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Practical Tips on How To Build a Reputation as a Freelancer
Once upon a time, people didn’t take the idea of freelancing seriously. It must have been worse for African freelancers? You probably would have heard questions like, “what does freelancing even mean?” Good thing we are getting past that these days. It is now a question of building a reputation as a freelancer. In this…
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How to Raise Your Rates Without Losing Your Clients
As freelancers in Africa, it is impossible to remain with the same rates for your entire existence. Soon you’d have to raise your rates for several reasons. The question here is, how do you raise rates without scaring customers away? In this post, we will attempt to answer this question. To do this, we have…
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How Freelancers Can Create a Passive Income Portfolio
Do you know that freelancing in Africa is very lucrative and rewarding? Asides from the monetary benefits from freelancing, African Freelancers enjoy many other benefits. One such benefit is flexible schedules. Of course, freelancing is not without its challenges. For example, a freelancer can get swarmed with work and may not deliver as and when…
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Earn Extra Cash Writing for these 10 Literature Magazines
Earn Extra Cash Writing for these 10 Literature Magazines Considering the number of freelance writers (knowbies and newbies) flooding the internet daily in search of potential clients and gigs, there are chances that you may not land a single job in weeks and months. Sorry, but someone has to feed you the hard truth this…
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How to get more freelance gigs from past clients
by Mariam Ayodeji We all know that it is expensive and time-consuming to win new clients because you have to invest in marketing, prepare yourself all over again, and work on your business development continuously. With all this, we tend to forget that the source of our revenue is right underneath our noses and…
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10 Tips on Writing a Freelance CV
by Taiwo Davis Job hunting is probably one of the most daunting tasks. From the application and screening processes and nerve-racking interviews through to the selection verdict, it really doesn’t get any easier. Not every freelance job requires you to submit a CV. However, many high-paying jobs do, especially in the fields of copywriting,…
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How to Earn More as a Freelancer in Africa.
By Taiwo Davis Freelancing is rapidly becoming a big thing across Africa. This pattern of working provides a variety of opportunities, for both genders, especially at a time when the entire continent is experiencing palpable changes in its economy. In fact, There’s enough room for more individuals to come on board and earn…
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Learn How to Handle Scope Creep in Projects
Have you ever heard of scope creep? “You know what else I would love to add?” This question is one that gives many freelancers the “creeps”. With just these few words, a simple, easy-to-accomplish project plan can be suddenly changed into the project management equivalent of an M.C. Escher painting. When handling projects, you always…
