FREQUENTLY USED ANSWERS

  1. Well, all the witty sounding site names were taken (even those .biz tags). So, I went with the simple, straight-forward approach.

  2. No.

  3. Seriously, the site name has nothing to do with tattoos.

  4. Was tempted to get one in college, but no, none at the moment.

  5. A valid question. Sure, you can always write things yourself, but it's usually a smart investment to go with someone who's experienced in communicating. Don’t get me wrong—I am, without a doubt, a DIYer. But my basement would look a lot better if I'd hired out the work to a pro. I believe the same is true for whatever your writing project might be.

  6. Sure, hiring a freelance writer is affordable. It's not like I'm an attorney.

  7. Yes.

  8. Expectations for turn around times are given up front, and everything is completed in a timely, deadline-driven fashion.

  9. Absolutely.

  10. You bet—until you’re satisfied, the work’s not considered done.

  11. A generalist. In my Atlanta freelance writer and ad agency careers, I’ve written about everything from air conditioning parts to athletic shoes, condo projects to pool chemicals, data centers to hiring practices, plastic surgery to karate, and even extracorporeal magnetic innervation (don’t ask). Much of it has encompassed the real estate, non-profit, consumer and service-oriented, technology, mortgage, and healthcare industries—but there’s very little I haven’t covered. Except for celebrity gossip.

  12. Feature articles, business-to-business work, news releases, brochures, newsletters, white papers, manuals, corporate blogging, Web content, technical documents, case studies, business profiles, communication plans, marketing materials, and maybe one day, the great American novel.

  13. Sure thing.

  14. It began back in middle school with an essay on a new sport I created called “Monster Ball” (no relation to the Oscar-winning movie of a similar title). Mrs. Sharpe, my 6th grade English teacher, read it in front of the entire class. Things progressed from there.

  15. No. Dan Marino.

  16. A quasi-PR gig with an Arkansas state agency that just happened to be created by former Governor Bill Clinton (there were no interns involved). That was followed by a couple of stints with advertising and PR agencies before freelancing the last decade.

  17. Payment is expected within 30 days of invoice.

  18. 23

  19. You bet. Check them here.

  20. Yes, it's a little awkward writing everything in third person on this site since I'm the one who created the content. I think it does come across a little more professional sounding, though to be honest, it really makes me sound like Elmo on Sesame Street.

  21. Pressure's no problem. In fact, I work better when the H is O.

  22. References are gladly provided. You’re on your own for the bad things.

  23. You heard about that? I plead the 5th. That whole thing in Santo Poco was really just one big misunderstanding—the consulate's office later apologized, the fabric factory is back in operation, and, believe it or not, that burro is back to walking on all four legs. No really, I'm serious.

  24. Definitely up.

  25. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CareerBuilder.com, USA Today, North Fulton Living, Forsyth Living, Cobb Living, Cherokee Living, Discover Cherokee!, gridToday, Up in Cumming, Focus, Waterford Weekly, New Equipment Digest, HVACR News, Contracting Business, Distributor Focus

  26. See answer #18.

  27. What do you mean? An African or European Swallow?

  28. A small, private, liberal arts school in the foothills of the Ozarks, which just so happens to be one of the South’s best educations for your money—that's what U.S. News and World Report says anyway. I'm not using my degree, but hey, I had fun playing intramural softball there.

  29. A bellhop.

  30. Well, first of all, because that's what I am: an Atlanta freelance writer. Second, "Atlanta freelance writer" are my key words for search engine optimization, so I've tried to utilize them as much as possible. That way, if someone types "Atlanta freelance writer" into google, because, you know, they're looking for an Atlanta freelance writer, the chances of this site popping up in the Atlanta freelance writer search results are better than not having "Atlanta freelance writer" utilized as much in the text.

  31. True. But if I just wrote Atlanta freelance writer, Atlanta freelance writer, Atlanta freelance writer, Atlanta freelance writer, Atlanta freelance writer over and over again all over the site, would you really think that's what I was? It might say Atlanta freelance writer, but your impression would probably be that I wasn't a very good Atlanta freelance writer because that's all I said to describe myself. So the challenge is to weave the term Atlanta freelance writer into the copy so that it reads like normal communication, but still works effectively with yahoo!, google and msn.

  32. Duct tape, peanut butter and wrinkle-free pants.

  33. C.S. Lewis, Jackie Robinson, Dave Barry and Jerry “The King” Lawler.

  34. Barbara Mandrell

  35. By clicking here in case you haven’t already found it.

  36. I'm glad you asked. I'm very uncomfortable promoting myself and talking up something I do. But I had to ask myself, "Self, if I don't 'sell my own sizzle' how can anyone expect me to do the same for them and their marketing communications needs?" If in any way the selling of my services here comes across like I think I'm the greatest thing since those Altoid chocolate mints came out, my sincere apologies because I'm not. But if I just said I'm an average writer who might be able to help you, I probably wouldn't get any business.

As an Atlanta freelance writer, Matt Wilson offers a full array of writing services to meet all of your marketing communications needs. His broad range of experience includes feature-based writing, Search Engine Optimized Web content, editing, newsletters, public relations, and more in numerous consumer-related and business-to-business industries.

 

 
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