DEEP ELLUM START-UP COMPANY LAUNCHES A NETWORK OF 119 FREELANCE JOB DIRECTORIES IN CITIES ACROSS THE U.S.
TheFreelanceNation.com
DIRECTORIES IN CITIES ACROSS THE U.S.
TheFreelanceNation.com Helps Independent Professionals Find Freelance
Work, Small Business Support and Strategic Partnerships In Their Local
Area
Dallas, TX, October 26, 2007 - Drawing on over a decade self-
employment experience in the marketing industry and leveraging their
expertise at website design and search engine optimization, Dallas
entrepreneurs Jay Lohmann and Will Morgan 'bootstrapped' the
development of TheFreelanceNation.com, a network of 119 city-specific
freelance job boards and online community designed to simplify and
enhance the interaction between companies looking for freelance
professionals and those looking for temporary part-time work.
Most of the 119 websites have the same URL structure such as
DallasFreelancers.com, NYCFreelancers.com, LosAngelesFreelancers.com,
SanFranciscoFreelancers.com, SeattleFreelancers.com,
MiamiFreelancers.com, HoustonFreelancers.com, etc.
Lohmann and Morgan's love for building communities inspired them to
move their Dallas advertising agency from a posh Addison address to
the more eclectic Deep Ellum neighborhood just east of downtown. "Deep
Ellum has historically had a lot of great creative energy and we
wanted to be part of it's revitalization. A lot of good businesses and
start-ups are moving in and the area is quickly coming back to life.
We enjoy networking with like-minded business owners, collaborating
with other agencies and helping to boost the local economy down here,"
says Morgan.
"In the early days of the Internet, it was cool and exciting to work
with freelancers who were across the country or even overseas. But
with the proliferation of the Internet, the freelance talent that most
companies need can be found in their own cities. Many managers are
tired of the complications inherent with long distance business
relationships," says Lohmann, Founder and CEO. "They want a local
vendor who shares the same language, culture, time zone, currency,
work style, and work ethic. They want someone they can meet face-to-
face if they must."
Lohmann and Morgan practice what they preach. They've grown several
other businesses in Dallas just through local networking and believe
they can help others achieve the same success in their own cities as
well. One of the local companies that FreelanceNation supports is The
Public Trust (formally Art Prostitute), an independent art gallery in
Deep Ellum. Owner Brian Gibb, said "DallasFreelancers.com is a great
online community that streamlines the process of how businesses search
for independent contractors and how freelancers find jobs and small
business support. I think it's great they've included fine artists,
too. A lot of corporations are looking for original works of art to
hang in their offices and DallasFreelancers.com is a website that
gives Dallas art galleries and artists, photographers, painters,
sculptors, etc the type of exposure they need to sell their work."
As search engine optimization and Internet Marketing experts, exposure
is something Lohmann and Morgan know quite a bit about. Based on their
previous successes at getting websites on the front page of the major
search engines, they two have methodically implemented the most
sophisticated and thorough 'White hat' Search Engine Optimization
(SEO) and Search Engine Optimization (SEM) strategies and techniques
to increase the visibility of profiles and projects posted on the
website.
"Each of the 119 job directories has been painstakingly SEO'd to
ensure maximum visibility. Members can optimize their own profiles and
projects to increase their individual exposure as well. Each website
is supported by an extensive search engine marketing plan and quality
link development campaign that focuses on each city," says Lohmann.
"TheFreelanceNation.com is a powerful online marketing tool for
freelancers seeking work, companies who need independent contractors
and recruiters looking for an untapped source of potential full-time
candidates."
Ron Thompson, Chairman, Board of Trustees at Design America Foundation
in Dallas says "TheFreelanceNation.com has just leveled the playing
field for freelancers to get paid what they are worth and get the
professional support they need. They do not mark-up freelancer's rates
like creative staffing agencies. This puts the buying power back in
the hands of companies who hire independent contractors while helping
the self-employed make a living."
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DallasFreelancers.com is a part of TheFreelanceNation.com, a network
of 119 city-specific freelance job boards where independent
professionals, companies, and recruiters can source each other.
FreelanceNation enables the self-employed to easily source, fairly
price, and successfully transact business and enhance their small
business through collaboration and cooperation. FreelanceNation
provides freelance work through 100% blind bidding, customizable
membership rates, search engine optimized profiles and projects, 500
skill sets in 23 professions, self-employment support, a professional
networking forum, local to national search, and many other features
that makes it an effective online marketing tool and business
resource.
For more information, visit TheFreelanceNation.com/WhyFreelanceNation,
or contact:
Jay Lohmann, Founder/CEO
FreelanceNation, LLC
3005 Commerce
Tel. 214.658.9810
TheFreelanceNation.com