philippa Willitts

Episode 65: How to blog about boring topics without sending your audience to sleep

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While it would be wonderful if every piece of work we undertake, as freelance writers, was thrilling and enthralling, in reality we do, at times, get assignments which are terribly boring. In this podcast episode, Lorrie provides six ideas to help you [tweetherder]create fascinating content when the topic you are writing about is deathly dull[/tweetherder]. Show Notes What should I tweet? 8 places to find fantastic content 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, 'like' us on Facebook to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast! Transcript Hello and welcome to a Little Bird Told Me,…
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11Dec 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 17: How to Create an Editorial Calendar

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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. You might have heard of editorial calendars, or you might have been convinced that they are a good idea, but actually creating one can seem like an intimidating task. Is there software? How flexible will it be? And where on earth do you start? In this solo episode, Lorrie explains what editorial calendars are, recommends software and gives some great information on the subject. Show Notes Links and sites mentioned during the episode: Wordpress Editorial Calendar How to set up an…
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27Nov 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 15: Guest Blogging for Exposure, Brand Building, Backlinks and More

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[tweetherder]Guest blogging is currently a really popular way to build backlinks for SEO purposes[/tweetherder], however it has much wider benefits than that. In this solo episode of the podcast, I talk about how to go about guest blogging, how to find appropriate outlets for your guest posts and how to approach the webmasters, as well as the myriad of bonuses that guest blogging can bring to a freelancer. 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…
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