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Shammah M.

Meta & TikTok Media Buyer | Creative Strategist

Johannesburg, South Africa
$15 per hour
2 jobs
$78 total earnings

If you're looking for a Performance Marketer/Media Buyer with 5 years of experience or more that understands how to turn platform metrics into tangible business results for clients, I'm your guy. One of my recent achievements includes scaling a SaaS client acquisition campaign from an initial $14,000 to over $285,000 in monthly ad spend in just 13 months, which contributed to over $31 million in new contract value revenue for the business. This SaaS company has been with me for over 2 years & I'm still working with them till today! [shoot me a message saying "SaaS," and I'll send you their case study!] I’m currently managing monthly budgets of $90K–$100K across Meta & TikTok. From time to time I run Lead Gen PPC campaigns on Google & Microsoft (formerly Bing ads) for local service businesses. As a media buyer in 2025, my focus is to develop a comprehensive creative strategy that truly resonates, ensuring that my client's ad creatives uniquely speak to the desires, needs, and pain points of each respective customer avatar in my target audience, not just a small fraction. This approach goes beyond simply getting clicks and sales on ads; it's about building meaningful connections that convert. Most creative teams fail because they either skip or don't fully understand the different customer avatars in the market for their product/service (ICPs). Understanding your target customer is critical to a successful creative strategy. Once you understand why people buy from you, you'll never run out of creative ideas or ad angles/hooks. Because the best way to craft ad angles is to craft them based on your customers; that way they can resonate and engage better with your creatives (The number #1 trick to reducing CPA). These are the ad creative types currently outperforming in 2025: Founder-led ads Reverse psychology ads - works because they're controversial. (e.g., Warning! Don't buy this product.) Fake Podcasts Ads Industries l've done work for: SaaS, E-commerce & Local service businesses. What l bring to the table: ☑︎ GA4, Meta Events Manager, TikTok Events Manager ☑︎ Conversion API setups (server-side tracking) ☑︎ Data-driven creative testing frameworks ☑︎ Full-funnel campaign builds (TOF, MOF, BOF) ☑︎ Ad copywriting + creative direction ☑︎ Landing page CRO insights (to boost ROAS) ☑︎ Reporting dashboards (GHL, GA4, Looker Studio) Let's scale your business together. I dabble into a little bit of social media management too. You can find the projects I've worked on below ⬇️.

Nyashadzashe Emmanuel J.

Google Ads Lead Gen & Conversion Rate Optimisation Specialist

Durban, South Africa
$25 per hour
24 jobs
$5K+ total earnings

264 emergency plumbing calls in 120 days. 123 confirmed dental bookings in 4 months. 64 legal consultation leads in 60 days. 17,795 student applications in 90 days. These are tracked Google Ads results from campaigns I ran in 2026, verified through Google Analytics 4, call tracking, and CRM records. I run Google Ads for local businesses and agencies on a results-first basis. My background combines 4 years of Google Ads specialisation with 6 years of web development, which means I handle the full stack: campaign build, landing page optimisation, conversion tracking setup via GTM and GA4, and Looker Studio reporting. I do not need a developer to fix what is breaking your conversions because I can find and fix it myself. The industries I have delivered documented results in: emergency home services, dental practices, orthodontic clinics, legal services, education, property rentals, and cosmetic surgery including complex offline conversion tracking across multi-stage surgical pipelines. On the technical side I build GCLID-based offline conversion tracking, multi-stage CRM pipeline attribution, GA4 and GTM setups, and Looker Studio dashboards as standard. I have worked inside GoHighLevel, Bitrix24, Klinikr, and Zenoti for lead routing and CRM integration. My early Upwork contracts were in web development. My Google Ads work is fully documented in my portfolio below with campaign periods, conversion rates, tracking methodology, and results. Google Ads Search Certified. Google Analytics 4 Certified. Google Ads Display Certified. BSc Computer Science. Based in South Africa, available for US, UK, and Australian business hours.

Sarah H.

Pay Per Click Specialist | Pay Per Click Strategy | eCommerce Ads

Cape Town, South Africa
$85 per hour
3 jobs
$3K+ total earnings

I am a pay per click specialist with a Master's Degree in psychology. I am originally from Germany but live as a global citizen/digital nomad with residency in South Africa. I am fully bilingual in both language English and German. I have have been working as a pay per click specialist and digital strategist since 2014 and also own my own digital marketing agency Digital Fox since 2018 ( we are a Google Partner). I am passionate about nothing else but pay per click and obsessed with getting my clients the results they deserve. I am interested in setting up and running PPC campaigns across Google, Meta and LinkedIn and open to other platforms such as Bing Ads, TikTok Ads, Snap Chat Ads, Twitter/X Ads and Amazon Ads. I master conversion tracking and web analytics and I am Google Ads certified. Most campaigns I run have a ROAS of +10 and I am on average reducing the CPA for lead gen businesses by 50% within three months. My long standing clients have been advertising with me for more than five years. My client portfolio includes H&M's launch in South Africa, Luno's global launch campaign, Thrifty Car Rental, Harley Davidson South Africa, BOS Brands (South Africa), Mauritius Tourism, Mama Money and many more.

Piet N.

Meta Ads Pro | Meta Ads Certified | 128x ROI

Potchefstroom, South Africa
$50 per hour
28 jobs
$30K+ total earnings

Facebook ads growth partner who acts like a chief revenue officer. Meta-certified Facebook ads & GoHighLevel automation specialist (available September) Precision ads fused with psychology-backed optimization: simple, clear, unforgettable, profitable. 🧠 Facebook Ad clicks into Booked Appointments (calls) or Sales ✅ Upwork Top-Rated freelancer (Facebook ads & marketing funnels) Why growth-minded founders choose me • 128× ROI in real estate ($152 ad spend → $324 000 closed sales) • 11× ROI in legal within three weeks on a brand-new funnel • Six-figure lifts for premium services and coaching through end-to-end automation Credibility • Managed six-figure annual ad budgets across SaaS, home services, legal, and education • Meta Ads certified and GoHighLevel certified partner • Transparent reporting, fast communication, weekly optimisation loops • Results showcased in the GoHighLevel community Client feedback “We spent $152 and closed $324 000 in property - 128× ROI. Clear, effective, no wasted motion.” – Michael Brink, Century 21 “11× ROI in three weeks for our law firm. Highly recommend.” - Jonathan Sterling, Martine Law “Leads hit so fast we had to pause the campaign.” - Suede Hussain, AlpinHaus Shepherds My philosophy: systems scale, hacks fade I engineer funnels where every step - from ad creative to post-purchase automation - works in sync, so growth compounds month after month. 📩 Ready to turn Facebook traffic into predictable revenue? Send me a message with your biggest bottleneck and your 90-day goal. I’ll reply within one business day with a lean action plan and a fixed-price quote. (Freelance partner, never a full-time hire.)

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