How to Hire Thomas Smith

I’m now available for limited freelancing engagements

Hi, my name is Thomas Smith (tom@gadoimages.com). I’m a content professional, founder and CEO with 10+ years of experience. I’m also a top writer here on Medium, with 400+ stories and more than 13 million content views.

My work has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, and many other places. I’m also a professional photographer, and my photos routinely appear in publications like Inc, Fortune, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and more. I run a YouTube channel that gets 2.2 million views per year.

As a freelancer and consultant, I help world-leading organizations, startups, and small businesses create and leverage digital content to achieve their business and social goals. I also work with individuals and creators as a content and photographic coach.

I have specific expertise in technology, cryptocurrency, green tech, consumer electronics, and finance content. The New York Times called me a “veteran programmer,” and my programming background makes me an ideal technical writer.

You can hire me as a freelancer or consultant for all your content creation, article writing, and content coaching needs. Email me with freelancing inquiries at tom@gadoimages.com or keep reading to learn more!

What Can I Hire You For?

As a writer with 10+ years of experience and deep knowledge of article writing, content marketing and SEO, I’m available for a wide range of engagement types.

Here are a few specific services I’ve provided to clients before:

• Article writing, either under my own byline or ghostwritten
• Blog content writing
• Technical writing; translating information from technical staff into marketing materials/documentation for non-techies
• Content consulting
• Content marketing and website content development
• Coaching for content developers and creators
• Photography coaching
• Business development for your content-centered company
• YouTube and Amazon Live consulting
• Creating sponsored videos about your product for my YouTube or Amazon Live channels

What Is Your Background?

I have over a decade of experience as a founder, CEO, consultant, and content professional. I’ve served clients including the Maryland State Arts Council, Johns Hopkins University, and a wide variety of private clients. I’ve also developed strategic partnerships with organizations including Getty Images, Alamy, Duke University, University of New Hampshire and many more.

I hold a degree in Cognitive Science and Cultural Anthropology from Johns Hopkins University.

You can see all my experience on my LinkedIn profile, or email tom@gadoimages.com for a full resume.

How do You Charge?

I charge per-word for article and blog content writing. I charge hourly for most other engagements.

I accept Venmo, Zelle, or checks.

Can I See Some Work/Writing Samples?

I encourage you to read through my whole catalog of Medium articles! Here are a few of which I’m most proud:

• A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged
• Experimenting With GPT-3 Felt Like Witnessing a Technological Revolution
• I’ll Never Leave Silicon Valley
• Boichik Bagels Owner Responds to the New York Times Declaring Her Bagels the Best in Country

These are more tactical/SEO optimized, but still quite successful:

• Build a Modern Crypto Mining Computer in 2021
• 10 Places to Sell Your Stock Photography and Videos Today

Here are a few examples of my writing for a technical audience:

• I Beta Tested OpenAI’s Codex, and the Results Are Spooky Good
• Colorizing Images with a Convolutional Neural Network

How Can I Hire You or Reach Out To Learn More?

Email me at tom@gadoimages.com

I’d love to chat and learn more about your needs!