Steve Slaunwhite

Steve Slaunwhite (born December 7, 1962 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian business author, copywriter and speaker, known for his books on copywriting and freelancing. He is the co-founder of International Freelancers Day.[1]

Steve Slaunwhite
Born (1962-12-07) December 7, 1962
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materYork University(Business).
OccupationBusiness author, copywriter, speaker
Notable work
The Wealthy Freelancer (co-author), The Everything Guide to Writing Copy, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Web-Based Business.
Websitewww.steveslaunwhite.com

Biography

Slaunwhite earned a business degree from York University and did post-graduate at Ryerson University. Upon graduation he began a career in professional sales during which time he published a number of sales-related articles in Sales And Marketing Journal, The American Salesman[2] and other publications.

His first book, Start & Run A Copywriting Business (Self-counsel Press), was favorably reviewed in several publications including Wall Street Journal.[3] His other books include The Everything Guide To Writing Copy (Adams Media), The Complete Idiot's Guide To Starting A Web-Based Business (Alpha) and The Wealthy Freelancer (Penguin)[4]—which was a long-time Amazon business bestseller and won a 2010 Best Small Business Book award[5] from SmallBizTrends.com.

Slaunwhite has also contributed sections and chapters to ten books including The White Paper Marketing Handbook and Web Copy That Sells. ISBN 0814432514

In 2016, was named "Copywriter Of The Year" by American Writers & Artists.

Bibliography

Books
  • Steve Slaunwhite, Start & Run A Copywriting Business, Self-Counsel Press, 2000 & 2005 new revised edition[6]
  • Steve Slaunwhite, The Everything Guide to Writing Copy, Adams Media, 2007[7]
  • Steve Slaunwhite, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Web-Based Business, Alpha/Penguin, 2009[8]
  • Steve Slaunwhite (with Pete Savage and Ed Gandia), The Wealthy Freelancer, Penquin, 2010[9]

Contributor
gollark: If I was forced to write all osmarks.net backend services as highly optimized C or something, they would probably be buggier, slower, less maintainable and lacking features.
gollark: Ah, but people have to make computers faster to make the continually worsening code keep running.
gollark: Well, the pay is good.
gollark: I occasionally write surprisingly good code which ends up continuing to function properly without any maintenance, but this is quite rare.
gollark: Apparently, people somehow don't mind terrible [ALL FEATURES EVER] in sufficiently trendy languages?

References
  1. "Self-employed Professionals to Celebrate International Freelancers Day, September 24". PRWeb. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. Slaunwhite, Steve. "Turning cold calls into customers". HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2019-10-25.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. Editorial Reviews Section: www.amazon.com/Start-Run-Copywriting-Business/dp/1551806339/
  4. Gallagher, Helen (April 26, 2011). "Book Review: The Wealthy Freelancer: 12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle by Steve Slaunwhite, Pete Savage, and Ed Gandia". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  5. "The Winners: Reader's Choice 2010 Small Business Book Awards". Small Business Trends. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  6. Slaunwhite, Steve (2005). Start and Run a Copywriting Business. Self-Counsel Press Limited. ISBN 978-1-55180-633-4 – via Google Books.
  7. Slaunwhite, Steve (2007). The Everything Guide To Writing Copy: From Ads and Press Release to On-Air and Online Promos: All You Need to Create Copy That Sells. F+W Media. ISBN 978-1-4405-2403-5 – via Google Books.
  8. Slaunwhite, Steve (2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Web-Based Business: Create a Solid Foundation for Your Dream Enterprise. Alpha – via Amazon.
  9. Slaunwhite, Steve; Savage, Pete; Gandia, Ed (2010). The Wealthy Freelancer. Alpha Books. ISBN 978-1-59257-967-9 – via Internet Archive.
  10. Publisher's website: http://www.the-cma.org/Downloads/Library/2011/EmailMarketingGuide.pdf


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