Henry Baum Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Owner of the parent company to SPR, Kwill, The Independent Review of Books, FMR.

Worldwide

I founded Self-Publishing Review in 2008, a premier site for self-published authors looking for reviews and author services. SPR has been listed in The Guardian, Forbes, Publisher's Weekly and The New York Times as a top resource for independent writers.With a large offshore staff of US copywriters and offshore service providers, I oversee customer support, and produce content about the publishing industry with an emphasis on digital marketing. I am responsible for the social media strategy.I develop products using data analytics on market viability and then testing those products both in beta and live. Product creation and management includes price points, content, design, and competitor analysis. Maintenance of the website includes extensive knowledge of WordPress: template design using CSS and PHP, plugin management, eCommerce integration with Easy Digital Downloads, WooCommerce, and payment gateways, and analytics for a high-traffic website, troubleshooting with engineers in Ireland, India, and the US on a regular basis.

Greater Los Angeles Area

As an online writer, my articles have been shared by andrewsullivan.com, The New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, and The LA Times. I was a contributor at 3AM. I was head copywriter at SEO Hosting, blogging about good SEO practices, and have written articles for Dynamic Page Solutions, iStockAnalyst.com, MoneySmartLife, AffiliateTips.com, as well as high school textbook materials for the Gleason Group.Clients include Demand Media, InfoSearch Media, CKMG, and Toobular. Researching hundreds of new industries on best practices and market competition, and providing SEO-driven content. I am also a fiction writer, being listed as the #1 indie novel in Entertainment Weekly. I won the top award at the Hollywood Book Festival in 2006, IPPY and DIY Festival in 2009. My first novel was published by Soft Skull Press in the US, UK, and France. I have also been published in Hustler, Les Episodes, 3AM, Dogmatika, and Storyglossia.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Writing about savings on consumer products and US consumer business trends within a team of remote home workers, which included conferencing as well as meeting occasionally at the main office for business-wide team building. Duties included market analysis of current savings trends for online stores in most every industry, with competitor analysis for determining content on the site, as well as for the discount website industry. Data entry and QA on web content for a $30 million/year business.

Responsible for researching and compiling 5000-word market analysis reports on industries such as banking, healthcare and insurance. Involved measuring past history against the current state of the industry, as well as forecasting future trends.

Ba, English/Creative Writing

Creative Writing

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