The Content Byte

This week Rachel and Lynne are chatting with successful freelancer (and tree-changer) Julie Lee. Julie was one of the first employees at Medium Rare Content, a highly successful content agency with lots of high-profile clients. Julie talks about her years with Medium Rare - what it was like building up the business and working with clients as well as some of the secrets of the agency's success. She talks about: Moving from consumer magazines to content work What makes a successful freelancer Offering strategy to clients What she's learnt as an editor and then moving on the other side How she's found balance in her life and career since moving to Port Macquarie Connect with Julie through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-lee-editor/  And, don't forget that we have just announced the dates for the 2024 The Content Byte Summit. Sign up for updates for the Summit (or secure an early bird ticket) at our website: https://thecontentbytesummit.com.au/  Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com    Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Looking to take advantage of the discount for Rachel's List Gold Members? Email us at: hello@rachelslist.com.au  for the details. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne revisit SEO. We think that it's been a little overlooked lately with all this talk about AI and it's so important. Our guest this week is Abbey, half of marketing experts, the Duo Collective. In a wide-ranging chat, Abbey talks about: Domain authority with search engines and what that means Keywords, search traffic and backlink strategies And why you absolutely need a backlink strategy plan to supplement your content strategies in order to grow with search engines It's a great way to understand new developments in SEO and to demystify it all. So much to learn! Connect with Abbey & Courtney: Duo on Air: https://duocollective.com/duo-on-air-marketing-podcast/  Website: https://duocollective.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duo.collective/  Email Newsletter (Tuesday Tips & Sips & SEO Squeeze): https://duocollective.com/subscribe   DIY SEO Course Waitlist: https://duocollective.com/seo-on-tap 4 FREE Ways To Find Keywords: https://duocollective.com/free-seo-tools And, don't forget that we have just announced the dates for the 2024 The Content Byte Summit. Sign up for updates for the Summit at our website: https://thecontentbytesummit.com.au/  Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au    Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com    Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au  Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Looking to take advantage of the discount for Rachel's List Gold Members? Email us at: hello@rachelslist.com.au for the details. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

This week's it's just hosts Rachel and Lynne as we get back into the swing of things - and set ourselves up for a new year of freelance work. And, as the saying goes, it's not what you know, it's who... so this week we are talking about collaboration. We believe in an abundance mindset - that there is enough work to go around and that it's good to share tips and tricks on securing solid, well-paying gigs.  We share our tips (and real-life examples) of how collaborations with other creatives can bring you extra work. We talk about: Collaborating with a web designer who reached out to Rachel as he needed a regular copywriter to pass work onto Collaborating with a graphic designer who thought of Rachel when she needed a sub-editor for a magazine project Collborating with a copywriter in a private FB group; she sub-contracted work to Rachel after we built up a relationship Lynne collaborates with other design writers as she has passed on work to them when I am at capacity. Working with photographers in the interior space to give each other work Creating content with 2-3 of her clients in the niche so everyone shares the cost and doubles the reach. And, don't forget that we have just announced the dates for the 2024 The Content Byte Summit. Sign up for updates for the Summit at our website: https://thecontentbytesummit.com.au/    Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au   Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com   Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au  Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Looking to take advantage of the discount for Rachel's List Gold Members? Email us at: hello@rachelslist.com.au  for the details. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

This week Rachel and Lynne have a special guest talking about how nicheing down (or specialising) can bring you higher income clients and a more successful and resilient business.  Funnel strategist and conversion copywriter Abi Prendergast shares her story on how she found her niche of working with course creators and why specialising works for her. We talk about: Why she loves the 'laptop lifestyle' Working with Copyhackers and how it set her up for success Going viral in the copy world Why she loves working for herself How solving problems for clients is the key to success Why you should work on your business regularly The skills you need for 2024 Connect with Abi here: https://www.aptcontent.co.uk/  or via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abi-prendergast-2a5953b1/  Sign up for updates for the 2024 Content Byte Summit at our website: https://thecontentbytesummit.com.au/   Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au  Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com  Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au  Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Looking to take advantage of the discount for Rachel's List Gold Members? Email us at: hello@rachelslist.com.au for the details. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

And we are back for 2024 - and with such a useful episode! This week Rachel & Lynne chat with LinkedIn expert Adam Franklin on how to use this super-helpful and useful social media tool to get more work and improve your visibility.  He shares his top 6 tips on starting the year by optimising your LinkedIn profile and ways that you can make the medium work for you (and it's much easier than you might think!). Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamfranklin/  Bluewire Media can be found at: https://www.bluewiremedia.com.au/ Sign up for updates for the 2024 Content Byte Summit at our website: https://thecontentbytesummit.com.au/  Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au   Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Looking to take advantage of the discount for Rachel's List Gold Members? Email us at: hello@rachelslist.com.au for the details. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

As the year draws to a close, hosts Rachel and Lynne chat about our favourite episodes of the year - and some of the things we have learned from our marvellous guests. We chat about: What we learned from organising our first Summit Our favourite guests from the year Keynote speaker Ed Gandia's concept about 'moving up the value chain' in our content offering What we love about podcasting The powerful lessons we learned from Emma Grey's novel about grief Charlotte Wood's chat about her novel and how an award helped her to create a viable career in fiction writing Melanie Padgett Powers' podcast with her Summit takeaways is here: https://meledits.com/166-smart-advice-from-the-content-byte-summit/  Sign up for updates for the 2024 Content Byte Summit at our website: https://thecontentbytesummit.com.au/  Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au           Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com                 Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au  Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au ), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne chat with Kim Kerton of Unemployed and Afraid, talking about the growing opportunities in podcast production. We chat about all thing podcasts, including: Owning a business from a young age Creating branded podcasts How do you serve an audience Realism in storytelling for brands Being prepared for change as your business grows Resources she mentions: Podcast Workers Aust - https://www.podcastworkersaus.org/   Her two favourite resources for podcast industry insights:  PodNews https://podnews.net/ Sounds Profitable https://soundsprofitable.com/   Connect with Kim: The Unemployed & Afraid pod: unemployedandafraid.com.au Kim's website: goodsideofthebed.com.au Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au          Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com                Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au   Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne chat with copywriter and coach Krystle Church, who is living her best life in tropical Mauritius doing work she loves. We chat about all things copywriting, including: Writing great copy The best courses to learn about copywriting Creating great landing pages Email marketing Being a digital nomad Mistakes she made in her early days of running the agency Connect with Krystle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krystle.church/  or through her website: https://krystlechurch.com/  Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au         Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com               Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au  Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne chat with communications professional and novelist Clare Fletcher. Clare talks about juggling all her roles, how she found time to write her novel (and what got her started). We chat about: The difference between writing commercial fiction versus literary fiction How a course helped her start writing Why she started her own podcast And all about her deep love of rom-coms  Find Clare on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarefletcherwriter/  Listen to Clare's podcast (with Karina May), That Rom Com Pod https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/that-rom-com-pod/id1703734806  Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au        Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com              Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au  Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne chat with writer Alley Pascoe. Alley has just completed her latest ghostwriting project, My Mother's Eyes with Shanelle Dawson. She talks about ghostwriting, working with celebrities and the special bond she shares with her authors, as well as how she maintains a successful freelance career as a feature writer. We chat about: How she secured her first ghostwriting project How to channel someone else's voice Dealing with the publicity machine Long-form feature writing Why she loves living in Darwin and how she works remotely Connect with Alley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alleypascoe/  Find Rachel www.rachelsmith.com.au       Find Lynne www.lynnetestoni.com             Rachel's List www.rachelslist.com.au    Thanks (as always) to our sponsors Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), an easy invoicing and accounting solution that helps freelancers run their businesses with confidence. Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co