Website Content Consulting, Writing and Managment

In 1961, Black Belt Magazine stepped onto the martial arts scene as the worlds leading self-defense magazine. For the past 50 years have read the magazine has covered the classical and the modern eclectic martial arts trends as well as cutting edge styles. Now, entering the digital age, Black Belt magazine is stepping into the virtual world with a brand new website dedicated to bringing its fans martial arts related news from all over the world.

BlackBeltMag.com is the worlds #1 martial arts training website, which features the latest in martial arts news. With just a click, users can get:

·      Daily news posts about current trends in the martial arts industry

·      Articles, interviews and profiles of some of the worlds more prestigious martial artists

·      Free guides that explore and discuss new martial topics

·      In-depth coverage of the latest techniques, weapons and self-defense systems,

·      Free video techniques, by some of the world’s prestigious martial artists

·      And the Black Belt Store features instructional books and DVDs from a variety of disciplines

Subscribers to the website also receive Black Belt’s “Martial Arts Daily” newsletter which features:

·      Latest news in martial arts around the world

·      A technique of the week video clip

·      Free guide alerts

·      Special discounts on selected items on the Black Belt store

·      And an active community of other martial arts enthusiasts

Just signed up to be a guest blogger on ItsMySeat.com. For the last few weeks, I've been discovering some of the cool events that are happening in and around Los Angeles. Not only is ItMySeat.com a hub of great happenings around town, but they also take care of ticket sales and event logitics for some of these events. Interested in going to an event listed on their site? No need to click through multiple tabs - you can buy your ticket right then and there! I've also been blogging about some of the great features and services they offer to event organizers and coordinators. They're a one-stop-event-and-ticket-site.

During the month of March, I was asked to fill in as guest blogger for GPS4us.com, a website that promotes and sells a variety of GPS products and equipment. 

Posts were geared towards the new trends in Global Positioning Systems software, businesses and new products. Although the products on the GPS4us.com website focused on one particular brand, Garmin, the posts were not limited to Garmin news. It was open to discuss, report, and blog about how GPS is being applied in a wide range of uses: from pets to locating missing persons, to becoming  a part of the new social media scene.

I was brought onto the CetraLink team to help organize and coordinate information that would be posted on their new website.
Creating content and taglines when necessary, edited materials and advised how information should be structured on individual pages. Adjusting the language and content of the text on each page of their website, while keeping in mind the demographic the company was aiming to reach as well as maintaining a unified tone overall.

 

As VENARC’s primary Website Content Writer, I was asked to re-write the text on their new site. The type of writing they were looking for needed to reflect the VENARC approach to new projects/clients and their values. They needed the writing to be both marketable to new clients and well as knowledgeable to those who might be familiar with the technical aspects of the services they provide. Therefore the writing and tone needed to be tailored to fit in between these very firm and defined lines to accommodate a larger spectrum of potential customers.

"Venarc has helped its clients around the world manage and profit from every major wave of change in information technology (IT) for years. While many people talk about successful partnerships, Venarc believes it is best achieved through developing a thorough understanding of the real world needs and problems a business is facing. With this unique understanding, Venarc goes beyond simple fixes to truly innovative, effective solutions."

As a Content Manager for Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art, (AFFMA )my primary responsibility was to revitalize the website and turn it into a useful tool for the non-profit organization. Their objective was to have the site become a way to communicate news, events, promote their annual Film Festival, as well as create a potential revenue stream. They also needed someone to administer, organize or create content as needed. 

Duties Include:

• Reorganized information on the site to bring it up to date by creating content, posted news, press releases, pictures, and upcoming events

• Restructured the site to reflect the current events AFFMA was promoting, transforming the site into an informational and marketing too.

• Gathered, organized and edited information according to the needs and specification of each global navigation tabs.

• Opened up advertising opportunities for members and supporters of AFFMA

• Worked on innovative ways to enhance the site to match the needs and maturity of the organization.