Gina Yap Lai Yoong's Blog, page 2
August 22, 2011
What Makes A Client-Converting Portfolio?
A year ago I wrote an article on why every freelancer should have a website where I shared the 5 top reasons why I decided to have an online portfolio as a fulltime freelancer. One year later, my principle has not changed. In fact, I believe that the importance of online presence is an element that every business owner should embrace. Why? Because this time, my online portfolio brings in almost 90% of my clientele with at least 2 to 3 enquiries a week, that's a total of 12 enquiries a month. How do I do it?
August 18, 2011
A Novelist, Finally.
A long overdue post that I was supposed to write when my first debut novel hit the local bookshelves. Instead, with the 2nd novel (Ngeri) on its way, it's only now that I found time to sit down and digest the fact that I am indeed a published novelist. Check out my novels and how to purchase them!
August 10, 2011
Inspiring Creative Campaign by WWF Singapore
I've been browsing around looking for inspiration for my new project when I came across a series of posters creatively executed by JWT Singapore. It's WWF Singapore latest campaign 'Tic-Tac-Toe'. Check out the posters. Totally awesome!
August 9, 2011
Movie Review: Perfect Rivals
Perfect Rivals tells of a story between two old flames, who have parted ways after the death of the Bak Kwa King, fighting to be the best Bak Kwa maker in the country. As competitors, the typical settings occur - their shops are next to each other, they both have children and their children fall in love, they use spy on each other, they try to outbeat each other, and then, well, ends up falling back in love, what else! The universal theme is always love, and it always works.
August 1, 2011
Movie Review: Captain America (The First Avenger)
"So there I was at the cinema, more attracted to the sidekicks than the superhero itself." - watching Captain America (The First Avenger) on the first day it got premiered.
July 5, 2011
Movie Review: The Blind Side
I only watched because I enjoy watching Sandra Bullock on the big screen. Then again, The Blind Side turned out to be a very warm family movie afterall.
June 29, 2011
FameTown: How To Be The Movie Celebrity
Here are some tips I can share for you to be on top of the FameTown game – make the best movies! The best movie means you make the most money out of it, gain the most experience points and earn the most fans. To do that, you'll need to…
June 5, 2011
Featured in What's Your (INspiring) Story by QuaChee
It was an honour to be featured as one of the INspiring personalities in QuaChee's blog in his new blog series: What's Your (INspiring) Story. Here's the story I shared with his blog readers. And now, here's where I share it with you.
Featured in What’s Your (INspiring) Story by QuaChee
It was an honour to be featured as one of the INspiring personalities in QuaChee's blog in his new blog series: What's Your (INspiring) Story. Here's the story I shared with his blog readers. And now, here's where I share it with you.
May 31, 2011
Your Type Of Father
I have rounded some interesting bits about the different types of father each one of us have, and how you can make him feel special this Father's Day. If you guys have participated in the FREE Postcard Giveaway last week, these 4 pointers might look familiar to you.
