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Thursday, May 7, 2026

ChatGPT's assessment of Write Way Pro

 


After looking more closely, my assessment is that Write Way Pro appears to be a legitimate independent content-marketing consultancy with a long track record, not a scam or fly-by-night operation. The evidence is stronger than what you usually see for small freelance marketing sites.

Here’s the breakdown.

What gives it credibility

1. Verifiable publishing history

Ariella Brown has bylines on real third-party publications, including:

  • CoinDesk
  • InformationWeek
  • EE Times
  • Interesting Engineering
  • Light Reading

And those bylines are externally visible, not just claimed on her own website.

That matters because fake agencies often list publications without any searchable evidence.


2. Consistent identity across platforms

The same professional profile appears across:

  • the Weebly site,
  • LinkedIn,
  • Muck Rack,
  • publication author pages.

The specialization areas and career history line up consistently:

  • enterprise tech,
  • AI/data analytics,
  • B2B marketing,
  • telecom,
  • thought leadership writing.

That consistency is a strong authenticity signal.


3. The testimonials look unusually detailed

A lot of freelance sites have vague testimonials like:

“Great writer! Highly recommended!”

These are much more specific:

  • mentioning exact projects,
  • workflows,
  • KPIs,
  • ghostwriting,
  • editorial collaboration,
  • deadlines,
  • technical subject matter.

That doesn’t prove every testimonial is authentic, but the level of operational detail is more convincing than generic marketing copy.


4. The site demonstrates domain expertise

Even if the design is dated, the content itself shows familiarity with:

  • SEO,
  • inbound marketing,
  • RevOps,
  • enterprise SaaS marketing,
  • analytics reporting,
  • demand generation,
  • technical journalism.

Someone pretending to be experienced usually writes in vaguer language.


How I’d categorize the business

It does not look like:

  • a large agency,
  • a SaaS content operation,
  • a content mill,
  • or an AI-generated fake portfolio.

It looks much more like:

a highly experienced independent B2B tech writer/content strategist with journalism roots.

That’s actually a pretty valuable niche.

People like this are often hired for:

  • executive ghostwriting,
  • thought leadership,
  • technical explainers,
  • enterprise blog programs,
  • whitepapers,
  • editorial-quality content.

Compared with modern AI content agencies

Write Way Pro’s positioning is interesting because it leans heavily into:

“human expertise over AI slop.”

That can work well right now because many companies are disappointed with:

  • generic AI SEO articles,
  • hallucinated technical content,
  • low-engagement AI blogs.

A writer with actual technical interviewing experience can still outperform mass AI-generated content in:

  • credibility,
  • nuance,
  • executive voice,
  • and editorial quality.

Overall

If I were evaluating it as a prospective client, I’d view it as:

  • credible,
  • experienced,
  • probably high-quality for thought leadership and B2B content

Find out what Write Way Pro can do for your business and what it will cost by reviewing the site and portfolio. Be in touch. For a special promotional offer for social media branding on LinkedIn, see 
Fighting the Attack of the Clones


Monday, May 4, 2026

Fighting the Attack of the Clones

 

It's May 4th, the perfect time to bring up Star Wars.

But I'm not doing the standard post. Instead, I'm waging my own war on cloning, which is why I selected the image of the poster for Star Wars Episode II Attack of the clones movie poster.

If you haven't seen it, the clones in the title are the duplicates of Jango Fett who requests one clone for himself that grows at the normal pace rather than the expedited one set for the clones made for the Empire to serve as storm troopers.

In the foreground you see Jango Fett (what you can see of someone in Mandalorian armor and helmet) along with our other main characters. But the clones themselves who are even named in the title practically fade into the background.

Why? It's because clones are not interesting. We're interested in characters who have their own personality and story -- not interchangeable copies.

Have you guessed yet where I am going with this?

AI slop is a real life attack of the clones


What we've come to see on this platform, as well as many others, is the equivalent of an attack of clones, that AI slop that has no character and holds no real interest. Often it's used in clickbait or engagement posts like this one from Technology Advice:

But you see it also in standard ads like this one.

and in far wordier one like this one:





However, it could also be put in standard posts, as I now see hundreds -- if not thousands -- of people allowing
LLMs to talk for them on LinkedIn, as you see in the examples below that all sound exactly alike.

Here it is compounded to a Marie Kondo reference years after her fame has faded. No one seriously pushes her relentless decluttering  these days. 



It makes the platform sound completely repetitive and everyone who uses the formula utterly forgettable.
By adopting the quick and lazy approach of allowing generative AI to write your posts, you turn yourself and your brand into a clone, robbing yourself of the opportunity to establish a unique identity and voice.





If you hire a content marketers whose posts have the earmarks of AI, as in using this kind of construction - "Most businesses don't have a marketing problem. They have a sameness problem." (So ironic that this person put in that message through generative AI-speak that reinforces sameness!) -- then you're paying for a cloned content rather than content that is specific to what you're about.

And why would you do that? It's like paying a chef to cook you a meal from scratch only to be served microwaved TV dinner.

It's possible to cook up something good when you actually like the challenge of cooking with the ingredients available to you. If you don't, you shouldn't be a cook. Heating up TV dinners is not cooking, and pushing out AI slop is not creative content marketing.


It takes a bit of effort to differentiate yourself 


It is possible to do better with just a bit of effort from someone who cares about the craft of writing and marketing. I'll give you quick example based on one of the many posts that used the formula in a promoted ad. 


It says "Your BD person
isn't failing.
You set them up to. "

Notice that the second sentence doesn't logically follow the first at all. In fact, it contradicts the first because it acknowledges that the BD person is -- in fact -- failing, though it blames the "you" rather than "them" in this case.

This kind of illogical nonsense said with a straight face by people who think they sounds smart is the result of being so used to seeing this pattern of posts that you don't even pause to think if it makes any sense.

Here's what they could have written instead with a logical progression.:
"Is your BD team coming up short?
It's not their fault.
You set them up for failure."

There is an affordable alternative to AI 

Perhaps one of the reasons people let the opportunity to truly connect with customers through their communications slip through their fingers is because they think that they can't afford to pay for quality content. That is as ridiculous as saying you'll just eat food out of vending machines to save money on groceries. That is not sustainable and can cause real harm like vitamin deficiency, high blood pressure,  and even diabetes. Compromising on content quality is the same thing. You can get cheap and fast but not good enough to contribute to your overall health when you rely on LLM output. 

So here's my affordable plan to help you avoid turning into a clone that just fades into the background: a special package offered in May and June 2026 only!    Get a consultation and a plan for social media posts that attract organic traffic through differentiated messaging and a distinctly human voice for just $1500.  Contact me for details. 

And for proof of my writing ability, check out my many publications assembled on my portfolio where you can search by topic.