About Doing Words

Hi, I’m Alan Jones, and Doing Words is me.

Since 1995, I’ve consulted to early-stage companies and new product development teams, helping with online strategy for communications, product development and marketing.

I draw on hands-on experience founding and co-founding web and mobile startups, as well as senior management experience in larger companies including Yahoo!, News Digital Media and Microsoft.

I’m great at product strategy, community-building, marketing communications, content licensing, and the leadership of product, creative and technical teams.

I work well with geeks and nerds, designers and coders, businesspeople and lawyers, marketers and entrepreneurs. I can even draw an interesting conversation out of an accountant.

What I do best is write and edit. I refine bulky, vague or complex concepts, product information and strategy. I turn them into clear and resonant copy for consumers, employees and other stakeholders.

You should hire me to write, edit and proof your website copy, ad, app, blog post, article, speech, script, brochure or presentation. With my design, coding and visual arts friends, we will deliver the whole box-and-dice, polish the dice you already have, or help you understand what your dice should do.

Get in touch — if you’re interesting, the coffee’s on me.

- Alan

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More about me

My professional history is on LinkedIn. My real-world life is on Facebook, Flickr and Twitter.