Experience

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  Freelance website designer

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2015

  Website designer

  During my time at University I designed websites as a side income using HTML, other basic programming skills acquired during classes and through self-learning of WordPress. This lead me to become very proficient in WordPress. Most of these websites were either developed in Joomla or WordPress.

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  University of stellenbosch

  Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

  It support

  After finishing my University Degree I got a temporary job at the University of Stellenbosch as IT Support. I was in charge of the following tasks:-Software installations, -Fixing software problems on University personnel computers-Selling software packages to students.

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  University of stellenbosch, tygerberg campus

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2012

  It class presenter

  Whilst working at the University of Stellenbosch as IT Support a position opened to teach basic IT skills to Nurses at the Tygerberg Campus. During these classes I taught general computer skills such as Word and internet literacy as well as how to complete assignments for particular classes.

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  Capitec bank

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2012

  It intern

  During my brief internship at Capitec I designed and maintained internal forms using Excel VBA programming language.

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  College sa

  Feb 2014 - Dec 2014

  Website designer

  During my time at College SA I helped design and maintain a portfolio of the company's websites. I formed part of a team of four web designers and a bigger marketing team of 10+ employees.Most of the websites were designed in Joomla. I also managed a few PHP and WordPress websites. Later on I was part of the team designing lading pages for Google AdWords campaigns which included basic Photoshop edits. College SA has since be sold off and rebranded.College SA: http://www.collegesa.co.za Show less

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  Smit media group (pty) ltd

  Jul 2015 - now

  Small business owner

  I am the owner of a small business marketing firm called Smit Media Group where I manage various projects in Ecommerce, SEO, Content Marketing, trading and more.I have helped small businesses with-Website design, website maintenance and management-PPC advertising campaigns-SEO optimizationI have also used Smit Media Group as an launchpad for various projects including-Affiliate marketing websites-Ad revenue generating websites-Ecommerce stores-Various online businesses Show less

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  Monetizemore

  Apr 2017 - Jul 2021

  Marketing content specialist

  MonetizeMore is an Canadian based ad optimization company serving customers world wide. At MonetizeMore, I was in charge of various areas of content marketing, SEO and other marketing tasks. The role later transitioned in me becoming team captain working directly under the Marketing Manager.I was in charge of the following tasks-Content creation (blog articles), writing, editing, publishing-WordPress website management-Project management of video production, technical website issues-Outsourcing and managing various freelancers-Video scripting, video publishing, video editing-SEO optimization (on-page and off-page) Show less

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  Crelo couch covers

  Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

  Ecommerce specialist

  Crelo Couch Covers is an online store selling couch covers in South Africa. The online store has become one of the top couch cover stores in South Africa. I started the store in 2020 and successfully exited the business after profitably selling it in early 2022.Apart from being the previous owner of this online store, I performed the following tasks:-Product & market research-SEO optimization (on-page and off-page SEO)-Content creation, content optimization, copywriting-Sales management, customer management, supplier management-Shopify store optimization, user experience optimization, conversion rate optimizations-Product importation, packaging, shipping management etc. Show less