Specialties
Gill is a fiction writer as well as a freelancer and writes humourous, sweet romance in several different genres.
This habit of writing the funny stuff tends to rub off on her copywriting and she does well with dry humour, sarcasm and exaggeration, among other things.
She also loves writing blog posts and researching for just the right references to include to make her point and to add in further useful information for the reader.
Favourite topics are digital marketing, content writing, publishing (she writes for Indie Author Magazine) and writing about how to be a freelance writer, though she has written on a variety of subjects, from engineering to recruitment.
Interests
Gill loves writing about digital marketing, content writing, how to be a freelance writer, and publishing, in particular, though she has written for everyone from builders to engineers and cafe owners to magazines.
Gill doesn't do formal copy in third person, but she will write you humourous, personable, natural, second person copy that gets read.
Gill is a native English speaker from the UK, but is happy writing in both UK and US English.
Education
Bolton County Grammar School
Gill passed 9 'O' levels with 5 grade Bs and 4 grade Cs, including English Language and English Literature
Arden College
Gill did a one-year diploma in Performing Arts, followed by Theatre Studies A level (grade C), Film Studies A level (grade B), and a Certificate of Extended Education in Communication Studies (Grade 1 - equivalent to an A grade 'O' level.
Various institions, including Bolton College and in house training from employers, plus self study from bought courses
Ongoing study in software and writing.
Gill enjoys learning new things and continues to study to learn how to use programmes she needs more efficiently and to constantly improve her writing, proofreading and editing skills.
Salford College
Gill took a three-year course in cake decorating to professional standard, with some elements of baking and chocolate making, and achieved a Credit pass.
Marketing
762 Projects Completed
Gill firmly believes that marketing isn't just branding, advertising and customer outreach. It's about everything you do, from answering the phone to customers and internal staff to the copy on your website, so every single project she has completed comes under marketing, even if that wasn't the subject.
Words matter and they really can make the difference between a customer who couldn't care less about you and a customer who can't get enough.
Having said that, she really loves writing about digital marketing, content writing and content marketing.
Business
762 Projects Completed
Gill writes both business-to-business and business-to-customer copy, including websites, blog posts, articles, and lead magnets.
Publishing
15 Projects Completed
Gill is a published fiction and non-fiction writer, both self-published and working with publishers on anthologies and box sets, and is also a writer for Indie Author Magazine.
She loves to write articles that help new authors learn and find easier ways to do things.
Blog Post
400 Projects Completed
Gill has written blog posts for herself and her clients in the hundreds, on a variety of topics, including how to get started with copywriting, digital marketing, transport, exhibitions, networking, content writing and more, all with suitable keywords and phrases included in the header, top paragraph and throughout the post. Every post sounds natural, with a relaxed, chatty, friendly style and absolutely no keyword stuffing.
Article
150 Projects Completed
She has written articles for clients on a variety of topics, including how to get started with copywriting, self publishing, digital marketing, exhibitions, networking, content writing and more, all with suitable keywords and phrases included in the header, top paragraph and throughout the post. Every post sounds natural, with a relaxed, chatty, friendly style and absolutely no keyword stuffing.
Other
25 Projects Completed
Gill has worked on lead magnets, including long and complex PDFs with an index, chapters and sections, a resources section, and calls to action for digital marketing agencies and their clients.
Book
12 Projects Completed
Gill is a published fiction and non-fiction writer and has both self-published and worked with publishers on anthologies and box sets.
She is now looking to help clients who'd love to have their own book to establish their expertises and authority. There's nothing quite like holding that first book in your hands.
She has a team who can format for ebook and print, and create eye-catching covers, graphics, and promo videos to suit the genre or topic, and your branding. There is an additional cost for this.
Cost is variable depending on the length of the book, the topic, and how much you want to write yourself, how many revisions, etc.
eBook
12 Projects Completed
Gill is a published fiction and non-fiction writer and has both self-published and worked with publishers on anthologies and box sets.
She is now looking to help clients who'd love to have their own book to establish their expertises and authority. There's nothing quite like holding that first book in your hands.
Gill has a team who can format for ebook and print, and create eye-catching covers, graphics, and promo videos to suit the genre or topic, and your branding. There is an additional cost for this.
Cost is variable depending on the length of the book, the topic, and how much you want to write yourself, how many revisions, etc.
FAQ
200 Projects Completed
Gill has written websites for many different companies, including digital agencies, recruiters, boat trips, cosy cafes, and more. Each one has had an FAQ page, because it's a really good way to add in more keywords, and also to answer questions up front so you get less calls asking the same things over and over! Who doesn't love a win win?
Gill also used to be a technical author for an engineering company, so she's good at explaining complicated ideas more simply, which can be really helpful for customers.
Web Page
200 Projects Completed
Gill has written websites for many different companies, including digital agencies, recruiters, boat trips, cosy cafes, creative businesses and more, each one with content suited to them and their audience, and each one keyworded for SEO. She has a relaxed, natural, chatty style.
Gill also used to be a technical author for an engineering company, so she's good at explaining complicated ideas more simply, which can be really helpful for customers.
