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Carrie V.

Expert Content Writer and Editor

Senior content writer with 15+ years of experience producing high-quality, human-crafted SEO- and GEO-optimized content for businesses ranging from global brands to specialized publications. Author of 6M+ words of professional copy across industries, including finance, technology, legal, healthcare, and gaming. Published in Forbes, Visa, and 30+ international outlets. Proven ability to consistently achieve first-page Google rankings for published content. Brings a rare combination of linguistic expertise, editorial precision, and authentic voice to every project. Now more than ever, businesses are leveraging AI to create writing (and edit that writing). However, what sets authentic content apart is its unique ability to provide real, human insights and critical contextual commentary that a machine will never be able to replicate. This is why I build partnerships with companies and individuals to develop their online content to connect authentically with their target audiences. This content ranks better in search engines and captures a wider customer base that sees your business as a provider of value and honesty, not a faceless robot. Currently seeking long-term projects in particular, but as always, I'm glad to help with a variety of tasks! Offering discounted rates for board games and video games, including Kickstarter! My academic credentials include two BAs magna cum laude (one in Linguistics and one in Japanese) and an MSc in Forensic Linguistics, magna cum laude. Publications of my work include within the Minnesota Society for Poetry; the Conference for Culture, Language, and Social Practice; Notes and Queries; and WritersWeekly, the world's largest freelance ezine.

🇺🇸Southfield, United States$42/hr100% JSS5.00 (120)Since May 2012

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.1k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#21,098 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,717 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$3.1k

Last 6 months: $13k

World#11,804 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#3,012 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$313k

Billed in all: $316k

World#7,117 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,003 / 62.1k
Per project
$1.6k

$791 in the last 6 months

World#92,258 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#15,619 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
16
75% fixed25% hourly
World#8,872 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,492 / 62.1k
Projects in all
200

Across 217 contracts

70% fixed30% hourly
World#9,966 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,750 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$316k+$3.1k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$312k$314k$316k$318kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 2% in Article Writing

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #27Japanese898 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 3%
  2. #47US English Dialect1,209 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #10Top 4%
  3. #142Ghostwriting5,395 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #70Top 3%
  4. #291Article Writing12,520 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #98Top 2%
  5. #335Blog Writing13,251 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #135Top 3%
  6. #376SEO Writing11,348 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #117Top 3%
  7. #406Proofreading14,990 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #129Top 3%
  8. #458Writing16,517 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #215Top 3%