An Overview of Me....
My name is Gerald Sisimayi and I have extensive work experience in Dubai, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. Over two decades of working experience has given me ample exposure to a variety of fields and because of this I have a very diverse and broad skillset that allows me to offer excellent services at affordable prices.
With over 300 Freelance projects under my belt and several more in a company environment my current areas of expertise mainly include Content Creation, Copywriting, Marketing, Coding and Videography.
Marketing wise I do conventional Marketing (Marketing Research, Analysis, Plans, SWOT Analysis, Emailers, Promotional Packages and so on) along with Social Media Campaigns in Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Additionally I enhance client backlinks with optimized Website Content, On and Offline Search Engine Optimization(SEO,) Blogs and more.
In terms of Coding I have done over 125 websites and encased them in a variety of Content Management Systems(CMS) such as Joomla, WordPress, Magento, Opencart and Drupal. With over 15 years experience in the field apart from the websites I have also carried out I have also done many Maintenance Contracts which involve maintaining or updating websites on a regular basis.
Currently I am based in both Dubai and Harare and taking on Freelance work globally (Europe, USA, Austrailia to name a few.)
If you require any of my services simply fill in the Quotation Request form and I will reply as soon as I can, and for the best reply please try to make your requests as detailed as possible. Also kindly add in your intended budget.
An overview of Me....
My name is Gerald Sisimayi and I have extensive work experience in Dubai, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. Over two decades of working experience has given me ample exposure to a variety of fields and because of this I have a very diverse and broad skillset that allows me to offer excellent services at affordable prices.
With over 300 Freelance projects under my belt and several more in a company environment my current areas of expertise mainly include Content Creation, Copywriting, Marketing, Coding and Videography.
Marketing wise I do conventional Marketing (Marketing Research, Analysis, Plans, SWOT Analysis, Emailers, Promotional Packages and so on) along with Social Media Campaigns in Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Additionally I enhance client backlinks with optimized Website Content, On and Offline Search Engine Optimization(SEO,) Blogs and more.
In terms of Coding I have done over 125 websites and encased them in a variety of Content Management Systems(CMS) such as Joomla, WordPress, Magento, Opencart and Drupal. With over 15 years experience in the field apart from the websites I have also carried out I have also done many Maintenance Contracts which involve maintaining or updating websites on a regular basis.
Currently I am based in both Dubai and Harare and taking on Freelance work globally (Europe, USA, Austrailia to name a few.)
If you require any of my services simply fill in the Quotation Request form and I will reply as soon as I can, and for the best reply please try to make your requests as detailed as possible. Also kindly add in your intended budget.
United Kingdom Experience
Owner of The Hand Vs Eye – An online Video Gaming Website –
December 2004 to February 2012. Re-opening August 2020
December 2004 to February 2012. Re-opening August 2020
- I coded the entire website from scratch.
- I was the main Videographer having recorded over 4000 videos.
- The site was one of the FIRST in the world to do VIDEO WALKTHROUGHs and the ONLY one in the world to do ALL walkthroughs of the games covered on the hardest difficulty.
- I wrote ALL the website content.
- I wrote Most of the reviews.
- I controlled a small Videographer and Content Writer team that provided periodical Content.
- I carried out all the Social Media and Ad Campaigns for the site.
ECOMILL LIMITED
Company Secretary - Duration - December 18, 2002 to 6 May, 2004.
Company Secretary - Duration - December 18, 2002 to 6 May, 2004.
- Submitting all records to companies’ house.
- Did all Copywriting tasks.
- Monitored orders.
- Maintained communication channels with London, Germany
- and Spain.
- Oversaw the Mobile Phone orders coming to and from the UK.
- Liaised with the Directors and Customers.
- all company Marketing for the UK office.
BEECHSTAR CORPORATION LIMITED
Director - Duration - 22 November 2001 to 06 January 2004
Director - Duration - 22 November 2001 to 06 January 2004
- Ran effective campaigns.
- Correctly identified key target markets.
- Performed effective Lead Generation.
- Managed all Sales channels and funnels.
- Monitored orders.
- Liaised with the Directors and Customers.
Loot newspapers
Customer Services – 2 years 9 months
Customer Services – 2 years 9 months
- Advert input into the online system from clients in the Call Centre while reporting to Shift Manager.
- Provided advice for clients.
- Pushed for upsells where appropriate and hit Sales Targets consistently.
- Administrative tasks included Advert submission and classification.
- Target orientated guidelines.
- Organized all the content for client adverts received as well as providing recommendations to enhance their Ads.
- Performed frequent problem solving.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK Ltd
Service Centre operator – 1 year 8 months
Service Centre operator – 1 year 8 months
- Provided IT and Technical support.
- Answered incoming Technical Questions from the System.
- Took calls and addressed customer issues directly.
- Data entry.
- Following up on client inquiries.
- Provide solutions to common issues.
- Entered and ticketed higher level customer requests.
United Kingdom Experience
Owner of The Hand Vs Eye – An online Video Gaming Website –
December 2004 to February 2012. Re-opening August 2020
December 2004 to February 2012. Re-opening August 2020
- I coded the entire website from scratch.
- I was the main Videographer having recorded over 4000 videos.
- The site was one of the FIRST in the world to do VIDEO WALKTHROUGHs and the ONLY one in the world to do ALL walkthroughs of the games covered on the hardest difficulty.
- I wrote ALL the website content.
- I wrote Most of the reviews.
- I controlled a small Videographer and Content Writer team that provided periodical Content.
- I carried out all the Social Media and Ad Campaigns for the site.
ECOMILL LIMITED
Company Secretary - Duration - December 18, 2002 to 6 May, 2004.
Company Secretary - Duration - December 18, 2002 to 6 May, 2004.
- Submitting all records to companies’ house.
- Did all Copywriting tasks.
- Monitored orders.
- Maintained communication channels with London, Germany
- and Spain.
- Oversaw the Mobile Phone orders coming to and from the UK.
- Liaised with the Directors and Customers.
- all company Marketing for the UK office.
BEECHSTAR CORPORATION LIMITED
Director - Duration - 22 November 2001 to 06 January 2004
Director - Duration - 22 November 2001 to 06 January 2004
- Ran effective campaigns.
- Correctly identified key target markets.
- Performed effective Lead Generation.
- Managed all Sales channels and funnels.
- Monitored orders.
- Liaised with the Directors and Customers.
Loot newspapers
Customer Services – 2 years 9 months
Customer Services – 2 years 9 months
- Advert input into the online system from clients in the Call Centre while reporting to Shift Manager.
- Provided advice for clients.
- Pushed for upsells where appropriate and hit Sales Targets consistently.
- Administrative tasks included Advert submission and classification.
- Target orientated guidelines.
- Organized all the content for client adverts received as well as providing recommendations to enhance their Ads.
- Performed frequent problem solving.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK Ltd
Service Centre operator – 1 year 8 months
Service Centre operator – 1 year 8 months
- Provided IT and Technical support.
- Answered incoming Technical Questions from the System.
- Took calls and addressed customer issues directly.
- Data entry.
- Following up on client inquiries.
- Provide solutions to common issues.
- Entered and ticketed higher level customer requests.
Dubai Experience
FREELANCER.
DURATION 2012 TO PRESENT(will stop if full time.)
Onestoplanet FZ LLC - August 2015 – 25 June 2020
INV500.COM (NOW INVESTURER.COM) - August 2017 to March 2019
DOTCASTING - 2009 - April 2020
DR. PAUL`S DENTAL CLINIC - 10 Oct 2018 - 10 Oct 2019
XPERTLEARNING - May 2006 to Feb 2012.
IT SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS COMPANIES - CONTRACT.
here are some Maintenance contract clients and the times I performed said maintenance for them:
DURATION 2012 TO PRESENT(will stop if full time.)
- Have successfully completed over 280 projects.
- Wrote complete content and carried out full webdesigns for over 150 Websites and Blogs.
- Was Social Media Manager for a number of companies (in a freelancer capacity) improving their Social Media standings in the process.
- Improved the SEO ratings for a number of companies reaching page 1 (or at least within the top 3 pages depending on how competitive the keyword) on almost all occasions.
- Created numerous Brand Identities from start to finish.
- Grew to be a CMS expert with several years of experience in Joomla, WordPress, Magento, Opencart and Drupal (to name a few.) Designed and ran Email campaigns for companies such as Ericsson and Oracle.
- Created effective Marketing Strategies that saw impressive growth for the company`s concerned.
- Created Promotional and Infomercial videos (over 1000 to date) as well as some 2d cartoons for clients.
Onestoplanet FZ LLC - August 2015 – 25 June 2020
- Completed over 90 projects in this capacity.
- Performed a number of successful SEO projects.
- Performed a number of brand Identity projects such as creating logos, color schemes, promotional material.
- Designed and ran successful Email campaigns and Newsletters. Created Marketing Strategies.
- Create Content material for high Socialite magazines and websites.
- Ran a number of Social Media Campaigns.
- Created a number of responsive Websites using various CMS such as Joomla and WordPress.
- Carried out Consultation sessions with SMEs and Freelancers pertaining to their Social Media, Websites and SEO.
INV500.COM (NOW INVESTURER.COM) - August 2017 to March 2019
- Advised INV500.COM on ALL of their Marketing efforts and drastically improved their Marketing infrastructure.
- PERSONAL SKILLS.Took over all of their Social Media Campaigns (Facebook,
- Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram) and grew their traffic over 350% which aided in their membership rising by approximately 250%.
- Wrote all the copy for their website and promotional efforts.
- Managed their remote IT team.
- Designed and wrote their Presentation pack.
- Managed their remote SEO Team.
- Found new and innovative ways to enhance business offerings whilst lowering their customer acquisition cost.
DOTCASTING - 2009 - April 2020
- Was the one who single handedly built the engines used to cast over 1550 extras for Mission Impossible in 2010 when they filmed in Dubai and also coded the new website which is currently offline due to the Covid situation.
- Took care of all the website`s Technical updates.
- Wrote all the content and promotional material for the website.
- Carried out all design and coding for the Website.
- Handled most of the customer inquiries (technical issues that is.)
- Was in charge of the SEO for the website.
DR. PAUL`S DENTAL CLINIC - 10 Oct 2018 - 10 Oct 2019
- Blogs - Improved the Search Engine Optmized blogs and drastically increased the number of blogs released monthly.
- Facebook - Increased their Facebook presence with traffic going up over 500% which resulted in increased followers and likes.
- Instagram - Improved their Instagram on all fronts especially likes and followers tremendously by introducing campaigns.
XPERTLEARNING - May 2006 to Feb 2012.
- Was tasked with the design and maintenance of all of their websites. I also wrote all the Website content as well.
- Was in charge of all their Marketing Content during that time.
- Performed most of their Graphic Design work.
- Built shell designs for their customized LMS solutions.
- Carried out Marketing reports.
- Designed, worded and ran all Email campaigns. Whilst there I did work for companies such as Emirates Airlines, Etihad, Emirates NBD, Rivoli and many others.
- Did all their Search Engine Optimization (SEO.) Trained and monitored the progress of their Interns.i trained a number of them during that time.
IT SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS COMPANIES - CONTRACT.
- Over the years I have done several Maintenance and Support contracts for many companies whereby I basically act as their goto IT person. In these contracts I would perform duties such as:
- Insuring the sites run smoothly.
- Keeping CMS version current.
- Giving periodic advice and question answering where required.
- Designing stipulated newsletters per month.
- Designing 1 offers email per month.
- Adding NEW technology upgrades to the website as and when they are released and made available.
- Add all news for the month with formatting and picture imaging optimization.
- Running reports on website performance - Search Engine. monitoring via Google Analytics and Alexa.
- Liaising with main host on technical issues.
here are some Maintenance contract clients and the times I performed said maintenance for them:
- Reflection Hair and Beauty Centre – 4 Years 2 Months.
- Seier Shades Dubai – 5 Years 4 Months.
- Afro Diva Hair Salon – 1 Year 4 Months.
- Kim Jefferson Photography – 3 Years 6 Months.
- Partiperfect.Ae– 3 Years 1 Month.
- Sunshine Coast Jazz Club – 7 Months.
- Warba Cosmetics – 2 Years 8 Months. DR Paul’s Dental Clinic – 9 Months.
- Dotcasting – 11 Years 5 months
Dubai Experience
FREELANCER.
DURATION 2012 TO PRESENT(will stop if full time.)
Onestoplanet FZ LLC - August 2015 – 25 June 2020
INV500.COM (NOW INVESTURER.COM) - August 2017 to March 2019
DOTCASTING - 2009 - April 2020
DR. PAUL`S DENTAL CLINIC - 10 Oct 2018 - 10 Oct 2019
XPERTLEARNING - May 2006 to Feb 2012.
IT SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS COMPANIES - CONTRACT.
here are some Maintenance contract clients and the times I performed said maintenance for them:
DURATION 2012 TO PRESENT(will stop if full time.)
- Have successfully completed over 280 projects.
- Wrote complete content and carried out full webdesigns for over 150 Websites and Blogs.
- Was Social Media Manager for a number of companies (in a freelancer capacity) improving their Social Media standings in the process.
- Improved the SEO ratings for a number of companies reaching page 1 (or at least within the top 3 pages depending on how competitive the keyword) on almost all occasions.
- Created numerous Brand Identities from start to finish.
- Grew to be a CMS expert with several years of experience in Joomla, WordPress, Magento, Opencart and Drupal (to name a few.) Designed and ran Email campaigns for companies such as Ericsson and Oracle.
- Created effective Marketing Strategies that saw impressive growth for the company`s concerned.
- Created Promotional and Infomercial videos (over 1000 to date) as well as some 2d cartoons for clients.
Onestoplanet FZ LLC - August 2015 – 25 June 2020
- Completed over 90 projects in this capacity.
- Performed a number of successful SEO projects.
- Performed a number of brand Identity projects such as creating logos, color schemes, promotional material.
- Designed and ran successful Email campaigns and Newsletters. Created Marketing Strategies.
- Create Content material for high Socialite magazines and websites.
- Ran a number of Social Media Campaigns.
- Created a number of responsive Websites using various CMS such as Joomla and WordPress.
- Carried out Consultation sessions with SMEs and Freelancers pertaining to their Social Media, Websites and SEO.
INV500.COM (NOW INVESTURER.COM) - August 2017 to March 2019
- Advised INV500.COM on ALL of their Marketing efforts and drastically improved their Marketing infrastructure.
- PERSONAL SKILLS.Took over all of their Social Media Campaigns (Facebook,
- Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram) and grew their traffic over 350% which aided in their membership rising by approximately 250%.
- Wrote all the copy for their website and promotional efforts.
- Managed their remote IT team.
- Designed and wrote their Presentation pack.
- Managed their remote SEO Team.
- Found new and innovative ways to enhance business offerings whilst lowering their customer acquisition cost.
DOTCASTING - 2009 - April 2020
- Was the one who single handedly built the engines used to cast over 1550 extras for Mission Impossible in 2010 when they filmed in Dubai and also coded the new website which is currently offline due to the Covid situation.
- Took care of all the website`s Technical updates.
- Wrote all the content and promotional material for the website.
- Carried out all design and coding for the Website.
- Handled most of the customer inquiries (technical issues that is.)
- Was in charge of the SEO for the website.
DR. PAUL`S DENTAL CLINIC - 10 Oct 2018 - 10 Oct 2019
- Blogs - Improved the Search Engine Optmized blogs and drastically increased the number of blogs released monthly.
- Facebook - Increased their Facebook presence with traffic going up over 500% which resulted in increased followers and likes.
- Instagram - Improved their Instagram on all fronts especially likes and followers tremendously by introducing campaigns.
XPERTLEARNING - May 2006 to Feb 2012.
- Was tasked with the design and maintenance of all of their websites. I also wrote all the Website content as well.
- Was in charge of all their Marketing Content during that time.
- Performed most of their Graphic Design work.
- Built shell designs for their customized LMS solutions.
- Carried out Marketing reports.
- Designed, worded and ran all Email campaigns. Whilst there I did work for companies such as Emirates Airlines, Etihad, Emirates NBD, Rivoli and many others.
- Did all their Search Engine Optimization (SEO.) Trained and monitored the progress of their Interns.i trained a number of them during that time.
IT SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS COMPANIES - CONTRACT.
- Over the years I have done several Maintenance and Support contracts for many companies whereby I basically act as their goto IT person. In these contracts I would perform duties such as:
- Insuring the sites run smoothly.
- Keeping CMS version current.
- Giving periodic advice and question answering where required.
- Designing stipulated newsletters per month.
- Designing 1 offers email per month.
- Adding NEW technology upgrades to the website as and when they are released and made available.
- Add all news for the month with formatting and picture imaging optimization.
- Running reports on website performance - Search Engine. monitoring via Google Analytics and Alexa.
- Liaising with main host on technical issues.
here are some Maintenance contract clients and the times I performed said maintenance for them:
- Reflection Hair and Beauty Centre – 4 Years 2 Months.
- Seier Shades Dubai – 5 Years 4 Months.
- Afro Diva Hair Salon – 1 Year 4 Months.
- Kim Jefferson Photography – 3 Years 6 Months.
- Partiperfect.Ae– 3 Years 1 Month.
- Sunshine Coast Jazz Club – 7 Months.
- Warba Cosmetics – 2 Years 8 Months. DR Paul’s Dental Clinic – 9 Months.
- Dotcasting – 11 Years 5 months
