Linda A. Hamilton
Freelane Business & Resume WriterHamilton Writing Services
Sacramento, United States
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General
About
Professional writer based in Sacramento, CA with a passion for helping professionals and businesses reach and expand goals through branding, presentation, and focus.
One area where I particularly shine is in developing ways to open untapped markets. By this, I mean that individuals, and even businesses, often create a niche leaving them a single road to follow. I strive to open up new channels and areas where existing knowledge, skills, and abilities can be utilized.
My success in assisting clients find and land desired positions lies in connecting with potential employers or business partners through powerfully written document content in:
Personal Branding: Resumes / CVs / Essay Reviews
Corporate Marketing Tools: Business Plans / Sales Letters / Newsletters / Brochures / White Papers
Media Based Initiatives: Website Copy / Blogs / Social Network Profiles
All of the areas I work within require different parameters to be the most effective in obtaining the desired end result.
I
One area where I particularly shine is in developing ways to open untapped markets. By this, I mean that individuals, and even businesses, often create a niche leaving them a single road to follow. I strive to open up new channels and areas where existing knowledge, skills, and abilities can be utilized.
My success in assisting clients find and land desired positions lies in connecting with potential employers or business partners through powerfully written document content in:
Personal Branding: Resumes / CVs / Essay Reviews
Corporate Marketing Tools: Business Plans / Sales Letters / Newsletters / Brochures / White Papers
Media Based Initiatives: Website Copy / Blogs / Social Network Profiles
All of the areas I work within require different parameters to be the most effective in obtaining the desired end result.
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Goals
Seeking to network and collaborate with businesses and professionals interested in growing their web readership, expand their market share, and advance their careers through personal branding reflected through powerfully written documents or web copy.
Expertise
Resume Writing
Expert (25 years)
Expert (25 years)
Business Plans
Advanced (25 years)
Advanced (25 years)
SEO Ready Copy Writing
Advanced (2 years)
Advanced (2 years)
Ghostwriting
Expert (25 years)
Expert (25 years)
Sales
Expert (25 years)
Expert (25 years)
Essay Writing
Expert (25 years)
Expert (25 years)
Branding Strategies
Advanced (25 years)
Advanced (25 years)
Professional Experience
Jun 1985 - Present
Freelance Writer / Resume Writer / Business Writer / Proofreader
Business Owner, Senior Executive (CEO, CFO, President)
Hamilton Writing Services
Writing and Editing
Fair Oaks, United States
Just me
http://www.hamiltonwriting.com
Business Owner, Senior Executive (CEO, CFO, President)
Hamilton Writing Services
Writing and Editing
Fair Oaks, United States
Just me
http://www.hamiltonwriting.com
I work closely with my clients to provide premiere written content for personal branding, corporate marketing tools or media based initiatives.
Through a free consultation I get to know who you are, learn your strengths, qualifications, and expertise and capture your value and contribution to your industry. I then craft a professional portrait that helps clients envision who you are, how you match their needs, how you solve their challenges, and inspires them to contact you to maximize their goals through your expertise.
I help businesses and professionals create a brand identification that conveys the highest perceived customer value and achieve the highest result.
► Developed and wrote award-winning training curriculum adopted by a national wireless carrier the benchmark for all future training materials.
► Crafted business plan for entrepreneurial start-up of oil and lube business that gained seed funding and became a highly successful national chain.
► Created resume writing handbook; standard HR merger & acquisition training tool.
► Designed / edited program manuals and standardized processes for large and small businesses, including specialized photography software utilized in international media services.
Through a free consultation I get to know who you are, learn your strengths, qualifications, and expertise and capture your value and contribution to your industry. I then craft a professional portrait that helps clients envision who you are, how you match their needs, how you solve their challenges, and inspires them to contact you to maximize their goals through your expertise.
I help businesses and professionals create a brand identification that conveys the highest perceived customer value and achieve the highest result.
► Developed and wrote award-winning training curriculum adopted by a national wireless carrier the benchmark for all future training materials.
► Crafted business plan for entrepreneurial start-up of oil and lube business that gained seed funding and became a highly successful national chain.
► Created resume writing handbook; standard HR merger & acquisition training tool.
► Designed / edited program manuals and standardized processes for large and small businesses, including specialized photography software utilized in international media services.
Oct 1997 - Jan 2010
(13 years)
(13 years)
Training Coordinator
Verizon Wireless
Telecommunications
Verizon Wireless
Telecommunications
Supported Customer Service and Retail Sales trainers throughout Northern California providing materials and equipment required for employee training. Career included development and writing of training curriculum, and specialized handbooks and guidelines designed to standardize processes for all regional teams and operations. Consulted by IT management for login program development and updating; subsequently recognized as subject matter expert sought by leadership for problem solving and recommendations.
Education
2012
B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (High School)
Journalism - News Reporting & Photojournalism
Minors -- Sociology, Psychology, English Extensive study in Photojournalism, including 4 week study -- Europe in Pictures traveling five European countries creating a portfolio of Europe in Pictures.
Journalism - News Reporting & Photojournalism
Minors -- Sociology, Psychology, English Extensive study in Photojournalism, including 4 week study -- Europe in Pictures traveling five European countries creating a portfolio of Europe in Pictures.
2012
Strayer University (DC) (High School)
Masters studies in Business, Entrepreneurs & Innovation
Masters studies in Business, Entrepreneurs & Innovation
1988
Writing for Publication, American River College (Graduate School)
Writing for Publication under Bud Gardner
Fair Oaks, United States
Sacramento Suburban Writers Club
Sacramento Christian Writers Club Published work in print magazines through U.S.
Writing for Publication under Bud Gardner
Fair Oaks, United States
Sacramento Suburban Writers Club
Sacramento Christian Writers Club Published work in print magazines through U.S.
Marketing Information
Products / Services
Personal Brand Development, Resume Writing, Interview Coaching, Job Search Marketing Strategies, Ghostwriter, Blogger, Articles, Business Plans, Proofreading, Copy Editing
Differentiating Factor
Personally partner with you to learn all I can about your focus, your goals, and your strengths; evaluate how to create the right materials to best grow your outreach; and then channel implement a specific branding strategy that expands your market share reaching new audiences through engaging copy that brings results.
Ideal Customers
Businesses and professionals interested in attaining new goals by broadening their niche markets through focused, powerfully written documents that inspire a call to action.
Business Partners & Companies
Job Journal, Apple One Employment - Sacramento Branch, Dortha Hise Develops
More about Linda A. Hamilton
First Name
Linda A.
Last Name
Hamilton
Interests / Hobbies
Horseback riding, fiction writing, poetry, mystery writing, musician: play guitar, banjo, organ, piano,
My Affiliations
Shingle Springs Successful Thinkers Network
Loomis Basin Horseman's Association
Sacramento Valley Morgan Horse Association
Past Vice President and Zone Chairman: Folsom Lake Trail Patrol, affiliated with California Department of Parks and Recreation
Activities
Horseback riding, guitar playing, fitness & weight training, reading, writing
Favorite Books
How They Started: How 25 Good Ideas Became Great Companies - David Lester & Carol Tice
Strengthfinders 2.0 - Tom Rath
Don't Make Me Think! - Steve Krug
The Well-Fed Writer - Peter Bowerman
Favorite Quotations
I am not responsible for what people think, only for who I am. -- Gregory Peck in The Big Country
People will not remember what you said, they will not remember what you did, they will remember how you made them feel. -- Maya Angelou
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. -- Abraham Lincoln
Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.
--Anonymous
Organizations
Fair Oaks Successful Thinkers Network, Loomis Basin Horseman's Association, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Tags
Brandfing, Proofreading, Editor, Ghostwriter, Blogger, Resume Writing, Copy Writing, Essay Writer, Business Plans, Business Writing,
Specialities
Personal Brand Development, Resume Writing, Interview Coaching, Job Search Marketing Strategies, Ghostwriter, Blogger, Articles, Business Plans, Proofreading, Copy Editing
Languages
English
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