Dressed from head to toe as a knight in shining armour, Freelancerlot walked more than 8 miles of central London stopping to take pictures with Tourists and passers by. His mission saw him attend key attractions like Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, the Houses of Parliament and Downing Street.
The competition, organised by Freelancer.com, the biggest freelance marketplace in the world has a first prize of $10,000! The public are invited to vote for the winner of the “People's choice award” on the freelancer website.
Freelancerlot's on street promotional activity was backed up by a Twitter page (www.twitter.com/
In addition to the Twitter account a Facebook Group (accessible from www.whichlance.com)
A YouTube channel also documents the on-street activity which was undertaken, with a selection of videos. http://www.youtube.com/
Saif has pledged 50% of any winnings to Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the leading Breast Cancer Charity in the UK.
Vote for freelancerlot here: http://contest.getafreelancer.com/
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Notes to Editor
Saif Bonar is a 30 year old independent freelancer and entrepreneur based in Croydon, South London. He has an Msc in Information and Knowledge Management and was short-listed as Shell LiveWire young entrepreneur of the year in 2006.
Freelancer.com is the largest global freelance marketplace with over 1.4 million registered users and $50 million USD in billings. Freelancer.com is owned by Australian firm....
Breakthrough Breast Cancer is the leading UK charity which is works to reduce the incidences of breast cancer and hopes to identify a cure.
Images: High res images available on request.
