15Oct 2012 by Philippa Willitts
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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14Oct 2012 by Philippa Willitts

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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09Oct 2012 by Philippa Willitts

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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02Oct 2012 by Philippa Willitts

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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28Sep 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 6: Offsite SEO for Freelance Writers – Attracting Backlinks and Collaborations by Being Brilliant

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In the last episode of the freelance writing podcast, we talked about what you could do on your website to improve your SEO, and in today's we are talking about [tweetherder]the things freelancers can do to attract backlinks and improve off-site SEO[/tweetherder]. Listen, enjoy, and let us know what you think! 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…
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26Sep 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 5: SEO for Freelance Writers – Attracting the Right Kind of Attention with Onsite SEO

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Here is episode 5 of A Little Bird Told Me, the freelance writing podcast. In this episode we discuss on-site SEO, i.e. the things that freelance writers can do on their professional websites to attract the best kind of search engine attention. Have a listen, and let us know what you think! 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. We always try to provide a transcript, to make the podcasts as accessible as possible, so here is the transcript of this episode. Transcript Philippa: Hello and welcome to Episode…
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11Sep 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 4: Hot Topic: Writing and Editing for free – is it ever OK?

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Episode 4 of the A Little Bird Told Me podcast is now live! Listen below, or on our Podomatic page, where you can also find all the links you need to find myself and Lorrie all over the web. 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 on Facebook to be the first to hear our news…
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06Sep 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Introducing the Writers Helping Writers Collective

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Spreadsheet email (Photo credit: Christopher S. Penn)[/caption] 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…
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03Sep 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Episode 3 of the A Little Bird Told Me podcast: Setting up as a freelance writer: Website, social media and brand management best practice. Part 2.

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Episode 3 of the freelance writing podcast which I co-host with Lorrie Hartshorn is now available to listen to! 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. Head on over to the A Little Bird Told Me podcast page and make sure you don't ever miss an episode of the podcast by subscribing in the following ways: 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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27Aug 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Episode 2: Setting up as a freelance writer: website, social media and brand management best practice. Part 1.

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Lorrie and I are very excited to announce episode 2 of the A Little Bird Told Me podcast, all about the highs, the lows and the no-nos of freelance writing. 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. Setting up as a freelance writer: website, social media and brand management best practice. 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…
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