About

On this page, you can find out more about Segilola Salami, what she does and how you can work with her!

Segilola Salami is the mum of the most beautiful little girl in the whole wide world! She’s a British Nigerian author, blogger, freelance writer and host of The Segilola Salami Show podcast. Segilola and her daughter live in the United Kingdom, London to be precise.

“I had a conversation with someone recently and was told that writers who niche down are easier to remember. But what if I don’t want to niche down? I enjoy writing about science and health and wellness. But I also enjoy writing about food, parenting, marketing and the challenges women face. Does that really mean I am not memorable?

It’s also the same way I love wearing multiple hats. I’m not just a freelance content writer looking to set up a communications agency, I’m also a children’s author, a blogger, an online marketer and a podcaster.

I love the variety the multiple hats I wear bring to my life.

And the absolute best thing of all, I find that I am showing my daughter that you do not HAVE to be just one thing. My daughter loves reading books just as much as I do. She falls asleep reading a book, she is building her confidence interviewing guests on my podcast. We both love food and experimenting with new recipes.

Maybe my passions mean I am not memorable but at least, I am living my best life!” – Segilola Salami, September 2021

Segilola Salami, the author

Segilola thinks of herself as an accidental author as she did not intentionally set out to become an author.

As a then new mom, with a daughter less than one year old, Segilola took to paper writing down folktales that her own mother used to tell her and her sister when they were children themselves. As Segilola had lost her mother before her daughter was born, she decided to write down as many of the folktales that she remembered her mom telling her as a child. This way, she would have a list to refer to whenever it was story time with her daughter.

Before Segilola knew it, she had a script for an animation series featuring Nigerian folktales. Due to a very limited budget, Segilola was not able to realise her dreams of producing the animated series. Instead, she turned the script into a children’s book and that’s how Yetunde: The Life and Times of a Yoruba Girl in London book 1 was born in 2015.

 

As of January 2021, Segilola Salami has written 7 children’s books:

1. Yetunde: The Life and Times of a Yoruba Girl in London book 1
2. Yetunde: An Ode To My Mother (book 1.5)
3. Useless Warrior Princess
4. My First Words In Yoruba
5. What Colour Is This?
6. How To Tell The Time On A Clock In Yoruba
7. Learn To Count In Yoruba

Segilola Salami’s books can be ordered via your favourite book retailer or from Amazon.

Segilola writes books that she can read to her daughter. As her daughter is growing up in London, it is important to Segilola that her daughter knows her heritage and is proud of it. That’s why Segilola Salami’s books feature something of the Yoruba culture.

The only book that Segilola has written that does not feature anything about the Yoruba culture is her fiction book Useless Warrior Princess.

A little while back, Segilola needed a break from writing children’s books, so she wrote her first Fantasy Romance called Abiku: A Battle Of Gods under the name Elizabeth Salawu. The novella featured very strongly the Yoruba Orisas as the lead characters. Segilola enjoyed fictionising the Yoruba traditional beliefs in her novella and hopes that anyone who likes learning about the Yoruba Orisas would enjoy reading it.

Segilola Salami’s books are published by her imprint Segilola Publishing.

Do you want to work with Segilola Salami as an author?

Segilola Salami is available for book readings, storytime at a local school or library or any other speaking engagement. Please click here to contact her.

 

Segilola Salami, the lifestyle blogger

Segilola realised she was indeed a blogger when an author acquaintance of hers told her she was a blogger. Just like becoming an author, Segilola did not set out to become a lifestyle blogger.

Segilola first used her blog to publish episodes of her podcast The Segilola Salami Show. This way, anyone who was interested in finding out about what Segilola does could listen to her podcast show.

As a then first time mom, Segilola needed a platform to record the things she discovered about being a mother and that’s where her blog came in. Segilola also uses her blog to write about things that relate to her Yoruba heritage.

But most importantly, Segilola uses her blog to write about random things that pop into her head or whatever else she does or feels that someone else may benefit from learning about.

Segilola also uses her blog to help promote the books of other authors. She also uses it to promote businesses, especially small businesses, where she finds that their product or service is beneficial to her or her family. Segilola believes that by helping others, you help yourself!

Click here to submit an interview featuring a character from your work of fiction for FREE.

Click here to submit an excerpt from your fiction or non-fiction book for FREE.

Click here to submit a FREE guest post that teaches the reader how to do something.

Do you want to work with Segilola Salami as a blogger?

Segilola Salami “I am open to collaborating with brands and individuals to promote your products or services via my lifestyle blog. I especially enjoy reviewing products and services suitable for women, children, home and garden.”

Below are some of the services available for brand collaboration:

1. A blog post that I write and publish on my blog + ONE no-follow link to your website
2. A well written + edited blog post that you give me to publish on my blog that is suitable for my audience + ONE no-follow link
3. ONE no-follow link added to an existing post on my blog
4. Sponsored tweets that you have written, max 280 characters including #AD
5. BONUS offer: I can write ONE blog post for you and include one no-follow link to your website, tag you in 50 tweets over a 30 day period, one pin to my Pinterest board AND I will interview you on my podcast The Segilola Salami Show.

When you are ready to use my services, please use the booking form below. Once payment has been made, you will be transferred to my onboarding page where you can enter even more information about your requirements. When you work with me, you can be rest assured that I will work with you to deliver the service you need.

If you need to gift me a sample of your product to review on my blog, please send me an email via my contact form.

 

Segilola Salami, the content writer and online marketer

Segilola Salami is a freelance content writer and online marketer. She can write original articles and documents that are well researched and unbiased on a range of topics. Segilola’s professional background is in pharmacy, so her specialty is as a freelance medical writer. That said, Segilola has worked with a number of non-healthcare brands too. Segilola can write for a B2C or a B2B audience.

“I write content for healthcare and non-healthcare brands and individuals who do not have the time or patience to write their own content” Segilola Salami

Do you want to work with Segilola Salami on a content writing or online marketing project?

Segilola is open to working on a content writing project in most industries. Please click here to contact Segilola to discuss your needs.

You can also click here to check out the posts on Segilola’s blog to get an idea of her style of writing personal blog posts.

Please use the booking form below to book and pay for Segilola Salami’s Content Writing and Online Marketing Services

Using the booking form below to book any of the following services:

• Write a Press Release, maximum 1000 words
• UK Press Release Distribution
• International Press Release Distribution (recommended)
• Associated Press (AP) Press Release Distribution
• Write 1 general or lifestyle blog post that has been optimised for search engines
• Design a simple WordPress website with a maximum of 5 pages. The content for each page and any images will be provided by you
• Write up to 5 pages of copy for a general website ie not a specialist website that has been optimised for search engines
• Design Website Logo and Icon with two colours only
• Write a marketing plan for your business

When you are ready to use my services, please use the booking form below. Once payment has been made, you will be transferred to my onboarding page where you can enter even more information about your requirements. When you work with me, you can be rest assured that I will work with you to deliver the service you need.

To book Segilola Salami’s medical writing services, please email segilola@segilolasalami.co.uk. Do not use the booking form below.

IF the service you need is not listed, please email segilola@segilolasalami.co.uk with further details of your requirements.

Terms

General

1. When using the calendar, please select your deadline for the work to be completed as the booking date. Please allow at least 10 days from the date you make the booking for your work to be completed.
2. Your work will be completed based on the information you include in the booking form. So it is important that you provide as much information as possible about the services you need. If necessary, after booking the service you need, please email segilola@segilolasalami.co.uk with further information including any relevant pictures or samples to help her understand your needs.
3. By using Segilola Salami’s service you agree that you have your own appropriate personal or business insurance and fully indemnify Segilola Salami or anyone that works with her for the services rendered and or any losses, omissions or delays in anyway caused to you

Press Release

1. Please note that having your press release written is no guarantee that any journalist will publish your story
2. A press release is a form of communication that helps journalists decide whether or not they wish to cover your story
3. A well written press release that is not newsworthy is unlikely to get any media coverage. An averagely written press release that is newsworthy is more likely to get some media coverage
4. Please click here for more information about my press release distribution service.
5. If you use my services to write your press release or distribute your press release, I do not offer any guarantee that your story will be published by any journalist

Website Design

1. You need to provide clear instructions about what you need each page of your website to look like
2. I recommend you include the link to one simple website that you like the layout of. The website that is designed for you will have a similar layout
3. You need to provide the content that you will go on each page of your website. This includes text and images
4. It is recommended that a website has a website logo and a website icon. You need to provide these
5. This service does not include domain name registration. Let me know if you need me to register your domain name on your behalf. You will need to pay for this.
6. If needed, I can offer you one-year initial free website hosting. This will need to be paid for on a yearly basis in advance, 1 month before the free offer expires.
7. Once your website is completed, you are welcome to provide feedback in case I missed something from your instructions. Only one round of edits is included in the package. Anything not included in your booking form or subsequent email immediately after you booked my service will not be actioned

Website Logo Design

1. Please send me the colour codes for each colour you want. This way, I can match the exact shade of each colour. If you do not know the colour codes for the colours you want, please visit this website for further information.

Write a marketing plan

1. Have ONE clear goal of what you want to achieve and by WHEN
2. Tell me about the product or services you offer. What is UNIQUE about your brand? Why should anyone patronise you over your competition? Focus on: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY
3. With these informations, I can draw up a marketing plan for you using a SWOT analysis as the foundation

 

Segilola Salami, the podcaster

Segilola Salami started her podcast The Segilola Salami Show in 2016. After she published her first children’s book in 2015, Segilola read that hosting a podcast is a great way to promote your books. However, Segilola did not start The Segilola Salami Show to do that. She started the show to connect with other authors with the hope of learning from them.

What better way can you think of learning to improve your craft in writing and promoting your book than by speaking with other authors?

The Segilola Salami Show has grown since then and Segilola believes that she’s learnt a lot from her guests and hopes to continue to learn from them.

Segilola started her podcast when her daughter was one year old and is motivated to continue producing the show because she has noticed the positive impact on her daughter as her daughter watches her. Segilola’s now four-year-old little girl knows the different mics that Segilola uses to record her podcast episodes. This has helped her build her speaking confidence as she gets to appear on the show every now and then with Segilola.

Segilola hopes that when her daughter is a little bit older, her daughter would be her co-host.

If you would like to find out more about The Segilola Salami Show, subscribe to it or appear as a guest on the show, please click here.

Do you want to sponsor The Segilola Salami Show?

If you enjoy listening to this podcast, please consider supporting it

 

Do you want to appear as a guest on The Segilola Salami Show?

Please click here to visit my podcast booking page.

 

Early Reviewers Beta Readers Needed

If you would like to read any of Segilola’s upcoming books before they are published and give your honest opinion on how she can improve them, then please sign up below to be an Early Reviewer/Beta Reader. You will be a part of her superheroes team because you can let her know of any holes in the plot or anything else you feel that needs improving.