Going Freelance

Freelancing for Journalists

It's series 9 of the podcast and we are going back to basics. In the first episode of the new series we discuss how to go freelance.

How do you take the leap into the freelance world? What is the best way to do it, and how do you overcome the freelance imposter syndrome? Our guests this week, Laura Cooke and Charlotte Scotland, are experienced journalists who have both recently gone freelance.

The Guests

Laura Cooke

Twitter: @lauracooke21

Instagram: @laura_cooke_journalist

Facebook: Laura Cooke Journalist and Writer

Website: https://lauracookejournalist.wordpress.com/

Charlotte Scotland

Twitter: @charlscotland

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-scotland-6637b4b2

Podcast: Beach Got News

Resources

Freelancing for Journalists Course with Lily and Emma

https://www.journalism.co.uk/vocational-skills-study/kickstart-your-freelance-journalism-career/s43/a750959/

Past Freelancing for Journalist podcasts relevant to this episode:

Ghosting: https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/ghosting

Imposter syndrome:

https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/imposter-syndrome

Saying No:

https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/saying-no

Finances and getting paid:

https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/finances-and-getting-paid

Trello - a tool to manage tasks https://trello.com/en

Branding for Freelance Journalists

https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/branding-for-freelance-journalists

Journo Resources webinars

https://www.journoresources.org.uk/events/

Freelance recommendations

Isabelle Cipriska

Twitter: @ICipirska

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/asylum-seekers-cost-of-living-uk-food-costs-40-week-suella-braverman/

Latifa John Baptiste

Twitter: @_LateefahJB

https://www.lateefahjb.com/

Sian Meades-Williams

https://www.sianmeadeswilliams.com/

The Pyjama Myth: The Freelance Writer’s Survival Guide https://unbound.com/books/the-pyjama-myth/