Heather Smith on blending accounting services with a career in content
About this episode
This week on the podcast Rachel and Lynne's guest is accountant Heather Smith. As well as consulting with small business, Heather has created a side hustle as a writer, creating content and writing some successful 'For Dummies' books. She is also a columnist for Acuity magazine. She talks about creating a career that uses her professional knowledge and how she's honed her writing skills, often using AI to help her in terms of ideas and a framework.
We talk about:
- The tough editorial demands of the 'For Dummies' brand
- How she splits her work between accountancy and writing
- What she loves about the two careers
- Where and how she finds her work
Contact Heather via her website: https://heathersmithsmallbusiness.com/contact-me/
Where to find us:
Rachel's website https://rachelsmith.com.au/
Lynne's website https://lynnetestoni.com/
Rachel's List https://rachelslist.com.au/
As always, thanks to Rounded https://rounded.com.au/ for sponsoring The Content Byte!
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