Danielle McGaw

I'm a freelance writer and a social media manager - thus, The Social Freelance Writer!

I started playing around with the whole idea of making money online when I got my first computer.  I remember being so excited about the potential of it all.  But it wasn't until later that I realized that I could make money from writing.

I started off writing whatever I could but over the years I have found that I mostly enjoy writing blog posts on the topics of blogging, social media, careers, and education.  These are my chosen specialties but I also write about real estate, anxiety and panic disorder, and movie reviews.  Of course, in the 8 years that I've been a freelance writer I've written about many more things, too!

Social media is my big passion - specifically Facebook and Twitter.  I am the social media manager for a major Canadian busienss college and I love interacting with people on my own social networks.  Some writers do not realize how big of an impact social media can have on their careers.  I believe it is thanks to my use of social media that I have never been  dependant on content mills to make a living.  Most of my work now comes from  my connections on Facebook andn Twitter and from personal recommendations  from clients.

Find me online and connect with me:

Twitter

Facebook

These are just some fun facts about me:

• I'm 41 years old.
• I have two teenagers and a husband.
• I work from home full-time.
• I live in a really small town in Manitoba, Canada.
• I have three cats: Matt, Theo, and Princess.
• I am terribly afraid of birds and fish.
• I spend more time on the computer than is likely healthy.
• I love Cityville and Farmville on Facebook.
• I'm a little bit of a gypsie and I would love to live in an RV and travel the open road when I retire.
• I'm going to be a very young grandmother in December/2011.
• I don't judge - but I'm a pretty  good listener.
• I'm actually kind of shy.
• I love rain and thunder storms!
• My first poem was called "First Love"
• I've been writing since I was 12.
• My first story (well, the first good one) was called, "Chew the Bones in Your Juice"