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Freelancer Taxes in Africa: Should Governments Formalise Digital Work?
For years, African freelancers have operated behind the curtains of the digital world. We are often invisible to traditional banking systems, ignored by labor laws, and largely absent from national tax brackets. But things are changing, freelancer taxes in Africa are becoming a thing, but is it necessary?
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Blockchain and Web3: The Next Frontier for African Freelancers
Blockchain and Web3 are no longer niche technologies discussed only among developers and crypto enthusiasts. Over the past few years, they have become a growing digital economy where companies hire writers, designers, researchers, marketers, and community managers from anywhere in the world. Just as the rise of traditional freelance platforms allowed African freelancers to access…
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Best Freelance Platforms by Skill Type in Africa
Freelancing has become one of the fastest-growing career paths across the continent, and more Africans are building profitable remote careers by choosing the right freelance platforms that Africa offers. But with hundreds of global and regional marketplaces available, many freelancers struggle to know where they truly fit in and which platforms best match their specific…
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In-demand African Languages for Freelance Translation
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ALL THE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FREELANCING IN AFRICA
Africa remains a study in the way potential/opportunity lies side by side with the unpleasant realities bedevilling the continent. At the heart of problems confronting many African nations are issues about worsening poverty, increasing unemployment, inadequate infrastructure and rising inflation among others. However, Africa is also fast becoming the destination of choice for investors and…
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10 BEST CO-WORKING SPACES IN NIGERIA
Co-working space is one of the latest, beautiful and rising trends in the Nigerian Entrepreneurial Community which is daily making being an Entrepreneur an easy thing to be in the aspect of having an office/working space. A co-working space is every Entrepreneur’s friend and Holy Grail. For professionals who work from home like Freelancers, it…
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5 PODCASTS EVERY FREELANCER SHOULD LISTEN TO
In this present age of science, technology and social media, there are inexhaustible ways to invest and develop your freelance career. There is the reading, the listening, the watching, the doing and a host of others that exists for the benefit and development of humans. One of those ways in the listening aspects is Podcast.…
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The Rise of Freelancers in Africa
One of the major problems facing African countries is the escalating rate of unemployment. Nigeria, which has the highest rate of unemployment, for example, recorded an outrageous number of 11 million unemployed people in 2017. This figure continues to increase with the rise in population leaving thousands of youths jobless and unemployed. However, times are…
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Work-Life Balance Tips for The Newbie Freelancer
Hello, newbie! Welcome to the world of freelancing. We know you might be going through some hurdles, and that is why this article has been written to help you walk through some of them- such as the crucial aspect of work-life balance. Freelancing can at times, be a two-edged sword. With one edge of the…
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Articles we love!
Dear freelancers, here are some interesting articles that will help your freelance career! You should check them out! An interesting article in Forbes website talking about 3 Tips to Land High-Paying Gigs as a Freelancer, click here to read: https://www.forbes.com/sites/julesschroeder/2017/03/22/3-tips-to-land-high-paying-gigs-as-a-freelancer/#460b4090188a An article on Fast Company website about how some freelancers overcame their biggest freelancer fear, click…
