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

• Me time for soloists

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

  • 15 April 09
  • Joh Baker-Dowdell
  • 15 Comments

• Free publicity or paid advertising?

  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.

  • 07 January 09
  • Joh Baker-Dowdell
  • 7 Comments

• Starting a business with a baby

  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.

  • 24 September 08
  • Joh Baker-Dowdell
  • 19 Comments

• 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.

  • 06 August 08
  • Joh Baker-Dowdell
  • 15 Comments

• 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.

  • 04 June 08
  • Joh Baker-Dowdell
  • 8 Comments