http://www.richshome.com
Learn how to choose the spa, BBQ grill, patio furniture, barstool set, or stove that best fits your lifestyle at Rich’s blog, then make your purchase at one of Rich’s five Seattle-area showrooms.
In addition to writing and managing Rich’s blog and helping them develop and implement a social media strategy, we gave Rich’s Web site a fresh, new look and we manage their Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Jon Chapman, Rich’s marketing manager, says:
Our blog has definitely increased the traffic to our Web site. Our blog, along with our Twitter account and Facebook page, are a good way for us to communicate with our customers.
http://www.floridachristianwriters.blogspot.com/
Held at the Lake Yale Conference Center near Orlando, the Florida Christian Writers’ Conference is one of the premier writers’ conferences in the U.S. We created and manage their blog, Twitter, and Facebook accounts.
Conference director Billie Wilson says:
I LOVE the blog you created for us!!! It’s beyond anything I expected and I am thrilled.
www.freedomtrainministries.com
Marilyn and Wayne Gray, co-founders of Freedomtrain Ministries, wanted to remodel their outdated Web site and move their blog from Blogger to WordPress. We created a fresh, classic look for their new site and wrote all-new copy that highlights their vibrant ministry.
Co-founder Marilyn Gray says:
Working with Laura on our new Web site was amazing. She is efficient, flexible, teachable, and very encouraging. Her skills are fabulous and I highly recommend her. I am looking forward to working with her in the near future on other projects.
www.KidsSpotPreschool.com
When Jen Simpson decided to open a preschool in her city, she asked us to create a simple, low-cost Web site so prospective clients could find her on the Internet. She gave us one of her yard signs and said, “Make my site look like this sign.”
Preschool director Jen Simpson says:
Within 24 hours, Laura created a Web site that was exactly what I needed. Within days, calls and e-mails began coming in from people who’d found my site. I’m computer-challenged, and never thought I’d have a Web presence. Laura made it easy–and affordable–for me to promote my business on the Web.
http://www.winepresspub.com
Laura does a variety of projects for WinePress Publishing Group: she consults about Internet marketing strategies; manages the WinePress of Words blog; works one-on-one with authors who are starting blogs to promote their books; writes media kits for new book projects, and edits and proofreads books.
Editorial Director Carla Williams says:
We call Laura our “Blog Angel” because she watches over our blog with a concern as if it was her own. She isn’t shy about telling us what works and DOESN’T and always steers us in a positive direction. Laura doesn’t just do the work for us; she teaches us how to do it ourselves.
http://www.reciperunway.com/
We are so excited to introduce this new concept for organizing recipes online. Launched by entrepreneur Lori Hastings, Recipe Runway gives you a convenient, custom “recipe center” in which to store your favorite recipes online.
We helped Lori develop her Recipe Runway blog and gave her Web site copy a thorough review and fine-tuning. We’ll continue working with Lori to help her create blog content.
Lori says:
Working with Laura was a true pleasure. She exceeded my expectations. I now have a strategy in place for my blogging along with great ways to develop content. Also, had great fun with the process! I highly recommend Laura and her services.
http://www.washingtontree.com
If you live in the Puget Sound area and need organic or traditional fertilizer for your lawn, trees, and shrubs… or you need weed or exterior pest control, visit Washington Tree & Lawn Care.
Check out their beautiful new Web site — we gave it a complete overhaul.
http://awaywithwordswriting.wordpress.com/
Freelance author and editor, Renee Gray-Wilburn, wanted to start a blog to help other writers — and to market her business. As Renee built her blog, we showed her how to effectively use keywords, RSS feeds, and other search engine optimization techniques.
Renee says:
Laura rescued me with some very simple tips and handholding that even a non-techie like me could follow.
http://www.cravebusiness.com/ http://cravecrush.craveparty.com/
CRAVEcompany promotes “innovative connections” among women. We helped them plan and launch two blogs: CRAVEcrush (beauty, fashion, girlfriend getaways, relaxation, fitness) and CRAVEbusiness (expert advice for entreprenesses).
CRAVE CEO Melody Biringer says:
I didn’t have any idea what my blog content should be or how to manage it. Laura provided just what I needed. She created categories that promote the CRAVE brand, trained my team, and provided starter posts to take the stress out of launching two blogs at once. I was pumped when Laura spoke to a group of entreprenesses in our CRAVEbusiness division about how to get their blogs up and going.
http://www.worldconcern.org/
Headquartered in Seattle, World Concern is a nonprofit Christian humanitarian organization providing disaster response and community development programs to the world’s poor in Africa, Asia and the Americas.
We write direct mail copy, newsletter articles, Web copy, and other marketing content for World Concern.
www.ireneschade.com
When Mrs. Olympia, Irene Schade, entered the Mrs. Washington pageant, she asked Laura to help her shape her brand identity and develop a social media strategy.
Irene says:
Laura is an amazing and gifted woman. She helped me develop “talking points” that convey the passion I have for mentoring women and empowering them to live comfortably in the midst of life’s chaos. Laura’s ability to listen, ask the right questions, and synthesize information blessed me.
http://www.OutnumberedMom.com
Laura Lee Groves knows what it’s like to be surrounded by men 24/7. The mother of four boys, Laura is the author of the upcoming book, I’m Outnumbered! One Mom’s Lessons in the Lively Art of Raising Boys (Kregel, Fall 2010). Laura asked us for tips for how to optimize her blog design and content to better communicate with her readers.
Laura Groves says:
Laura Christianson is great to work with! You can trust her to accurately assess your needs and make wise suggestions. Once she diagnosed my situation, she referred me to one of her preferred partners, and I’m so happy with the results. Laura provided complete, clear answers to all my questions. I’d work with her again in a second!
http://www.www.mrchristianson.com/
Teachers are wired, too! When the 2009-10 school year started, my husband — a high school math teacher — wanted a new and creative way to connect with his students and their parents. The result: Mr. C’s Math Help Desk.
Mr. Christianson says:
In less than a day, Laura created a custom WordPress Web site/blog AND she created my Facebook account and four private discussion groups for my classes. Plus, she gave me a crash course in how to use WordPress and Facebook. Laura is creative and efficient… and I’m not just saying that because I’m married to her…and want to stay married!
http://www.silvercreekcottagemassage.com/
If you live in the north Seattle/Everett area, you’ll want to indulge in Janine Parriss’s massage therapy services. She provides relaxation and therapeutic massage, treatment massage, pregnancy massage, on-site chair massage, and travel-to-you massage. I can attest from firsthand experience: Janine’s massages are great!
Janine is planning to overhaul her site, and came to me with lots of questions.
She says:
Laura is extremely knowledgable about what she does and is such a professional. We have had many discussions about how blogging, e-newsletters, etc. can help my business grow. I’m quite a novice when it comes to technology and Laura is great at explaining in terms I can understand. I’d definitely recommend her services!
http://www.mygardenblogs.com/SFblog/
A world-renowned flower & garden show with a world-renowned blog!
Jasmine (one of our professional freelance writers) shares gardening tips and interviews with expert gardeners year-round on her blog (which we manage).
http://www.ebabiesiteensyoutoo.blogspot.com/
Speaker and writer, Cheri Gregory, is an absolute delight to work with. We recently completed phase 1 of her project — setting her up with a professionally-designed blogskin for her new parenting blog.
Next up: we’ll coach Cheri as she adds content to her blog, and provide her with expert Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
http://www.alderbrookproperties.com/
Looking to relocate in a golf course community in the beautiful Pacific Northwest? You’ll find a home at Alderbrook Properties on the Kitsap Peninsula.
Alderbrook Properties recently designed their Web site, and they’ll be repackaging blog content our professional writer created for them for use throughout their new site and in marketing materials.
Alderbrook Properties’ owners highly recommend our business blogging services:
…very professional in their business dealings and always available to us regarding questions we might have and support we might need.
http://bcultural.org/
Beyond Cross Cultural Magazine is a non-profit organization that supports, educates and informs new immigrants, international students, and first-time visitors to the U.S. about immigration and cultural issues.
The organization’s president, Betty Odak, came to us with multiple Web sites and blogs that she needed condensed into one easy-to-navigate, clean-looking Web site that incorporated a blog. Now we’re working with Betty to help her plan, create content for, and launch a new bi-monthly e-newsletter.
http://www.mygardenblogs.com/NWblog/
One of the world’s top five garden shows and a favorite of Pacific Northwest gardeners. Flora (one of our professional ghost writers) feeds her readers with bloomin’ good gardening tips year-round on her blog.
http://www.pleasegettoknowme.com/
Virginia is the author of Please Get to Know Me: Aging with Dignity and Relevance. She provides innovative ways to work with the elderly, the disabled, and persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Virginia asked me for advice on how she can use her Web site and blog to brand herself as an expert, book more speaking engagements, and sell more books.
Your suggestions are precise and clearly presented. Your book, Blogophobia Conquered, has helped me immensely, too. I highly recommend your service to anyone who is a novice blogger like myself.
http://tandemantiques.com
Hilary and Steve Ecklund are a multi-talented couple who live and work in tandem… design and create in tandem.
We coached them how to better establish their “tandem” brand identity, how to showcase their product line, and how to fine-tune their blog content.
http://www.questaircraft.com
When the folks at Quest decided to re-vamp their Web site and Quest Log (blog), they “flew” a few ideas by us to see whether they were on the right flight path.
http://www.faithrescued.com/
http://johnimler.authorweblog.com/
In anticipation of publishing his autobiography, John Imler asked our advice for how to create a Web site and blog that would effectively promote his book.
He says:
I can never thank you enough for sharing your valuable knowledge about blogging with me. It gave this 75-year-old man the courage to jump into the world of blogging.
http://www.debbiejansen.com/
Debbie attended Laura’s Beginning Blogging seminar and got inspired to start her own blogs.
My business changed when I took a class with Laura. She made an overwhelming, complicated subject easy to understand.
We helped Debbie consolidate and organize her blog content, set up an editorial calendar for multiple blogs, and increase traffic to her blogs.
http://www.janetperezeckles.com/
Janet Perez Eckles is an author and speaker who delivers ‘Faith and Love With a Latin Flair.’
We helped Janet fine-tune her brand identity and suggested ideas for making her site’s design and content more inviting and easy to navigate.
Before she launched her blog, Janet attended Laura’s Beginning Blogging seminar. She says:
Laura’s delivery is flawless. I am in awe at the clarity and illustrations given with so much detail. I purchased the CD and listened to it twice already; each time I learn more.
http://www.hawleyandassociates.com/
Insurance specialists serving child welfare, adoption, foster care and social service nonprofits, Hawley and Associates asked Laura to help them set up a print newsletter and and to write and edit content.
Donna Hawley says:
When I learned that Laura Christianson — the author of two books about adoption and an adoptive mom — lived in our area, I immediately sought her help in developing a company newsletter to be distributed to adoption agencies nationwide. It was a treat to work with a writer/marketer who is an adoption expert and who shares our passion for adoption.
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