African Freelancers

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  • 5 Tips on Cold Pitching in Freelancing

    5 Tips on Cold Pitching in Freelancing

    The freelancing industry continues to grow every year and is anticipated to represent 43% of the workforce by the end of 2020. This comes as no surprise given its many gains, one among which is its capacity to help people earn extra money. Nonetheless, making money through freelancing can be sometimes challenging. More than 50%…

  • Why Hiring Freelance Writers is Worth the Money

    Why Hiring Freelance Writers is Worth the Money

    As a business owner, you are the closest person to your business and the one who knows it best. Am I right? You’re ideally placed to answer questions about what your company does. But the truth is that not everyone can write well – even about what they know. And even fewer know what their…

  • OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE RATES

    OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE RATES

    Guest Post written by Gimbiya Galadima Times are hard; even the two-year-old clutching to a pack of biscuits knows that the country’s economy is dwindling. It’s even harder as a freelance writer, after the expenses of detty December and the threat of the bambiala January. I know it’s hard, but it is a new year…

  • 5 Ways to Handle a Hostile Client

    5 Ways to Handle a Hostile Client

    Just for laughs, what is the worst freelance offer you have ever received? Imagine Femi who just got a freelance job that pays you so well that you can’t believe you can even collect this kind of amount for a freelance job. You’re so excited about the work that you can’t wait to lay your…

  • PLACING VALUE ON YOUR FREELANCE SERVICES

    PLACING VALUE ON YOUR FREELANCE SERVICES

    Guest Post Written by Naana Joa Braso   One of the things you will struggle with as a freelancer is the way some clients will treat you simply because you do not have an office space and this means you are not an “actual” business. People will try to take advantage of you, disrespect your…

  • OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: DAIRY OF A YOUNG FREELANCE WRITER – SCAMMERS

    OGUALIGHO CHRONICLES: DAIRY OF A YOUNG FREELANCE WRITER – SCAMMERS

    This post was written by a guest writer: Gimbiya Galadima Want to submit your guest post? Do send us a mail via africanfreelancers@gmail.com   They had finally gotten you. You were looking for handout money, that’s how you got into this mess. Now a mixture of shame and pride wouldn’t let you tell your story.…

  • 5 Ways Can Promote Yourself As A Freelance Writer In Nigeria

    5 Ways Can Promote Yourself As A Freelance Writer In Nigeria

    Have you been selling your services and no real results? You don’t get it, you constantly check job portals, hustle every day and night and want to get paid for your writing. As a newbie freelancer, you may think that all you need to “make it” are good writing skills and a knack for researching…

  • How to become a better freelancer in Nigeria

    How to become a better freelancer in Nigeria

    The present Nigerian workforce is filled with different categories of people making ends meet through various ways and one of such ways is through freelancing. More and more people are entering the Nigerian gig market on a daily basis and freelancing has become a force to reckon with in Nigeria. With this surge of people…

  • Hire Programmers in Africa with these tips

    Hire Programmers in Africa with these tips

    Introduction Freelance programmers are fast attracting the attention of the global workplace for several reasons. The first centers on the fact that the remote place work culture among the young and young at heart, is fast gaining ground on the continent. This youthful demographic is ambitious, determined, and hunger for opportunities and growth. Also, increased…

  • BEST WEBSITES FOR FREELANCE JOBS IN SOUTH AFRICA

    BEST WEBSITES FOR FREELANCE JOBS IN SOUTH AFRICA

    As a new Freelancer in Africa with a zeal and burning desire to start working and putting your name out there, I like to think that there is a level of anxiety that comes with thinking about how to build your freelance career. Often times, it is easy to become preoccupied with what could go…

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