As a content marketer (and dare I say ContentOpps person), I’ve written a variety of articles for international and stateside clients since 2009. The styles and length (300-2,000 words) vary depending on the client’s goals, voice, and scope of work. Often, I’m assigned a byline but I also ghostwrite.
When ghostwriting, I match the writing style with their brand voice, local spelling (Cheers, UK!), and local idioms. If the company doesn’t have brand guidelines regarding their voice and tonality, I read their website and mirror it. The goal is to amplify their purpose and keep visitors coming back. Of course, each article has SEO best practices in mind — with a few of my own intuitive strategies.
You can’t post online if you don’t have blog posts, right? I’ve been fortunate to work with some of the best companies in tech, as well as small businesses. Building brand awareness and education with small businesses in the tech space is my why.
Over the last twenty years, I’ve written for these industries: Automotive, Beauty, Construction and Engineering, eCommerce, Event Planning, Franchise Development, Gaming, Website Hosting, Life Coaching, Magento Plugins, Nonprofits, Real Estate, Social Media, Tech, Travel, Video Marketing, WordPress, an IPv4 Broker, and probably some that I’ve forgotten.
My nonfiction books can be found on Amazon.
Writing Samples from Bridget Willard
- Accelevents: Your Event Needs Name Tags – 5 Event Badge Design Rules To Facilitate Community
- Andrews Wharton: Can You Hear Me Now? How Do You Reach Customers Who Need Your Hearing Aids?
- BetterCloud: The Spreadsheet Trap: Why You Need a SaaS Management Tool
- Faith Growth: Launching a Website for Grace Lutheran Church, A Case Study
- Fooman: Zero eCommerce Headaches With Xero and Magento
- GiveWP: Friends who give together — making a difference.
- Green Link: How Much Should You Budget for a Chain-Link Dog Run?
- Infinite Uploads: How to Create a Photography Website and Sell Your Photos With Infinite Uploads
- IPv4 Market Group: IPv4 Addresses Bridging Future
- Michael Grubbs: Door County Winterizing Checklist – Because You Fly South For the Winter
- Postmatic: Blog Comments for Small Business, Not Just for Bloggers
- Peepso: Give Human-like Support for Your Online Products With a Community
- Pressable: When Your Web Design Client Fails to Deliver Content
- Riggins Construction: Why Does a Contractor’s Proposal Matter?
- Rocket.net: Afraid Of Selling Website Maintenance Care Plans To Your Clients? Your WordPress Agency Adds Value In Just A Few Steps!
- Senior Life FYI: Life-after-death, Surviving the Loss of Your Partner
- Staging Pilot: Billable Work Week Adding 20 Hours a Case Study With Pixel Jar
- The WP Minute: Top 10 Ways for Hosting Companies to Reach (And Keep) New Customers
- Torque Magazine: Creating The Best WordPress Community
- Trip Designs: Traveling to the Netherlands Nijmegen and Bergendal
- WordPress: WordPress Version 4.8 About Page
Case Studies
The Bridget FAQs
General Philosophy & Approach
1. What is the core of Bridget’s marketing philosophy? Bridget utilizes a “relationship-first” and human-centered approach. She prioritizes authentic conversations over automation, focusing on building real connections with customers and peers rather than just broadcasting content.
2. How does she handle brand voice for different clients? She specializes in matching a brand’s specific style, including local idioms and spelling (e.g., UK vs. US English). If a company lacks formal brand guidelines, she analyzes their existing website and social presence to mirror their voice and tonality accurately.
3. What is her stance on organic vs. paid growth? Her methods focus on organic growth strategy. In the GiveWP case study, she achieved a 36x increase in followers without relying on paid promotion or buying followers, proving that authenticity and consistency can scale a brand naturally.
Twitter (X) Strategy
4. What is Bridget’s “power move” for growing an audience on X? Her primary “power move” is replying to other people’s content. This moves beyond just posting “scaffolding” content to engaging in real-time conversations that build community and visibility.
5. What are the most important metrics she tracks? While many focus on follower counts, Bridget emphasizes profile visits per tweet as a critical metric of “qualified interest”. For one client, she increased this metric 22x over four years, demonstrating a rise in audience curiosity even when posting frequency decreased.
6. How does she use Twitter Lists? She considers Twitter Lists to be an underrated B2B research tool. She uses them for list management and monitoring category conversations to surface insights back to the client’s team.
7. What is the “Saturday Morning Cartoon” strategy? This is a proprietary “Secret Sauce” she developed based on insights from attending WordCamps. While the specific mechanics are a part of her custom consulting, it is used to foster engagement and brand recognition.
Content & SEO Strategy
8. How does Bridget bridge social media engagement and long-form content? She uses social media as a research tool to turn common questions, frustrations, or SaaS objections into blog posts. This ensures the content strategy actually converts because it directly addresses the audience’s needs.
9. What does a typical “Audience-Magnet” article look like? These are typically short-form articles (400–600 words) with a clear Call to Action (CTA). They are designed to be either SEO-optimized or written for thought leadership, using insights gathered from real-time Twitter engagement.
10. What is her view on the relationship between SEO and social media? Bridget believes that SEO captures demand, but social media (specifically X) creates it. She argues that if a product isn’t part of the active conversations where people are comparing tools and sharing frustrations, it remains “invisible” to search demand.
Service & Working Style
11. What is included in her “SaaS Marketing Package”? For a monthly fee (listed as $2,100/mo in the sources), Bridget provides:
- Full X/Twitter Pro Management: Daily posting, replying, and list management.
- Four Short-Form Articles: Written or edited by Bridget and based on product goals.
- Collaboration: Monthly reporting, joining the client’s Slack channel, and an editorial calendar.
12. What can a client expect in the first 90 days?
- Month 1: 4 weeks of content queued and a 20% engagement lift on X.
- Month 2: A 10% increase in followers and additional articles.
- Month 3: An increase in profile visits per tweet and a 10% lift in overall website traffic.
