Sharon Hurley Hall

I recently completed some web copy for a new client, Arleene McFarlane, who is in the process of updating her website. The new copy will be live in the New Year.

“I hired Sharon to breathe some life into the contents of my website, as I wanted to make it more engaging and reflective of what my job entails.

I found her very methodical and organised. She responded quickly to my mails, met the deadlines set, and most of all, I found her flexible; she willingly tweaked my copy (more than once), offered many solutions to problems encountered and I felt involved and at the centre of the project.

I am very happy with the results and would not hesitate about hiring her for another project should the need arise!”

Thanks, Arleene; it was a pleasure working with you, too.

I recently did some work for one of my long-standing clients. I’ve worked with her intermittently for three or four years. Here’s the testimonial she gave me:

“I hired Sharon for her editorial services. She delivered excellently and on time. She was very thorough as always. That’s why I keep going back to her. I have used her services a few times and will definitely use her again” – Shahida Rahman.

Thanks, Shahida.

A couple of weeks ago I helped a client with a series of articles for an email marketing campaign. Here’s what he had to say:

“I’ve worked with Sharon for a couple of years now on different projects and her articles are always knowledgeable, of a very high quality and require no editing. Sharon’s a superb writer – she comes very highly recommended by me” – Charles Cridland.

Thanks, Charles.

No sooner had I pressed ‘publish’ on my last testimonial than the same client sent me an update. Here’s what he said this time:

Sharon, you have provided me the opportunity to focus on my core competencies and the things that I really like about what I do. Being able to outsource the editing of important documents has not only made me more efficient but has provided me with more time in my day to focus on the “nuts and bolts” of what I do and to remove myself from the minutiae of commas and semicolons. Thanks a million for helping me stay focused! – Darren Mason

I really love it when clients are happy and I’m looking forward to working with Darren for quite a while.

As a writer, it’s great when you deliver what your client wants. I recently started working for a new client, who’s hired me to do a wide range of editing jobs for him, from blog post editing, to letter and proposal editing. It’s all about making sure the piece of writing conveys what he wants so he can achieve his goals. Here was Darren’s comment on the last piece of writing I edited for him:

That hit the target! You are good and worth your weight in GOLD. Seriously, you hit all the important points without a lot of fluff. – Darren Mason

I love it when that happens!

I’ve just received a testimonial from a client for whom I provided some web content as well as article marketing services. The job included identifying keywords, analyzing competitors’ keywords and using this research to tailor content that would drive traffic to the site. Here’s what my client says:

Sharon was truly a pleasure to work with.  She was extremely knowledgeable of her craft and very professional.  I was impressed with how well she knows SEO and she is an amazingly gifted writer.  She helped me grow my business and substantially increase traffic to my site.  Thanks Sharon. – Nikki Purvy

Happy New Year! My new year has started off with a bang, as I got a great testimonial from a friend I did some work for. I prepared a case study on Kindle publishing for Cath Duncan’s Agile Living membership site. Here’s what Cath had to say about it:

Sharon’s “dive-in-the-deep-end-and-get-it-done” attitude and versatility is such a pleasure to work with (and she’d never mix her metaphors the way I just did, which is why I trust her to write for me!). She’s smart, fast and skilled at researching and writing for a variety of different niches, and she’s able to build capacity by teaching other people to work the way she does. Best of all, she’s cheerful and generous – a pleasure to work with! Thanks for all your help, Sharon! – Cath Duncan, www.agileliving.net

Thanks a lot, Cath.

I’ve just finished a job ghostwriting articles related to the entertainment industry for a client of mine. She provided titles (including keywords), and I researched and wrote the articles. It was a new topic for me, but one I thoroughly enjoyed. Here’s what my client had to say about the articles:

The articles are fantastic! I like how you integrated the targeted keyword without stuffing them in every other sentence. It flowed very naturally and I enjoyed reading them. While I’m not that familiar with this niche you did bring out tips and suggestions for people to take action on which is great. Great writing.

- Triple Threat Publishing

Just got a testimonial from Annalise Nuttall-Benskin of Annalise Cakes for the work I did writing content for her website. After a meeting to discuss her requirements, I wrote her about page, as well as content for the services, consultation and pricing pages. I also threw in some descriptions to be included in the meta tags for the product pages. Here’s what Annalise had to say about my writing services:

I would like to say thank you so much for writing the text for my website. I feel that even with the limited amount of information I provided, you really hit the nail on the head with the overall image I am trying to portray. Even the first draft gave me the impression you’ve written about the food industry before and your standard of work made me feel so very relaxed about that part of my website design. Also the meetings were lots of fun, filled with lots of laughs and very relaxed. Overall a very enjoyable experience, Thank you. Annalise.

And thank you, too, Annalise.

One of my latest gigs is writing resumes and I’ve just had this glowing testimonial from one of my clients:

Sharon built a professional resume that totally exceeded my expectations. Not only was her turnaround time exceptional, but she took my average resume and made it extraordinary. Her ability to format, revise and articulate details about my skills and industry experience made me feel that using her service was the best decision I could have ever made. I strongly recommend Sharon to anyone who is truly trying to market themselves, especially in today’s economy.The proof was that I received positive feedback instantly from Hiring Managers and secured an interview the same day I sent my new resume out. THANK YOU, SHARON! – Lisa Sumner

And thank you, Lisa.