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HOW FREELANCERS CAN PITCH TO EDITORS
Being a freelancer in Africa often means that you’d need to solicit for jobs and other engagements. Earning a regular income from your freelance writing entails having a steady stream of tasks. However, the world of freelancing is cutthroat, and often, only the best get selected. Freelancer Writers receive writing engagements by way of pitches.…
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Your talents and skills can create value to be converted into income – Patricia Akpo Uyeh
Patricia Akpo Uyeh is a freelance writer and blogger by passion and a geographer by training. She has a B.Sc degree in Geography and a Master’s degree in Regional Planning and Development. When she is not writing, she reads, surf the net, listen to music, dance or watch the news. African Freelancers had the honour…
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10 Websites Every Freelancer Needs to Bookmark
While some may argue that offline gigs are still a contributory factor in getting engagements, many others agree that the Internet possesses a much broader spread and reach. Consider websites as the information cavalry of the World Wide Web. These sites deploy fast at a moment’s notice and never go on vacation or take afternoon…
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How To Take care Of Your Finances As A Freelancer
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HOW TO NEGOTIATE YOUR FREELANCE RATES IN 2019
Negotiating freelance rates is one of the integral skills any freelancer must have, especially in this 21st century where a lot of employers do not mind employing the services of freelancers for a token worth nothing compared to the value received. Therefore, freelancers have to be wise, smart and intentional about demanding their worth without…
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HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR FREELANCE BUSINESS AS A NEW MOM
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How to Resolve a Client Dispute seamlessly
As a freelancer, you have most likely come across client disputes which can be a bit frustrating and tiring. Even if you do really impeccably works on all projects, it is always bound to happen. There is always that one client that is unsatisfied and eager to fight/bring down your reputation. In client disputes, you…
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Invoicing Tips for Freelancers
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5 Productivity Apps Freelancers need
Consider a farmer and a piece of land designated for some agricultural purpose. The overall objective of the farmer is to obtain maximum productivity (in terms of either food crop and/or livestock output), over a period of time, usually depicted as sowing/harvesting times. For the farmer to achieve maximum output, s/he must work with the…
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Five Secrets Of Successful Freelance Writers
Though it is common knowledge that to be successful as a freelance writer you have to make your clients 200% happy is that right? As you move forward as a professional writer, keep these six secrets of successful freelancers in your mind: Don’t create extra work Your clients are busy people that’s the main…
