Joy B
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Joined 9/8/2013
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Joy earned her Bachelor's Degree from Allegheny Wesleyan College, majoring in Missions and Religious Studies and minoring in music, and also studied Pre-Med at Virginia Wesleyan University. She spent time working as an intern in the Emergency Room/Trauma Center of Norfolk General Hospital while studying medicine. Joy started writing full-time in 2005, additionally providing proofreading and editing services for multiple businesses. She has been a ghostwriter for several eBooks and special reports on various topics, including emergency medicine, organ transplantation, social media marketing, and education. She has extensive experience writing press releases, has been a guest blogger for numerous high-profile blogs, and her work has been published in several magazines, including Highland Dancer, Woman Rider, and Thunder Press. Her background in the medical field, which includes working in Geriatric Care, Private Home Health Care, and Emergency Medicine, provides her with an extra edge when writing and editing articles related to the medical field. She continues to stay up-to-date in the medical fiel​d by completing continuing medical education credits and keeping certifications current, including Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications. Joy also has experience in motorcycle journalism – something she’s passionate about – runs social media and writes for an industry-leading V-twin motorcycle magazine, and is now the Editor of a women's motorcycle magazine.
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Specialties

Joy specializes in multiple types of writing, including feature stories, SEO content, press releases, special reports, white papers, fiction, blogging, opinion pieces, ​and eBooks. Topics of specialty include medicine, health and fitness, fashion, religion, education, and motorcycles/powersports.

Interests

Joy has the heart of an adventurer and enjoys spending as much time as possible outdoors surfing, dirt bike riding, and hiking. She loves music and plays the piano and sings. Passionate about motorcycles of all types, v-twin engine bikes, and custom motorcycles take up much of her time.

Education

Allegheny Wesleyan College

Joy attended Allegheny Wesleyan College for 4 years, majoring in missions while also focusing on pastoral ministries and music. Joy was the assistant Dean of Women for 2 years while attending college. With a strong focus on music, Joy played piano for the college choir and traveled with a college music/PR group on weekends and during the summer, playing piano and singing. Joy was Student Counsel President, Class President and also was head of the Yearbook committee. She completed a Missions Internship in Africa, which was a requirement for her Missions major.

Virginia Wesleyan College

Joy attended Virginia Wesleyan College, majoring in biology and premed studies. While attending Virginia Wesleyan College, an advanced study program allowed her to complete a medical Externship at Norfolk General Hospital in the Emergency Room/Trauma Center.

Health

1,628 Projects Completed

Joy's medical training and experience provides her with the experience and knowledge to write for the health industry. She has written for the health industry for 10 years and has worked with both large and small companies, providing quality health related articles, web pages, special reports and blogs. Her writing experience in the health industry includes nutrition, general wellness, dental health, exercise, and alternative medicine.

Medical

713 Projects Completed

Joy spent several years working in the medical industry, working in a Geriatric Care Facility, in Private Home Healthy Care and in Norfolk General Hospital's Emergency Room. Using her experience in the medical field, Joy has written extensively for the medical industry, writing articles on new medical procedures, informative blog posts on medical topics, and white papers on new studies and technologies in the medical field.

Fashion

636 Projects Completed

Joy spent more than three years providing a top beauty and fashion blog with short, regular blogs on various fashion topics, including blogs on trendy swimsuit styles, top runway trends, clubwear and seasonal fashion trends. She also has written fashion product descriptions for several websites that focus on offering the latest in men's, women's and children's fashions.

Beauty

522 Projects Completed

Joy spent more than three years providing a top beauty and fashion blog with short, regular blogs on various beauty topics from new beauty products to hair, makeup and anti aging tips. She also has been a ghost writer for several beauty ebooks on various beauty topics as well, including an ebook on hairstyles for different face shapes and hair lengths.

Food

314 Projects Completed

Joy spent more than three years working for a top food website, writing recipes, food reviews and other food related content. She has ghostwritten multiple ebooks in this industry on topics that include the Paleo diet, slow cooker cooking, vegan recipes and the food truck industry. Other topics she has covered in the food industry include restaurant reviews, wine and vineyard reviews, how-to articles and bakery related articles.

Kids/Family

282 Projects Completed

Joy is the mother of two children, one with special needs, and draws upon her daily experiences to write parenting, kids and family blog posts for her own personal blog. She also has written extensively for several parenting websites and blogs, providing weekly posts on topics from special needs parenting to teen parenting.

Marketing

226 Projects Completed

Joy has extensive experience writing marketing blogs, articles and special reports. Some of the topics she has covered include Pinterest marketing, Facebook marketing and content marketing. She also has been a ghost writer on an ebook all about Pinterest marketing for small businesses. Joy also provides social media marketing services for several private clients.

Education

208 Projects Completed

Joy spent time teaching at Sumter Christian Day School in Florida, teaching writing, public speaking and music to both middle school and high school students. While she is no longer teaching, she continues to write articles for several education blogs and websites, using her expertise and experience to write engaging, informative content.

Music

136 Projects Completed

Joy minored in music in college and has been playing the piano since age 9. She also traveled in a music group on weekends during her college years, playing the piano for the group and doing backup vocals as well. Joys experience in the music industry has led her to write articles offering advice to musicians and she has blogged extensively on music blogs, providing posts on new bands, album reviews and news in the music industry.

Outdoor/Recreation

44 Projects Completed

Motorcycle Industry

Joy currently writes for a print motorcycle magazine, writing feature stories, columns, and more. She also manages social media for the motorcycle magazine, building a dominant social media presence for the magazine in just six months.

FinTech

30 Projects Completed

Worked with leading FinTech and InsurTech clients on website content creation, marketing strategies, social media strategies, and content marketing plans.

Blog Post

1,851 Projects Completed

Joy has provided blog posts for multiple blogs, including political, parenting, fashion and religious blogs. Her blogging has involved helping new blogs post quality, engaging blogs that also help boost search engine rankings. She has also written posts for established, high-profile blogs. Her witty, relaxed tone is effective at grabbing the attention of readers.

Article

1,293 Projects Completed

Through her more than 15 years as a freelance writer, she's created hundreds of quality articles on multiple topics. She specializes in medical writing, but also in motorcycle and Powersports writing. Additional industries she's created articles for include insurtech, fashion, kids and family, health and fitness, music, and education.

Facebook Post

1,024 Projects Completed

She's currently a social media manager for companies in the motorcycle industry, renewable energy industry, and insurtech industry. She specializes in creating Facebook (and other social media) posts that grab attention and engage audiences.

Web Page

850 Projects Completed

Joy has assisted hundreds of customers as they build quality, content-based websites. She has written Homepage content and About Us pages. Her experience in writing webpage content includes multiple industries, including fashion, medicine, sales, cooking/dining, parenting, health and fitness, education, security, biometrics and more. Joy understands the importance of user-friendly, succinct content that grabs the attention of readers, keeping readers on the website as long as possible.

Press Release

252 Projects Completed

For more than seven years, Joy has worked with clients, providing them with Press Releases and other PR materials required to run a successful public relations campaign. She has written press releases for clients in many different fields, including Dental Offices, Fashion Retailers, Doctor's Offices, Law Firms and more.

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