Abundant Content services include a variety of ways to help scholars, writers, ethical small businesses businesses and non-profits navigate the world of AI, SEO, social media, blogging, and other content-related areas.
My focus is on words and is backed by a lifetime of writing and two decades of business ownership, consumer and web development experience, as well as several years of cranking out academic papers.
Not every small business owner wants to dedicate the time to learn and implement these skills in addition to doing what it is they truly love to do, so coming into academia, ethical enterprise and non-profit work with years of communications, marketing and web development skills already in hand, I discovered a niche for myself.
Here are some things I can do for you:
AI Prompt Engineering & Coaching
Are you ready to embrace the newest tools for creativity? AI is nothing to be afraid of, and it’s not going to steal your job (and if you think it might, there are a LOT of opportunities for people who learn to harness AI – including people who have traditionally not had access to certain arenas). AI might make your job a lot easier though, depending on how your brain works. This could be just the tool you need to help cook up a concept and tweak it from there – saving you time, and potentially money, too.
Academic papers: copyediting, formatting & submission
Are you a scholar who hates formatting? I get it. As a humanities scholar all I ever seem to do is write papers (or read them). There are a thousand different styles depending on the field and the journal requirements, and someone like me can be your best friend. I can do anything from a last-minute proofread to a full copyedit. I can take raw text and format it, or check the formatting you’ve already done. While I’m happy to help anyone who needs me, I prefer topics related to the humanities and social sciences.
Research & fact-checking
Stay trusty and check your sources for truth and usability: Abundant Content offers fact checking and media research so your content stays clean. No “alternative facts,” plagiarism or copyright infringements here! One of my favorite things about returning to school has been assisting professors and graduate scholars with research. I especially love researching archival/primary source materials and history-related projects.
Website Evaluation
You may want an one-time evaluation for a variety of reasons: maybe you’re wondering whether to use Squarespace, Wix, Shopify, or WordPress (or anything!). Maybe you already have a website and wonder whether it’s good enough to keep. Maybe you’re asking for a second opinion since you’re drowning in buzzwords. I’ll explain those (if necessary), evaluate your website, your social media accounts, your blog, whatever, let you know where there are areas in which you could improve and give you a prioritized list of where to begin.
SEO-savvy content creation and editing
Need some SEO-formatted blog entries written? A press release? Got something that needs proofreading or editing? Gotcha covered. I offer per-word, per-item and retainer rates. I’ve been writing online content since the days of “weblogs” and long before things like blogger and WordPress existed. I have followers who’ve been with me since then and across several social media networks (remember Friendster?) My readers and clients consistently comment on my writing as entertaining, fun, gutsy, enticing and relatable (and okay, yes, I’m aiming for “revolutionary”).
On-page search engine optimization (SEO)
I admit to a bit of Virgoan obsession here, too. Let’s get you an SEO-savvy website, “white hat” style: if your website’s been around for a while, you might want to check in and make sure your site is up to date on the latest standards (they change, frequently, and it’s up to people like me to keep up with that). Sometimes this is as easy as editing a little bit of content and adding some meta tags, sometimes it means optimizing images and decreasing a page’s load time, or analyzing your stats to see how and why people find your website and making changes to your content accordingly.
Websites can be penalized by Google and other search engines for loading slowly, having poor formatting, “dirty code” or poor content, among other things. While on-page SEO isn’t a miracle worker that is going to suddenly bring millions of people to your website, it’s important that your website is in top form so that people looking for the kinds of services you offer have a better chance of finding you, especially now that Google and Bing are able to hone in on services local to where you are.
There are other SEO services and strategies that involve ongoing data analysis and tweaking; for most clients of the size I work with, this isn’t necessary more than once a month or so, and doesn’t actually take too long. Yes, I offer these services and strategies. If you’re to the point where you need this, we’ll discuss it.
Website maintenance
I am happy to help you maintain your website with updates, copy, page creation and edits, and have a special fondness for WordPress (but I can also help you with a Squarespace, Wix, Shopify, Joomla, or Drupal site). I work closely, too, with some really amazing graphic designers and illustrators, photographers and videographers who can assist you with more detailed design needs.
Email list/newsletter management
I can help you manage your emails and newsletters, create templates and campaigns and assist you with growing your subscriber base. My preference is Mailchimp, but I can also help you with MailerLite and Constant Contact lists.
Social media advice
Need to figure out which social media platforms will work best for you, or set up your Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or other social media profiles? Want your current ones edited? I can help you target the best platforms, develop a social media strategy and streamline the posting process. I no longer manage social media campaigns, but I’m happy to help you get set up and advise you on some basic best practices. If you want to take it further than that, I know some incredible social media mavens I can refer you to.
Cheerleading & accountability check-ins
Give me a call. I’ll hold your hand and give you a boost. Because of the way my lovely brain works, I’ve had to learn extra methods of staying focused and I’m happy to share my techniques with you.
For many things, I’m available per-project or by monthly retainer.
Everything I do is specific to each project, meaning it’s all dependent on talking it over with you, figuring out exactly what it is you need, and then determining how much time it’s going to take me to get those things going or seen through to completion. There are several years of research and project management experience behind my quoting process, so let’s start talking about how I can help you do your thing.
Get in touch:
The best way to begin this process is to send an email and tell me a little bit about you, your business, and your potential needs and we’ll go from there.