S1E10: Katie Lewis - From Plan B to Freelance Success: 10 Years as a Journalist, Content Marketer, and Published Author
10/30/18 • 42 min
Today’s guest is Katie Lewis. Katie has been freelancing as a writer, editor, and journalist since 2006. She is the author of Cheers, Somebody, which is a collection of short stories about Nashville and St. Louis. In this podcast you will learn:
- How to build a freelance career in journalism and content marketing
- How fiction writing can help move your career forward and improve your writing skills
- How to create a safety net of work, guard against financial worries, and land on your feet after being laid off
About our guest, Katie Lewis
Katie Lewis is the author of Cheers, Somebody, which is a collection of short stories about Nashville and St. Louis. She’s been freelancing as a writer, editor, and journalist since 2006. Katie runs her own writing business where she coaches full-time and freelance writers to meet their writing goals and guides them through their creative work and marketing copy. She’s also a content marketer composing online and print materials. She’s worked at Emma, Buffer, and with many more local and national businesses.
Find Katie on:
- Twitter @KathrynDLewis
About our host, Adam Rogers
Adam Rogers is the host and producer of the Boston Content Podcast. By day, he is a content marketer at Shopify, the ecommerce platform. By night, he is still Adam Rogers but it's nighttime. He loves writing, but he's sure it hates him. He's a lover of books, music, guitars, and his wife Lacey.
Find Adam on:
- Twitter: @AdamRogersUK
Today’s guest is Katie Lewis. Katie has been freelancing as a writer, editor, and journalist since 2006. She is the author of Cheers, Somebody, which is a collection of short stories about Nashville and St. Louis. In this podcast you will learn:
- How to build a freelance career in journalism and content marketing
- How fiction writing can help move your career forward and improve your writing skills
- How to create a safety net of work, guard against financial worries, and land on your feet after being laid off
About our guest, Katie Lewis
Katie Lewis is the author of Cheers, Somebody, which is a collection of short stories about Nashville and St. Louis. She’s been freelancing as a writer, editor, and journalist since 2006. Katie runs her own writing business where she coaches full-time and freelance writers to meet their writing goals and guides them through their creative work and marketing copy. She’s also a content marketer composing online and print materials. She’s worked at Emma, Buffer, and with many more local and national businesses.
Find Katie on:
- Twitter @KathrynDLewis
About our host, Adam Rogers
Adam Rogers is the host and producer of the Boston Content Podcast. By day, he is a content marketer at Shopify, the ecommerce platform. By night, he is still Adam Rogers but it's nighttime. He loves writing, but he's sure it hates him. He's a lover of books, music, guitars, and his wife Lacey.
Find Adam on:
- Twitter: @AdamRogersUK
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S1E9: Catherine Heath - Why You Should Add Value to Communities to Succeed in Freelancing
Today's guest is Catherine Heath. Catherine is a freelance B2B SaaS blogger and content marketing strategist for companies globally. She’s written for and worked with companies like Canva, Kayako, Knowledge Owl, Biz Talk 360, and many more.
Find Catherine on:
- Twitter: @awaywithwords2
About our host, Adam Rogers
Adam Rogers is the host and producer of the Boston Content Podcast. By day, he is a content marketer at Shopify, the ecommerce platform. By night, he is still Adam Rogers but it's nighttime. He loves writing, but he's sure it hates him. He's a lover of books, music, guitars, and his wife Lacey.
Find Adam on:
- Twitter: @AdamRogersUK
Next Episode
S1E11: Jay Acunzo - How to Avoid Being a Commodity, Market like a Professional, and Win at Freelancing
Jay Acunzo is the author of the book Break the Wheel, and the founder of Unthinkable Media.
In this podcast you will learn:
- How Jay has rebranded the word storyteller and built his freelance business on this vital ingredient
- How to rethink your pricing and why if you charge by the hour or by the word, it makes you a commodity
- The two principles Jay focuses his time on, and why they will decide if his business is a success
About our guest, Jay Acunzo
Jay Acunzo is the author of the book Break the Wheel, and the founder of Unthinkable Media. When he’s not writing or producing documentary series for brand clients, Jay travels the world speaking about how to make better decisions in the face of endless change and infinite advice.
Find Jay on:
- Twitter: @JayAcunzo
About our host, Adam Rogers
Adam Rogers is the host and producer of the Boston Content Podcast. By day, he is a content marketer at Shopify, the ecommerce platform. By night, he is still Adam Rogers but it's nighttime. He loves writing, but he's sure it hates him. He's a lover of books, music, guitars, and his wife Lacey.
Find Adam on:
- Twitter: @AdamRogersUK
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