WHERE TO GET MY BOOKS… if you’re here as a result of the link in Nick Thomas’s article about DeForest Kelley If you’re looking for a copy/content/features writer, you’re in the right place. If you’re looking for my books, the following links will take you to them: DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal:[…]
My “Why” Kris M. Smith Copy, Content and Feature Writer (and Editor) I didn’t choose a writing career. Writing chose me! It all started back in grade school. From the moment I learned how to string letters into words and words into sentences, I became a writing fool. Many of my first[…]
Beware of Self-Proclaimed Social Media Gurus! There’s a fellow I know who is extremely personable, but he’s also a bumbler as a social media expert. He doesn’t think he is, but he is. He has at least two clients. He regularly shoots them in the foot. Not just occasionally (which would be bad[…]
FUNNY to the MAX! Look at this project description I spotted on Upwork this morning from a KING of Malapropisms! “we need a 5 step email customer neutering sequence for our asbestos removal business” Customers who want to be neutered should be clamoring for this! Some clients need a lot more help[…]
Writers for Hire: Stop Prostituting Yourself Today’s my day to rant. I went to Upwork to look for a writing project this morning. Saw a PR-writing project for multiple press releases that 50 people have already submitted quotes on, even though the stated budget per 500-word press release is $15! Seriously?! What kind of writer[…]
I’ve been playing with my new Doodly software. Haven’t gone beyond the basics yet, though… What do you think?
I sit here shaking my head, wondering about academics and their frustrating inability to make what they write riveting. It’s no secret to me why the lay public pooh-poohs higher levels of learning: the higher academics go, the less they seem able to communicate what they know in ways that make most readers feel[…]
Here are my most recent testimonials from new clients… 10/23/2018 Thank you so much for your truly incredible work. You turned the first milestone around so quick, John and I could hardly believe it. John and I also want to really thank you for re-purposing the write up to be used for the website.[…]
Sales Conversion Strategies to Fill Your Sales Funnel All of a sudden, I’m getting a flood of requests for my writing services. There have been “feast or famine” conditions like this before, but this recent tsunami is simply unprecedented. Where New Clients Have Found Me I received one over-the-transom request at[…]
Editing work has kept me busy for the last two weeks. I’ve edited 20 chapters of a novel for one client and an eBook and several articles for another. My editing rates start at $35/hour as long as clients come to me direct; if they come to me from Upwork, I add 20% for[…]