Freelance
writer with 8+ years’ experience creating content for small businesses and
marketing companies including one client who has a 33% open rate on their email
newsletter and over 1,700 views per month on their website and blog.
EXPERIENCE
1/2012 – Present: Laura M. LaVoie:
Writer Asheville, NC
Freelance
Writer
- Blog writing for marketing
companies and small businesses like Haley
Marketing, HomeActions, GoPrime Mortgage Lending of West Asheville, Excelovation,
Tiny House Magazine and more.
- Guest blogging
for Tumbleweed Tiny House Company,
International Childfree Day, Mind,Body,Green, and more.
- WordPress skills,
including metadata and SEO.
- Ghost blogging for
business owners to establish them as subject matter experts.
- Speaking
engagements about Tiny Houses for multiple events around the country on topics
such as the philosophy of tiny living and affordable housing initiatives.
10/2014 – Present: The NotMom.com and
NotMom Summit Cleveland,
OH
Co-Administrator
- Established the first
ever conference for women without children in the nation.
- Speaker outreach,
coordination, and communication.
- Organizing the
schedule and events for the day.
- Continued work on
future Summit events.
- Blogging and
other writing projects.
6/2014 – Present: Asheville Small Home
Advocacy Committee Asheville, NC
Co-Founder
- Asheville SHAC is
a group of dedicated volunteers working together and with the city and Buncombe
County to make micro homes a viable solution for affordable housing, urban
density, and walkability of the city and surrounding areas.
- Partner with
multiple tiny house organization in the area including DIY Tiny, Tiny House
Asheville, Ergo Designs, and The Asheville Small Home Center.
STAFFING INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
5/2004 – 5/2012: Discover Staffing Alpharetta, GA
· Operations and
Recruiting Specialist
1997 – 2003: Interim Personnel, Entech Personnel, Klep Corporation Southeast MI
· Recruiter
PUBLICATIONS
- 120
Ideas for Tiny Living (2013)
- How
to Drink Craft Beer: A Beginner’s Guide (2014)
- Your
Job Search: Resumes, Interviews, and More (2015)
- Life
in 120 Square Feet: The Essays (2017)
All
available on Amazon.com
EDUCATION
Western
Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
· BA in
Anthropology and History
