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Find Jobs Online on This Website
African Freelancers is an online community of freelancers in Africa to find jobs online. The platform functions as an ecosystem that provides the environment and resources for Freelancers on the continent to hone/sharpen their skills/gifts. The website’s ultimate purpose, among other things, is helping African Freelancers find jobs online and other engagements. Users of the…
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Meet Naana Joa Braso, an African Freelancer
Naana Joa Braso is a freelance writer, social media manager and brand developer from Ghana. She started writing poetry and short stories when she was 14 years old. 10 years later, as she started working in a corporate environment, she picked up official letter writing and also article writing when she became a contributor at…
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How African Freelancers Can Prove Value to Clients
Have you ever worked on an African freelance project with a client and it all seems to be going really great. Once in a while, you are discussing progress with the client. As African freelancers, your project management is tool buzzing with activities and invoices are getting paid as at when due. And just when…
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Personal Branding Tips for New Freelancers
Being a freelancer requires a lot of responsibilities. You are responsible for carving out an image and reputation for your brand and for promoting the services and products you offer. Initially, it can be quite a difficult task starting out with creating a brand for yourself, especially if you are relatively new to freelancing. Consider…
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Your talents and skills can create value to be converted into income – Patricia Akpo Uyeh
Patricia Akpo Uyeh is a freelance writer and blogger by passion and a geographer by training. She has a B.Sc degree in Geography and a Master’s degree in Regional Planning and Development. When she is not writing, she reads, surf the net, listen to music, dance or watch the news. African Freelancers had the honour…
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How To Take care Of Your Finances As A Freelancer
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HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR FREELANCE BUSINESS AS A NEW MOM
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Five Secrets Of Successful Freelance Writers
Though it is common knowledge that to be successful as a freelance writer you have to make your clients 200% happy is that right? As you move forward as a professional writer, keep these six secrets of successful freelancers in your mind: Don’t create extra work Your clients are busy people that’s the main…
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MY EXPERIENCE SO FAR AS A FREELANCER IN AFRICA
Freelancing in Africa, Nigeria especially is really not a walk in the park. Apart from the stereotypical mentality that passion should be enough compensation for the peanuts Creative Freelancers are often offered which is of course, borne out of the fixated belief and assumption that Art is a senseless struggle any ambitious person shouldn’t have…
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Be adaptable, take advantage of your networks and don’t work “for exposure.” – Lamide Akintobi
Lamide Akintobi is a renowned journalist and media professional who has worked with different media platforms such as Channels TV, Television Continental, and Ebony Life TV. Lamide has over a decade of experience in TV, in front of and behind the camera, and she is currently a freelance producer & presenter, event host and moderator.…
