{"id":285,"date":"2023-07-21T09:22:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T09:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:22:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T09:22:32","slug":"852-reboot-hk-e20-brent-deverman-now-shenzhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285","title":{"rendered":"852 Reboot HK (E20) &#8211; Brent Deverman, Now Shenzhen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/480807448?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;speed=0&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=229388\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShenzhen has grown beyond my (wildest) imagination\u201d, Brent Deverman comments after 20+ years writing about this booming coastal city, across the border from Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>After studying Chinese in Michigan, this American tech entrepreneur moved to Shenzhen in 2000 to take a job in ecommerce, selling watches online. He soon launched an English website to help expats who had, like him, emigrated to China&#8217;s first &#8220;Special Economic Zone&#8221; (SEZ).<\/p>\n<p>Formerly known as &#8220;Shenzhen Party&#8221;, the site was recently rebranded to &#8220;Now Shenzhen&#8221; and offers a plethora of useful information, from local school guides, to wine tastings, apartment listings and job openings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IWgvIySPRi\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nowshenzhen.com\/\">Home 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Home 2022&#8221; &#8212; Now Shenzhen\" src=\"https:\/\/nowshenzhen.com\/embed\/#?secret=7OUHkEZBqr#?secret=IWgvIySPRi\" data-secret=\"IWgvIySPRi\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever smooth sailing doing business in China, but you get so much education when working in China\u201d, maybe an understatement but Brent has managed to run a dynamic city guide and business listing service without encountering typical media sensitivities.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, most of his site traffic comes from Google search and overseas  referring sites, most of which are blocked in China. He leverages that content to build traction and engagement via various WeChat communities, \u201cWe\u2019re a hybrid of social media and published content, job openings and apartment rentals\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>His two main audiences are in-bound business travellers and foreign residents; but the site also appeals to local Chinese wanting to meet expats or work for foreign companies. \u201cWe are at the nexus of the international community coming to Shenzhen to make a fortune and strike it rich!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Home to the global tech giants, Tencent, Huawei and DJI, Shenzhen has now surpassed the GDP and population of Hong Kong. Its success was recently celebrated by the visit of Chinese President, Xi Jinping, for the \u201c40th Anniversary of Founding China\u2019s First SEZ\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Brent\u2019s advice for setting up a cross-border business, tapping into the growth of China, \u201cThink BIG. China favours medium sized enterprises so make sure that you have enough capital and support to sustain the growth. Don\u2019t go for the individual restaurant, go for a chain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plug One: Find part-time or full time help with your business in Shenzhen.<br \/>\nPost job openings on https:\/\/shenzhen-jobs.com. Free amplification across Now Shenzhen&#8217;s social media channels on WeChat and LinkedIn. (After posting, email with the subject \u201c852RebootHK\u201d to info@shenzhenparty.com).<\/p>\n<p>Plug Two: 35% off Online Mandarin Chinese classes from Omeida<br \/>\nLearn Chinese online in the comfort of your own home, contact Omeida Chinese and use the discount code \u201c35REBOOT\u201d to get a 35% off 1-to-1online Chinese Courses. https:\/\/www.omeidachinese.com\/chinese-language-courses\/online-chinese\/<\/p>\n<p>Episode 20 of #852RebootHK, recorded outside DJI&#8217;s Flagship Store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on 22nd October, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShenzhen has grown beyond my (wildest) imagination\u201d, Brent Deverman comments after 20+ years writing about this booming coastal city, across [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"852 Reboot HK (E20) - Brent Deverman, Now Shenzhen - WORK FROM HOME\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cShenzhen has grown beyond my (wildest) imagination\u201d, Brent Deverman comments after 20+ years writing about this booming coastal city, across [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WORK FROM HOME\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-21T09:22:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vimeo_thumb-12.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/\",\"name\":\"WORK FROM HOME\",\"description\":\"Incredible Internet Income You Ever Met\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vimeo_thumb-12.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vimeo_thumb-12.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":360},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285\",\"name\":\"852 Reboot HK (E20) - Brent Deverman, Now Shenzhen - WORK FROM HOME\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-21T09:22:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-21T09:22:32+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/?p=285#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/workfromhome\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"852 Reboot HK (E20) &#8211; 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