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12) About the Writer: Writing Effective Writer Biographies (OUTDATED)

User Profile: SoulfullyAButterfly
SoulfullyAButterfly March 10th, 2021

As discussed before, incorporating EAT helps enhance content quality and helps more people discover the developed content.

Apart from ensuring EAT within our content, we need to ensure that we have effective writer biographies that support the developed content.

In this discussion, we will understand how to ensure effective writer biographies through applying EAT and other best practices.

  1. Expertise

  • When considering the expertise factor for author biographies, expertise refers to the credentials or experience the author has.
  • Medical content is best supported/expertised through medical professionals, for example, and similarly, relevant experience or education qualifies as expertise.
  • However, if one does not have a degree, expertise can be demonstrated through lived experience or other ways. For example, being an active listener for 7 Cups for 3 years does demonstrate expertise in listening and supporting mental health concerns.

Note: To keep up with the Expertise factor’s need, 7 Cups currently either pairs content writers with experts and content is published through the expert profile with the writer biography contained at the end of the co-authored article, or publishes writer works through a shared account called “7 Cups Community, Global Support” - the biography of this account is optimized to reflect EAT.

  1. Authoritativeness

  • Authority in terms of an author biography refers to the number of citations the author has. This includes their publications and other published content, as well as any reviews or things that show the impact or quality of their work.
  1. Trust

  • Trust is also determined by an author’s citations - trusted authors have published content for websites and publications that score high on EAT factors.
  • Trust is also established through the quality of an author’s content.

Activity

Using the factors discussed above, write a biography for your prospective articles at 7 Cups. Feel welcome to include your real name/pseudonym or first name - anything you are comfortable with being prospectively published!

After you have written the brief paragraph-form biography, point out what parts of the biography highlight each of the EAT factors.

Respond to at least one other student’s biography and comment your feedback for improvement.

Bonus (Optional): Consider starting a 7 Cups creator portfolio here!

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User Profile: Kpopcat2020
Kpopcat2020 April 21st, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Lizzy Beers began listening February of 2022. Currently, the main things she focuses on are listening to members, working on her growth path, and an in-progress CDM program. She appreciates being part of the program and just being an overall listener. She made it into a leadership program and is taking it one step at a time with 7 Cups training and academy. She is a college student that is majoring in English Literature, and hopes to do something in ELA someday. When she's free, she's an active listener on 7 cups, an artist, a reader, and a good friend.


Expertise: Included the time I've been on 7 cups, not very long, but also included 7 cups academy, training, CDM program, and growth path

Authority: A college student and major included, made it into leadership program, hoping to do something in ELA someday

Trust: I included some hobbies and leadership program, as well as CDM program and an active listener.



User Profile: colorfulTurtle948
colorfulTurtle948 April 26th, 2022

Turtle is a verified active listener at 7 Cups with over 300 support chats in the past year. Like the animal, Turtle has been slowly but surely working on themselves by being involved in extra academy trainings such as the internship and the contents development and marking program with 7 Cups. Turtle is 'all ears' whenever listening to a fellow member on 7 Cups, staying non-judgmental and supportive, yet realistic. Being a mentor to many students and an activist, active listening on 7 Cups has helped Turtle become a better instructor and colleague.

E- Many support chats despite short time on 7 Cups

A- Academy participation

T- Build a personal connection by introducing personal detail

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User Profile: CoffeeAddict07
CoffeeAddict07 May 9th, 2022

@colorfulTurtle948

I loved reading this! It was so beautifully worded and engaging and I thought that was wonderful!

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User Profile: Ninziesss
Ninziesss August 29th, 2022

@CoffeeAddict07

You've done a lot of support chats, the statistics are great

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User Profile: YellowButton223
YellowButton223 July 12th, 2022

I like that you’ve included a statistic on how many support chats you’ve done.

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User Profile: CoffeeAddict07
CoffeeAddict07 May 9th, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

CoffeeAddict is a recently verified listener who has gained many positive and impactful relationships from listening through 7Cups. She is currently making her way through both the Internship Track and the CDM Program and is learning how to be even more supportive and compassionate. Academically, she is pursuing a specialized high school diploma offered by her high school that involves mental health and community support on a global scale as she hopes to major in health in college. During her free time, she chats with any member on 7Cups who would like support or binges funny (sometimes downright cringy) rom-coms!

Expertise: highlighted the fact that I am a verified listener and that I am on track to graduate high school with a global scholars diploma with an honors project in health

Authority: currently interning with 7 Cups and am a verified listener

Trust: shows that I am a warm individual who loves helping and supporting others!

User Profile: BlueCup55
BlueCup55 May 15th, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

BlueCup is an active listener on 7 cups from march 2022 and has discovered a lot about themselves in this little journey. They have joined Content Development and Marketing program to learn more about themselves and develop skills through the same. They are determined, and hardworking and spread awareness about the community. BlueCup was a team member of her school’s first mental health society, currently, they are part of self-care interviews on 7cups as a team member.


Expertise: stated about her journey of self-discovery in their little time here.

Authoritative: has been a part of the school’s mental health society and is a team member of self-care interviews on 7 cups.

Trust: stated how they are determined, hardworking, and want to spread awareness about the community.


User Profile: alex000
alex000 May 22nd, 2022

Alexandria has been an Active listener on the 7cups platform from the year 2016.

Having dealt with much childhood trauma and Generalised Anxiety disorder. Alexandria has had a deep curiosity in mental health for several years.

Having overcome these obstacles and by gaining much experience from this, she enjoys sharing her knowledge with others in need.

E - I mentioned I am a listener since 2016

A - Overcoming obstacles that deal with mental health

T - Has interest in mental health and wants to help others

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User Profile: usefulSummer3139
usefulSummer3139 May 23rd, 2022

@alex000

This response caters to every point mentioned in the guidelines. I love how you gave a backstory and mentioned why you joined 7 Cups!

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User Profile: usefulSummer3139
usefulSummer3139 May 23rd, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Summer started her listening journey at the beginning of 2020 to do her bit to help out during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Currently, she is a Teen Community Star for the General Support Community, where she is responsible for the forum posts. She started a new series called "Sharing Positivity" with over 400 posts from the community!


Additionally, she is a CDM mentor and helps out with grading and checking articles for both adults and teens.


Expertise: I have been on the site for over two years.

Authoritative: I'm one of the only leaders for General Support and manage the forums.

Trust: My forum posts have garnered over 400 responses and even more hearts!

User Profile: sshn07
sshn07 June 7th, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

As an experienced Editor, Sushan copyedits academic articles, manages peer review processes, develops marketing materials, and makes editorial decisions for a growing academic journal in the field of social psychology. In addition to her English Education degree, she is pursuing her interest in digital marketing by taking online courses to learn copywriting and content creation.

Her first encounter with 7 Cups was in 2020 when she was looking for emotional support. Since then, she has graduated from 7 Cups Academy's Content Development and Marketing Program. She is grateful for the exposure and opportunity this platform has provided her to apply what she has learned by contributing more content for self-help resources as well as enhancing her writing skills.


E
– information about my experience as an editor

A – how I pursued my interest in digital marketing; graduated in CDM (prospective)

T – previous experience and future works with 7 Cups; willingness to provide more content in 7 Cups


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User Profile: Huriya
Huriya June 10th, 2022

@sshn07

Finding someone in the same work field as me in this program makes me feel so good!

Your experience as an editor for a social psychology academic journal ticks the Expertise as well as Authority requirement. What I love the most about your biography, is how you shared that you have been a member of this site. This fact will surely make the readers feel that you can understand their point of view.

My suggestion would be to break up the first sentence into two individual sentences. Dividing into two parts will help you highlight that you have experience with other projects/clients, and improve the readability.

I would also recommend elaborating on your 7 Cup encounter. Maybe adding something like, “the compassionate listeners inspired me to be an active part of the community”?

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User Profile: sshn07
sshn07 June 12th, 2022

@Huriya

Truly appreciate your feedback on this because I struggled the most to write this biography of me lol. Your suggestion and reply to this discussion have given me the insight to develop a better biography. Thanks ;)

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User Profile: Huriya
Huriya June 10th, 2022
@SoulfullyAButterfly

Farah is a freelance content writer with over 4 years of experience. She has had the opportunity to work with clients like Conduct Science, Qolty, and Maze Engineers which are focused on scientific research and products. Working with such clients has allowed her more access to research in the field of mental and emotional health.

Her journey into content writing began as a challenge to overcome self-doubt and expose herself to the vast knowledge available in the world. Content writing has allowed her to work remotely, which has helped her develop her skills in understanding the needs and requirements of people over a simple chat.

As a person, Farah is often described as a hardworking, inquisitive, and compassionate individual. She enjoys watching movies from around the world, learning a new skill, and being a good listener to anyone who needs it.

Expertise: Freelance content writer with over 4 years of experience

Authority: Worked with a variety of clients to develop well-researched content

Trust: Exposure to mental health research, journey into content writing to overcome self-doubt, personal traits
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User Profile: SirenOfSerenity
SirenOfSerenity July 10th, 2022

@Huriya

Very impressive credentials! Very well structured bio and all requirements were fulfilled. Great job :D

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User Profile: guidamaximo
guidamaximo December 25th, 2022

@Huriya Amazing experience and very well structured. The only constructive criticism is that it may be a bit long for certain articles. Maybe develop a short version to have in your toolkit when you need it :)

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User Profile: Huriya
Huriya January 25th, 2023

@guidamaximo thanks for your feedback! Yes, I do think I can shorten it a bit more. 😊

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User Profile: PhoenixTears5972
PhoenixTears5972 June 14th, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Biography

VerseArt started her journey here at 7 cups on May 2020. Since then, she has completed 1909 chats with members, qualified as a verified listener and has earned over 50 badges and awards. She has a 5 star consistent rating for listening and 47 . She loves answering to problems that users approach her with and also operating group support chatrooms enabling her to improve her skills more and help as much members as possible and also ensures that values like cooperation , organisation , empathy and compromise is inculcated in everybody around.

Expertise- I included the number of hours of active listening and when I joined, which shows I have done a lot of active listening in a short amount of time.

Authoritative- I have completed all 12 trainings and am a verified listener along with holding a leadership position as a room supporter.

Trust- I have included my reviews and ratings which anyone can check on my profile along with the awards and badges I have earned after positive feedback/upvotes and also I ensure the information shared to me by any member is kept completely confidential .


User Profile: magicalOcean594
magicalOcean594 June 30th, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

My name is Sara, i am 28 years old. I am a mother of 2 and currently work full time as a peer advocate specilist in a behavioral clinic linked to addiction and mental health issues. My main purpose is to help others and listen through there struggles,successes and goals just like here on 7 cups! I joined 7 cups in feb 2022. I have learned alot from 7 cups and joined to help myself get knowledge to help others out in the community just like i do online. Online here at 7 cups i enjoy taking member request chats and talking to them for a good ammount of time until they feel comfortable and better to go offline. I have badges to show how much i have put into this great site including but not limited too all the trainings, becoming a verified listener, and currently working the cdm program! I orginally joined also because i was going through a struggle of my own. I never knew how beneficial it was going to be to my own mental health purposes. I have gone through so much this last year such as misscarriage,horrible panic attacks and depression. Trauma has consumed my life such as domestic violence and i can safely say i am a survivor. My mission is to continue to service others in similiar situations and would never give up on an individual struggling because i know what its like to feel alone.

E-included my job title in real life, that is similiar to the volunteer work here on 7 cups, and the date i started on 7 cups to show how long ive put in.


A-using the knowledge i have at my own fulltime job peer advocacy, i take great responsibility at helping members when they request to speak to me and also taking member chats. Sponsoring them, i included my badges and my progress on 7 cups.


T- my profile on 7cups shows my member request response rate, and also shows how i have gone through the same things as some of the other members so they put there trust in me not to be NON-judgmental