Category: Tips

  • WANT TO LEARN HOW TO NEGOTIATE YOUR WORK’S WORTH?  Then Read

    Negotiation might not be fun, but it certainly doesn’t have to be your nemesis!

  • 5 BOOKS EVERY FREELANCER SHOULD READ 

    5 BOOKS EVERY FREELANCER SHOULD READ 

    Reading…that great almost lost art which opens us to so many possibilities! We all know the thing about great individuals, and leaders in almost every sphere of life, being great readers. In other words, if you would be great at something, you would be greatly benefited by taking a peek view into the lives of those who…

  • Hey, Freelancers! Create your Simple Business Card after Watching this Video!

    Hey, Freelancers! Create your Simple Business Card after Watching this Video!

    Heyyy, freelancers! It is no longer news that you need an effective business card to network! Do you know that you can create a simple business card on canva.com? Watch this very explanatory video by Remi Roy on how to create a simple business card using Canva. Drop your thoughts below!  

  • Ever Felt a Disconnect between you and your Work? Read this.

    Ever Felt a Disconnect between you and your Work? Read this.

    The thing, with storytelling- as with other forms of art, is its un-intending effect upon consumers of literature (and other forms of art). In the undecidedly cunning manner of art, people are bound to lower their guards and allow themselves to experience what they perceive to be something exterior; that is, the lives of others…

  • “Do not send out substandard work.” – Mimi Osakwe

    “Do not send out substandard work.” – Mimi Osakwe

    Heyyy Freelancers! Here is another exciting interview we are bringing to you. We had the privilege of speaking with Mimi Osakwe. Mimi (Miriam) Osakwe is a Nigerian/British PR, Communications & Events Professional, Writer and Lifestyle Blogger. She is also a huge foodie, she loves travelling, She is an amateur photographer, an avid reader and a…

  • How do Freelancers Handle Failure??

    How do Freelancers Handle Failure??

    As in growth in any other industry, you are bound to sometimes have a bad output which can be blamed on a myriad of factors- poor power supply, paucity of time, other idiosyncrasies and logistics but it all boils down to one thing: you failed. Bad result. Bad output. Poor outcome. Your client is disappointed.…

  • 5 Common Freelancer Stereotypes you Need to Know!

    5 Common Freelancer Stereotypes you Need to Know!

    I have noticed a few stereotypes amongst freelancers, and I might be wrong or right about my observations, but freelancers are more likely than not to see themselves through the lenses of at least one of these categories of freelancers: Stereotype 1: The Geeky Freelancer Everyone seems to identify this type of freelancer by the…

  • How to Brand your Freelance Business Like a Pro

    How to Brand your Freelance Business Like a Pro

    When we think of branding, some of the things that come to our mind are branding for business owners, entrepreneurs, companies, and so on. However, we don’t usually think of branding for freelancers. Sometimes, this is attributed to the fact that some people don’t consider freelancing as a business. This is wrong. Freelancing is a…

  • A Look at how Freelancers deal with Distractions

    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

    “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…

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