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  • Top 5 Skills African Freelancers Need to Develop in 2025

    Top 5 Skills African Freelancers Need to Develop in 2025

    Freelancing in Africa has experienced exponential growth in recent years, driven by increased internet penetration, a youthful population, and the global shift towards remote work. Platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Toptal have created opportunities for African freelancers to connect with clients worldwide.  As the global freelance economy continues to expand, African freelancers must position themselves…

  • 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…

  • 5 THINGS THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR FREELANCE CARD

    5 THINGS THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR FREELANCE CARD

    The professionalism business cards add to brands is something that can never be overemphasized. Business cards are a small piece of paper that conveniently reflects the image of your brand and act as the icing on the caking of your freelance company’s brand story. It’s the second most important thing to own as a freelancer,…

  • Why You Shouldn’t be Insecure about Your Writing

    Why You Shouldn’t be Insecure about Your Writing

    I happen to know a lot of writers. Some traits can be smelt (detected) a mile away, and one of them is passion. One other “sniffable” trait? Insecurity. I have attempted to piece together reasons for this state of insecurity, and one reason which comes up frequently is rejection. There is something immensely creative about…

  • 7 Ways to Sharpen Your Editorial Skills- Without Breaking a Bank

    7 Ways to Sharpen Your Editorial Skills- Without Breaking a Bank

    To be sincere, I’d rather write up an entire lengthy article or book than edit. Editing stresses me, as well as proofreading. I like to get away from work that I’ve done as fast as possible and I’m guilty of not re-reading because it makes me feel like deleting the entire article. Stephen King said…

  • Identifying Types of Clients by the Tone of their E-mails

    Identifying Types of Clients by the Tone of their E-mails

    Your perception game must be strong as a freelancer, especially when you would like to get referrals from clients. Many freelancers work with people whom they’ve never seen, and will probably never see, and this is one of the beauties of freelancing. However, it can also pose as a challenge because at least while looking…

  • Some Days are Dull

    Some Days are Dull

    How Should a Freelancer Deal with Dry Spells? As much as there are days filled with jobs, jobs and more jobs, there are also some terribly dry days in freelancing. One freelancer calls it the land of Peaks and Pits. The peaks are those never –ending days filled with jobs, while the pits are those…

  • ​FREELANCE INSPIRATIONS: ARE YOU EXPLORING ENOUGH?

    ​FREELANCE INSPIRATIONS: ARE YOU EXPLORING ENOUGH?

    One of the inexhaustible topic areas in Writing and Freelance is Inspiration and this is because it is what fuels Freelance/Writing like petrol to a car. More reason there is and always will be new angles to anything said or written about this topic because it is that topic that never goes away. There is…

  • Dear Freelancer: What Inspires/Refuels You?

    Dear Freelancer: What Inspires/Refuels You?

    Those who inspire need the most inspiration As the month runs to an end, many of us might have drained our creative juices on tasks, and can’t wait to break away from our routines, even if only for a day or two. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as in fact, it is deemed…

  • Some Jobs are Hard!

    Some Jobs are Hard!

    This is me ranting. Mostly because the jobs I’ve had to do within the last one month have been HARD. Like super-duper HARD! Headache-generating HARD! Things which I really had to go out of my comfort zone to do adequate research on and which at the end of the day, make me hit my bed…

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