Combining freelance writing and news journalism with Caroline Riches
Release Date: 05/20/2024
Why You Might be Your Own Worst Enemy When it Comes to Landing Dream Clients
The Content Byte
This week Rachel and Lynne are chatting with Amy Posner, also known as The Client Whisperer, talking about the mistakes many of us make when working with clients, especially at the beginning of our freelance career. Amy is a business coach for freelancers and has some great information on how to find good clients who will pay good money for your work. She talks about: The different types of clients you might encounter How to find the clients right for you How to make more money and deliver value for clients Mistakes freelancers make, including not stepping into your expertise Why better...
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What it’s like to be a B2B tech writer with Rosalyn Page
The Content Byte
This week Rachel and Lynne chat with a good friend and colleague - B2B tech writer Rosalyn Page. Rosalyn talks about her background in IT and tech magazines, how and why she transitioned to freelance work and all that involves. During our chat, Ros talks about: How she got into tech writing Where she finds her work The pros and cons of writing for agencies Whether tech writing is a lucrative niche Covering conferences in her tech niche Writing thought leadership pieces and white papers How AI can help her brainstorm Connect with Ros at her website: Here's the link to her article about...
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Building a Sustainable Freelance Career in a Gig Economy with Lizzie Mulherin
The Content Byte
This week Rachel and Lynne are chatting with Lizzie Mulherin, a freelance writer, brand strategist, and travel author. Lizzie shares her career journey and chats about: Having a business mindset when it comes to freelancing How to mix content work and journalism How to boost your confidence as a freelancer Whether you need to build a personal brand to make good money Common mistakes she sees writers making How to get the most out of AI Whether it is possible to make a good living through Substack Connect with Lizzie via her website: or through Substack on Find Rachel...
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How to be paid well with Sue White
The Content Byte
This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne are chatting with freelance writer, journalist, consultant and media trainer Sue White. As a highly successful freelancer, Sue is all about knowing your own worth and charging accordingly. She shares her career journey, why it's important to grow and adapt as time goes on and why you should never accept underpaid jobs. She talks about: Where and how she finds her clients Why journalists need to do copywriting and content to make a good living How she secured a long-running column in prestigious newspapers Whether securing retainers works for...
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How to earn more as a freelancer without ruining your life with Sarah Greesonbach
The Content Byte
This week, Rachel and Lynne chat with B2B writer and coach Sarah Greesonbach. We reached out to her after seeing her great comments and funny posts on LinkedIn and we love her approach to freelance writing. We should point out that Lynne had some Internet issues near the end and had to drop out. Luckily Rachel and Sarah were able to complete the chat! During our chat we talk about: Why she loves B2B content work How she came back from burning out Why you need to master three parts of the client-getting process How writers can use LinkedIn better (without posting all the time) How to charge...
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How to use community to grow a freelance business with Jenn Donovan
The Content Byte
This week on the podcast Rachel and Lynne are talking about how to grow your businesses with Jenn Donovan. Jenn is passionate about small businesses (which is what a freelance career essentially is) and she talks about how you can use community to find clients and get support from your peers. In our discussion we cover: Her interesting career story, from lawyer to retailer to marketer Why she loves working in rural and regional communities How the power of community keeps small businesses alive How AI can save you hours of time, so you can focus on doing what you love How podcasts can be a...
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Creating personality-driven email newsletters with Steven Lewis
The Content Byte
And we are back! After a short post-Summit haitus, Lynne and Rachel are back with a new season and a great guest. And it's all about personality-driven email newsletters. Emails are having their moment in the sun right now - they don't rely on algorithyms that could change quickly or at the whim of a social media mogul and, when done well, can create a powerful conversation between companies and their clients. This week, journalist and content creator Steven Lewis talks all about creating email newsletters for yourself or clients. He talks about: Moving from editorial work to copywriting...
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It's Summit Time! Our pick of the must-see sessions
The Content Byte
It's just a few days before the biggest event of the year (in our calendars anyway!). It's time for The Content Byte Summit. Hosts Rachel & Lynne talk about the impressive line-up of speakers and all the panels and presentations they are looking forward to seeing this year. Some of the presentations include how to: → find new high-paying clients in your niche → hear how to tweak your website to make it work better for you → find out what editors want (and meet three who commission!) → create digital products for an extra income stream → map out a freelance marketing plan...
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Corporate communications and using data to create better content, with Cameron Pegg
The Content Byte
Communications professional and content strategist Cameron Pegg is Rachel & Lynne's guest this week. Cameron talks about how his time at university helped him create better stories and what his early career in corporate communications taught him. Cameron talks about: The value of storytelling to create content Securing bylines while still at uni What he learned from working in radio Developing courses with Communication and Public Relations Australia How offering content strategy helps you charge more What data journalism means and how statistics and infographics make for better...
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Lucia Osborne-Crowley on court reporting and trauma-informed writing
The Content Byte
This week on the podcast, Rachel is unwell, so Lynne is on her own talking with new author and court reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley. Lucia's latest book, The Lasting Harm, Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, is a powerful examination of the trial of Maxwell and all the behind-the-scenes machinations with the victims and the lawyers. We talk about: How Lucia's background as a lawyer prepared her for this work How she worked with Maxwell's victims and shared their story The legal hoops she had to jump through to publish the book The frustrations involved when she can't tell the...
info_outlineWe just love to meet freelancers who have managed to combine different types of writing into a successful career. This week, Rachel and Lynne chat with Caroline Riches, a news journalist for 25 years who works in the SBS newsroom part time and then does freelance writing work for the rest of the week. We talk about:
- Balancing the two roles
- Why she loves the flexibility of casual work
- What newsrooms are looking for from casual journalists and how to get a foot in the door
- The stress of covering big news stories
- How great it is to be part of a newsroom and being surrounded by the big news stories of the day
- Where and how she secures agency work
Connect with Caroline at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-riches-978656113/
Caroline's website is: https://www.carolineriches.com/
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Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co