Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
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Write on time and write on target.The blog of professional freelance writer Sharon Hurley Hall.
Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
3y ago
by Sharon Hurley Hall
As I create this writing portfolio, I’m near the end of the most unusual February since I started freelancing. It’s usually a slow month for me, coming after the end of year rush, and before many clients have finalized their content strategy for the year.
This month has been different, and it’s all to do with adding another type of writing to the long list of topics I already cover: writing about diversity, equity, and inclusion, and anti-racism.
If you want to know how that all came about, check out this article. The short version is that I let people know I ..read more
Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
3y ago
by Sharon Hurley Hall
Sometimes, I don’t even know why I bother making plans.
My 2020 action list has gone out the window for various reasons, not least of them a whole bunch of Covid-19 domino effects. We’re all fine in my house, but my daughter was at school in the US, and the year’s been bracketed by getting her home safely and then getting her back safely, with the usual lockdown and quarantine stuff in between.
While all that was going on, some sure things became less sure in terms of freelance work, though I’m grateful for the clients for whom it was business as usual. You can see what I ..read more
Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
4y ago
by Sharon Hurley Hall Welcome to my 2020 writing portfolio. You’ll find a mixed bag of articles here. I write mainly for B2B audiences about digital marketing and business topics, but I hate to be pigeonholed, so don’t be surprised to see different topics and B2C writing, as the year progresses. Here’s my bylined work so far this year:
Envato Tuts+
I joined the Tuts+ instructor team last year, which is a good fit for me given my teaching experience. My work here includes tutorials on business software and resource roundups, but there are also articles I’m proud of on diversity and gender equa ..read more
Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
4y ago
by Sharon Hurley Hall Last year, I took a simpler approach to managing my business goals. I set out a simple action list with my top three priorities for the year. It worked so well that I’m doing it again this year.
Before I get into this year’s business goals, here’s how I did last year. My goals were to:
Launch my book Exploring Shadeism
Run my Biz of Writing program for the second time
Update Getting Started in Blogging
So, how did I do?
Launch of Exploring Shadeism
The Exploring Shadeism launch went very well, with everything from the venue to the emcee to the program falling into plac ..read more
Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
4y ago
by Sharon Hurley Hall You’ve probably heard it a hundred times: doing business online is all about building trust. As Johnson Kee says, it’s about building a bridge between you and your potential customers. This helps them see how you can help them realize their vision for their lives and businesses.
That’s especially true when it comes to online courses. I’m a former university lecturer and in my experience people take courses so they can change or improve something about their lives or work.
But there are thousands of online courses out there, and you don’t get much time to make a good impre ..read more
Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
4y ago
by Sharon Hurley Hall
Think about all the landing pages that you’ve visited in your lifetime, whether they’re B2B or B2C. The best of them, of course, get you to do something and maybe get you to do something without you even really registering that you’ve completed an action.
For example, you might feel the need to click on some big news on the landing page. Or you might enter in an email to receive a special offer or communication. Either way, you’ve done what that company wants you to do — you’ve taken action and you’ve converted.
This, of course, shows how a landing page can best be used ..read more
Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
4y ago
by Sharon Hurley Hall
Every so often I share a list of the tools and resources that make my life easier. It’s been a couple years since the last update, so I thought I’d share my current list.
Let’s start with some of the tools on my last roundup, which I still use regularly:
Disclosure: Since my last update, I’ve become an affiliate for some of the products, because I really like them. So if you buy a product after clicking on my link, I might get paid. I’ll highlight those links with “aff” as you get to them.
Scrivener
I use Scrivener to keep my writing work organized and I don’t know how ..read more
Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger
4y ago
by Sharon Hurley Hall
I recently had a fun experience, talking to LinkedIn mentor and veteran educator April M. Hamm. She’s one of the mentors in the upcoming run of the Biz of Writing mentoring group. It starts on Monday, February 4, and I’ve just introduced a monthly payment plan.
In the interview we talk about:
What’s included in the mentoring program
Why I started the program
My latest book, Exploring Shadeism
Check out the interview in the video below:
The post Interviewed About Writer Mentoring (and my book) appeared first on Sharon Hurley Hall, Professional Writer & Blogger ..read more