Changing How the World Works.
 
 
  • Feedback:   (4.91 of 5)
  • Percentile: 63%
    Based on 12 feedbacks
Hourly Rate: $25.00
Total oDesk hours:
110
Location:
Grand Prairie, United States (GMT-06:00)
English Skills: (self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
November 18, 2007
Last Worked:
August 29, 2008
Current Assignments:
1
Total Assignments:
16
oDesk Ready:  
Yes
 
 
 
 

Gene S. - Seasoned Content and Copy Writer, Blogger, Sales, Ghostwriting, etc - Freelance Consultant, United States

My objective is to utilize my years of experience as a professional communicator to meet your communications goals and needs. Please visit my web site - writedaddy.com - for more information. Sure, there are cheaper options on oDesk. But I strongly believe this: The difference is worth the difference when quality matters most. NOTE:  I am currently on special assignment and temporarily unavailable for more work. Thank you for your interest in my services. I hope to available again...
See All Work History & Feedback (16 items, 12 with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
24446 04/2008 - Present Content Writers for Website, Newsletters and Blog $78 (5 hrs @ $15.00)
53958 08/2008 - 08/2008 copy for email and website $222 (fixed-price)
19804 06/2008 - 07/2008 Website Sales Copy $338 (14 hrs @ $25.00)
28480 04/2008 - 05/2008 Great sales-writer for my back-of-book copy $79 (3 hrs @ $25.00)
22270 12/2007 - 03/2008 Content rewrite $143 (fixed-price)
See All Tests Taken (4 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test Score Percentile Date Taken Duration
Editing Skills Certification 4.50 98% TOP 10% 11/19/2007 15 min
English Test (Sentence Structure) 4.90 97% TOP 10% 03/08/2008 10 min
English Test (Sentence Structure) 4.60 83% TOP 20% 12/19/2007 10 min
Email Etiquette Certification 3.35 56% 11/28/2007 9 min
Job Category Interests

Writing
Skills
Skill Experience Level Last Used Description
Blog Writing 3 yrs 5.0 2007 I maintain four personal blogs ranging in content from personal journey/stuff of life to sports journalism.
Copywriting, editing 20 yrs 5.0 2007
  • Edited weekly church newsletter, mailed to over 1,500 addresses, 1991- 1996
  • Edited and wrote copy for thewaymaker.com web site from 1998-2000
  • Current web master/editor/copy writer for three web sites:
  • writedaddy.com
  • richietexas.com
  • thewritecrowd.com
  • Manage and write copy for all advertising for Signate Custom Homes and its affiliates.
Writing articles 20 yrs 5.0 2007
Writing essays, research papers and other paper works 20 yrs 5.0 2007
Certifications
Date Earned Name Score Percentile Organization Description
2007 Communicating Clearly: Speak To Be Heard [PL1052]     Serebra Learning Corporation

A certificate of knowledge earned from the Serebra Learning Corporation via online testing.
Employment History
From To Company Title/Role Description
01/2007 Present Signate Custom Homes Director of Communications / Manager
  • Management of all internal and external communications
  • Written and oral communications with clients, business partners, and government entities
  • Building and maintaing web sites and content
  • Developing training materials
  • Conducting training meetings
  • Oversight of marketing
  • Development of logos, slogans, campaigns
    Advertising
05/2003 12/2006 Reliable Reports/Allstate Insurance Field Tech/Adjustor / Independent Contributor
  • Completed property inspections and adjusted losses for insured customers
  • Electronically filed reports
  • Handled all customer care concerns during process
  • Liaison between insured and provider
09/2000 05/2003 Adams Middle School English Teacher / Independent Contributor I taught both Literature and Practical English to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students.
Other Experience
Author
The Preacher's Kid, a novel written in 2002 under the pseudonym, L.A. Holly
TheWriteCrowd.com
I am co-founder of this online community for writers.
Education
From To School Degree Area of Study Description
09/1987 05/1991 Liberty University Bachelors Theology
 
  • Project Title: Sales and Review Copywriting
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 03/04/2008
  • Category: Writing > Website Content
  • URL: http://www.wiredrhino.com/
  • Description: Wrote copy for website product review content.
 
  • Project Title: Great sales writer for back-of-book copy
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 02/15/2008
  • Category: Writing > Copywriting / Editing
  • URL: http://odeskinsider.com
  • Description: Provided sales copy for the back of a book to be published in April, 2008.

    Feedback score: 5.00
    Buyer's remarks: I appreciated Gene's friendliness and quick turn-around on my writing project.

    Gene intuitively grasped what I was trying to accomplish and presented a very good first draft with little instruction–then he used my limited feedback to refine it into a polished piece that will effectively sell my product.

    Thanks for the great work, Gene!
 
  • Project Title: Content/Article Writing
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 02/15/2008
  • Category: Writing > Website Content
  • URL: none
  • Description: Provided twenty SEO intensive web content articles.

    Feedback score: 5.00
    Buyer's remarks: Great communication. I will be looking to hire this provider over and over again because of the high quality I recieved!
 
  • Project Title: 8 Informative Medical Articles for Web Content
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 12/19/2007
  • Category: Writing > Website Content
  • URL: none
  • Description:

    Wrote eight informational SEO articles addressing various types of hernias. Writing required extensive research and the ability to deliver the information clearly while making strategic use of keywords.

    Feedback score: 5.00

    Buyer's comment: Thanks Gene for a job well done, I look forward to working together on future projects.

 
  • Project Title: Web Content with blogging experience for financial utility site
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 12/15/2007
  • Category: Writing > Website Content
  • URL: http://basherbusters.com
  • Description:
    • Web content for several web pages
    • A Press Release

    Feedback Score: 5.00
    Buyer's comment: Gene is very resourceful and hard working.
 
  • Project Title: Blog posts
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 11/29/2007
  • Category: Writing > Blog / Article Writing
  • URL: http://www.gill-media.com/InternetMarketingBlog/
  • Description: Writing a SEO conscious blog for a web development company.

    Feedback score: 5.00
    Buyer's remarks: Gene’s Writing skills and professionalism surpassed our expectations. He delivered quickly and needed little instruction. I would recommend him to others looking for a quality writing service.

    Note: This is an ongoing project.
 
  • Project Title: Information Architecture, Website Content, Marketing
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 11/29/2007
  • Category: Writing > Website Content
  • URL: none
  • Description: A collaborative effort with a web development company to provide content for their client's website, to be officially launched March, 2008.

    Feedback score: 5.00
    Buyer's remarks: Gene is amazing!  He is literally (no pun intended) potentially the best provider our agency has hired through oDesk.  He cares, understands, is accountable and delivers the goods.  Unlike most providers he doesn't try hard to get outside of the oDesk system.  I wish there were a way to automate honesty so oDesk could do even better financially because they deserve it.  Gene is a great success story for oDesk to highlight in one of your next newsletters that go out to all of the oDesk users.  Thank you, Gene & oDesk!  

    Note: a NDA precludes me from sharing web address to project at this time.
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
24446 04/2008 - Present Content Writers for Website, Newsletters and Blog $78 (5 hrs @ $15.00)
19804 06/2008 - 07/2008 Website Sales Copy $338 (14 hrs @ $25.00)
28480 04/2008 - 05/2008 Great sales-writer for my back-of-book copy $79 (3 hrs @ $25.00)
28121 02/2008 - 03/2008 LUXBOY03 - Creative Writing $420 (18 hrs @ $24.00)
28031 01/2008 - 03/2008 Article Writer $167 (9 hrs @ $18.89)
28121 12/2007 - 02/2008 Information Architecture, Website Content, Marketing $947 (57 hrs @ $16.67)
15561 02/2008 - 02/2008 Sales and Review Copy Writing $19 (1 hrs @ $18.89)