Saturday, October 8, 2011

Writing samples from a small trade publisher


During my tenure at Sumner Communications, I wrote extensively on business and technology. The company serves small and independent retailers, from flea market vendors to online merchants to mom-and-pop convenience stores and gift shops. In a down economy, these discount retailers are performing well, and I wrote many interesting stories about how they are doing it.

For FleaMarketZone.com, I wrote 497 news articles over 18 months, formatting each in WordPress, sourcing and correcting at least one photo for each article. Here are a few examples:
For Web Wholesaler, a magazine for online retailers, I wrote a feature every month on trends in e-commerce tech. Some samples: