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Previous page (p.1):
overview/what I do On
this page (p.2):
portfolio
Page 3:
job
history
Page 4:
education/training/skills
Page 2 of Micky's curriculum vitae
writing:
* some of my published stories (print & online)
* some of my other
projects
websites: * some of the websites I created/wrote/worked
on
(or check out my new portfolio on my Content Writer website)
| Published articles (English) | Description | Title and details |
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Web page on Holidays With Kids website (Australian travel magazine website)
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Web page I wrote on behalf of Coffs Coast Marketing, featuring extensive information about the Coffs Coast as a holiday destination for families with kids. (As part of my job at Coffs Harbour City Council, I write online feature stories for the official Coffs Coast tourism website.) | "Coffs
Coast" Holidays With Kids website (Destinations > Australia > NSW > Coffs Coast) Australia Late 2007 |
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Editorial in Weekends For Two, Four or Six (Australian travel magazine) >> See adapted online version of story (.exe file)
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I wrote this feature article, a review of three fabulous Coffs Coast restaurants, for this magazine as part of targeted promotion of our region to couples, by Coffs Coast Marketing. | "A
Taste of Coffs Coast" Weekends For Two, Four or Six Australia Winter/Spring 2006 |
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Story on Coffs Coast website (official regional tourism website)
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I interviewed internationally renowned actor Jack Thompson, patron of a new local festival, and wrote this story on the inaugural Woolgoolga Curryfest, which was used as editorial on the Council page in the local newspaper and as a feature story on the Coffs Coast tourism website. | "Woolgoolga
Curryfest" The Coffs Coast Advocate and Coffs Coast tourism website Australia March/April 2006 |
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Editorial in Out & About With Kids (Australian travel magazine)
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Another example of a feature article I wrote for a magazine on things to do and see on the Coffs Coast, as part of targeted advertising to families by Coffs Coast Marketing. | "Coffs
Coast's (not so) Wild Side" Out & About With Kids Australia Summer 2005/06 |
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Articles in Living the Passion (News magazine of international real estate company La Perla Living) >> See
magazine |
I wrote all the articles in this edition of the luxury real estate company's quarterly news magazine when I worked for Baxter Communications. The articles are based on the client's briefing, interviews I did and further research, and fit into existing categories. |
"Enjoying
the good life... around the world" Living the passion The Netherlands June 2004 |
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Story on LanguageTips.com (Website on English language and cultures of English-speaking countries for non-native speakers) |
I wrote an informative piece about Singapore for the 'Culture' section of this website (sub-section 'Places on the map'), published by Baxter Publishing, for Dutch people interested in English-language cultures. |
"Singapore:
Lion city" LanguageTips.com The Netherlands 2003 |
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Story on LanguageTips.com (Website on English language and cultures of English-speaking countries for non-native speakers) |
I wrote an informative piece about Melbourne for the 'Culture' section of this website (sub-section 'Places on the map'), published by Baxter Publishing, for Dutch people interested in English-language cultures. |
"Multicultural
Melbourne" LanguageTips.com The Netherlands 2003 |
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Article in The Straits Times (Singapore's main newspaper)
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I wrote a commentary piece relating to the murder of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. This was published with my photo byline on page 7 of the paper, in the World section. |
"You
may not agree with him. But why kill him?" (A Dutch viewpoint) The Straits Times Singapore May 8, 2002 |
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Article in The Straits Times |
I proposed and wrote a story about Pilates exercises on aircraft. Also arranged a photoshoot showing examples of exercises, published with the article in the Life! section of the paper. |
"Hiss
to stay in shape" The Straits Times Singapore April 24, 2002 |
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Travel story on The Straits Times Interactive's Women's site |
I wrote a story on Malaysia's Pangkor Island for the Travel & Culture section of STI's Women's site (which I set up and managed from 2000 to 2002). |
"Making
the most of three days off" The Straits Times Interactive Singapore April 2002 |
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Article in The Straits Times |
I proposed and wrote an article and two sidebars on the wedding of the Dutch Crown Prince and other European royalty, which appeared with my byline in the World section of the paper. |
"At
last, a happy royal Europe wedding" The Straits Times Singapore Jan 19, 2002 |
| Other projects | Description | Title and details |
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Press release
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Press release I wrote at Baxter Communications for our client La Perla Living (international real estate company), announcing a new residential project. |
"La
Perla Living launches Austrian mountain village community"
Press release written in September 2004 |
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Press release |
Press release I wrote as part of PR/marcom activities to promote Mix-FX, software for the creation of Flash text effects of Triple W Communications, my husband's Internet business. |
"Now
everyone can create Flash effects with Mix-FX" Press release written and distributed online in April 2002 |
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Webchat with Pele for The Straits Times Interactive >>
Photos
of the webchat |
I helped coordinate a webchat with Brazilian football (soccer) legend Pele - reading out questions posed online by fans and typing in Pele's answers in real-time. |
The
Straits Times Interactive Singapore  Dec 4, 2001 |
| Websites | Description | Credits |
| >> Bill Palmer - Candidate for Mayor in 2008 Coffs Harbour Council election | New, small, simple website I created from scratch in two days for mayoral candidate Bill Palmer in August 2008. | Concept, design, CSS, copywriting and SEO all done by me. Using HTML/CSS in Dreamweaver. |
| >> Spraycrete Elite | New website for concrete flooring/stencilling business. Created May 2008. |
I created this business website based on existing logo and draft design, and edited the draft copy. Using a combination of HTML and CSS in Dreamweaver. |
| >> Content Writer | New website for freelance content writing and SEO projects. Created January 2008. Redesigned & relaunched 7 August 2008. | I created and wrote this website and optimised it for search engines. Using a combination of HTML and CSS in Dreamweaver. |
| >> Coffs Coast Conferences | Official business tourism website for the Coffs Coast region. Content writing only. Lauched December 2007. | Writing the content for this new conferencing and business events website as part of my job at Coffs Harbour City Council. |
| >> Coffs Coast Waste Services | Website of regional waste service for Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Nambucca. Created January 2006. | Single-handedly created this website within a few days, with info for residents about the regional waste service, using Dreamweaver. Editing and updating content. |
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Official website of Coffs Harbour City Council, NSW. Sole website manager and content editor, since March 2005. | Editor and administrator of the official Council website, daily updating, sourcing, writing and editing content, sourcing images, photo editing, writing and sending e-newsletters. Using Lantern CMS. |
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>> Coffs Coast
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Official tourism website for the Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Nambucca regions). Writing feature articles since March 2005. | Writing special features for this tourism website as part of my job at Coffs Harbour City Council. Interviewing minor celebrities about Coffs Coast for the section Coffs Coast Insights |
| >> Fit Forum | Website of fitness and physiotherapy centre Fit Forum in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Created Feb 2005. In Dutch. | Design together with Menno. Content, development, updating and maintenance done by me, in line with client's requirements. Created using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Amara Flash News Ticker. |
| >> Diana Burta | Website of Dutch jazz entertainer (singer/pianist) Diana Burta. Created Aug 2003. | Design, development, content done be me, in line with client's general requirements. |
| >> MickyMoments | My own
website for personal and professional purposes. Created Feb 2002 and updated regularly. |
100% own work: conceptualisation, creation, design, content. Created using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Mix-FX (Flash effects). |
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>> The Straits Times Interactive (STI) Made Time Magazine supplement On Magazine's guide to world's 50 best news websites Dec 2001 |
Website
of Singapore's main newspaper where I worked full-time. Continuously updated
throughout the day. Pageviews: around 600,000 per day/4 million per week. |
Responsible for putting up breaking news items, pictures, links, polls, discussion topics, overall maintenance of site. Updating through Vignette database system and HTML. |
| >> STI Women's site (redesigned since then) | Women's
section (sub-site) of The Straits Times Interactive. Created July 2000 and updated several times per week. Responsible until Aug 2002. Pageviews: around 6,000 per day/40,000 per week. |
Conceptualised, created, designed and coded it myself. Sole responsibility for whole site: content and maintenance. Created using Dreamweaver. Updating through Vignette and HTML. |
| >> AlltheWay |
Company website of AlltheWay 24 hour deliveries, a Dutch courier service. Bi-lingual in Dutch and English. Created Jan 2000 and not updated since March 2000 as company went bankrupt (original URL and e-mail therefore also no longer in use). |
100% own work: conceptualisation, creation, design, content. Wrote text in two languages. Created using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, ImageReady. Also used Javascript for various interactive components. |
| >> Triple W Communications |
Company website of Triple W Communications, my husband's Internet firm. Written Dec 1999 and updated occasionally. |
Responsible for textual content only. Use of Dreamweaver. |
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