freelance content creator
Remote working as a digital content freelancer in Europe and South Africa. Speaks fluent Dutch and English, good Afrikaans and (rather good) conversational French. Happily married to Victoria, practical, level-headed, and not too serious about most things.
Fresh out of Africa from a 4×4 road trip in Botswana and have been on the road working remotely for over 2 years on an ongoing road trip around the European coastline.
digital consultant
Born in The Netherlands. Marcel grew up in Johannesburg and completed two years of national service as an army medic. Currently in France, by way of The Netherlands where Marcel and Victoria built up a successful online flooring business.
Furthermore, they have designed and built websites for clients using Dreamweaver (remember that?), WordPress, Drupal, and Squarespace utilising SEO and content marketing.
Victoria and Marcel have expanded their knowledge into a consultancy to help people find their online presence, from (basic to advanced) website co-creation, training, guidance and content solutions.
Skills
Skills include video production and editing, content writing and web design, along with good practical skills.
Online consultant aka “Net Nomad” for:
- Video Editing: Premiere Pro, Filmora, DaVinci etc.
- Canva: graphics, thumbnails etc.
- WordPress: website build, maintenance, blogging
- Google Drive
- Published author: Land Rover Activity Book
- Ecwid: e-commerce and simplified online presence for clients
- Skillshare Courses:
core skills
- Video Editing
- Copywriting
- Content Editor
- Website (co) Creation
- Proofreading
youtube presence
Marcel runs a successful YouTube channel ( over 15,000 subs, 14 000 000 views – mostly focused on Land Rovers, outdoors and gear reviews). He also has a second YouTube channel hosting client videos (which have been filmed and edited in-house).
Links
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ASimplyFabLife
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/4x4MuddyBoots
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-koning/
- Email: marcel@asimplyfab.life
Hobbies and interests
Travel and Land Rovers lead the way, not necessarily in that order, but a combination of both is best. You will most likely find him behind a camera lens, and loves to write numerous blogs (travel, outdoors) with a fascination for clunky old cars, movies, the outdoors and camping.
off the beaten path
In 2010 he made his “best mistake ever” by taking part in the Croatia Trophy 4×4 Competition as a co-driver/navigator. This daunting eight-day challenge galvanised him to enter their own Land Rover in the “Adventure class” in 2011. The Land Rover virus still has him firmly in its grip, but he has managed to diversify, and lately, loves getting lost in Botswana!
Land Rover Club Holland WEBSITE
An example of his creativity and commitment can be found in volunteering for the Land Rover Club Holland as a member of the Communication Committee. He was responsible for their content creation, curation, and translation (English/Dutch) for several years, keeping the website up-to-date with the latest news and articles about Land Rovers.
This passion for travel, adventure and the outdoors means being flexible, adaptive, and able to roll with it (especially in Africa). He is resourceful in his work as a freelance content creator, and you can also find him sharing his creativity on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ASimplyFabLife
