Category: freelancing

  • OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: YOU CANNOT COME AND KILL YOURSELF

    OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: YOU CANNOT COME AND KILL YOURSELF

    Guest Post written by Gimbiya Galadima This week I chatted with a writer friend and I realized that this search for money in freelance writing can make us burn out. Stress is not good for anyone, because it makes you lose strength and lose time that would have been spent resting or being productive. Overworking yourself…

  • How Freelancers Can Use LinkedIn to Land A Job

    How Freelancers Can Use LinkedIn to Land A Job

    Do you know that LinkedIn is one of the most profitable social media platforms for freelancers today? So, to the real question, are you really familiar with LinkedIn? Do you know what LinkedIn is? Do you have a space on LinkedIn? If you do, do you utilize it or are you under-utilizing it? Well, all…

  • 5 South African Freelancers you need to know

    5 South African Freelancers you need to know

    South Africa spots the largest and arguably the most developed economy on the continent of Africa. Years of Apartheid have given way to a growing market structure where businesses contribute to the creation of value and jobs. The business of Freelancing in South Africa is advanced. There are a number of job sites and platforms…

  • OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE RATES

    OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE RATES

    Guest Post written by Gimbiya Galadima Times are hard; even the two-year-old clutching to a pack of biscuits knows that the country’s economy is dwindling. It’s even harder as a freelance writer, after the expenses of detty December and the threat of the bambiala January. I know it’s hard, but it is a new year…

  • 5 Ways to Handle a Hostile Client

    5 Ways to Handle a Hostile Client

    Just for laughs, what is the worst freelance offer you have ever received? Imagine Femi who just got a freelance job that pays you so well that you can’t believe you can even collect this kind of amount for a freelance job. You’re so excited about the work that you can’t wait to lay your…

  • PLACING VALUE ON YOUR FREELANCE SERVICES

    PLACING VALUE ON YOUR FREELANCE SERVICES

    Guest Post Written by Naana Joa Braso   One of the things you will struggle with as a freelancer is the way some clients will treat you simply because you do not have an office space and this means you are not an “actual” business. People will try to take advantage of you, disrespect your…

  • 4 NIGERIAN FREELANCERS YOU NEED TO KNOW

    4 NIGERIAN FREELANCERS YOU NEED TO KNOW

    Nigeria ranks as the country whose fortunes will impact the African continent positively. And this assertion is backed by solid reasons. The first is that the nation has a teeming population with a large youth demographic; Nigeria has a solid base for growth and development. Besides, the country has ample natural resources, arable land and…

  • OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: DAIRY OF A YOUNG FREELANCE WRITER – SCAMMERS

    OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: DAIRY OF A YOUNG FREELANCE WRITER – SCAMMERS

    This post was written by a guest writer: Gimbiya Galadima Want to submit your guest post? Do send us a mail via africanfreelancers@gmail.com   They had finally gotten you. You were looking for handout money, that’s how you got into this mess. Now a mixture of shame and pride wouldn’t let you tell your story.…

  • How to become a better freelancer in Nigeria

    How to become a better freelancer in Nigeria

    The present Nigerian workforce is filled with different categories of people making ends meet through various ways and one of such ways is through freelancing. More and more people are entering the Nigerian gig market on a daily basis and freelancing has become a force to reckon with in Nigeria. With this surge of people…

  • Hire Programmers in Africa with these tips

    Hire Programmers in Africa with these tips

    Introduction Freelance programmers are fast attracting the attention of the global workplace for several reasons. The first centers on the fact that the remote place work culture among the young and young at heart, is fast gaining ground on the continent. This youthful demographic is ambitious, determined, and hunger for opportunities and growth. Also, increased…

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