Melissa C
Writer #4288
Joined 10/18/2011
6 Star Rating
99% Success
6,256 Projects
55 Endorsements
0 Elite Skills
Melissa C. started her freelance writing career in 2009, and she loves her work and continues to grow as a writer, expanding her knowledge and experience daily.

While Melissa spends a great deal of time writing at WriterAccess with long-time, valued clients, she also works with digital marketing agencies, private clients, and as part of co-writing teams to continue gaining exciting writing experience.

Melissa regularly writes blog posts, landing pages, email sequences, infographic scripts, video scripts, case studies, social media posts, thought leadership pieces, and much more.

She recently began producing a podcast, maintaining the team’s schedule, providing advanced and on-the-spot research, and serving as the ad hoc digital marketing specialist, finding ways to expand the podcast’s reach and gain new subscribers.

Melissa does have some niche industries and topics she can and regularly does deep dives into, such as cybersecurity and data governance, technology, HR and recruiting, marketing, business intelligence, cloud-based carbon emissions measurement software, last-mile logistics, and additive manufacturing and 3D printing. The pieces Melissa writes in these industries and areas run the gamut from landing pages, blog posts and emails to thought leadership pieces, guides, case studies, and more.

Over the course of 2022 and going into 2023, has become passionate about growing her skills and knowledge to ensure she finds and embraces opportunities to help clients and ensure she grows with the future of writing in an ever-changing, tech-driven world.

Contact Melissa about pricing and to learn more about all the ways she can pitch in and help your business.
Cybersecurity
Article
Travel
Product Description
Career
Fitness
Education
Office
Newsletter Content
Staffing
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Specialties

Melissa regularly takes on projects that include landing pages, emails and email sequences, brochures, web copy and other marketing copy, blog posts, articles, press releases, newsletter copy, training guides and manuals, and profiles and biographical sketches.

Some topic areas that Melissa frequently tackles include:

Cybersecurity and Data Protection (HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA,GLBA, SOX, etc.)
Auditing and Assessments for SOC Suite
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing
Carbon Emissions Solutions and Greenhouse Gas Protocols
Human Resources (Recruiting, Applicant Tracking, etc.)
Digital Marketing Strategies (SEO, Content, PPC, Email, Social Media Marketing, etc.)
Enterprise Risk Management
Business Intelligence (Data Analytics, Financial Planning and Analysis, Business Planning, Operational Efficiency, Sales Analytics, and Secure Data Integration)
Conversational Intelligence (Customer Service, Sales Performance, Operational Efficiency, and Compliance)
Health and Well-Being (Fitness, Nutrition, Mind-Body Connection, and Healthy Aging)
Workplace Safety Training and OSHA Compliance

Interests

Any time Melissa isn’t writing for clients or her blog and other personal creative outlets, such as video editing in Canva, she is either walking her dogs or out in the garden.

As a matter of fact, one of Melissa is on a mission to ensure that she can do some type of gardening task during the coldest days of winter. For instance, she loves winter sowing her seeds to ensure she has a beautiful perennial flower garden and some early spring vegetables.

Melissa also loves reading for pleasure and to improve her writing skills while listening to her highly curated playlists on her favorite streaming music platform. She also enjoys bike riding, swimming, walking, and strength exercises to stay healthy and stir up some creative juices.

Education

The Ohio State University

Melissa studied English at the Ohio State University, focusing on early 20th century literature. She love the works of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner. She honed her writing skills with the help of her liberal arts education.

Real Estate

465 Projects Completed

A frequent HGTV viewer and fascinated fan of the real estate business, Melissa combines straightforward copy about the property along with a dash of fantasy-fueled flights of fancy, offering rich detail for those searching for a new home or apartment. Melissa also enjoys writing about the nuts and bolts of real estate, often focusing on how to find a real estate agent or providing a biography for a professional realtor looking for more exposure to gain a larger client roster.

Melissa regularly writes about topics that feature detailed descriptions of properties and neighborhood attractions. She also often focuses on guides to help homeowners/home sellers get through their tasks more easily, providing tips about finding and working with real estate agents, preparing their property and more.

Health

393 Projects Completed

Melissa enjoys writing about health and wellness to help others learn the value of living a healthy lifestyle to ensure overall well-being.

Some topics Melissa has covered include the keto diet, health benefits of vitamin D, gut issues and microbiome healing, staying fit during travel, and much more.

Technology

324 Projects Completed

Melissa frequently writes about cloud technology, mobile device management, data protection, and servers and storage. Her favorite pieces include a white paper on MDM and several long-form blog posts about the GLBA, internal audits, HITRUST CSF, audits for cloud service providers, peer-to-peer payment systems, the General Data Protection Regulation, and penetration tests.

Staffing

253 Projects Completed

Melissa often takes the opportunity to write about staffing and human resources topics. Having compiled payroll and human resources glossaries for a human resources software company, as well as many topics on team strengthening and morale for different clients, Melissa approaches this subject matter with concern for positive staffing development.

Melissa frequently explores topics surrounding payroll matters, new hire considerations, HR software solutions, engaging employees through morale-boosting activities, talent acquisition, talent management strategy, and employee performance assessments.

Office

216 Projects Completed

Melissa frequently writes about office relations and human resources issues. She has a strong grasp of this topic and can easily share her insights with clients and their readers. Most recently, Melissa has enjoyed working on a white paper discussing the benefits of flexible offices.

Education

212 Projects Completed

With online courses, smartphones and other technology, the face of education changes all the time, and Melissa is eager to keep educators, students and potential students abreast of these changes. Specific types of subjects that Melissa excels at in education writing include classroom and technology, flipped classrooms, professional development for educators, SMART goals and online learning.

Career

124 Projects Completed

The days of staying with a company from college through retirement seem to be a thing of the past. Melissa understands that career changes are modern day standard operating procedure and that the prospect should be met with excitement rather than dread.

People's lives change over time, and it is reasonable to want one's career to reflect and grow along with these changes.

Making the transition can be complicated. Melissa wants to offer information to make this life change easier and more exciting for readers.

Typical topics that Melissa tackles include ways to increase marketability, finding the right time to make career changes, education need to make the leap, recareering and how higher education is rising to meet the needs involved, and ideas about receiving promotions.

Travel

112 Projects Completed

Melissa writes detailed descriptions of exciting travel destinations for her clients. Whether following current travel trends or classic destinations, Melissa helps clients inform customers about everything from accommodations to local cuisine and entertainment.

Cybersecurity

100 Projects Completed

Melissa writes for several IT consulting and auditing firms specializing in cybersecurity measures and cybersecurity governance and compliance. She has built a solid portfolio in this area with clients who trust her knowledge and research abilities.010

Food

59 Projects Completed

As a lifelong food lover and self-taught cook--with a little help from Google's search engine and the Internet, at large--Melissa loves experimenting in the kitchen. And yes, she does consider most of her machinations completely edible and, to her palate, quite delicious. Melissa has been a dedicated vegetarian for more than 10 years and feels that her food choices yield so many options that she never feels a recipe suffers from not incorporating animal protein.
Through the joys of seasoning, tofu and cheese--hence the unfortunate end of her 3-year status as vegan--Melissa finds plenty of foods to fulfill her tastes and fill her nutritional requirements daily.

Nutrition

55 Projects Completed

Melissa believes eating a balanced diet full of nutritious foods is critical to a healthy lifestyle. She enjoys sharing information about finding nutritious foods for daily living as well as trying to find foods that help combat certain conditions.

Outdoor/Recreation

53 Projects Completed

Outdoor and recreation activities are a passion for Melissa who loves to be outdoors and share ideas with others to do the same. There is a wide world of fun for everyone with nearly endless variety.

Fitness

17 Projects Completed

As someone who values fitness and a healthy lifestyle, writing health and fitness articles has been a perfect fit for Melissa. She loves sharing a variety of exercises and approaches to help readers experience the sense of adventure that a fitness-oriented lifestyle can bring.

Blog Post

2,648 Projects Completed

Melissa has written blog posts to meet a blog page's niche or special attention to a given subject. She writes blog posts on subjects such as solar panels, oriental rugs, entertainment, bird feeders, mobile applications, tattoo removal and more.

Melissa reads the blog to find the voice and tone to ensure that her work's approach melds seamlessly with other writer's posts.

Article

1,041 Projects Completed

Melissa finds it exciting to help inform readers about a large variety of topics, which include ways to heal from injuries, vegan and vegetarian menu choices, running form, swimming efficiency, human resources issues, staff morale and so much more.

With a dash of research and a smidge of personal insights, Melissa is always up for writing an article with the hopes of adding value to their lives.

Product Description

122 Projects Completed

Melissa quickly gets to the essence of a product's essential benefits when she tackles a product description. Giving customers an insider's view of a product they want helps the distributor and the retailer.

Press Release

37 Projects Completed

Melissa enjoys the journalistic quality of writing press releases. She writes according to her clients' specifications and works with PR Web's or PR Newswire's respective formats, respectively.

Newsletter Content

25 Projects Completed

Melissa produced the newsletter for her local YMCA. She, along with the executive director, generated story ideas then pursued interviews with fellow members and staff. Melissa also took the photographs associated with the stories. Once she gathered the information and photographs, she wrote the stories then used Microsoft Publisher to design the layout.

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