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Hosts Rachel Smith (from Rachel's List) and journalist and content writer Lynne Testoni are serving up weekly short bites of advice, tips and strategies, plus special guests, for freelancers who make a living from using their words. We're shooting for 15-minute episodes, but can't promise anything because we can both talk the leg off a chair.

The Content Byte Lynne Testoni and Rachel Smith

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    • 5.0 • 46 Ratings

Hosts Rachel Smith (from Rachel's List) and journalist and content writer Lynne Testoni are serving up weekly short bites of advice, tips and strategies, plus special guests, for freelancers who make a living from using their words. We're shooting for 15-minute episodes, but can't promise anything because we can both talk the leg off a chair.

    Using evergreen marketing to avoid slow seasons as a freelancer - with Prerna Malik

    Using evergreen marketing to avoid slow seasons as a freelancer - with Prerna Malik

    This week on The Content Byte, Rachel and Lynne have one of the founders of Content Bistro, Prerna Malik. Prerna and her husband Mayank are copywriters and specialists in the area of evergreen marketing. In a fascinating chat, Prerna talks about:
    Mistakes freelancers make with their marketing How to create a constant flow of work The power of storytelling in email marketing Creating packages and using them to grow your business Finding clients in slow times ...and how to work with your spouse! Connect with Prerna and Mayank and do their quiz https://contentbistro.com/quiz/ 
    Follow them on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/contentbistro/
    And don't forget to sign up for the 2024 The Content Byte Summit, from September 12-14, 2024. Sign up for updates for the Summit (or snap up the early bird tickets) 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 

    • 43 min
    Combining journalism with media training – with Theresa Miller

    Combining journalism with media training – with Theresa Miller

    This week, Lynne and Rachel are chatting with TV journalist turned media trainer, Theresa Miller. Theresa has a great story of creating a new career in media training and coaching, working with corporates and training senior executives in how to deal with the media. 
    Her story is fascinating and inspiring and covers:
    How to use journalism skills as a media trainer Working with companies and individuals to put a journalism lens on issues How she finds clients How she packages and prices her services How introverts can thrive in the media ... and why women need to be in front of cameras more often
    Connect with Theresa through her website: https://www.theresamiller.com.au/ or via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-miller-tm-media/ 
    And, don't forget that we have announced the dates for the 2024 The Content Byte Summit. Sign up for updates for the Summit (or snap up the early bird tickets) 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 

    • 51 min
    Lisa Almond on copywriting and life-or-death crises

    Lisa Almond on copywriting and life-or-death crises

    This week on the website, Rachel and Lynne are chatting with Lisa Almond, a copywriter and paramedic. We thought it was such an intriguing combination that we just had to get her on the podcast! 
    We chat about:
    Her background in writing and journalism What appealed to her about being a paramedic Training in a new career while balancing existing work and family How she juggles both roles How she plans to include her paramedic knowledge into her writing Some of her stories from the frontlines of emergency first aid Connect with Lisa via her website: https://www.copyandcomms.com.au/ 
    And, don't forget that we have announced the dates for the 2024 The Content Byte Summit. Sign up for updates for the Summit (or snap up the early bird tickets) 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 

    • 35 min
    Nicole Webb - journalist turned media expert and book publicist

    Nicole Webb - journalist turned media expert and book publicist

    This week Rachel & Lynne are chatting with media expert and publicist Nicole Webb. Now based in Singapore, Nicole has had a diverse and exciting career and she talks about her new service of book publicity, the challenges of modern publishing and how it came about.
    In our chat, we cover:
    Nicole's career as a TV journalist, presenter and producer Travelling around Asia and working remotely Writing her own book and using her contacts to publicise it How this developed into a new service What new authors need to know about publicity The importance of maintaining contacts Nicole's website is: https://nicolewebbonline.com/ 
    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 snap up the early bird tickets) 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 

    • 31 min
    Working with freelancers with Rounded's Grant McCall

    Working with freelancers with Rounded's Grant McCall

    This week Rachel and Lynne are chatting with the founder and head of product at Rounded - our sponsor. A former freelancer, Grant tells the story of how the company was founded and what it's like dealing with sole traders as customers. His inside tips are valuable!
    During our conversation, he talks about:
    How businesses often ignore the potential of freelancers as customers How he created a product he needed - and then took it to the next level Common mistakes freelancers make Why multi-disciplinary freelancing is the future The freelancer skills we will need in 2024 and beyond Grant's company Rounded (www.rounded.com.au), is our sponsor and is 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.
    Connect with Grant on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantmccall/ 
    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 snap up the early bird tickets) 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   
    Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 

    • 46 min
    Specialising in email marketing with Eman Ismail

    Specialising in email marketing with Eman Ismail

    This week Rachel & Lynne are super excited to have Eman Ismail on the podcast. Eman is a specialist in email marketing, which is such a growth industry and she shares her tips, tricks and the story about how she ended up working in this niche.
    During our conversation, Eman talks about:
    What it takes to create a great email campaign Mistakes that business owners and copywriters often make when creating email campaigns How to not sound sales-y in your emails Using storytelling in emails to create more powerful and memorable campaigns Where she finds her clients Listen to Eman's amazing podcast and connect with her by visiting her website: https://emancopyco.com/ 
    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 snap up the early bird tickets) 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.

    • 1 hr 3 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
46 Ratings

46 Ratings

MHLaf ,

Must-have practical advice

Surely this is one of the most practical and helpful podcasts for freelancers? The audio isn’t great but what’s lacking in slick production is made up for by the quality content. Get a pen and paper and be prepared to absorb all the wisdom shared by the expert guests.

RoseTara ,

A great way to learn about freelancing

This is a great podcast to learn about all the different facets of freelancing and writing to marketing and PR - basically everything to do with earning a living off words!

GlossyJunkie ,

Always a good listen!

So many interesting guests and I love the tech tips!

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