African Freelancers

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  • 5 Places to Get Freelance Jobs on Social Media

    5 Places to Get Freelance Jobs on Social Media

    Social media can be such a beautiful place, buzzing with activity (both productive and unproductive). It’s the go-to place for us millennials when we need to get the latest gist and probably just zone out when we’re in a boring conversation, but guess what? It could also be the place for you to land really…

  • 5 Things Every Freelancer wants to say to clients but…

    5 Things Every Freelancer wants to say to clients but…

    In business, the client/customer is always king, which means you’ve got to consider their needs and stay calm regardless of what they do. Right? That doesn’t eliminate the fact that sometimes, you just want to say some things back at them but you hold your tongue because…well…there’s money (and hopefully, referrals) involved! The last blog…

  • Video: Learn How to Create a Book Design in Canva (Part 3)

    Video: Learn How to Create a Book Design in Canva (Part 3)

    Heyyyy! freelancers, here is the third part of the free tutorial by Remi Roy on how to How to Create a Book Design in Canva.   If you missed the first part, here is it: https://africanfreelancers.com/2017/06/08/video-learn-how-to-create-a-book-design-in-canva/ Here is the second part: https://africanfreelancers.com/2017/09/26/video-learn-how-to-create-a-book-design-in-canva-part-2/   Enjoy!  

  • Video: Learn How to Create a Book Design in Canva (Part 2)

    Video: Learn How to Create a Book Design in Canva (Part 2)

    Heyyyy! freelancers, here is the second part of the free tutorial by Remi Roy on how to How to Create a Book Design in Canva.   If you missed the first part, here is it: https://africanfreelancers.com/2017/06/08/video-learn-how-to-create-a-book-design-in-canva/   Enjoy!    

  • “Always write, even when you don’t have clients” – Uche Osita James

    “Always write, even when you don’t have clients” – Uche Osita James

    Heyyyy freelancers! Welcome to another exciting interview session! We had the privilege of speaking with Uche Osita James; An African Freelancer! Enjoy the interview! Uche Osita James is a Nigerian. and a final year law student at the University of Nigeria. He was born in the year 1996, in Enugu, Nigeria and he is the sixth…

  • 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…

  • Don’t Just Make a Living, Get a Life

    Don’t Just Make a Living, Get a Life

    As I type what would be later fleshed out to become this post, my desire is to be as sincere as possible, to represent freelancers’ thoughts and mindsets. The truth, is that cash, or should I say cashflow… is very important. If you are a freelancer, who gets paid solely when work is done and not…

  • 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…

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