Deborah Agboola
FREELANCE CANNABIS WRITER
Lagos, Nigeria
(234) 70 - 4830 - 2185-
OVERVIEW
SKILLS
Deborah Agboola is a freelance Cannabis writer with over 3 years
of experience writing informational blog posts and articles for
various audience levels on a wide range of cannabis and
hemp-related topics, from consumer knowledge to agriculture
and technology. She is driven by her passion to spread the true
and accurate knowledge of the plant and clear the stigma
surrounding the industry for a progressive and positive
community.
EXPERIENCE
Search Engine Optimization:
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Cloud Natural Language
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SEMrush
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Ubersuggest
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Google Trends
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Surfer SEO
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Yoast SEO
Editing and Proofreading:
CANNABISTECH, Colorado, U.S.A. — Content Contributor
• Grammarly Online Writing
MAY 2020 — JUNE 2021
Assistant
Responsibilities
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• QuillBot
Hired after a successful performance on a previous content
• Pro Writing Aid
project in the Nanotechnology industry
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industry articles
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Wrote on topics ranging from product information to
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Notion
Pitched market-directed audience-centric topics to the
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Airtable
Accomplishments
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Organization:
technology and extraction details
Editorial chief to drive content flow
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• WordPress
Collaborated with a content team of 6 to create and rank over 40
Featured on Apple News Highlight (Article on “Equipment for
Audience Research and Optimized
Outline Building:
Commercial Cannabis Extraction”)
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Reddit
Wrote an article on “Hemp Plastics: A Look at the Pros and
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Search Engines (Google, Bing,
Yandex)
Cons” which remains the website’s third best performing
article even after 3 years
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Wrote an article “Preventing Cross-Pollination Between Hemp
and Cannabis” which was cited on a paper by the Colorado State
Government
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Several articles I wrote for cannabistech.com over 3 years ago
still rank #1 on Google and other search engines for their target
keywords
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified eMarketing Associate Aug.
2022
eMarketing Institute.
Search Engine Optimization.
Zipps, Los Angeles, U.S.A — Freelance Article Writer
Mar. 2022
Udemy.
Responsibilities
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Created a blog post from audience research and content
LANGUAGES
development to content optimization for audience and SEO
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Drafted the content brief for the article: identifying the target
audience, ranking competition, and suitable topic focus areas
English (U.S)
English (U.K.)
English (Australia)
Mariposa Technology, U.S.A. — Content Editor
JUNE 2021 – Till date
Responsibilities
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Pitch relevant article topics based on market trends and target
audience activity to the Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Conduct topic, audience, ranking competition, and keyword
research
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Develop informational industry articles from research stage to
final development stage
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Cover various industry, audience-centric topics, from hemp
cultivation to industry science
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Generate content briefs and outline on selected topic(s)
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Developed a press release for the brand’s new product: An
Agilent hand-held hemp testing device
Accomplishments
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Grew the website to rank #1 on Google and other search engines
for target keywords and phrases, outperforming websites with
even higher domain authority
Fat Nugs Magazine, Atlanta, U.S.A — Contributing Writer
APRIL 2023 – Till date
Responsibilities
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Pitch relevant article topics based on seasonal trends and target
audience activity to the Editor-In-Chief
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Conduct topic, audience, ranking competition, and keyword
research
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Develop informational industry articles from research stage to
final development stage
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Generate content briefs and outline on selected topic(s)
Format content to align with the brand’s unique tone and style
A Pot for Pot, Atlanta, U.S.A — Content Writer
APRIL 2023 – Till date
Responsibilities
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Draft article outlines and identify the target audience for
relatable content formatting
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Conduct audience and competition research to fill information
gaps and maximize reader engagement
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Work with the editorial manager on Surfer SEO and Cloud a
natural Language to optimize article
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Create product reviews and cannabis culture for consumer
knowledge and as a marketing strategy
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Format content to align with the brand’s unique tone and style
EDUCATION
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria — B.Sc. Microbiology
MARCH 2015 - JANUARY 2021
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Drafted an “Introduction” and “Literature Review” on the
“Human Immunodeficiency Virus”
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Conducted a research and developed a research paper on
“Hepatitis B Envelope Antigen”
