Fractional Chief Content Officer

You know your stuff. You just can't say it so it lands.

I turn what you already know into content that books sales conversations and creates opportunities you've only dreamed of. No spray-and-pray. No pods. No dancing for the algorithm.

Demand gen, not lead-gen spam.

Doug Lawson
DOUG. (BRINGING THE BOOM. AS USUAL.)

The problem

Most founders don't have a content problem. They have a saying-it problem.

It shows up the same few ways. You'll recognize yours.

You post. Crickets. So you figure the channel is dead.
It's not. Your lack of a voice is.
You overthink every post into oblivion. So you post nothing.
The perfectionist's tax.
You tried to DIY it with ChatGPT.
So did a million others. You all sound the same.
You hired a ghostwriter who just runs your words through AI prompts.
Prompt jockey. Misses the nuance and texture my hands never do.
You finally post, and it reads like every guru's TOP 5 WAYS.
Chocolate broccoli. Nobody bites.
The real cost
It isn't a low like count. It's the bigger deals, the podcast invites, the speaking gigs, the consulting requests. They all go to someone worse at the work but better at saying it. Stay the best-kept secret in your market, and someone louder eats your lunch.
Help me say it

Why voice wins

Claps ain't cash.

Likes don't pay invoices. Virality is a party nobody sends you a check for. Chasing reach is how you go broke looking popular.

Voice is different. When the right buyer reads something that sounds unmistakably like you, they trust you before the first call. They show up already sold on how you think. That isn't engagement. It's demand. It's the deal moving before you've said a word.

Algo chasing gets the eyeballs. Voice gets the check.

How I work

The part the prompt jockeys skip.

No template. No GPT wrapper. Five steps, and my hands are on every one of them.

01

I dig. You talk.

Sales calls, voice memos, a recorded interview where I ask the questions that pull out what you actually think. I start from your raw material, never a blank page. You're the source, not the subject.

02

I build your voice profile.

How you open a thought. Where you land a point. The words you reach for, and the ones you'd never say. It gets documented, so every draft sounds like you instead of like content. The test on every line: would you actually say this out loud?

03

I write it. Actually write it.

14 years as a working copywriter, trained as a creative writer at Columbia College Chicago. That's the gap between someone who assembles content and someone who writes. Hooks that land, sentences with rhythm, the texture a prompt can't fake.

04

Your industry doesn't matter. Your voice does.

Tech founders. M&A advisors. Factoring owners. Law firm owners. AI dev shops. Hardware developers. Coaches. I've written across all of it. Not because I'm an expert in your field. I'm not. I'm after how you think and how you sound, and that's the same puzzle in every industry. The voice is the constant. The industry is just where it lives.

05

I build you something that runs.

Whether it's a content engine I run for you every month, a sharper position, or a full go-to-market plan, it's built to keep running. A voice that's yours. Systems that hold. Content that lands while you go run your business.

The gate

Every piece passes one test before it reaches you. Read it out loud. If it doesn't sound like you, it isn't done.

The offers

Three ways in. Same engine underneath.

Different scope, depending on how much of the operation you want me running. Every one starts with your raw material and ends with something that sounds like you. Not like AI sloppy joes.

Ghostwriting

Premium Thought Leadership Ghostwriting

$1,500 / mo to start

You don't need to already have content. I interview you, ask the questions that pull out your hard-won thinking, and turn your mental syntax into posts that read unmistakably like you.

  • Deep-dive interviews built to mine real stories, real numbers, and how you actually think
  • Voice-matched posts. One thought each. Hooks from real moments, never manufactured
  • An anti-AI-ism pass on every draft. You review, you publish
  • Nothing invented. Every line traces to something you said
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Most scope
Fractional Chief Content Officer

Thought Leader Content Ecosystem

$3,000 / mo to start

The whole content operation, run for you. Not just posts. The newsletter, the book-to-content machine, the lead magnets, the outreach, and the systems underneath that hold the quality bar.

  • Everything in Ghostwriting, plus the full engine
  • Weekly newsletter. Your strongest converter
  • A book or long-form turned into a whole content ecosystem
  • Lead magnets, landing pages, case studies
  • SOPs, voice profiles, and outreach playbooks built to hand off
  • Scales with your volume and scope
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Positioning & GTM

Brand, Positioning & Go‑to‑Market

$1,500 / project to start

For the founder or owner who's done the work but can't say what they do. We name the category buyers already shop for, then build the go-to-market so you land the gigs your expertise has already earned.

  • Positioning. The category buyers already search and budget for
  • ICP and offer architecture, priced to exclude the wrong buyer
  • Your unique mechanism. Why you win once you're in the room
  • A GTM engine built to land speaking, consulting, and podcast invitations
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Every engagement holds the same line. Real moments only, nothing invented.
Written to pass the read-aloud test. No pods. No dancing for the algorithm.

Who's actually writing

I quit gaming the algorithm. Best call I ever made.

Doug Lawson

14 years writing copy for a living. Trained as a creative writer at Columbia College Chicago, which mostly means I can spot a fake sentence from across the room. I've written for tech founders, M&A advisors, factoring owners, law firm owners, AI dev shops. Names you'd know. (No, I won't list them. Protecting that is half the job.)

I used to game the algorithm for reach. Got good at it. Then I quit. Reach is a vanity metric, and vanity doesn't pay a mortgage. So now I do the opposite of what the gooroos sell you. No spray-and-pray. No pods. No clapping in the comments like a trained seal.

What I actually care about is your voice. The way you'd say it if you weren't overthinking it. I dig it out of you, put it on the page, and run the engine that keeps it going.

Lived in 7 states before I graduated high school. Deaf as heck. (Yes, you read that right.) Family man. Live in the gym. Run the whole business without a CRM because I'm a Pisces like that. You get all of that too. It's why the writing sounds like a person, not a press release.

Chow chow. Doug

The receipts

Don't take my word for it.

59 recommendations and counting. Real people, real names, their words not mine.

6 booked meetings in 2 days and thousands of impressions after a few meetups. BOOM. Doug helped me find my voice and sell better. He really does bring the BOOM.
Jason BennettFounder & CEO, Brilliantly.OS
Doug's nose for what makes a good LinkedIn post is uncanny. First week, he helped me create a post that brought a paying client within 2 days. 7x ROI within 10 days.
Michal BohanesFounder & CEO, Alpha Lead Partners
You can't read the label from inside the jar. Doug helped me find the words to be online who I already am for my clients in real life.
Ray J. GreenCEO, MSP Sales Partners
A rare breed in this day and age of online snake oil charmers. Doug is a Jedi Master when it comes to his trade craft. When he commits to a deadline, he delivers.
Simon ChenCEO, Eight Black Partnership
A breath of fresh air in a crowded world full of wannabe content creators. He takes raw ideas and shapes them into narratives that truly resonate.
Melanie FrenchSales Consultant & Fractional CRO
Doug distills complex issues into simple, clear concepts, and gets into the mind of your ideal client across any industry. Go talk to Doug. He WILL help you.
David HochbergCEO, DH Group
He raised the bar on everything he touched. He didn't just execute briefs. He pushed ideas forward and added real value to the creative process.
Marcus ChanCEO & Founder, Venli
I was stuck in paralysis by analysis. After working with Doug I have a clear ICP, my voice, a content roadmap, and templates. At heart, Doug is a teacher.
Angelo SiscoVistage Chair, Vistage Worldwide
I thought I had a good idea until Doug shut it down and came up with a better strategy. He gets to the point and gets you up and running fast. Doug is the man.
Marc Pierguidi, CPADirector of Finance, Kanan Capital Partners
His straightforward, no-nonsense approach made the whole thing enlightening and enjoyable. I attribute my success on LinkedIn directly to Doug's guidance.
Malka FrankelCEO, Better Co. Marketing
Doug is more than a copywriter. He's a master storyteller. He took the time to interview me and dig deep into who I am so he could tell my story.
Rob ToomeyCRO, Accelerated Gross Profit
He is the best writer I know. If you want content that converts into cash you'd be crazy not to hire him. Why are you still reading this? Go hire the guy already.
Stephen PopePodcast host
Within the first 2 weeks of Doug's program, I booked 11 sales calls. I was setting up 0 before working with him.
Jimmy Clements, CPAPrincipal, Fount Financial
Doug is one of the leading content strategists out there. He's the guy big Creators are desperate to hire. He delivers, and he will not overpromise.
Jennifer BrickAuthor, Career Glow Up
One of the best decisions I've made. He delivers twice what he's expected to and always shows up with an action plan. The best money I've spent.
Jacob RoigBusiness & mindset coach

FAQ

Before you book the call.

How is this different from every other "LinkedIn ghostwriter"?
Most need you to hand them content or explain your whole business first. I don't. I interview you, I dig, and I pull the thinking out of you. Then I actually write it. 14 years of it, trained at Columbia College Chicago. That's a craft, not a prompt.
Do you use AI?
Yes. As a tool. The interview, the voice, the judgment, the editing, that's all me. AI without the hands is how you get slop that sounds like everyone else. I use it. I don't hide behind it.
My industry is pretty niche. Does that matter?
No. Tech founders, M&A advisors, factoring owners, law firms, hardware, coaches. I'm not chasing your industry. I'm chasing how you think and how you sound. That travels anywhere.
How much of my time does this take?
A recorded call or two to get going, then you review and approve. The digging, drafting, and editing is on me. You keep running your business.
Will this actually get me deals?
Content is demand gen, not a lead faucet. With no sales motion behind it, it just sits there. Put it on top of a sales motion that's already moving, and it's gas on the fire. The right buyer shows up already sold on how you think, so the conversation moves faster and closes cleaner. BOOM. Anyone promising viral-to-rich with no sales engine underneath is selling you cotton candy. All sugar, no depth.
Why don't you show client names or logos?
Because protecting my clients is part of the job. The recommendations above are from people who chose to vouch for me in public. The ones who'd rather stay quiet, stay quiet. That's the deal.

You know your stuff. Let's make the right people hear it.

One call. We figure out if I can help. If I can't, I'll tell you straight.

30 minutes. Bring your mess. I'll bring the questions.