Jeanette "the Writer" Smith
Hey there! I’m Jeanette. I’m a professional copyeditor, a content and fiction writer, and a cat Instagrammer. I’ve worked as a freelancer since 2017, after leaving a seven-year career as a full-time scuba diving instructor. Before that, I worked for a cemetery, sold high-end cutlery, and served wine in a tapas bar. If you can’t tell, I don’t exactly go for the most standard career choices.
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I’ve been following my passions since I was very young, and they have led me to work on some truly amazing projects (such as a book sponsored by the Make-a-Wish Foundation) with incredible people (such as Nadine Macaluso, a psychotherapist and ex-wife of the Wolf of Wallstreet) in many wonderful places (such as my dive experiences in the Caribbean).
I believe that hard work and a good heart are the keys to success, and I put both into my writing and editing. When I’m not working, you can find me scuba diving, crafting, or arguing the benefits of the Oxford comma through my grammar blogging.
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You can read more about my writing and editing backgrounds below.
My Writing Experience
From blogs to white papers to case studies, I assist companies and organizations with building their online content marketing presence.
From 2015 to 2022, I worked with the Foot & Ankle Wellness Center to revamp their blog and refresh their marketing materials. In our first year of efforts, our team won "Marketer of the Year" from the Top Practices Marketing & Management Summit. The blogs I wrote consistently ranked in the top five visited site pages and the practice grew 7.5% year over year with my marketing content writing.
I also held a position for several years as a marketing strategist and freelance content writer with an Ohio marketing agency ranked in the top 1% of Digital and Development Agencies in the US. The work was varied (from eco-friendly architecture to cookie bouquets to dentistry) and it was interesting writing for the dozens of different companies utilizing the agency.
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I have worked with companies in a wide assortment of industries to increase website traffic, craft marketing materials, and formulate lead magnets. Some of the companies I currently write for include AptAmigo, Dale Carnegie, GutCheck, and more.
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Visit my writing portfolio for select samples of the projects I’ve completed.
My Editing Experience
I got my first professional editing gig in 2016 from a most unexpected place—my sister. (I’ll admit, I was jealous. I always figured I’d be the first one in the family to write a book.) She had written a nonfiction workbook with her business partner, and they needed someone to turn the two alternating voices into one cohesive style and tone. I was able to provide structural guidance for the content and bring the writing together into a common voice through a line edit.
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Further editing projects came my way through writing groups, word of mouth, social media, and professional organizations. In January of 2022, I joined the freelance team at Greenleaf Book Group and have worked on dozens of fiction and nonfiction books from their fantastic authors.
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Throughout my career, I have been able to collaborate on a wide variety of projects from science fiction novels to memoirs to nonfiction blogs and more. Each time, the author and I worked together to find their unique voice and make it shine.
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Visit my editing portfolio for samples of the many projects I’ve completed.