This is about all of us. Never forget that.

Be pretty cool if we could join forces with Europe around about now, eh? In some sort of like agreement or something where we team up 🤝🇪🇺🤪 fml

OMFG new black mirror 10th April this is what we neeeeeed 😭💖

Do you love a conference? It's our latest talky topic on the indie business club podcast. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. #Podcast #IndieBusinessClub youtu.be/jsga_Lu2J1M?...

Ladies. Don't forget to interrupt a man today 🫡

I've done copywriting projects for Dave Harland and Ben McKinney separately, and also for their copywriting agency Copy Or Die. Now, I've joined the Copy Or Die team part-time as...well that's my first job, deciding on my job title 🤩 Should have "Queen" in though, right?

We need Starmer to be Hugh Grant Love Actually Prime Minister now please. Now... Any time now... Like right now?!

"Chat shit, get banged"

When do you work your best? I love a late night sesh. My brain kicks in about 8pm onwards 🙃 Which is convenient in a way because otherwise I only get the school day to work. Can't do too many evenings per week tho or my brain juice runs out.

Reminds me of the spike in "what's Brexit?" searches the day after the EU referendum 💔

Forever stuck on week 3 run 3 of couch to 5k but it's better than being stuck on week 0 run 0 I guess.

Co-signed.

If you still think Elon Musk is even remotely cool I cannot take you seriously as a grown up person.

I didn't watch the superbowl or the superbowl ads, I just wanted to chip in with that.

We'd love you to listen to our #podcast indie business club. We'd love it even more if you surrender your email address 😌 barfieldandmckinney.substack.com/p/16-heart-s...

We're on YouTube like a coupla young people. Our latest episode of indie business club podcast is all about niching. Got one? Want one? Ditched one?

The latest episode of indie business club podcast is all about niching. Got a niche? Want one? Ditched one? barfieldandmckinney.substack.com/p/16-heart-s...

Had a lovely day out yesterday with some of my best chums 💖 You Are The Media lunch club has landed in Wandsworth FOUNDRY coworking space. Enjoyed listening to my indie business club podcast co-host Ben and our friend of the show Ange on the panel on creativity.

Get this podcast ep in your ears if you hate the term Personal Brand but know you should show up more online 🙃 open.spotify.com/episode/2WTL...

Genuinely gutted to report these are rubbish 😢

Congratulations to everyone who beat their significant other on the pinch punch this morning x

Anyone got any tips for Laura?

"Everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. "It sucks" www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...

Creator Day has proper school trip vibes and includes a sea swim the next day. Tickets go up at the end of the week so get involved! 📍 Lighthouse, Poole 🗓️ 15th May 🎫 £199

Give me ONE reason for us to use AI (in any industry) that doesn't ultimately come down to 'because it saves rich people and big corporations' money...literally just ONE and I'll listen...if it's about improving OUR productivity then it should be OUR choice AND should come at no cost to us

Our new episode is about goal setting so we called it The Masterplan. All out episodes are named after indie bands/hits. Often we come up with the name first 🫣 but if you have any topics you'd like us to cover, let me know ☺️ barfieldandmckinney.substack.com/p/15-the-mas...

Sunday beg to listen to our podcast 🙏🏻 You'll love it! Or at least not mind it. Get your entirely inoffensive background noise here 📢 barfieldandmckinney.substack.com/podcast

The key to success as a freelancer is building relationships with no agenda, other than to be a helpful friend. It sounds overly idealistic and simplistic. And it won't work if you desperately need clients immediately. It's no quick "hack". But it works. And you get new friends out of it. 🥰

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

Working on my longest tone of voice guide yet at 3k words and counting 😍

One of my new year's hopes is to make more time to cook proper dinners. I started early by making a fish pie just for me tonight (no-one else likes it) and it was such a labour of love 👌🏻🥰

Tesco, you've gone too far this time.

PSA you can stop that Google AI summary by adding "-ai" to your search term. #AI #NotEveryoneLovesIt #AndThatsOkay #CozWeAreGrownUps

I'm gonna have to ask everyone to stop covering River by Joni Mitchell. Some things are sacred. See also: Golden Slumbers.

Which episode of indie business club podcast is your favourite? In "Handbags and Gladrags" Ben McKinney and I discuss industry awards and set ourselves the target of becoming an "award-winning podcast". Vain? Maybe 😏 listen wherever you get your pods. #Podcast #IndieBusinessClub #SundayListening

I don't care if it is or isn't, I just like my tree decoration. #DieHard #IsALittleBitChristmassy #YouCantDenyThat

One day Ben's voice will break. open.substack.com/pub/barfield...

Joyous times 🥰 www.indiebusinessclub.com

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The saddest part of writing a tone of voice guide for a large brand is knowing you won't get to implement it yourself coz they have their own writers 🥲

This is the cutest, please set indie business club playing overnight 😘

I like the new jag. It looks very low though. My knees would hurt getting in and out of it.

Industry awards. Load of fucking bollocks (ah yay I've missed swearing) or actually worthwhile? I'm biased 😏💎 For me, depends who's judging (in my case an industry legend, the entry price was v low to cover costs not a pay to play situation, so it's legit I'M LEGIT OKAY?! #Awards #IndustryAwards

I'd never have pegged Gregg Wallace as the next controversial rebrand to flood my feed.

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My new favourite thing is puns in autobiography titles. #CopywritersUnite

Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.

Indie business club episode 13 is out now, all about tone of voice 👇🏻 barfieldandmckinney.substack.com/p/13-youre-t...

I've done 7 IRL event talks this year. That might not sound like loads. But every time, my long-suffering husband has to take annual leave at work or I have to beg a favour from another parent at school. But I blimmin love it. And it's impacted my business so positively.