We love writing this newsletter. It feels like an absolute privilege to be able to speak to the freelance community and share our experiences, tips and occasional frustrations on a weekly basis. We want to say a huge thank you to each and everyone of you for supporting us and helping to grow a vibrant, positive freelance community.
We started this newsletter two years ago at the height of the pandemic in an admittedly crowded marketplace. But over the past 24 months most of those newsletters have fallen by the wayside and we are incredibly proud to say we are still here and the future looks bright.
We recently conducted a survey of our lovely readers and listened carefully to your feedback. A reoccurring theme was the desire for more personal accounts of first-hand experiences interweaved with practical tips. You want to know the challenges we face as freelance journalists and more importantly how we overcome them. And we certainly plan to provide plenty more of this type of content.
But we have also had a bit of a rethink about how to sustain the future of the newsletter and continue offering a range of free resources on a weekly basis. So going forward we have decided to offer two services:
FREE SUBSCRIBERS
You will continue to receive the weekly newsletter which will include the usual advice, real-life experiences, guest voices and what’s coming up.
PAID SUBSCRIBERS
For as little as £4 a month or £40 a year you will receive the weekly newsletter as described above but you will also have access to:
Monthly resource list
Bimonthly ask us anything session
Exclusive podcasts
The monthly resource list will be a round-up of useful links for example funding pots, freelance rate guides, financial tools or a list of top tips on topics such as pitching, negotiating or finding sources.
The bimonthly ask us anything session will be a live online event where you can pick the brains of Lily and Emma about any aspect of freelance life. If you cannot attend the event you can submit questions in advance which we will answer before sending you the recording.
The exclusive podcasts will be recordings that are not available to listen to on any other platform and will feature Lily and Emma discussing a topical freelance issue and giving advice on how to approach it.
The paid subscriber content will begin on October 5 2022 with the first resource list and a bonus podcast episode. The first ask us anything session will be held in November.
As always we welcome your feedback and if you have any questions please do get in touch at freelancingforjournalists@gmail.com
Bye for now!