Founder Emigratieverhaal.nl, internet consultant and freelance journalist
Ontario, Canada
- Current
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- Founder | Publisher at Emigratieverhaal.nl
- freelance business journalist at Bartnagel.net
- Past
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- Business Journalist at Brisk, Forward media
- journalist/editor at Reed Business
- Education
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- Hogeschool Windesheim Zwolle
- Connections
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- Industry
- Publishing
- Websites
Bart Nagel’s Summary
In the summer of 2006 my wife Simone and I left the Netherlands and moved to Canada. In preparation for this huge step I managed to turn around my business life completely. For the past nine years I've been employed as a business journalist at the Dutch entrepreneurial monthly bizz and management bi-weekly Brisk. Within three years I made it to the editorial board of bizz. Shortly after I achieved this, it became clear to me that this was not the life I was going to settle for. Although journalism continuously stimulates my creativity, working for a huge publisher like Reed Elsevier can easily be compared to wathever office job anywhere else. Late 2005 I started turning things around, and now I make a good living as a freelance business journalist for over ten Dutch magazines and websites. And I do this from a beautifull spot in Ontario, Canada. On a ten acre farm only three kilometres from the bright and clear waters of Georgian Bay.
My love for Canada started when I was about twelve years old. My mom and dad took our family to Ontario where my aunt Tineke lives with her family. Looking back I can honestly say that this trip made a huge impression. Years went by. In the year 2000 Simone and I visited Canada again. BC this time. We just loved it and couldn't get enough of it. We went there for years in a row. And during wintertime we visited our family in Ontario. In 2004 we decided we would better move there. It seemed inevitable. We first moved to the Western province of Alberta. But due to the oil boom real estate prices started to rise and we couldn't afford buying a pretty little hobby farm there anymore. We packed our bags and went to Ontario again. After seven weeks we were able to buy our beautiful property near Georgian Bay with more than enough space for our four Bernese mountain dogs to run and roam around.
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Bart Nagel’s Specialties:
As a business journalist I'm pretty much allround. I wrote and write about management, leadership, HR, and lots about marketing & sales. Nowadays most of my articles zoom in on topics like online marketing, e-business and internet strategies. I write a lot about Web 2.0 trends too. I truly believe that the impact of all this user generated stuff and customer participation will be enormous in the next few years.
Furthermore I do a lot of work and writing about migration.
Bart Nagel’s Experience
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Founder | Publisher
Emigratieverhaal.nl
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Emigratieverhaal.nl is a webportal / online magazine for Dutch immigrants. The site offers numerous stories about leaving the Netherlands to work and live abroad. The site is completely written by immigrants who know what they are talking about.
Emigratieverhaal.nl is a production of BartNagel.net, the Canadian & pivately held media company. The business model of the site consists of advertising, affiliate marketing and lead generation. -
freelance business journalist
Bartnagel.net
(Publishing industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
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Business Journalist
Brisk, Forward media
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2005 — May 2006 (11 months)
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journalist/editor
Reed Business
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Writing and Editing industry)
November 1998 — July 2005 (6 years 9 months)
Bart Nagel’s Education
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Hogeschool Windesheim Zwolle
Bachelor , Journalism , 1994 — 1998
Additional Information
Bart Nagel’s Websites:
Bart Nagel’s Interests:
Journalism, creative minds, e-business, internet, online marketing, immigration, living abroad, www.simonebartincanada.com, volleyball, Netherlands, Noord-Brabant, Canada, Ontario, Georgian Bay, Midland, Penetanguishene, Tiny, outdoors, canoeing, Simone, schrijven, Nederlands, magazines, tijdschrift, bizz, Emerce, De Zaak, Twinkle, Zoete, Marketingfacts.nl, Ajuus, Brisk, Zibb.nl, Smart business strategies, Bernese mountain dogs, Mount Magic, www.mountmagic.ca
Bart Nagel’s Groups:
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The Dutch Connection -
Dutch Professionals Canada
Bart Nagel’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
