How Can I Help You?

I've been helping major brands and retailers tell their stories, sell their products, boost web traffic, increase email open rates, develop content directions, and more since 2010. As social media's challenges grow, newsletters are becoming invaluable ways to build and sustain a following—I can help you with that. So very many websites for breweries, distilleries, and bars I visit when reporting are missing crucial information, and have confusing "About Us" pages with errors—makes sense, you're a brewer/distiller/mixologist, not a writer! But I can help you with that, too.

I can also help you build important media relationships and get the story of your brand or business out there to bigger audiences. Again, if you pursued your dream of brewing beer or distilling aquavit, you shouldn't be expected to know how to write a press release, or to keep up with every single media outlet in order to know where what story might work. And you might not have the budget to hire a PR firm. Benefit from my decade of experience as a journalist. I know what stories sell, where, and how. You just tell me your story, and I'll help you identify what's newsworthy and how to get the word out. I'll help you write press releases and with anything else along the way. I've done media consulting for Praytell Agency and have advised brands and businesses on an ad hoc basis over the years, so now I'm making it official with easy-to-book, easy-to-customize consulting. Here's what owner of Lone Wolf Cocktail Bar Anton Kinloch has to say:

"I've had the pleasure of working with Courtney 1:1 with respect to my own bar's social media presence and growth. She was instrumental in identifying key opportunities while giving clear and concise actionable advice in the process. One of the challenges of being a bar owner has been finding the time to outsource the social media side of things. I would say that anyone would be lucky to work with someone as talented in this line of work."

Finally, aspiring freelancers: Book me for coaching! It's a wild world out there, one that's constantly changing. Freelancing can be profoundly isolating, and it's hard to strike out on your own—you'll come face to face with so many decisions and might not have a road map for navigating them. I know I didn't when I first started out. Again, this is something that comes up often on an ad hoc basis, so I want to make assistance easy to book and customize. We can go super structured, where I help you brainstorm, research, and write a pitch, or we can put a 30-minute AMA on the calendar. And we'll of course work with your budget, too.