African Freelancers

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  • Who is a freelancer? All your Questions Answered!

    Who is a freelancer? All your Questions Answered!

    Introduction At its most basic, a freelancer is an individual who is self-employed and does not work for any employer in the long term. A common feature with freelancing is that individuals can work with many clients, on different projects within a specific time frame. According to research conducted by Freelancers Union, estimates put the…

  • The Earn $100 Per Day in Six Months Challenge: Update

    The Earn $100 Per Day in Six Months Challenge: Update

    It is September already. Two months since I started this over-ambitious challenge. Phew, how time flies! Within the next four months, I should be reaping the fruits of my labour but I am not very sure that will happen. If you are new here, you might be interested in reading my July post on this…

  • How to Handle an Angry Client like a Pro

    How to Handle an Angry Client like a Pro

    My very first freelance job got me, after spending several hours trying to do the job, a client who was clearly displeased. From her mail, I could literally feel the heat of her anger as it radiated to where I was standing. I thought I had done a good job, turns out; it was less…

  • Automate your cash flow: 3 Passive Income Ideas for Freelancers

    Automate your cash flow: 3 Passive Income Ideas for Freelancers

    If the only kind of work you’re used to doing is the type where you exert all of your time and energy, it becomes very easy to get tired- maybe to the point of throwing in the towel. What if there was a way to around that and make money without having to sweat all…

  • Here’s How to Ask for Your Money without Sounding Awkward

    Money matters. Conversations can go either of two ways when it comes to money- they can either stall or flow. Sometimes, they just get really awkward and uncomfortable, as if they aren’t meant to hold. Many of us have been taught about how the money can be the root of all evil, and we almost…

  • Dear Freelancers, Are You Saving For Your Retirement?

    Dear Freelancers, Are You Saving For Your Retirement?

    Ah, retirement. No one wants to hear about a 401K plan when in their 20s, coz its far far away, right? I really don’t like being a harbinger of news that doesn’t want to be heard, but if it has to be told, it has to be carried by someone. Pardon me if it’s not…

  • The day I took a break from writing

    The day I took a break from writing

    I for one have never believed in writer’s block– up until this moment. For the past 3 months, I seem to have written non-stop, jumping from one job to the next, ghost writing and editing like I was this unstoppable genius. Well, I sure thought I was! With gusto, I kept on moving at the…

  • 10 Unique Ways to Market Your Freelancing Skills

    10 Unique Ways to Market Your Freelancing Skills

    You probably didn’t sign up for this- marketing, that is, when you chose to go into freelancing. You were simply following your passion, treading along a path you were convinced would lead to your fulfillment. And it will, but only if you add marketing skills to the feathers already in your cap. However, sometimes it’s…

  • From Banking to Freelancing: Meet Tom Mwiraria; the Prolific Kenyan Freelancer

    From Banking to Freelancing: Meet Tom Mwiraria; the Prolific Kenyan Freelancer

    Tom Mwiraria is a pen and paper wielding Kenyan and Pan-Africanist, passionate about a peaceful, healthy, democratic and prosperous Africa. Additionally, He is a lover of humanity, folklore, wildlife and heartlands. Currently, He is an affiliate member of Writers Guild of Kenya; Short story writer at Kasoma Africa, Freelance Writer at Optlinx Writers (Founded in 2011),…

  • Freelance Jobs you Should Apply For this Week!

    Freelance Jobs you Should Apply For this Week!

    Heyyy freelancers, Here are some freelance jobs you can apply for this week! Freelance Writers (Nigeria). Click here for details: https://www.myjobmag.com/readjob/40356/jobs/freelance-writers-at-naijabuzz?keyword=freelance&loc=70690#job70690 Free recruiters (South Africa). Click here for details: http://www.careers24.com/jobs/adverts/1253093-recruiter-freelance-gauteng/?jobindex=1 Freelance content and copywriter (South Africa). Click here for details: http://www.careers24.com/jobs/adverts/1246045-content-copywriter-freelancer-johannesburg/?jobindex=2 Junior freelance creatives (South Africa). Click here for details: https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-advertising-marketing-jobs/midrand/junior-freelance-creative/1002052702100911226692109 Freelance communications coordinator (South Africa). Click here for…

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