Freelance Feels with Rachel Spencer: Journalist and media consultant specialising in pet brands

Freelance Feels: Conversations about self-employed life

Rachel Spencer is a freelance journalist writing for national newspapers and magazines in the UK, specialising in animals and the pet industry. In 2020 she launched a membership programme for pet business owners teaching them ways they can win media coverage and stand out online. Time to talk all things pet! And how to perform a freelance pivot... Rachel is the founder of award winning The Paw Post pet blog (https://www.thepawpost.co.uk/) and lives in Newcastle Upon Tyne with her rescue Patterdale Terrier Patch. We talk about her journey to freelance, performing a freelance pivot, launching a podcast as lockdown1 began in the UK, and how having a dog gives her better balance when it comes to wellbeing. Find her on social @rachelspenceruk