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A Look at how Freelancers deal with Distractions

We all experience it, that strong desire to take a little pause from your laptop because you just do not have the strength to continue- no not really, because your friends just came over and there’s this really hot gist! And so you discover, 5 hours after, that you didn’t switch off your laptop, yet.

“Stretch your limits, but don’t promise what you cannot deliver” – Olamide Aturu

Olamide Aturu, who likes to call herself Pietrina is a part shrink and part Hr Practitioner. She loves to write, in fact, she once told someone that she has no idea where her mind goes to when she writes, but wherever that is, she is grateful.  Olamide sees writing as a means to create, excite, and build.

7 Things Only Freelancers will Understand!

Now, freelancing is not a typical 9-5 job, for some; it’s indeed an 8-hour job, while for others, it might take less or more time. But indeed, it has some peculiarities which would have freelancers all around the globe nod in unison. Here are some of these job-related stresses of freelancing:   1.     That you.

Want to Freelance Across Multiple Fields? Then you should Read this!

TRUST ME ON THIS ONE, I am an avid believer in focus.  Focus as in unbroken concentration- never leaving a job undone or half-done, being wise enough to understand that when you dabble into so many things at the same time, what you are likely to end up with is the sullen discovery that you.

YOUR WRITING MEDIUM IS AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR WRITING VOICE

One of the beautiful and most crucial aspects of writing that no one can stress enough is the writing voice and I think overtime, people have done justice to emphasizing the importance and crucial-depth of writing voice as it concerns any Writer/Freelancer. It is true that being conscious of one’s writing voice, listening to it,.

THE RELEVANCE OF CONSISTENCY AND MEETING DEADLINES AS A FREELANCER

Consistency is one of the most talked about, emphasized, most basic and crucial topic for discussion especially in the blogosphere. Its essence cannot be overemphasized enough as a budding blogger trying to carve a niche for himself/herself in the industry. Still, it remains one of the aspects most bloggers of which I am inclusive, struggle.

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.

4 Ways to get Freelance Gigs Offline

Sometimes when we hear about getting freelance jobs, the thing that comes to our mind is getting them online. However, do you know that you can get lots of freelance jobs offline as well? I got some of my freelance jobs offline, and you too can! However, whenever you are preparing to go out and.

Your writing skills will only improve when you write more. You use, you grow it, you don’t, you lose it – Tracy Oyekanmi

Tracy Oyekanmi is a Communications specialist who is changing the way we see communication in Nigeria. She is an industry expert in the area of communications and she has given us, freelancers, valuable tips on how to make our communication and networking better! You don’t want to miss this, enjoy this interview! Can you introduce.

How to Create Great Content that Gets Amazingly many Pageviews and Linked to

I am a freelance blogger. That means that on most times, I depend on my blog for affiliate sales, gigs from direct clients who come across my blog and like my writing style and hire me to do the same on their blogs.  Of late, I have been wondering what makes a blog post a.

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