I published my first book in January of 2016. My blog gains followers each time I write a new article. Twitter has brought people from around the world to my pages, and because of these things, I have been able to take on several clients for consulting work.
In addition to this, I have written insurance policy wording for Lloyd's of London, and my writing has been peer reviewed by attorneys for 16+ years. Outside of college, all of my marketing and writing skills are self taught, and are based upon the observation of human beings, their communication styles and their information needs.
My marketing history includes private companies only, for whom I was employed (but not as part of the marketing team). Each team would develop ideas, the marketing team would create marketing pieces for those, and the final review related to text, graphics and interpretation was my responsibility so basically, no marketing piece went out of the companies without my approval.