Robert Palmer
18 Travis Court
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Website: www.therealrobertpalmer.com
Email: therealrobertpalmer@gmail.com
Telephone: (207)460-0529

About Me: I’m a meticulously precise copywriter specializing in web copy, articles, and ghostwriting with a flair for the creative. I have extensive experience in creating web-based sales materials (sales letters, squeeze pages, email marketing materials,) ghostwriting newsletters for small business owners and life coaches, and creating web copy for web start-up companies.

Education:
2001: Graduated University of Maine at Orono with a Bachelor’s Degree in History
Member of Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honors Society.

Work Experience:
2008-Present: The Maine Edge
Regular contributor of articles relating to video games and technology as well as editorial pieces for this local print/online newspaper. www.TheMaineEdge.com.

2008-Present: Exclusive ghostwriter for Michael Puck, SPHR; Corporate Health Coach, Author, Speaker, and featured contributor to Employee Benefit News. www.MichaelPuck.com
Work on a sales one-sheet for distribution at conferences in 2008 led to writing sales letters, and web articles culminating in ghostwriting his monthly EBN newsletter contribution. Currently re-writing his 12 chapter health benefits e-book.

September 2009-Present: www.RealPoor.com
Ongoing engagement to seed the video gaming site with articles and product reviews (currently over 50 and growing.)
Developed a unique “flavor” for the articles in accord with the client’s wishes.

Summer 2008-Spring 2009: www.TheBlackShip.com and www.JobCube.com (Web start-ups owned and operated by Baytek Data Solutions KK, Tokyo, Japan. Brian Sousa proprietor.
Created marketing and instructional content as well as a significant amount of web copy for both sites. Also blogged for the news feed at TheBlackShip.com.
Gained extensive experience with the Vivvo CMS.

April-August 2009: Gareth Williams
Created several internet sales letters and squeeze pages for two different intellectual properties in addition to creating a promotional E-book on the topic of Body Building.
Required significant market research and creation of “psychological triggers.”

Winter 2008: www.Photocrati.com Owned and operated by photographer Erik Danzer.
Seeded blog with over 150 posts pertaining to cameras and camera equipment. Blog was subsequently transferred to www.Photocrati.com. Moved the post from the original site and added 50-75 posts.
Gained extensive experience with the Joomla and Wordpress CMSs.

September 2008-August 2009: Affiliate Marketer/Trainer James Martel www.JamesMartell.com
Produced descriptive articles for his website, created two email campaigns for the launch of his biweekly newsletter, and wrote several sales and squeeze pages for his “Affiliate Marketer’s Bootcamp.”
Introduced to Wordpress (which I now use myself) and SEO writing.