Hire Me

Wanna work together? Great! Here’s what I have on offer:

1) Articles or blog posts for family and travel publications (see work samples below).

2) Guest speaker and/or emcee at events and conferences. Topics include: writing tips, social media for business, social media in education, personal branding for new grads, and how to start a blog.

3) Promotional opportunities on the Coffee with Julie platform, which can include Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. Services can be packaged and customized to suit your needs. They include:

• Sponsored posts (Examples: CAA, Canadian Tire, Lady Speed Stick, Shopper’s Drug Mart, Kraft)
• Review posts, with a minimum product value of $50 (Examples: Chefx, Dorset Cereals, Beats Studio Headphones)
• Press trips/FAM: (Examples: Smuggler’s Notch, Calabogie Peaks, Beaches Resort)
• Direct advertising spots (Current clients include: Canada’s NAC and Terra20)
• Networked advertising (Currently on contract with SheBlogs Media)

How to contact me: Simply complete this short form

Looking for a freelance writer?

I just might be your gal! You can check out some past work below in the
general categories of Travel and Family & Parenting below.

TRAVEL

Online travel clips include:

• A complete archive of all Travel posts on Coffee with Julie
• “Smuggler’s Notch Resort in Vermont: Don’t Ski? Don’t Worry!” published on Road Trips for Families
• “Halifax Area Attractions: An Itinerary to See it All,” published on Road Trips for Families
• “Beaches Boscobel: A Top 5 for Families.” published on Road Trips for Families
• “Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont: A Winter Disneyland,” on Road Trips for Families
• “A New York Love Affair,” published on Life as a Human
• “Air Travel and Things that make you go “Hmmm,” published on Life as a Human
• “Postcard from Bar Harbor, Maine: Humans and the Creatures they Love,” published on Life as a Human
• “Postcard from Jonesport, Maine: Are Fishermen Lonely?” published on Life as a Human
• “Family Glamping,” published on Kids in the Capital

Longer print clips include:

• “What a woman wants,” The Ottawa Citizen.
• “All the laughter, more luxury: Big girls have fun at a slumber party at Le Nordik’s lodge,” The Ottawa Citizen
• “Travelling ‘blind’,” The Ottawa Citizen

Shorter print clips include:

• “5 worth the drive for a March Break getaway,” Ottawa Citizen, March 6/2010
• “5 best travel blogs,” pH2, Ottawa Citizen, Dec 26/2009
• “5 best girlfriend getaways,” pH3, Ottawa Citizen, Dec 26/2009
• “Ice up at Lac du Poisson Blanc,” page 10 of ADVENTURA magazine
• “Montreal is aflutter this weekend,” The Ottawa Citizen
• “5 best men’s rooms with a view,” The Ottawa Citizen
• “5 best wine touring regions in Australia,” The Ottawa Citizen

Other:

Tripsketch travel writer
This Web 3.0 project compiled research from travel writers around the world. I was one of them.

FAMILY & PARENTING

Print and online family & parenting clips include:

• “Empty Nest? Start Refeathering!” page 20-23, Ottawa Family Living, Spring 2014.
• “The Community Calling,” page 20-23, Ottawa Family Living magazine, Fall 2013.
• “Hosting a Slumber Party,” page 33, Ottawa Family Living magazine, Summer 2013
• “Carefree Life at the Cottage,” pages 54-57, Ottawa Family Living magazine, Summer 2013
• “Bullying is Bad. Don’t be a Bully.” published on PhD in Parenting
• “There are some things I wish she hadn’t had to learn.” published on Life as a Human
• “Olympic Dreaming? Not a Chance.” published on Life as a Human
• “Camping with Kids,” published on Kids in the Capital
• “Family Glamping,” published on Kids in the Capital
• “Party Favorites,” March 2011 issue of Parent & Child magazine

Thanks for taking the time to learn more about me!

Sincerely,
Julie (coffeewithjulieblog [at] gmail [dot] com)