Mike has a vast portfolio of copywrite articles that he has written , mostly copy writing for SEOs. He is very experienced in keyword use and Internet copy writing styles, and can write copy for just about any subject. He has an excellent command of the English language.
Mike's wife Liz, a licensed private investigator for the State of Colorado, has wide experience in Internet research and researches much of Mike's copy writing.
Here are some details of our normal rates for copy writing and research:
| US $ | GB £ | Euro € | SA Rand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic hourly rate | 40 |
20 |
25 |
300 |
| Creative copywriting with deep Internet research per 200 words | 20 |
10 |
15 |
150 |
| 10 page text document converted to HTML | 120 |
60 |
90 |
900 |
| Internet research per hour | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Data capture per hour | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Text editing/proofreading per page of 500 words | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Web site & webpage design * | SQ |
SQ |
SQ |
SQ |
| Webpage creation per page .xhtml or .php | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Domain name registration .com | 120 |
60 |
90 |
900 |
| Domain name registration .co.za | 45 |
22.50 |
30 |
300 |
| Uploading website to ISP | 20 |
10 |
15 |
150 |
| Hit counter (details e-mailed to you) | 10 |
5 |
7.50 |
75 |
| Links, buttons, Navigation per item | 10 |
5 |
7.50 |
75 |
| Form design and inclusion per page SQ but not less than | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Inclusion of Google Ads | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Search engine registration | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Active mouse rollovers per item | 10 |
5 |
7.50 |
75 |
| Database building and attaching per hour | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Organising Google Analytics | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
| Maintenance contract per hour | 40 |
20 |
30 |
300 |
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Biography
Educated at Bromsgrove School in the Worcestershire countryside in England, and later at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Served an eight year Commission in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy as a Buccaneer Observer. Specialised as Air Warfare and Air Weapons Instructor.
1972 - 1989
Emigrated to Rhodesia and served in the Department of Civil Aviation as an Air Traffic Controller. Married in Salisbury in 1981. Later served at Biggin Hill Airport, Johannesburg International and Abu Dhabi as Senior Air Traffic Controller. During this time I developed a keen interest in Theatre, appearing in several plays at Salisbury Repertory Theatre under the direction of Adrian Stanley and serving on the Executive Committee.
1990 - present
Retired from Air Traffic Control. Took up a position at a large private high school in Johannesburg as Network Supervisor and Head of Computer Administration. Retired from this position in December 2005 and relocated to Martindale in the Eastern Cape of South Africa., where we run a wooden furniture and turning business, as well as internet research, web design and copywriting.
Divorced in 2002 and recently (2nd May 2005) married Liz from North Carolina and whom I met on 25th December 2001 on the Internet. Liz and I have a small farm at Martindale in the Bathurst area of the Eastern Cape, where we run a wooden handicrafts business, as well as internet research, web design and copy writing. .
I have a 25 year-old daughter, Julie Anne, married to Jake and living in New Hampshire, USA and recently blessed with a beautiful daughter, Grace Mae and a son, Owen Michael, and a 32 year-old son, Michael jnr., who climbs anything tall and vertical.
