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William tsedi

Marketing Copywriter, Author

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEMONSTRATED

QUILL CONTENT

2019 – Present

A Webedia SA-owned company with more than 240 clients across 13 countries, produces multi-language content for brands like eBay and Louis Vuitton, recognized in the 2015 Cannes Foundry50 and Econsultancy’s list of “Top 100 Digital Agencies’ alongside giants such as Accenture and Digitas.

Freelance Content Creator/Writer

Research, write, proofread and edit SEO friendly content for eBay’s business in South Africa. Content varies from creation of FAQ’s to product summaries, pros and cons, to relevant and valuable answers for the FAQ’s.

  • Research: Researched 120 frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) and their answers, 51 keywords and generated relevant FAQ’s, and over 20 car descriptions that included a summary, pros, and cons all for eBay.
  • Writing: Crafted 120 answers to FAQ’s, 10 sets of summaries, pros, and cons on a variety of cars, and generated 51 keyword-rich FAQ’s on products such as cars, home appliances, and game consoles for eBay.
  • Proofreading and editing: Proofread and edited 181 pieces of content that included 120 answers to FAQ’s, 51 keyword-rich FAQ’s, and 10 sets of summaries, pros, and cons on cars.
  • Collaborating and communicating: Collaborated with teams consisting of editorial manager, editorial lead, editor, and production coordinator to produce 181 pieces of content that included FAQ’s and generating keyword-rich FAQ’s for eBay.
  • SEO: Produced 181 SEO-friendly pieces of content that included FAQ’s and keywords for products such as cars, computers, and home appliances for eBay, using software such as SEMRush, SimilarWeb, Answerthepublic and Authoritas.

CNET CONTENT SOULTIONS        

2019 – Present

A CBS Interactive company, Cnet Content Solutions works with over 2,100 ecommerce businesses, including Microsoft and Dell. It’s the world’s top independent creator of product information with over 12 million pieces of content about technology products.

Freelance Content Creator/Writer

Research, write, proofread and edit ecommerce persuasive and factual product descriptions for products like electronics, computers, and furniture.

  • Research: Researched over 92 products from manufacturers’ websites to get facts to write powerful productions.
  • Writing: Wrote over 92 approved, punchy product descriptions.
  • Proofreading and editing: Proofread and edited over 92 product descriptions for errors, flow, and persuasiveness.
  • Collaborating and communicating: Collaborated with editors to produce over 92 product descriptions.

THE URBAN WRITERS

2020 – Present

A Canadian company that offers ghostwriting services with over 200 exceptional writers, designers, and copy editors. To date, this young company has produced over 86 million well-crafted words for its clients.

Freelance Content Creator/Writer

Research, write, proofread and editSEO friendly content, ebooks, and book descriptions in the health, finance, real estate, and self-help niches.

  • Research: Researched content using scientific papers, books, blogs, reports to produce content for over 15 ebooks, SEO articles, and book descriptions.
  • Writing: Wrote over 335,400 words of content in the health, finance, real estate, and self-help niches. That’s 41,925 words per month.
  • Proofreading and editing: Pro0ofread and edited over 335,400 words of content
  • Collaborating and communicating: Teamed up with editors, project coordinators, and customers to produce over 335,400 words of quality content.
  • SEO: Recently qualified to write SEO articles and produced one blog.

EDUcation

2001

Higher Diploma in Education

University of Limpopo (Turfloop, Limpopo, South Africa)

  • Distinctions in Physics and Chemistry
  • Average score: 73.00%

2007

National Diploma in Metallurgy

Vaal University of Technology (Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa)

  • Best National Diploma in the 2007 cohort
  • Average score: 81.24%
  • 23 distinctions out of 29 modules

2013

Programme in Practical Project Management

University of South Africa (Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa)

  • Average score: 70.67%
  • 3 distinctions out of 6 modules

additional relevant information

  • Computer skills: WordPress (I run www.artofjobsearch.com based on WordPress), MS Office, Web Design, and Google Docs.
  • Landing Page Design and Conversion Rate Optimisation Training by Isaac Rudansky (2018)
  • Ultimate Google Ads Training by Isaac Rudansky (2018)
  • Google Ads Fundamentals by Google (2018)
  • Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel by John Carlton (2018)
  • Facebook Marketing: Ran Facebook lead generation campaigns that produced leads at investments from R33.22 to R12.00 per lead.
  • Email Marketing: Ran email campaigns on Mailchimp with email open rates ranging from 42.6% to 63.2%.
  • Multiple-Book Author: Researched, wrote, proofread, edited, and published three books, namely, The Power of Taking Responsibility (2015), Revealed-Secrets to Conquer All Your Studies (2016), and How to Go from Where You are in Your Job to Where You Want to Be (2018).