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    Digital Platforms & Content Solutions

     

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    About Me

     

    Dorette de Swardt pondered for a long time whether or not to write her bio in the third person. In the end, she decided not to.

    Impelled by immense wanderlust, my husband and I drove two-up on a scooter from South Africa to Egypt for our honeymoon. Not one to quit my day job though, I specialise in digital communication solutions and website management for businesses and the media. I once launched and lived @HeraldLIVE, set up a digital following for @Beeld.com and was part of the team @News24.

    I am now co-owner of ShareDigital, a product of Creative23, and can help you strategise your  digital presence and teach you how to set up and manage your own digital advertising campaigns. Book your free 1 hour consultation here.

    Degree

    BA Honours in Media Theory and Practice

    University of Cape Town, 2007

    Degree

    BA Journalism with Visual Communication

    University of Pretoria, 2006

    diploma

    Telling Stories Online (2011)

    Presented by world renowned editor Mario Garciá

    diploma

    Optimising Social Media for your Brand (2011)

    Presented by e-commerce and e-marketing specialist Karen Parkin

    Content, Website and Social Media Management

    I have worked with/on the following websites

    news24news24.com

    Beeld

    netwerk24.com

    Pasella

    pasella.co.za

    The Herald

    heraldlive.co.za

    Logo

    goodnewslab.co.za

    Leadership for Condervation in Africa

    lcafrica.org

    Spark Talks2

    lcafrica.org/sparktalks

    I do Africa
    idoafrica.com

    TOC logo

    www.touchofclassguesthouse.co.za

    Circle Logo
    umoya-cottages.co.za

    Social Media Management

    I specialise in the following digital content and platform management fields.

     

    FB
    Facebook Platform and Content Management
    Facebook Adverts Manager, Facebook Business Manager
    Google
    Google My Business, Tools and Adwords

    Insta
    Instagram Platform Management
    & Audience Development

    WA
    WhatsApp Business Profiles
    & Communications Solutions

    Analytics
    Analytics, Traffic Reports and Trends

    Twitter
    Twitter platform management

    As Digital Editor of HeraldLIVE I launched their digital platforms, growing their audience following and website traffic with the focus on expanding their online offering and presence.  HeraldLIVE grew from 30k monthly UBs in 2012 to an average of 600k monthly UBs in 2017 with a Facebook Following that grew from 6k to 230k and Twitter from 2k followers to 40k followers. I also launched Instagram for HeraldLIVE taking it from 0 to 13.5k followers and a daily WhatsApp newsletter that grew from launch to 10k subscribers in 7 months.

    As Digital Editor of Beeld.com (now part of Netwerk24) I was instrumental in catapulting this news brand into the digital realm, growing their social numbers in 11 months from 600 Facebook Users to 15k and 1.5k Twitter followers to 14k followers.

    I can help you set up or optimise your digital platforms. Book your free 1 hour consultation here.

    Travel Writing Publications

    “The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.”

    Morocco

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    Presentations I Delivered

     

     

    Create your Digital Strategy

    Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber
    2019

    Social Media Training Workshop

    Best Drive Regional Staff
    2019

    Social Media and Your Brand

    Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber
    2015
    2016

    Social Media in the Newsroom

    Training The Herald’s newsroom
    2013
    2014

    Integrating Social Media with Print

    Times Media (Johannesburg)
    2014

     

     

    Never Hold Back

    NMM University
    2014

    After the Adventure

    Amid Expo
    2012

    Reporting with Social Media

    Training Beeld’s newsroom
    2011

    Awards

     

    Award

    Vodacom Journalist of the Year

    Regional Finalist
    Online
    2014

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