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How to Earn More as a Freelancer in Africa.
By Taiwo Davis Freelancing is rapidly becoming a big thing across Africa. This pattern of working provides a variety of opportunities, for both genders, especially at a time when the entire continent is experiencing palpable changes in its economy. In fact, There’s enough room for more individuals to come on board and earn…
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10 Web Conferencing Tools for Freelancers
Over time, freelancing has become more popular as the way people work begins to evolve with the advancement of technology. It is no news that the competition in the freelancing space is quite high. This implies that freelancers are constantly trying to stand out in the marketplace. You must showcase your expertise and professionalism. Web-conferencing…
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Free Courses Freelancers Can Learn While Social Distancing
Freelancers have been left with the question, “how do I become better at what I do while I am at home?” as the world continues to fight the novel coronavirus that has ravaged cities, states and Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO), had set up basic safety and protective measures against the pandemic coronavirus, which…
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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%…
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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…
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Find Jobs Online with These Simple Strategies
As a result of spam ads and misleading websites, African freelancers’ search to find jobs online can be difficult. It makes it even difficult because most international clients are sceptical about hiring African freelancers, especially Nigerians, on freelance job boards like freelancer.com, Fiverr and upwork. There is also a lot of competition that is why…
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Some Days are Dull
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Branding 101 for Freelancers
Many companies today can be described in one sentence sometimes even a word. You name a company and a picture comes straight to your mind, this is the effect of branding. These companies have worked over the years to develop their brand, by painting themselves in a particular manner so that the public will associate…
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Dear Writer: When the Platform is Familiar. . .
Dealing with a familiar platform can be a challenging thing to do in Freelancing because it tends to lead to what can be referred to as a breach of professionalism. What is a familiar platform? A platform is familiar when the founder/curator of the platform is known to you either as a friend, acquaintance or…
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Video: Learn How to Create a Book Design in Canva (Part 2)
