Sharon Hurley Hall

SHARON HURLEY HALL, WRITING CONSULTANT

Creative and engaging writing professional with extensive experience developing and editing written content on a wide range of topics. Skilled web content creator and professional blogger who excels at ensuring consistent, error-free writing while providing reliable and targeted information. Conscientious and industrious researcher and writer who is expert at juggling multiple challenging projects and completing them all on time. Recognized multiple times for success in transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary to enable clients to meet their business goals.

Core Competencies

Blogging/Ghostblogging • Web Content Writing • Informational Articles • Ebooks • Article Marketing • Press Releases • Resumes • Search Engine Optimization • Ghostwriting • News/Features Journalism • Online Promotion • Research • Mentoring • Editing • Proofreading

Selected Topic Expertise

Travel Writing • Search Engine Optimization • Self Promotion • Web Tool Reviews • Parenting • Consumer Finance • Home and Family • Insurance • Legal/Wills •  Lifestyle Design • and more

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SHARONHURLEYHALL.COM

Owner, 2005-present

Working as a freelance web content writer, professional blogger and ghostwriter, provide targeted copy for a number of blogs, online magazines and copywriting agencies. Consistently commended by clients for excellent research, high standard of writing, professional (yet compassionate) editing, quick turnarounds and expert social media promotion.

Selected Key Clients

• Location Independent Professionals, Blogger, two posts per month on location independent business and technology.
• Location Independent Parents, Blogger – two posts per month on parenting.
• Blogging Tips, Contributing Writer – weekly post on blogging.
• Taking Off Travel Blog, Blog Manager – writing and promoting blog posts and creating and carrying out social media strategy for industry leading US airport parking firm Park Ride Fly USA.
• CJ, Article marketing – ghostwriting and posting informational articles to increase backlinks for clients.
• LH – ghostwriting articles on a range of subjects including diamonds, immigration and writing.
• Jaymac Publications – news and features journalist for two online industrial trade magazines.
• DailyWritingTips, Contributing Blogger – writing posts on the English language.
• Pureblogging, Contributing Blogger – writing weekly posts on aspects of blogging.
• PiggyBankPie, Contributing Blogger – writing several blog posts monthly reviewing blogging tools and providing tips.
• Exquisite Writing – writing articles, web content and ebooks on multiple topics for UK copywriting agency.
• Lifetips, Research Guru – researching and writing tips sites, including Spanish and Self Publishing
• InspiredAuthor, Contributing Editor – for writing industry website, managing two topic areas.

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY, Coventry, UK

Senior Lecturer, 2000-2005

Developed and taught journalism courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Set coursework and examinations. Participated in course review meetings and examination boards.

Key Achievements

• Developed and led Masters program in specialist journalism.
• Served as module leader for undergraduate and postgraduate journalism courses.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Editor, NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY, Leicester, UK
• Editor, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, UK
• Sub-Editor, METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY, London, UK
• European Sub-Editor/UK Text Editor, FINANCIAL TIMES GROUP, London, UK

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• MA in Media and Culture
• BA (Hons) French and Spanish
• Conversational German

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Certified Professional Writers Association (LinkedIn)