Hi, I’m Renee Claire, a freelance writer & editor based in Atlanta, GA.
Most of my work combines writing & editing services with digital technology. For example, I’ve edited podcasts for the Federal Reserve and produced self-hosted WordPress websites (with copy) for local businesses. Off-line work includes fundraising case study & feasibility study edits, communication and strategic plans, academic thesis edits, and brochure copy-editing.
In 2012, I merged my two former blogs, She’s A Betty (D.I.Y. women’s lifestyle, started in 2006) and PopKissKiss (Asian pop culture, started in 2009) into PopBetty.com. Blogging for such a long time taught me useful technical skills (e.g., HTML/CSS, WordPress CMS, photo editing) and specialized knowledge (about social media, writing for the web, and online communities) that I put to work for my clients.
Below are some samples of my work. If you’d like help on a project, or need more info (samples or references), contact me at [email protected]
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Work for Non-Profits
Through fundraising consultant Barbara Howell, I’ve worked on several non-profit fundraising campaigns. Work has included writing & editing work on a wide range of document types (feasibility studies, websites, brochures, case statements, strategic plans, eblasts, etc.) as well as technical work (main programs used include Salesforce, iWeb, & Expression Engine).
Garden Hills Pool House & Bitsy Grant
 Garden Hills Pool House Case Statement
I edited the case statement (PDF) for the Garden Hills Pool House Renovation (link is for the condensed public version). |
 Garden Hills Pool House Brochure
Barbara Howell & Associates created a fundraising brochure (PDF) for Garden Hills Pool House. I wrote and edited the text, with additional edits by the project leader. The brochure was designed by Trevor Irvin. |
 Garden Hills Pool House Fundraising Page
I created the Garden Hills Pool House fundraising page on the Garden Hills Neighborhood Foundation website. To make the page, I taught myself iWeb, set up a Click & Pledge donation page, connected the campaign’s Click & Pledge account with Salesforce, & set up a Mailchimp mailing list for the campaign. Finally, I designed the page and wrote the site copy. |
 Friends of Bitsy Grant Strategic Plan
I edited and streamlined a survey analysis and very rough strategic plan into the above strategic plan (PDF) for the Friends of Bitsy Grant Tennis Center. |
WordPress Websites
I’ve created several websites for local businesses and friends using WordPress (both WordPress.com and WordPress.org).
 SusanC.com
My mother, freelance writer Susan Contreras, needed a portfolio website to point clients to. We settled on a low-maintenance WordPress.com site, with a few premium elements (including The Theme Foundry’s React theme). Since we’re both writers, we collaborated on the site copy, and I handled the rest. The logo was handwritten using a Bamboo Wacom tablet and refined by graphic designer Susan Seitz. |
 BarbaraHowellAssociates.com
In 2012, a freelance client, Barbara Howell, started her own fundraising consultancy. She needed a website quickly (in less than a month), and also wanted something easy to maintain & update. She already had a logo (designed by Trevor Irvin, who also consulted on the website design), but otherwise the website was created from scratch. The Barbara Howell & Associates site uses WordPress and The Theme Trust’s Solo theme. |
My Former Blogs & Websites
I’ve blogged since 2006, first at She’s A Betty and then at PopKissKiss. In 2012, I merged my two blogs into PopBetty. Significant parts of the earlier content has been scrapped, updated, or condensed.
 She’s A Betty
She’s A Betty was a blog about D.I.Y. women’s lifestyle started in 2006. After a hiatus in 2009-2010, I restarted the blog in 2011. She’s A Betty received 10,000-15,000 unique hits a month, received over 1 million page views, and was a Typepad Featured blog. I was responsible for the entire site (design & content). |
 PopKissKiss
PopKissKiss was a blog about Asian pop culture. It was a self-hosted WordPress blog that uses a modified version of Studiopress’s Lifestyle theme. I created all the modifications, writing, & images. |
