Introducing Angie Haggstrom, Cloud Mixer Author

Written by: Angie Haggstrom | September 13, 2009

I am so excited to be here and I’m looking forward to meeting you all. I’m also honored to be part of such an elite group of professionals. These guys are the best of the best and the future promises to hold some amazing experiences, opportunities, and memories for all of us.

As for you, my dear readers, we may have already met. I’m the founder and senior copywriter at Angie’s Copywriting, I write for several other blogs, and love social networking hangouts like Twitter. But, if we haven’t already become acquainted, there’s a few things you should know about me:

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I am a social media addict.

I love meeting new people and how easily information and ideas flow through these channels. I like finding out what you’re up to, how you’re doing, and what exciting things you’re reading about. I find the ability to connect with others from all over the world benefits everyone and makes the Internet into an unending realm of possibilities. In short, I’m a firm believer in the idea that more heads are always better than one. The more minds you have working on an issue, the better the outcome will be.

I’m a musician turned writer who’s not afraid to get creative.

The way I see it, if you’re going to succeed in this world, you have to be willing to do something a little different. You have to stand up and make others take notice. As a result, I often do things a little out of the ordinary. You’ve been warned.

I have an unending stream of crazy ideas.

Some of them don’t survive the initial stages, and they aren’t always successful in a traditional sense, but I’d like to think that it’s the thought that counts? Right? I’ve always got something new starting and something else ending. In fact, I’m starting to think that I’m allergic to free time…

Introducing Angie Haggstrom, Cloud Mixer Author (Photo Credit: Peter)

I’m a link pack-rat.

Anyone who has seen my Delicious account, follows my Google Reader, or chats with me on Twitter can attest to this. I save the link to anything and everything good I come across, and my accounts are loaded with them. On the bright side, my connections love the fact that I usually have information on whatever obscure topic they’re looking for including Meerkat comparisons, but that’s another post.

I have an information obsession.

I absolutely love learning new things. I want to know why something works, why something doesn’t work, and how to make things better. Interestingly, it’s the general, useless facts that seem to stick with me the most. (Did you know that Handel was seriously hurt in a carriage crash in 1752 and that the Irish Scientist Mary Ward is thought to have become the world’s first auto accident victim when she died in 1869?)

I love branding, SEO, marketing, business, and any other related topic.

Not only do I find these topics fascinating, but I also wouldn’t be the copywriter I am without them. It’s being up-to-date and aware of these topics that sets me apart from others in my industry.

As far as I’m concerned, you can’t do a good job, at whatever it is you do, unless you understand how your work fits in with everyone else’s. You gain an understanding of all the benefits your products/service can have.
This allows you to tailor your products and services and make them far more superior to anything else out there. Make sense?

Introducing Angie Haggstrom, Cloud Mixer Author (Photo Credit sidewalk flying)

I’m a copywriter.

There’s just something satisfying about starting with nothing and coming up with a finished product that meets a company’s goals while bringing them together with their target audience. Their business grows, customers are happy, and I walk away feeling like I’ve accomplished something magical.

The best way I can explain it is like this: Copywriting is a cross between a fine art and science with a bit of mind reading mixed in. And, when it brings everything together — the design, the copy, the brand, the company’s goals, and the right readers — copywriting becomes pure literary magic that connects with people on a unique level. There’s nothing else like it in the world.

So, what can you expect to hear from me here at Cloudmixer? A little bit of everything with a focus on copywriting, and getting the most out of it.

And now that I’ve babbled on long enough (I also tend to write long posts!), hello, welcome, and I look forward to lots of great discussions!

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Posted on 13 September 2009 by Angie Haggstrom

A resident of Saskatchewan, Canada, Angie is the founder of Angie's Copywriting where she's the Senior Copywriter, writing coach, and content consultant for Fortune 500s, new entrepreneurs, and everything in between. She's also a contributing author for several industry-leading publications, newspapers, and magazines covering topics such as SEO, social media, branding, marketing, and business. You can find her on Twitter (@AngsCopywriting), LinkedIn, or follow her using Google Reader.

Angie Haggstrom has written 9 articles for Cloud Mixer

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Hi Angie, Its a pleasure to have you on board. Now I just have to write a bio about myself that's as good as that, thanks for setting the bar so high ^^! Then again I could just get you to write it for me. Now there's a thought…. (damn copy writers!)
http://www.angiescopywriting.com/ Angie Haggstrom

You're on, but I'm thinking that since you know more about you than I do, I'd have to make something up… Yeah, maybe I should writer your bio. It'd be lots of fun! Well, the readers and I would have lots of fun anyway :)
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http://www.justinparks.com Justin Parks

Hi Angie, Its a pleasure to have you on board. Now I just have to write a bio about myself that's as good as that, thanks for setting the bar so high ^^! Then again I could just get you to write it for me. Now there's a thought…. (damn copy writers!)
http://www.angiescopywriting.com/ Angie Haggstrom

You're on, but I'm thinking that since you know more about you than I do, I'd have to make something up… Yeah, maybe I should writer your bio. It'd be lots of fun! Well, the readers and I would have lots of fun anyway :)