01Jan 2013 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 20: Goal Planning – Your Freelance Aims for 2013

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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. It's the first day of a brand new year, so it is time to make some goals and set some aims for what you want your freelance business to achieve in 2013. In this episode, Lorrie and I discuss why goal-setting is a good idea, and we discuss some of the best ways to ensure that the goals you set are ones you can stick with. Enjoy, and happy new year! There are several ways to make sure that you don't…
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24Dec 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 19: How to Proofread Your Own Work

About Proofreading, Podcast
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. As a freelance writer, there are times when it is impractical or unrealistic to hire an external proofreader to check through everything you write. A full work of fiction or an entire book will, without question, require a professional proofreader and editor, but for 500 word articles or 700 word blog posts we need to be able to check and double-check our own writing to make sure that everything we submit is perfect. In this solo episode, I discuss numerous tactics…
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18Dec 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 18: How to Network Like a Ninja

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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. Networking. It might not be your favourite thing, but it's pretty much essential for any freelancer. In this podcast episode, Lorrie and I talk about  why networking is important, and how best to go about it. Like a ninja, obviously. 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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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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04Dec 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 16: How to Avoid Letting Things Slide

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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. When you've got a lot on your plate, it's easy to discount the bits that seem less urgent. However, letting the day-to-day management of your freelance writing business slide is a recipe for disaster, so in this episode of A Little Bird Told Me, Lorrie and I discuss the aspects of freelancing that you need to keep on top of, as well as tips and tricks about how to do this. As if that wasn't enough, we have a interview with…
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30Nov 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Content Marketing for Small Businesses (Infographic)

Content Marketing, Infographic
I love content marketing. I love the concept of it, the execution and the results! But many people, especially small businesses, just don't know where to start, and while regular blog posts, for instance, can be a brilliant form of content marketing, there are actually many more directions a great content marketing strategy can take. The rather clever people at PRWeb have created the following infographic about it, highlighting different options which are presented in a chart which divides them up into the most and least easy to implement, and the most and least attention needed to produce the content. Enjoyed this infographic? Get more small business marketing tips from BloggingPRWeb.  
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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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24Nov 2012 by Philippa Willitts

An Open Letter to @Joe_Eastwood

About Proofreading
I saw the call via your Twitter account for proofreaders and followed the link to find out more. I found that you are looking for people to proofread 50,000 words in a week, in exchange for an advance copy of the book. I can also see, with a quick amazon search that you are not giving away your other books for free, so if you are earning from them, it is only reasonable that you pay others for any work they do for you. My usual proofreading rate is £8 per 1,000 words. If you wanted 50,000 words in a week I would also have to add a rush fee, but even ignoring that, the fee I would request for 50,000 words is £400. Now, unless a copy of your upcoming…
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20Nov 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 14: Mistakes We’ve Made

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In this episode of the podcast, Lorrie and I come clean about some of the mistakes we've made during the course of our freelancing careers, as well as some of the boo-boos we've seen other people make. You don't want to miss us cringeing our way through this one! 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. 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 and to talk with us about what you…
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13Nov 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 13: How to be Responsive and Flexible Without Losing the Plot

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Here is another solo episode from Lorrie, talking about how freelancers can plan all they like, but they have to be responsive and flexible because at any stage you might get a phonecall or an email which will change your to-do list entirely! 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…
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