Blogs

I am a highly experienced blogger, adept at both the style and content requirements of this form from the 700+ posts I’ve written for my own award-winning blog, Make a Living Writing.

Blog formats I’m familiar with include WordPress, Blogger and Moveable Type. I’ve also worked on several custom blog platforms, for customers including Lending Tree, American Express, and Dun & Bradstreet. I am a highly experienced blogger, adept at both the style and content requirements of this form from the 700+ posts I’ve written for my own award-winning blog, Make a Living Writing.

Forbes.com

My blog channel, The Franchise Files, drew nearly 3 million visitors in 3 years, with 177 posts.

A selection of my most popular Forbes posts:

7 Fast-Food Restaurant Chains That Rake In $2M+ Per Store (400K+ views)
Meet the 8 Hottest Publicly Traded Marijuana Companies (300K+ views)
Bootstrap Startup: Inside a $13K Restaurant Opening (170K+ views)
Million Dollar Burger: The Best Fast-Food Franchises to Own (160K+ views)

Slideshows:

12 Best Fast-Food Franchises to Own (900K+ views)
Top 10 Global Fast-Food Chains (500K+ views)
The 9 Fastest-Growing Fast-Food Chains (460K+ views)

“Carol is a skilled writer who asks the right questions and interprets an assignment in order to deliver top-notch articles. We brought her on to write a series of blog posts on business finance topics, and she did a lovely job of combining expertise with a personal voice. She is a pleasure to work with and is professional, personable, and very responsive to feedback and direction.” —Ghislaine Maze (Dun & Bradstreet)

Entrepreneur.com

I was the anchor blogger for Entrepreneur magazine’s Daily Dose blog for more than three years, posting three times a week or more. Here’s one of my more popular posts, about the Occupy movement, which received more than 2,000 retweets. This one, on business-blog topic ideas, also got 2,000 retweets. For about a year, I also wrote a Reality Check column, on business-related reality TV shows such as Shark Tank.

Beyond Kickstarter: 10 Niche Crowdfunding Platforms for Startups

Allbusiness.com

Is Your Startup Ready for Equity Crowdfunding? 7 Questions to Ask
If all you know of crowdfunding for startups is the world of Kickstarter, you’re missing out on a booming opportunity to raise money online.
Shark Tank‘s Celebrity Investors Share Their Business Secrets
Boy, this was fun, interviewing all the billionaires on Shark Tank. Favorite quote? “They’re dead to me…”
Blank Label’s Shanghai Adventure
Well, here’s one way to get your startup’s team to bond — have them all move into an apartment together…in Shanghai.
Kickstarter and the ‘Donation’ Fundraising Model
Hot new way to get money for your business.
US Microfinance Gets a Needed Boost
New funding for smaller business loans.
Tapping 401(k) Money for Your Business? Be Wary
The IRS’s dim view of ROBS transactions.
‘The Gulf Oil Spill: What Disaster Planning is All About
What you can — and can’t — do to protect your business from the unimaginable.
The Business Boot Camp for Saving the World
The Unreasonable Institute’s boot camp for startups with a social mission
Young Entrepreneurs Grow Their Business With Crowdsourcing
Quirky, Groupon, and other cool crowdsourcing companies.
Using Income Statement Ratio Analysis to Stay on Track
If you’re not using ratio analysis on your business, this technique will blow your mind.