Portfolio

Writer, copyeditor, and blog designer. Here you can view a few samples of my work:

blog content
tutorials
student-athlete profile blogs
business promotional material
banner ads

The content writing and blog design projects I’ve worked on typically call for banner ads and other graphics work as well. While I don’t consider myself a full-fledged graphic artist, allow me to show you some of what I do…

WRITING SAMPLES

How To Use Hashtags To Connect With Customers

Five Things to Consider When Setting Up a Business Blog

ParentSurvey_TheValueOfAParentSurvey

Fundraising in this shifting economy

22 Classes Everyone Should Attend

Auctions_What Worked What Didn’t_A 3 Year Comparision

WEB CONTENT & BANNER ADS: Entri Ways

EntriWays is a blog site I currently own and operate. This home decor blog features DIY, tutorials, and business & strategy articles. Here you will see samples of my written content, banner ad designs, and branding.

ATHLETE PROFILE BLOGS

HERE you will see a sample of the Athlete Profile Blogs I put together for college-bound students to help them get recognized by college coaches.

WEB CONTENT: PTO Ideas

PTO Ideas is a site I owned for 7 years (but sold in 2013), designed, and for which I have written 99.9% of the content. This site is a prime example of the success of content marketing. These industry-related, informational, key-word rich tutorial articles have driven PTO Ideas to the top of search engine results for PTO fundraising and event planning – the exact market it strives to reach.

BUSINESS NAMES & TAG LINES: SimplyPut Organizers

SimplyPut Organizers is a company name and tag line I designed for a new start-up home organization business. This advertisement describes the services and presents this company just as the owners had intended – a group of Moms who mirror the clientele they’d like to attract.

PROGRAM BOOKS: Youth Hockey

The local youth hockey organization asked me to design and layout their 70-page program book that included, a cover design, rosters, team ads, and over 50 advertisements. The following ad is just a sample of the ads that I designed. In this particular ad, you can see that I altered the image, cleared away the background completely, and highlighted just the image of the player.

EVENT PROMOTIONS: Council of Social Concern

This local nonprofit chose a baseball theme for their annual auction. I designed their program book cover, tickets, raffle tickets, and newspaper ads to resemble a baseball ticket. Here’s a sampling…

NON-PROFIT PROMOTIONS: Saint Charles School

Here’s a sample of the many promotional items (survey, registration form, banner ad, newspaper ads, press releases) I wrote and designed for this school conference fundraiser, including the tag line that encompasses their overall theme.