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.
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.
If you’re a freelancer, you’re probably quite familiar with platforms like Freelancer, Upwork, Fiverr and the like. Maybe you’re even using one of them, but are you getting commensurate value for your subscription. Not to mention the fact that most of the jobs on these platforms are underpaid because everyone who drops a bid tries.
Resumes are like toolboxes. For every job you are applying for or pitching, you have to pick the right tools that perfectly fit the job description. Your resume must have a tissue of numbers and facts and should be simple and flair. The secret to writing a great resume is in knowing your clients or.
Over the years, industries have experienced a digital disruption of how everything used to be and work. This disruption has greatly changed the marketing analytics set up of traditional marketing. As most consumers make their way to the internet and on social platforms, more industries are going digital to connect with a larger community of.
Freelancing Agreements are written contracts used for providing a clear pattern or directions, concerning a project plan or a work to be done and the compensation or payment that would be made before/during/after the job has been done. Before delivering any service for a client or an organization, it is essential for a freelancer to.
In any business or entrepreneurship, the desire of the Entrepreneur or service provider is to make profit. Better put, it is assumed that if you are in business, you want to make profit and not make losses and as a Freelancer, the expectation is the same or is expected to be the same but sometimes,.
I do not intend to bore you but consider a farmer and a piece of land designated for some agricultural purpose. The overall objective of the farmer is to obtain maximum productivity (regarding either food crop or livestock output), over a period, usually depicted as the time between sowing and harvesting. For the productive farmer.
Leaving things out is one of the natural phenomenons that happen with humans in conversations, discussions and more and yes, what that means is most of the time, there are lots people don’t say! There are lots of things people won’t tell you about a particular thing. Sometimes, these things they don’t tell are not.
Ah, the many joys of being a freelancer, especially in Africa! For starters ( and if you reside in a boisterous city like Lagos, Nigeria), you would have said your goodbyes to bottle-neck traffic commutes to and from work. Then the hours do not seem so gruelling again, because even though you may still engage.