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MY EXPERIENCE SO FAR AS A FREELANCER IN AFRICA
Freelancing in Africa, Nigeria especially is really not a walk in the park. Apart from the stereotypical mentality that passion should be enough compensation for the peanuts Creative Freelancers are often offered which is of course, borne out of the fixated belief and assumption that Art is a senseless struggle any ambitious person shouldn’t have…
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How To Build Your Exposure As A Freelancer
Just like any other business out there freelancing needs to seek exposure to gain more potential clients, getting started as a freelancer is a tedious task even if you have a long list of contacts who have been your customer for ages, that doesn’t mean everyone will just want to hire you. In this blog…
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ONLINE JOBS FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES
The Online freelance economy is booming- not just for coders and web programmers, but also for other freelance professionals like editors, writers, graphic designers among others. African freelancers are making substantial inroads in this digital marketplace. Analysts predict that Africans would have earned more than 5 billion USD, from online jobs and contracts by 2015.…
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Be adaptable, take advantage of your networks and don’t work “for exposure.” – Lamide Akintobi
Lamide Akintobi is a renowned journalist and media professional who has worked with different media platforms such as Channels TV, Television Continental, and Ebony Life TV. Lamide has over a decade of experience in TV, in front of and behind the camera, and she is currently a freelance producer & presenter, event host and moderator.…
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Meet Samuel Moore; an African Freelancer
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HOW TO INCREASE YOUR FREELANCING RATES WITHOUT FEELING BAD ABOUT IT
Deciding Freelancing rates can be one of the dicey things to do as Freelancers in Africa. A lot of times, African Freelancers have found it quite challenging to price their works adequately talk more of deciding when and how to increase their rates without having to be apologetic about it. In both past and recent…
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5 ALTERNATIVES TO WAVE ACCOUNTING
An essential requirement for both large and small businesses centers on keeping balanced/up-to-date financial records. While the former may be able to use top-of-the bill systems/software to create to capture these important data, the latter often require structures that are adaptable to their peculiar needs. The Wave Accounting software has met these needs for a…
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10 CHALLENGES OF FREELANCING AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
Just like every other career, Freelancing is one that is not devoid of its own challenges, and as Freelancers in Africa, it is important to know how to navigate and overcome these challenges in order to achieve and sustain our long-term career goals and aspirations as African Freelancers. In that light, below are some of…
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Meet Uchechukwu Ibemere, an African Freelancer
Uchechukwu Ibemere is a Lagos based content creator, photographer and local guide. He enjoys surfing the internet for new ideas from Artists across the globe to inspire his work and knowledge. African Freelancers had a chat with him! Continue reading below… What services/products do you offer? I create and curate content both for individuals and…
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A Guide to Contract Preparation as a Freelancer
Most freelancers are creative folks and the business aspect of things is a necessary thing that we just have to contend with. One business-related side of freelancing that’s enough to make us cringe is “contract.” Writing a freelance contract is about as far from creative as you can get. They seem to be stale documents…
