Philippa Willitts

06Nov 2012 by Philippa Willitts

Podcast Episode 12: It’s not about luck (well, it’s a little bit about luck) aka “The harder you work, the luckier you get”

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In this brand new podcast episode, Lorrie and I tackled a rather tricky subject - just [tweetherder]how much of freelancing success is luck? [/tweetherder]We discuss whether the "you're so lucky!" sentiment actually downplays the hard work that writers put in, or whether saying that hard work automatically will equal success is unfair to those who do put in the effort but still struggle to meet their goals. As you can imagine, there were lots of issues to cover, and we hope we did it justice! Listen, enjoy and spread the word! 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…

23Oct 2012 by Philippa Willitts

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…

15Oct 2012 by Philippa Willitts

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…

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…

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…

08Oct 2012 by Philippa Willitts

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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