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Episode 79: Turn a drawback into a strength to boost your freelance career - an interview with Mridu Khullar Relph from 2014-09-16T16:43:55
Many freelancers are in a situation that could work against them in the commercial or media market. Combining freelancing with caring responsibilities, living in a part of the world that has a poor...
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Episode 78: How to Self-Publish Without Embarrassing Yourself from 2014-08-19T12:00:08
People who self-publish books have a lot to prove if they want to dispel the industry's bad reputation. In this podcast episode, Philippa and Lorrie take listeners through a series of self-publishi...
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Episode 77: What to do if a client won't stop bugging you from 2014-08-06T10:00
There are times when freelance writing clients cross a line. Sending text messages to check you got their email, calling you at 7pm on a Saturday night, or emailing 12 times a day to check on progr...
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Episode 76: Writing for Agencies from 2014-07-23T17:36:07
Writing for agencies can be a great way to boost the stability and income of your freelance writing business - but it’s definitely an acquired taste! In this podcast episode, Lorrie and Philippa di...
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Episode 75: Twitter Tools to Streamline Your Social Media Marketing from 2014-06-30T09:00
Social media is an unavoidable part of marketing a business nowadays, but thankfully there are tools available that can help freelancers to avoid spending unnecessary time and energy on social chan...
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Episode 74: How to Justify Higher Freelancing Rates from 2014-06-11T17:46:01
Most people wish they were paid more but, when you're freelancing, you will often be called upon to demonstrate why you deserve the pay rise you want! In this podcast episode, Lorrie and Philippa l...
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Episode 73: Taking a non-linear approach to copy from 2014-05-15T07:21:55
Do you ever find yourself faced with a blank Word document? Clueless about how to get 500 words onto the page, incorporating SEO keywords, heading tags and a call to action? In Lorrie's solo episod...
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Episode 72: Additional Income Streams for Freelance Writers from 2014-04-29T09:00
In this podcast, Philippa and Lorrie discuss several options for additional income streams for freelance writers. Income from freelancing can go up and down and taking time off sick or for a holida...
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Episode 71: Content inspiration - 19 top ideas for when you run out of steam from 2014-04-15T19:06:44
Some days you will be bursting with ideas, but everybody has those moments when the Word document is empty - and so is their bank of inspiration. This solo podcast episode by Philippa is full of wa...
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Episode 70: Google+ for Freelance Writers from 2014-03-25T10:00
Despite being thought of as a bit of an outsider, Google+ actually has a lot to offer a freelancer. It has powerful features, smart personalisation options and an ideal B2B marketplace. In this epi...
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Episode 69: How to hire a decent writer or editor, the dos and don'ts you need to know from 2014-03-11T18:46:30
Lorrie outsources some of her work to other freelance writers, and writers all over the world hire proofreaders and editors to help them perfect their masterpieces. But how on earth do you go about...
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Episode 68: Stop working for free, and certainly don't pay for the privilege from 2014-02-18T11:00
Now more than ever, business owners and media outlets put pressure on writers to work for free. Is there any benefit to this, or is the fabled 'exposure' they promise not worth a thing? In this epi...
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Episode 67: An interview with Lucy Hay from Bang2Write about screenwriting, script editing, social media and other Ss besides from 2014-02-04T11:00
Lucy Hay is the owner of the successful Bang2Write website, all about screenwriting and novel writing, and she is a script editor and organiser of the London Screenwriting Festival. In this podcast...
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Episode 66: Five (and a half) ways lists can transform your marketing from 2014-01-21T10:00
Everybody loves a list, so in this episode, Philippa and Lorrie go through five and a half types of lists that can transform your freelance marketing plan. Show Notes 10 most popular episodes of 2...
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Episode 65: How to blog about boring topics without sending your audience to sleep from 2014-01-05T10:49:10
While we would like all of our work, as freelance writers, to be fascinating and thrilling, the fact is that there will be times when we have to write on a really boring topic. In this podcast epis...
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Episode 64: Measuring the effectiveness of your content from 2013-12-11T10:00
As a freelance writer you primarily create content, for both your clients and yourself. If you are in a position where you fling your words out to the world and never think of them again, you are m...
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Episode 63: 60 minutes to a more successful freelance writing business from 2013-11-27T18:23:22
Doing business development work can seem like yet another onerous task that interrupts your writing time, but it is important to undertake these jobs if you are to run a sustainable and successful ...
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Episode 62: How to meet - and exceed - your clients' needs from 2013-11-13T10:36:55
Keeping hold of a good client tends to be far easier than finding a new one, so it's really important to make sure that you are always meeting, and ideally exceeding, the expectations of those who ...
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Episode 61: How To Start Freelancing In 2014 from 2013-11-05T14:23
If you want to make freelance writing your full-time business, sometimes you really want a blueprint for how to get started. In this episode, Lorrie takes listeners through a six-week plan to get y...
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Episode 60: Dealing with Sexual Harassment and Chauvinistic and Patronising Clients from 2013-10-29T10:00
It's an unfortunate truth that freelancers can be subject to oppressive behaviours from the clients they work with. Women, as well as members of minority groups, can be particularly at risk of bein...
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Episode 59: Make Your Hobbies Pay - How Freelance Writers Can Earn Cash with Topics They Love in Niches They Already Understand from 2013-10-22T17:15:10
As freelance writers, we might be called upon to write on a wide variety of topics, but sometimes when we're searching our brain for a suitable subject to write about we miss the most obvious: thos...
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Episode 58: Getting through #NANOWRIMO without tearing your hair out from 2013-10-15T07:46:25
As November rapidly approaches, thousands of people across the world are preparing to spend the month undertaking the ridiculous but awesome task of writing a whole novel in 30 days. In this episod...
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Episode 57: The lowdown on proofreading and editing from 2013-10-08T10:52:59
As a freelance writer, you might be called upon to proofread or edit work for a client. At the same time, you might need to hire a proofreader or editor of your own to check your work. But are you ...
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Episode 56: Seven reasons to fire a freelance writer from 2013-10-01T08:19:43
We talk a lot in this podcast about freelancing best practice and how to do work that's brilliant. In this solo episode, however, Lorrie goes in the other direction: what are those freelance writer...
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Episode 55: Coping with Rejection from 2013-09-18T18:35:57
Rejection can be a large part of a freelancer's life, and it can also be really painful! When somebody doesn't want your work it is all too easy to take it as a personal insult and feel like you sh...
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Episode 54: How to expand your freelance writing business from 2013-09-10T11:49:43
For freelancers who want more challenges, a wider variety of work, or simply more money in the bank, business expansion is a viable option. In this podcast episode, Lorrie and Philippa talk about t...
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Episode 53: Get a makeover in a morning - Very Quick Tips to transform your freelance business from 2013-09-03T10:00
Sometimes, running your own business can be overwhelming. There are so many things you know you ought to be doing, but where do you find the time when you’re busy working your way through paid proj...
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Episode 52: The Freelance Writers' Guide to LinkedIn Success from 2013-08-28T08:33:53
You can't really beat LinkedIn as a B2B networking tool, and for a freelance writer it can be an invaluable resource for keeping up to date with industry news, and finding new clients to work with....
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Episode 51: Essential Android Apps for Freelance Writers from 2013-08-20T10:00
As we use our mobile devices more and more, so we are expected to be able to work on the go. Apps make it far easier to be productive when using phones or tablet PCs for work, whether it is for som...
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Episode 50: Part 2 of How to stop your freelance business from wasting money from 2013-08-13T10:00
In episode 48, Lorrie and Philippa talked through lots of ways to both save money and avoid waste in a freelance writing business. In this episode today they explain even more top tips for saving c...
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Episode 49: How to Make Creative Marketing Ideas Work from 2013-08-06T10:00
Marketing activities need to be carried out regularly by all freelancers, and thinking creatively about how to make approaches will increase your success rate considerably. In this solo episode, Lo...
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Episode 48: How to prevent your freelance business from wasting money from 2013-07-30T10:02:27
Many freelance writers have periods of lower income than they would like, with less lucrative work or the loss of a major client. In this episode, Philippa and Lorrie talk about ways to save money ...
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Episode 47: Do Freelance Writers Need Their Own Blog? from 2013-07-16T10:00
Blogs can be great marketing tools, demonstrating your writing skills and expert knowledge to potential clients and building your online reputation. However they do not suit everybody. As well as t...
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Episode 46: How to deal with criticism and negative feedback from 2013-07-09T10:07:02
It will happen to every freelance writer at one point or another: a client won't be happy with a piece of work you submit to them. In this episode, Philippa and Lorrie go through different options,...
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