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Kim T.

Plain City, Ohio

$85/hr
4.9
420 jobs

๐Ÿš€ 10+ Years Experience | 1,000+ Resumes Written | Clients Seeing Interviews in 1โ€“2 Weeks | 20%+ Salary Increases Hello! Iโ€™m Kim, a Professional Resume Writer, Recruiting Expert, and Career Coach with over a decade of experience helping professionals across the U.S. land interviews, offers, and higher salaries. ๐Ÿ“Š Proven Results: Clients typically see 2โ€“3x more interview callbacks Many land interviews within weeks of applying Helped clients achieve 20%+ salary increases Supported 1,000+ professionals from mid-level to executive roles Experience working directly with hiring managers & staffing firms Recent client stats: - John landed close to 30 interview requests during a career coaching program with me - Eric landed 6 interviews within three weeks - Rob landed 3 interviews in one day If you're applying and not hearing back, it's not you... it's your positioning. โœ” Not getting interview calls? โœ” Struggling to translate your experience into strong impact? โœ” Feel like your resume isnโ€™t reflecting your true value? Thatโ€™s exactly what I fix. ๐Ÿ’ก What Makes Me Different I donโ€™t just โ€œwrite resumes.โ€ I position you the way recruiters and hiring managers actually evaluate candidates. With 10+ years in recruiting, I know: What gets candidates rejected in seconds What makes a resume stand out immediately How to align your background with what companies are actually buying ๐Ÿ“ˆ What You Can Expect โœ” ATS-optimized resume that passes filters โœ” Clear, results-driven bullet points (not generic fluff) โœ” Strong positioning for your target roles โœ” Increased callbacks and interview traction โœ” Strategic storytelling that sells your value โœ๏ธ Resume & Career Services Executive, Mid-Level, and Entry-Level Resumes Resume Rewrites & Transformations Job-Specific Resume Targeting Resume Audits & Reviews ATS Optimization Cover Letters LinkedIn Profile Optimization ๐ŸŽฏ Recruiting & Talent Expertise Candidate sourcing (LinkedIn, job boards, networks) Resume screening & shortlisting Interviewing & evaluation Matching candidates to roles based on real hiring criteria ๐Ÿง  Industries I Work With Construction | Finance | Accounting | Healthcare | Engineering | IT | Project Management and more... ๐Ÿ”ฅ Why Clients Hire Me Because I combine recruiter insight + career strategy + execution This isnโ€™t just resume writing... itโ€™s positioning you to get hired faster. ๐Ÿ“ฉ If you're serious about landing interviews and want a resume that actually works in todayโ€™s market, send me a message... Iโ€™m happy to review your resume and give quick, honest feedback.

  • Resume
  • LinkedIn Development
  • Resume Design
  • Content Writing
  • Proofreading
  • LinkedIn Recruiting
  • Recruiting
  • Lead Generation
  • Writing
  • Job Search Strategy
  • LinkedIn Profile Optimization
  • Resume Development
  • CV
  • Resume Writing
  • Resume Screening
  • Microsoft Word
  • LinkedIn
  • Career Coaching
  • Candidate Interviewing
  • Applicant Tracking Systems
Lalonie W.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

$30/hr
4.7
25 jobs

๐ŸŸข Available to start immediately. Many websites look polished but still struggle to generate leads, convert visitors into clients, or clearly communicate the value behind the business. A website should do more than simply exist online, it should help build trust, support growth, and guide visitors toward action. I help businesses create and optimize high-converting websites that are strategically structured to improve user experience, strengthen brand credibility, increase engagement, and support real business goals. My work combines Squarespace web design, web development, UX/UI design, responsive design, SEO optimization, and website customization to create websites that are not only visually strong, but also built with performance, usability, and conversions in mind. Whether youโ€™re launching a new business, improving an existing website, expanding your online presence, or migrating platforms, the focus remains the same: โœ” Clear messaging that communicates value quickly โœ” Better user flow that guides visitors toward action โœ” Conversion-focused design that supports business growth โœ” Mobile optimization across all devices โœ” SEO-friendly structure for visibility and reach โœ” Scalable website systems built for long-term growth As a Squarespace Web Designer and Developer, I build websites that help businesses attract the right audience, improve engagement, and turn more visitors into inquiries, bookings, and customers. WHAT IMPROVES WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER: โœฆ Your website communicates your services more clearly and professionally โœฆ Visitors understand your value faster and take action more confidently โœฆ Your structure and user flow encourage more inquiries and conversions โœฆ Your website performs smoothly across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices โœฆ Your online presence feels more strategic, credible, and conversion-focused โœฆ Your website becomes easier to manage and scale over time I WORK WITH: โœ” Squarespace website design and web development โœ” Custom Web Design for service-based businesses, coaches, consultants, creatives, and ecommerce brands โœ” Squarespace Landing pages designed for conversions and lead generation โœ” Ecommerce setup and optimization โœ” Squarespace Web Development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript โœ” SEO optimization, keyword strategy, and on-page improvements โœ” Mobile-first responsive design and performance optimization โœ” Platform migrations (WordPress, Shopify, Wix โ†’ Squarespace) โœ” Template customization, layout structuring, and brand alignment โœ” Website troubleshooting, fixes, and ongoing support โญ WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME: โœ” 5-star client feedback โœ” Experience across website builds, optimization projects, and migrations โœ” Strong understanding of conversion-focused UX/UI design โœ” Clear communication, structured workflow, and reliable delivery โœ” Focus on performance, usability, and long-term website growth Many businesses already have a website, but it often lacks the structure, clarity, user experience, or optimization needed to convert visitors effectively. Common issues include unclear messaging, poor mobile experience, weak user flow, slow-loading pages, outdated layouts, or websites that fail to reflect the quality of the business itself. I solve these problems through a strategic combination of UX/UI design, SEO optimization, mobile optimization, CSS enhancements, and conversion-focused website structure. Rather than building generic websites, I focus on creating websites that support real business goals whether that means generating more qualified leads, increasing conversions, improving bookings, strengthening trust, or building a stronger online presence. RESULTS I PRIORITIZE: โœ” Higher-quality leads and stronger conversion rates โœ” Better-performing landing pages and website structure โœ” Cleaner UX that improves engagement and usability โœ” Fast, mobile-optimized websites built for scalability โœ” A stronger digital presence that builds trust instantly โœ” Websites designed to support long-term business growth Every project also includes post-launch support for refinements, troubleshooting, guidance, and smooth transition after delivery. Send over your project details or website link, and Iโ€™ll help you identify the best strategy to improve performance, user experience, and conversions. 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  • Squarespace
  • Web Design
  • WordPress
  • Graphic Design
  • CSS
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • HTML
  • Shopify
  • JavaScript
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Website Redesign
  • Wix
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • CSS 3
  • Logo Design
  • Adobe InDesign
  • HTML5
  • Web Development
  • Landing Page
  • PHP
Sabrina C.

San Diego, California

$150/hr
4.9
24 jobs

I am a Holistic Precision Life Coach, Brain Wellness Coach, and the creator of the groundbreaking Life-Work Balance System, which places emphasis on the connection between mind and body. I have positively transformed the lives of high-performing professionals by instilling in them a healthier lifestyle and unlocking the full potential of their talents and skills in both their personal lives and professional endeavors. Drawing from the cutting-edge disciplines of epigenetics, neuroscience, chronobiology, and positive psychology, I provide an unparalleled level of expertise and guidance. My coaching methodology is rooted in a holistic approach that recognizes your intricate tapestry of being. Each coaching journey is meticulously tailored to your unique circumstances and objectives. By skillfully identifying the challenges and barriers obstructing your path to success, I empower you to explore innovative ideas, recalibrate your mindset, and take decisive action towards making sound, transformative choices. The pillars of nutrition, sleep, movement, stress/anxiety/burnout management, self-care, and time management form the cornerstone of this transformative process. By harmonizing your body and brain, you will experience a profound surge in energy, unwavering focus, boundless happiness, unparalleled creativity, unyielding positivity, unparalleled productivity, resounding success, and an overall invigorated vitality. Prepare to supercharge your goals and exceed your wildest expectations! In conjunction with one-on-one coaching sessions, I offer a Life-Work Mastermind program biannually, designed specifically for high achievers yearning to elevate their personal and professional aspirations to unprecedented heights, all while enhancing well-being and productivity in our rapidly evolving, technology-driven society. Though based in San Diego, California, I connect with clients from all corners of the globe through virtual coaching sessions. Distance is no longer a barrier to unlocking your full potential; together, we will transcend borders and unleash your greatness.

  • Health & Wellness
  • Stress Management
  • Life Coaching
  • Wellness
Kirsty C.

Clayton, North Carolina

$70/hr
5.0
21 jobs

Need training that changes what people actually do? I design practical learning programs, curriculum, workshops, and professional development built around real workplace challenges. I create slide decks, facilitator guides, workbooks, exercises, assessments, and complete training programs. I can deliver them live or hand them off ready to run. My focus includes leadership, communication, accountability, conflict, interpersonal effectiveness, and employee development. I also work with HR and managers to identify the real performance gap before building the solution. I have a BA in Psychology from NC State and more than 10 years of experience leading teams, training employees, developing managers, and creating leadership and conflict curriculum. Tell me what is not working now and what you want people doing better. Iโ€™ll tell you how Iโ€™d approach it.

  • Personal Development
  • Professional Tone
  • Writing
  • Sales Consulting
  • Organizational Background
  • Life Coaching
  • Training Presentation
  • Coaching
  • Curriculum Development
  • Instructional Design
  • Curriculum Plan
  • Dating & Social Life
  • Executive Coaching
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Coaching Session
  • Presentation Design
  • Training Design
  • Training & Development
Sharon L.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

$60/hr
5.0
75 jobs

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ% ๐‰๐จ๐› ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž๐. ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค, ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž -- ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ. I'm Sharon Lee, a Certified High Performance and Business Coach specializing in helping entrepreneurs launch, scale, and lead at their highest level. My clients come to me with big goals and real obstacles, not just business challenges, but the full picture: burnout, divorce, health issues, mindset blocks around sales, scattered focus, and the relentless pressure of doing it all. I don't coach around those things. I coach through them. What we work on together: - Launching or scaling your business with a clear, executable plan - Sales strategies and Marketing plans - Breaking through mindset and emotional blocks that are costing you revenue - Recovering your time, energy, and focus so you can lead effectively - Navigating major life transitions without losing business momentum - Building the confidence, clarity, and systems that hold when life gets hard - AI Business automations too Certifications & Training: - Certified High Performance Coach (CHPC) โ€” Brendon Burchard - Tony Robbins Strategic Interventionist - iPEC Certified Professional Coach (CPC) โ€” ICF Accredited - International Coach Federation (ICF) Member - Certified Master Life Coach (CMLC) - Certified Business Coach (CBC) - Certified NLP Practitioner - ACE Certified Wellness Coach - ACE Certified Nutrition Coach - Certified Career Coach - Claude Code expert Featured in LA Times and Thrive Global. Client Spotlight: A business owner came to me mid-divorce, managing a team, and completely unable to focus. Revenue had plateaued for two years. Within 90 days we restructured her priorities, worked through the emotional weight she had been carrying into every sales conversation, and rebuilt her week around her actual capacity. She signed three new clients that quarter, her best in four years. This is the work. It's not just strategy. It's the whole person. All sessions are private, 1:1, and conducted virtually via Zoom. If you're ready to stop spinning your wheels and start building with real momentum, send me a message. I work with a small number of clients at a time so I can give you my full attention. Let's find out if we're a fit. Skills and Tags: Life Coaching Business Coaching Executive Coaching High Performance Coaching Mindset Coaching Entrepreneurship Business Strategy Burnout Recovery Leadership Development Career Coaching NLP Wellness Coaching Productivity Goal Setting Sales Mindset

  • Personal Development
  • Life Coaching
  • Business Coaching
  • Health & Wellness
  • Startup Consulting
  • Stress Management
  • Executive Coaching
  • Coaching Session
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Leadership Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Sales Coaching
  • Team Training
  • Sales Funnel
  • AI Chatbot
  • AI Implementation
  • AI Content Writing
  • Marketing Automation Strategy
  • WordPress Landing Page
  • Business Process Automation
Candice D.

Kansas City, Kansas

$15/hr
5.0
3 jobs

Most Amazon KDP rejections come down to margins, trim size, fonts, or a broken table of contents. I catch all four before upload, and fix anything KDP flags afterward, free, until it clears. Hi, I'm Candice. I know exactly where you are right now. You've written the book. You've edited it, re-read it so many times you could recite it. Now you're staring at formatting like it's a language you don't speak especially amidst margins, bleed, trim size, gutter, embedded fonts, clickable TOC, widows and orphans. You shouldn't have to learn any of that. That's my job. What I do: I take your manuscript and build it into a properly structured book for Kindle, paperback, or both formatted to meet KDP's actual technical requirements: correct trim dimensions, mirrored margins with proper gutter width, embedded fonts, working navigation. I also design the cover, so the interior and cover come from one production instead of two disconnected files that don't match in tone or trim. If KDP's previewer flags a technical issue after upload, I fix it at no extra charge until it clears. Why formatting causes more rejections than authors expect: The short list of avoidable mistakes: wrong trim dimensions, margins that don't account for the spine, a table of contents with broken links, fonts that silently fail to embed, missing front matter. I check for all of these before your file ever reaches KDP. On the cover: A cover has to work at four different sizes. The full print size, the online store thumbnail, a mobile screen, and the spine. I design with genre conventions and thumbnail readability in mind from the first draft, not as an afterthought once the full-size version looks nice. For print, I build it to your exact trim size and page count so the spine width and bleed are correct the first time, no back-and-forth after KDP calculates your spine measurement. On copyright: if your interior or cover uses stock elements, fonts, or Canva assets, not everything in those libraries is licensed for commercial book publishing, KDP can and does ask for proof of rights. I only use original or properly licensed elements, so you're not exposed there. What you receive: A print-ready PDF for KDP or IngramSpark, a clean EPUB for Kindle and other platforms, a print and ebook cover built to spec, working clickable navigation, correct spine-aware margins, chapters starting on the right page, no widows or orphans, embedded fonts, properly formatted front/back matter, plus your source files and a plain-English readme for uploading. Where I specialize: beyond standard fiction and non-fiction interiors, I also handle structured, image- and layout-heavy books, including children's workbooks, where consistent formatting across dozens of near-identical pages matters more than in a standard novel. Tools: InDesign for complex layouts with images or charts, Vellum/Atticus or Kindle Create for straightforward fiction and non-fiction, Word when that's genuinely the right fit. I use whatever the book actually needs. To get an accurate quote fast, send me your word count, intended trim size (or tell me the genre and I'll recommend one), and whether you need ebook, print, or both. I'll also ask if you have an ISBN yet or need guidance there.

  • Book Cover Design
  • Book Design
  • Kindle Direct Publishing
  • Ebook
  • Ebook Formatting
  • Ebook Design
  • Book Layout
  • Book
  • Formatting
  • Print Design
  • Amazon
  • Amazon Book Category Research
  • Adobe InDesign
  • EPUB
  • IngramSpark
  • Layout Design
  • Typesetting
  • Publishing
  • Book Cover
  • KDP Interior

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