Freelance Online Business Consultant Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
We provides online business consultancy. We help businesses to succeed online by improving their websites, marketing and communications. We offer a range of services including online strategy, website optimization, marketing, content development and project management.
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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £388.89 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £2916.67 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 267463 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
Our clients include international brands, local authorities and small businesses. We are based in Manchester but also have clients in Liverpool and across the North West of England.
Skills:
▪ Extensive knowledge of web technology and solutions
▪ Although not a developer, I have a working knowledge of common web coding, scripting and programming as well as server technology
▪ Design software: Adobe Photoshop and all Creative Suite packages, Quark Xpress
▪ Copywriting: I have been writing marketing copy, for print and web, for the last eight years. I have also ghost-written an autobiography that was published in 1999 and was recently re-printed
▪ Public Speaking: I am a confident public speaker and have been asked to give presentations to Ebay UK and an Pira international conference on brand protection in Barcelona
▪ Full UK driving license
Employment History
(May 2007 & ongoing)
Freelance Online Business Consultant
▪ Worked with a number of businesses and organisations to improve their online performance. There include:
▪ International Brands: www.crystalclear.co.uk
▪ SMEs: www.outthereevents.com
▪ Public Sector: www.liverpool08.com
▪ Wide range of services offered:
▪ Online strategy
▪ Ecommerce strategy
▪ Search engine optimization
▪ Email marketing
▪ PPC advertising
▪ Affiliate marketing
▪ Content development
▪ Social media strategy
▪ Reporting and analytics
▪ Research
▪ Project management
(Sep 2007 to May 2008)
Online Manager
▪ Hired for to overhaul online activities of Liverpool Culture Company, the organisation responsible for Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture programme
▪ Devised creative and technical brief for new website: www.liverpool08.com
▪ Project managed delivery of new website which involved three digital agencies
▪ Created a viral calendar which had over 50,000 visitors in one month and attracted 25,000 database subscriptions
▪ Launched various social media initiatives including a YouTube channel, blogging projects and a Flickr site
▪ Project managed the online delivery of ticketing for headline events. £1.8 million of tickets were sold in six weeks
▪ Sourced and implemented an email marketing solution
▪ Built a CMS site for Hub Festival: www.hubfestival.co.uk
(May 2007 to Sep 2007)
Web Strategy Consultant▪ Hired for a twelve week contract to devise and implement online strategy for 08 businessconnect (www.08businessconnect.com), Liverpool’s largest business club
▪ Devised creative and technical brief for new website
▪ Project managed delivery of new website, saving £16,000 from budget
▪ Wrote all site copy
▪ Devised content and marketing strategy
(Jan 2000 to Apr 2007)
Managing Director
▪ Launched and ran market-leading sports memorabilia company
▪ Ecommerce business with turnover in excess of £750,000
▪ Managed a team of four staff
▪ Negotiated exclusive commercial agreements with a number of sports people including Wayne Rooney, Andrew Flintoff and Martin Johnson and official endorsement agreements with the British Olympic Association and the England Cricket Board
Education
( 1996 to 1999)
University of Leeds
BA Hons English Literature
( 1994 to 1996)
The Blue Coat School
4 A Levels – (Grades A-C)
English Literature S Level – Grade 1
( 1989 to 1994)
The Blue Coat School
10 GCSEs (Grades A-C)
Categories & Freelance Skills
Healthcare (Non-Clinical)
Categories
Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- Adobe (Web Design & Usability)
- Content Management
- CSS (Project Management)
- Design (Project Management)
- E-commerce (Project Management)
- HTML
- Illustrator (Web Design & Usability - Adobe)
- Internet (Project Management)
- JavaScript (Project Management)
- Joomla! (Content Management)
- Online Payment Systems (Web E-commerce)
- Online Security Planning (Web E-commerce)
- Photoshop (Web Design & Usability - Adobe)
- Project Management (Project Management)
- Project Support (Project Management)
- SME (Project Management)
- Web Design (Web Design & Usability)
- Web Services (Project Management)
- Website Strategy

