Joh Baker-Dowdell: Freelance writer & 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.

Joh's memorable quote
"If music be the food of love, play on." Shakespeare

Articles by Johanna

• Marketing

  5 ways to gain small business PR for free

  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.

  • Published 06 August 08
  • Joh Baker-Dowdell
  • 9 Comments

• Stay Balanced

  Five rules to help working parents

  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.

  • Published 04 June 08
  • Joh Baker-Dowdell
  • 6 Comments