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Profile | Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

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Johanna Baker-Dowdell
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Strawberry Communications
Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Freelance writer and PR consultant

Central Coast, NSW | www.strawberrycommunications.com.au

After discovering you could make a career out of a need to know what is happening in the world, Joh studied journalism and public relations at the University of Newcastle. She worked at several newspapers before 'crossing to the other side' as a marketer and PR consultant.

A four-year working holiday in the UK combined Joh's love of writing and marketing with travel, and inspired her to start her own business when returning to Australia in 2005. Those plans went awry and Joh became a mum in 2006, adding a new dimension to her life experience. As her baby slept Joh built her freelance writing and PR work into a business and Strawberry Communications was born in 2007, with the aim of helping other businesses tell their story.

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

If music be the food of love, play on - Shakespeare

Articles by Johanna

Relocating your small business

03 Aug 12 | Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Relocating your small business doesn’t spell the end of your business. Here’s how to ensure it stays afloat and moves forward even with a change of place. Read more

Comments: 9

Disaster recovery: Coming back from the brink

21 Mar 11 | Johanna Baker-Dowdell

My business almost folded after I suffered a head injury. But this isn’t a ‘poor me’ scenario; it’s a disaster recovery story about how it made me stronger, wiser and happier. Read more

Comments: 14

Me time for soloists

14 Apr 09 | Johanna Baker-Dowdell

As a soloist and mother to two children, finding me time is a task as difficult as it is necessary. Read more

Comments: 17

Free publicity or paid advertising?

06 Jan 09 | Johanna Baker-Dowdell

It’s not always easy to recognise the difference between free publicity and paid advertising. Here's how you can and how each can help your business. Read more

Comments: 7

Starting a business with a baby

23 Sep 08 | Johanna Baker-Dowdell

The first few weeks as a first time parent are filled with fear and questions, but then you relax and start to think about the future. In many ways it’s the ideal time for acting on that great business idea and starting a business. Read more

Comments: 19

5 ways to gain small business PR for free

05 Aug 08 | Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Marketing your solo business can be tough when you have little spare cash. Here are some tips to gain great small business PR, with no outlay - other than your time, Internet connection, office stationery and business cards. Read more

Comments: 17

Five rules to help working parents

03 Jun 08 | Johanna Baker-Dowdell

I currently have two jobs: one job is paid for with money, and the other with love. This article provides five rules to help working parents. Read more

Comments: 13

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