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10 places to get freelance digital marketing jobs in Africa
Digital marketing sums up the activities involved in the promotion of products/services using online digital technologies and other digital media including mobile phones as well as display advertising. Digital Marketing is also referred to as online marketing, internet marketing or web marketing. Digital marketing assumed widespread use with the proliferation of smartphones and other devices,…
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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…
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How to Manage your Long-Distance Clients
Finding clients and managing them is one of the most talked about issues in freelancing. Many blogs and freelancing sites have a lot of helpful information on this issue, however, very few provide content on how to manage long-distance clients or long distance relationships (since this isn’t a website about love or marriage, I’m sure…
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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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How to get more freelance jobs this month
So you are a Freelancer. You are basking in the euphoria of being in charge of your time, resources and schedule. For the sole aim of providing services to clients at agreed fees and commissions. You are also in the freelance business because aside pursuing your passion with it, you also expect to earn a…
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How to deal with uncooperative clients
A couple of months ago, a friend of mine who is a freelance writer paid a visit to me. We exchanged pleasantries and began to talk about various issues. Not too long in the discussion, I asked about his freelance business and his reply was rather surprising. He told me that it wasn’t going smoothly…
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A Comprehensive Guide to Networking for Freelancers
Running a freelance service is fun. It has so many perks attached to it; freedom, flexible working hours, and ability to earn extra money if you’re combining it with another job. As attractive as it may seem, freelancing can also be really frustrating especially if you are not getting any projects. This is the dilemma…
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“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…
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From Banking to Freelancing: Meet Tom Mwiraria; the Prolific Kenyan Freelancer
Tom Mwiraria is a pen and paper wielding Kenyan and Pan-Africanist, passionate about a peaceful, healthy, democratic and prosperous Africa. Additionally, He is a lover of humanity, folklore, wildlife and heartlands. Currently, He is an affiliate member of Writers Guild of Kenya; Short story writer at Kasoma Africa, Freelance Writer at Optlinx Writers (Founded in 2011),…
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I HAVE WRITTEN 60,000 WORDS AND COUNTING, AND HERE IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNT
This is a Guest Post by Ekene Noel EZIAGULU The following article will chronicle my ongoing experiences as a part-time freelancer, and dwell on my engagements as a Content generator (Content Writer). It has been ten months of submitting articles, meeting some deadlines as well as missing others, arguments with clients and negotiating for…
