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Things to Correct in Your Freelance Pitch
The life of a freelancer usually involves sending off your freelance pitches to editors and waiting on a response, but what you should also consider as a freelancer sending out a pitch is that other people also send thousands of articles on a daily basis. What will make your freelance pitch stand out not fall…
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Freelance Web Design Roles You Should Know
Freelance web designers are creative, digital professionals who fashion out the overall vision and plan for a website. From another perspective, note that freelance web design is less about employing coding or programming to give life to a website. Instead, a web design specialist considers a site’s layout, colour palette, font sent, and visual themes,…
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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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HOW TO NEGOTIATE YOUR FREELANCE RATES IN 2019
Negotiating freelance rates is one of the integral skills any freelancer must have, especially in this 21st century where a lot of employers do not mind employing the services of freelancers for a token worth nothing compared to the value received. Therefore, freelancers have to be wise, smart and intentional about demanding their worth without…
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5 alternative freelance websites
If you’re a freelancer, you’re probably quite familiar with platforms like Freelancer, Upwork, Fiverr and the like. Maybe you’re even using one of them, but are you getting commensurate value for your subscription. Not to mention the fact that most of the jobs on these platforms are underpaid because everyone who drops a bid tries…
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How to get high-paying freelance jobs
You may have checked the list of highest paying freelance jobs and saw a lot of tech-related disciplines such as Network Analysis, Cloud computing, Algorithm Development and the like. So, you wonder if the freelance space is only for tech guys. Well don’t despair, the freelance space in Africa is a whole different ball game…
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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,…
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HOW TO WRITE A FREELANCE RESUME
Resumes are like toolboxes. For every job you are applying for or pitching, you have to pick the right tools that perfectly fit the job description. Your resume must have a tissue of numbers and facts and should be simple and flair. The secret to writing a great resume is in knowing your clients or…
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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO BECOMING A FREELANCE DIGITAL MARKETER
Over the years, industries have experienced a digital disruption of how everything used to be and work. This disruption has greatly changed the marketing analytics set up of traditional marketing. As most consumers make their way to the internet and on social platforms, more industries are going digital to connect with a larger community of…
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ALL THE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FREELANCING IN AFRICA
Africa remains a study in the way potential/opportunity lies side by side with the unpleasant realities bedevilling the continent. At the heart of problems confronting many African nations are issues about worsening poverty, increasing unemployment, inadequate infrastructure and rising inflation among others. However, Africa is also fast becoming the destination of choice for investors and…
