Erin Cogswell

Contributing Writer

Erin Cogswell is a Content Writer at Clever Real Estate, where she covers a variety of topics related to buying and selling a home. She has 20 years of writing and copyediting experience in journalism and marketing. She's also an editor at a content marketing agency and has several freelance clients.

Prior to joining Clever, Erin spent nearly 10 years in the marketing and communications department of an international nonprofit in the higher education space. In that role, she produced both long- and short-form content, developed the organization's blog, created marketing materials, and wrote press releases.

When she's not writing, Erin is working her way through her ever-growing list of books to read. She lives in the Louisiana Bayou.

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