Sharon Hurley Hall
Freelance writer, ghostwriter, blogger
Resume

I am a freelance writer, ghost writer and blogger. I have more than 20 years’ writing experience, filling a variety of roles. I am an expert web content and SEO writer, and write mostly for the US and UK markets.

Skills
Academic writing
Article writing
Blogging
Buyers guides
Ebooks
Ghost blogging
Ghost writing
Rewrites
SEO articles
Web content writing

Topics/Expertise

Consumer finance– including news and feature articles on mortgages, loans, insurance, credit cards and banking. Specialist subjects include offset mortgages, adverse credit mortgages, buy to let mortgages, right to buy mortgages, debt consolidation, self cert, repossession, rent back

Real estate – researching and writing about property in various US locations

Property – UK and international

Blogging
How To Find Blogging Success (PiggyBankPie) -
Getting The Best From Social Bookmarking (Site Reference)
Seven Strategies For Successful Blogging (Site Reference)

Ebooks – I have written two ebooks of my own, with another two in the works. I have also ghostwritten several ebooks and a wide range of subjects.

Online business – tips and techniques for promotion

Writing
Inspired Author freelance writing site
Garden and Hearth freelance writing site

Daily Writing Tips:
I contribute to this site three times a week, a paid blogging gig. Here are some of my best posts.
Contractions
There, Their, They’re
The Art Of Writing News
Why We Need Paragraphs
8 Proofreading Tips And Techniques
Writing For Magazines
How To Change Your Writing Style

UK Copyright Law

Parenting
How To Get Your Kids To Tidy Up Without Going Insane: Guest Post Domestikgoddess.com -
Don’t Try This At Home - Planning the Perfect Preschooler’s Party
Say No To Mealtime Mayhem

Reviews
If I Had The Wings Of A Seagull
Palmone LifeDrive
The Only Caterpillar I Love
Merchant Of Venice Shows Will Power
Think thin Palm Ultra-Thin Keyboard
Vistaprint does the business Vistaprint.com

Travel
German Weekend
Red Lights
Exploring The Animal Kingdom

How To Articles/Tips
Tips – video chat, educational travel, self publishing, Spanish – for Lifetips
How to articles on a variety of topics

Webmaster/web topics
Search engines
Membership sites
Software
Memory cards
How to promote with article marketing

Consumer magazine articles

Other topics
Accounting
Acting
Alopecia/baldness
Alternative health/healthcare - Reiki – The Healing Touch
camera bags
Camping
car leasing
Currency trading
designer handbags
Extended warranties
Funeral planning
Gifts
Insurance
Legal/wills
Moving - The Great Way To Relocate (UShip)
Online dating
plastics
Recycling
Relationships
Tax
Travel
virtual assistants
Windows – glass panes, not software

Other work/samples
Articles on EzineArticles
Writing Lab News monthly newsletter
Hubs on Hubpages
Lenses on Squidoo
Helium articles
Insider’s Guide To Getting Your Book Published review (Novel Writer magazine)
Finding Success as a WAHM – Freelance Writing magazine
Ifreelance profile with more examples of my work

Other career highlights

• European sub-editor, Financial Times Group
• Course tutor, MA Specialist Journalism Coventry University
• Editor, UK’s National Youth Agency
• Editor, Design and Technology Association, Warwickshire
• Sub-editor, Metal Bulletin Monthly, London
• Sub-editor, Caribbean Week, Barbados
• Assistant editor, Caribbean Contact, Barbados

Education
• MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2005)
• MA (Distinction) Media and Culture (1998)
• BA (Hons) French and Spanish (1986)

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