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Author: Hollie

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Twitter: Supportive Community or Human Cesspit?

Posted on February 14, 2020June 18, 2020 by Hollie

Back in the dark days of 2017, I was unenlightened enough to believe that social media was the work of the devil.  What was wrong with people, and why were they so intent on sharing their lives with strangers on the internet?  I could only imagine that some evil curse had befallen them, so I…

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In Celebration of a Simple Life

Posted on December 19, 2019June 18, 2020 by Hollie

I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of people telling me how I should be living my own damn life.  Wow. That’s a bit of an angry way to start a blog post, so let me put it another way: There’s so much pressure on all of us nowadays to ‘be the best we…

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Working from Home — The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Posted on June 11, 2019June 18, 2020 by Hollie

There’s a lot of talk about working from home these days.  Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, more people are choosing to abandon the traditional nine to five in favour of a more flexible way of working.  And why the hell not?  I’ve been working from home for the last seven years and the…

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Why I’d Rather Deep-Fry My Own Hand than Work for Another Content Mill

Posted on April 11, 2019December 20, 2019 by Hollie

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work for a content mill? Well, I’m going to share something I found while tidying up my computer files.  It’s a short piece that I wrote when I was working for one particular content mill, which shall remain nameless. It was written some time back and never…

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How I Fell into Freelance Copywriting & Still Have the Scars to Prove It

Posted on February 27, 2019December 20, 2019 by Hollie

When I first stumbled into freelance copywriting, I had no idea what I was doing.  I knew I wanted to be a writer, but had no idea how to go about it.  I was 26 and a secondary school dropout. I’d just quit the latest in a short line of part-time jobs that I wasn’t…

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How Writing Flash Fiction Made Me a Better Copywriter

Posted on November 30, 2018February 14, 2020 by Hollie

Shortly after joining Twitter at the beginning of 2018, I discovered the Twitter fiction-writing community and the delightful and curious world of Very Short Stories.  Very Short Stories is a daily writing exercise open to writers of any genre. Each day, the challenge is to create a piece of flash fiction and share it with…

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Is Social Media Worthwhile for Freelance Writers?

Posted on August 15, 2018February 7, 2020 by Hollie

My fellow freelance writers often ask me: Is it worth joining social media sites to promote your services, or is a writer’s time better spent, ya know, actually writing and stuff? Now, while I may not exactly be the most tech-savvy person on the planet, I do know writing. And I know my business. With this in…

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What Are the Benefits of Hiring a Copywriter?

Posted on August 8, 2018December 20, 2019 by Hollie

You have a blog, product or website that you’re excited about and want to promote. With free social media networking sites and numerous digital tools at your disposal, this should be a piece of cake, right?  Wrong. Now, I could spin you all kinds of waffle about how copywriters are endowed with magical powers that…

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A Useless Guide to Social Media by an Introverted Writer

Posted on August 1, 2018December 21, 2019 by Hollie

Speaking as an introvert and recovering Luddite, I’m late to the party when it comes to social media. But because I work as a freelance copywriter, and understanding technology is a major part of my job, last January I decided to cast aside my fears and jump headfirst into the strange and mysterious world of…

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What to Expect When Hiring a Copywriter

Posted on July 25, 2018December 21, 2019 by Hollie

Being a copywriter is a strange profession, surrounded in mystery and misconceptions. So, it’s of no surprise that many people are unsure what to expect when hiring one.  So What Does a Copywriter Do? Well, to put it simply – we write words that sell.  If you have a product or service that you want…

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