Maria Umar
Pakistani national, M.A. English Literature from University of Peshawar, 28 years old, stay-at-home mom self-employed full-time doing content writing from home,building a virtual shop selling content writing,SEO and VA services.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Industries: | Internet |
| Skills: | Copy Writing, Design, Editing, English, Languages, Writing |
| Location: | Rawalpidni, Pakistan |
| Groups: | GIST Initiative , Women 2.0 |
| Interested in: | Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company, Supporting my investments, Trading services |
| Tags: | content writing, pakistan, seo, socially responsible, virtual assistants, virtual business, women |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Women's Digital League |
| Position: | Founder and CEO |
| Time period: | January 2009 - Present |
| Description: | I am working full time trying to build a solid base for WDL so its ready for take off soon as I find enough funds.
One Line Pitch: You business is an opportunity for us - our opportunity is profit for all. Business Summary: We try to find assignments related to internet and web related services such as Content Writing, SEO, and Virtual Assistance.We further homeshore this work to talented and skilled people who either have disabilities,belong to minority groups or live under the poverty line.We charge fixed rates for article writing and provide other services at an hourly rate. The average rates are $6 per 500 words on fixed price jobs and $7.5 for hourly jobs. |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Music, reading, writing. |
Maria's Startups (2)
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Women's Digital League
WDL is a virtual firm providing digital services to clients, proudly owned and powered by Pakistani women working for economic development and changing the social fabric of society through female economic, and hence emotional, empowerment.
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Samasource
Samasource brings dignified, computer-based work to unemployed women, youth and refugees living in poverty.
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Maria's Contacts (9)
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Shezana Amoon
Masters in International Relations from University of Peshawar. Currently working as a Secretary at International Committee of the Red Cross, (ICRC).
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Dan Steketee
Entrepeneur with 13+ years of strategic and tactical consulting experience in the financial services, start-up and technology industries (BPM, Business Intelligence, KPI's,, Vendor Management, etc) .