Nichole Smith

Current

Owner & publisher at The Guilty Parent
Writer/Editor/Consultant at Home

Past

Group Owner Message Board Moderator at ClubMom (now Cafemom)
Chief Mom Officer at Babyspot.com
Writer at Life123

Writer at Type-A Mom
Freelance Stringer at The Trading Post Newspapers
CSR/Admin Assistant at TMR, Inc.

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Education

Lorain County Community College

Recommended

7 people have recommended Nichole

Connections

72 connections

Industry

Online Media

Nichole Smith’s Summary

Professional Writer and proofreader experienced in all ares of content creating including blog posts, feature articles, short stories, biographies, essays, editorial pieces, press releases, research reports, creative ad copy, and SEO keyword articles for Internet publication.

Nichole Smith’s Specialties:

copyediting, transcription/editing of interviews, and proofreading, fiction, nonfiction manuscripts. Social networking, community development, management, personal marketing, forum leading, social media, product reviews and testing.

Nichole Smith’s Experience

Owner & publisher

The Guilty Parent

(Online Media industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

The Guilty Parent is an online blog dedicated to helping parents raise kids in today's society. The Guilty Parent is the Go-To site for parenting advice, tools, resources, parenting tips and hacks from real parents. Written for and by parents, The Guilty Parent gets that moms and dads everywhere need information that is relative to them and the struggles they face every day.
Writer/Editor/Consultant

Home

(Educational Institution; Arts and Crafts industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years )

I provide small businesses, website owners, and private clients with the content of their choosing. Services provided include:

Article Writing
Blogging
Article Rewriting
Copywriting
Ebooks
Proofreading
Editing
Marketing
Promotion
Group Owner Message Board Moderator

ClubMom (now Cafemom)

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

August 2000 — June 2009 (8 years 11 months)

Clubmom was the first all encompassing social network for moms. I joined as a member and was recruited to lead groups and moderate those groups. I served as a promoter, cheerleader, advocate and representative to the company by helping members find their way around the site, answer their questions, participate in online events and chats.

As Clubmom evolved and became Cafemom, I have continued my service with them by bringing my member driven groups to Cafemom and continuing my role as a volunteer group owner and moderator. I continue to help moms navigate the site, answer their questions and work with other members and group owners to ensure that members have a positive experience.
Chief Mom Officer

Babyspot.com

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

September 2008 — May 2009 (9 months)

In my role as CMO for Babyspot.com, I assist in business development and marketing as well as growing the community and management. I work closely with community members to make their experience a pleasant one.

I also work to promote babyspot.com to parents and potential partners. Actively searching out innovative ways to make babyspot.com a fun and informative experience for its users, testing products, services and features of Babyspot.com as a Go-To Mom and many other duties as the team sees a need for.
Writer

Life123

(Online Media industry)

February 2008 — March 2009 (1 year 2 months)

Life123.com is the online media guide to some of life's most pressing questions. Information on topics from love and money to home and garden through content such as articles and videos designed to enrich and inform readers.
Writer

Type-A Mom

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2008 — March 2009 (1 year 3 months)

Type-A Mom is a unique social networking site and advice center written by and for moms. Authors are experts in their area and provide visitors with real life advice and informative articles designed to help, enlighten, entertain and empower moms everywhere.
Freelance Stringer

The Trading Post Newspapers

(Writing and Editing industry)

August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)

Interviewed article subjects, reported local news, features on people, activities, provided photographs when necessary.
CSR/Admin Assistant

TMR, Inc.

(Printing industry)

March 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 10 months)

As the role of CSR I supplied online support as well as email and real time support to customers. Assisting them in placing orders, issues with tracking orders, profile information, updating customer information through the customer's online profile and ordering system. Assisted in the implementation of new customer ordering system through end user testing.

In the Administrative Assistant role I was able to supply various departments with support through order tracking, data entry, special projects, research and recovery of customer problems and other duties as assigned to me.