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New Social Media – My Web Profiles

StephanieDickison 22 June 2010 No comments

Click on an icon to see one of my many profiles on the web. I’ll be adding more soon:

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Mentions – A Doctor Quotes From My Writer Column

StephanieDickison 30 March 2010 No comments

I am the luckiest girl in the world to be able to have a column in The Writer magazine. I’ve been contributing there with book reviews, features and now the column for over a decade now.

I am pleased to announce that my column, Let Me Put Words in Your Mouth, will be continuing every other month. The next on will be the July issue, out in June.

The magazine has been around since the 18oo’s, so they know whereof they speak, and I am always so pleased to find out how many people use it as a reference guide and resource. After all, I came to write for them because I was a fan and voracious user of all of their tools.

Dr. Richard L. Mabry is apparently a reader as well. In his blog, Random Jottings, he quotes from my column in the March 2010 issue – Technology: Get With the Program:

It’s All In The Tools

“The latest issue of The Writer magazine has an interesting juxtaposition of articles. On page 11, we read about the Charles Dickens museum, which is getting ready to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Dickens’ birth in 2012. In a box at the bottom of the page, we’re told that none of Dickens’ novels has ever gone out of print. That’s a tough record to match. And he hand-wrote every page with a quill pen.

Across the page, on page 10, freelance writer Stephanie Dickison talks about the effect of technology on writers. Here’s her opening statement: ‘To be a writer in 2010 means five things. You have a cell phone. You have high-speed Internet. You have a Web site. You know how to research online and make the most of Google. You’re promoting your work/self on some sort of social media such as Facebook or Twitter.’

As Bob Dylan sang (or whined, if you’re not a Dylan fan), “The times they are a-changin’.” I guess I’m a writer, because I can say “yes” to the five things Ms. Dickison lists. But what will be the necessary tools for a writer next year, or the year after that?”

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Mentions – Splitweet. Huh.

StephanieDickison 07 March 2010 No comments

I have no idea what this says except the thing about Twitter.

Sigh. I wish that my Twitter used Spanish. Doesn’t seguidores sound commanding and a little bit sexy?

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Writing Samples

StephanieDickison 01 March 2010 No comments

Feature Article & Column Samples By Category

Below are a few samples to showcase my different writing styles for various publications. However, this is only a small representation of my work. If you would like to see something else, please don’t hesitate to ask. Also please feel free to check out the About section, which has a list of publications I have written for.

Celebrity Interviews

Author/Editor Radio Show Interviews (audio interviews available for download below)

Technology & Social Media Articles

Social Networking for Business |Mobile Plans in Canada Get a Makeover |Kodak EasyShare Wireless Digital Frame | LinkedIn – How to Maintain Your Network | A Media Player Gift Guide – Just in Time for the Holidays! | Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Bags | The Coolest Covers, Skins and Cases for Your Electronic Devices | Sites and Software to Help You Get Organized |Smith Magazine’s Six Words on The Digital Life | Why Aren’t You Using the Speech Recognition That Comes with Your Computer?

Twitter Articles – 3 Top Photo Uploaders for Twitter | An Introduction to Tweetups & Tweetvites | Are You Extending Your Tweets? Then You’re Missing the Point | Canadians Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Their Politicians On Twitter | Creating Art Via Twitter | How to Manage & Filter Your Twitter Feeds | Isn’t It Time You Fall Clean Your Twitter Feed? | Promoted Tweets: Do You Read Them? Do You Care? | Interested In Design? Here Are 5 Twitter Accounts You Should Be Following | Isn’t It Time You Fall Clean Your Twitter Feed? | Spelling Mistakes on Twitter – Do They Matter? | Twitter Recipes: Meals in 140-Characters or Less (If You Can Figure Them Out!) | What Stars Revealing Their New Haircuts on Twitter Says About Them | Will the Real @RuthBourdain Stand Up? I Don’t Think So. | Would You Buy Lipstick Based on a Twitter Recommendation? The Beauty Industry Hopes So | Why You Should Be Scheduling Your Tweets | Why You Should Consider Using Co-Tweet | Why You Should Give Paper.li Another Look

Celebrities on Twitter Column – @JullyBlack | @LauraCalder | @SusanOrlean | @JoannaStern | @JosieStevensMTR

Travel

Writing About Writing

2009 Bylines Calendar| Eating My Words |The Writer Magazine | 5 of the Best Writing Books Ever |

My Humour Column About Freelancing for The Writer Magazine:

Striking a Balance in Freelance is a Struggle | Freelancing in Tough Times (or how not to pull your hair out) | Technology: Get With the Program |The Perks & Perils of Interviews | Word Counts: Blessings in Disguise | You Don’t Know What You Think Until You Write About It

Food & Wine Articles

Food & Wine Portfolio

Watch me in my role as Restaurant Critic on Slice TV’s “The List! Click here and go to THE LIST – S2 Full Episodes Click on Episode 24 – Part 4 (6:47 minutes)

Chef Interviews

Metro Newspaper Restaurant Reviews

Dine.TO Restaurant Reviews—available upon request

Journalism

Viewer Discretion Is Advised | You’ve Got Mail | Falwell’s Falter | Human Rights in the 21st Century: An Evolving Landscape | Mondetta Charity Foundation

Organizing/Productivity Articles

Are You Overscheduling Yourself? | Automated Systems to Incorporate Into Your Everyday Life | Change Your Computer Desktop, Change Your Day! | Choosing the Right Planner for Your Lifestyle | Do The Hard Things First – It’s Actually Easier! |Don’t Try to Live Up to Magazine Pictures of What “Uncluttered” Looks Like | Don’t Wait Until Your Next Move to Purge Your Belongings! | Get Inspired by a New Beginning! | Getting Organized Can Mean a Prettier Space | GTD—It’s All About Gratitude This Season | How to Be Productive & Balanced When Working From Home: A Field Report | How to Decide What’s Important Right Now in 3 Easy Steps | How to Declutter Your Desk and Countertops | How to Get Out the Door With Ease |Leave Room to Grow |Let Your Mind Relax in Order to Get More Done |My List, My Life | Overwhelmed by Clutter? These 5 Steps Will Help | Planning Does Not Take Away Your Creativity and Spontaneity! | Save Yourself a Ton of Money – Work with What You’ve Got! | Simply Write it Down! | Sometimes All It Takes to Get Organized is a Small Change | Timing is Everything | We’ve All Got the Same Time. How Are You Going to Spend Yours? | What I’ve Learned From Doing My Taxes | Why It’s Good to Have Guests Over | 3 Simple Organizing Truths That Can Change Your Life | 3 Simple Tricks I Use to Save Time – And Mental Energy | 5 Shortcuts That Will Save Time & Your Sanity | 5 Simple Ways to Get Organized Right Now! | 10 Steps to Simplifying Your Day

Health & Beauty Articles

Fashion Articles

Luggage for the Well-Traveled Gal |The Big Satchel: The Must-Have Bags of the Season! |2009 Trends for Wedding Gowns

Green (Eco) Articles

Going Green: Organics in Restaurants | Green Your Bathroom | How Green is Bamboo? | Organic on a Budget | The Flower Industry: It’s Not All Roses

Relationships

Living in Sin | Smith Magazine’s Six Words on Love & Heartbreak

House & Home

Wood Flooring Options |Home Theatre Systems |Jane Renwick of Urbanation |Len Walser of Walser Furniture Refinishing | Mike Holmes of Holmes on Homes

Art & Culture

Book Reviews

Book & Music Reviews

PopMatters.com

Memoir

Smith Magazine’s Six-Word Memoirs

Follow me on Twitter! – twitter.com/sdickison

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Social Media Consulting

StephanieDickison 01 March 2010 No comments

HELPING PEOPLE & BUSINESSES OF EVERY SIZE

I help people and businesses of all sizes manage their brand and presence online – whether you’re a small business, individual or large corporation, I help you and your brand/message shine online!

Do you want to learn how to use Facebook and LinkedIn to network and grow your business? Do you want to finally learn how to tweet? I can teach you how to do it OR manage it all for you.

I’ve worked with everyone from non-profit organizations to large corporations, home builders to cafe owners, IT consultants to art schools, hair stylists to psychotherapists. But here’s the thing - I ONLY WORK WITH PEOPLE AND COMPANIES THAT I BELIEVE IN. THAT WAY, I GIVE YOU MY ALL, MY VERY BEST.

When you hire me, you get someone who is as passionate about your business and services as you are.

And that makes all the difference in the world.

ATTENTION NON-PROFITS: I greatly reduce my rates for all non-profit organizations.

SERVICES I PROVIDE:

Community Management - I will do everything from building your company’s Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube pages to blogging and tweeting on your company’s behalf

Social Media Marketing & Management – Focusing on your customer and audience, I will create a social media campaign specific to you and your business.

Work with Your Team – If you already have an online presence, I will strategize and work with your management team on creating and/or incorporating relevant social media techniques into your PR campaigns.

I also teach social media workshops. Go to my Workshops page for some examples. I will also come to your business and teach you and your employees or if your a small business owner or entrepreneur, I’ll come to your home.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Having demonstrated creativity, engagement and collaboration within social media, I also have an acute understanding of your clients and their brands, and have the ability to relay it consistently across multiple social media networks.

I have excellent knowledge and understanding of relevant technology, new trends and the latest in social media and mobile innovation and can integrate it into broader PR/marketing campaigns.

Being a published author, writer and editor, I excel at online research and can synthesize large amounts of data into actionable information.

I write about technology & social media for a number of publications.

Extensive SEO, SEM and Social Media knowledge

Google Analytics analysis and reporting (monitoring campaign results, analyze key metrics, and optimizing click-through and conversion rates)

Website Auditing for clients and potential clients

TESTIMONIALS:

“In a three-hour consult with Stephanie, I learned more about how to improve the look and functioning of my website, and how to integrate it with social media, than I could have in weeks of hit-and-miss Internet browsing and experimentation. She listened and answered my questions, and zeroed in on my needs to offer insightful, practical suggestions that I was able to implement immediately. Her enthusiasm for social networking made it less foreign territory than I’d imagined.”

– Allyson Latta, writer, literary editor and writing instructor.

“I wish I’d realized years ago how Stephanie Dickison could change my life as a blogger. Since she’s taken over management of my website she’s relieved me of the frustration of struggling with technology. She knows how to do all these amazing computer things that absolutely bewilder me. As well, Stephanie has an unerring sense of just the right photo to accompany my blog posts. How can you beat that? She’s technologically skilled AND creative!”

- Mary K. Armstrong, author and psychotherapist.

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