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Things to Note When Searching for Freelance Jobs in Nigeria

Freelancing might just be the way to go if you want a side hustle or prefer to work for yourself. The number of freelancers in Africa is on the rise so if you want to go into freelancing, you must find a way to get jobs. There is a great demand for the services of freelancers all over the world. However, you need to understand certain things when searching for freelance jobs in Nigeria to put yourself on the African freelancers’ map. This post will highlight some of these issues so let’s dive straight in. What You Should Know When Searching for Freelance Jobs in Nigeria Getting jobs as a freelancer is all about finding the right clients and choosing
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Tools to Help You Improve Your Freelance Business

The coronavirus pandemic came and changed our working environments for good. People now engage more in the freelance occupation more than ever before. The increase in demand for remote work has caused a significant rise in freelancers in Africa. While being in the freelance business is great because of the independent schedule, there are a few challenges, especially with time management. As a freelance business owner, you have the freedom to choose from a plethora of job opportunities. After getting contracts, you can decide on which one to work on and what time best suits you. Where the challenge lies is that you may not deliver to your fullest potential if you don’t manage your work properly. Several tools are
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10 Freelance Websites You Should Consider in 2022

One of the easiest ways for freelancers in Africa to get freelance jobs is through freelance websites. The challenge is that there are so many websites out there, you don’t even know which is credible and which isn’t. If you are looking for freelance websites to try out in 2022, you just picked the right article. In this post, we will discuss 10 freelance websites that you should consider in 2022. Let’s dive straight in. Explaining Freelance Websites Before we go ahead, let’s briefly explain what freelance websites are. A freelance website is a platform where employers post job offers and workers bid to get these jobs. In a world that is fast turning towards remote work, freelance websites are
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What is Remote Working in 2022?

The coronavirus pandemic has altered how we live and work. Remote working is one of the experiences that became popular at the peak of the pandemic. Now that we have crossed over into 2022, the question that begs an answer is “what is remote working in 2022?” To be sincere, the idea of remote working may not change. However, your habit as African Freelancers to remote working and the trends may change. In this post, we will look at both to help us define remote working in 2022. Remote Working Trends in 2022 Remote working is becoming the order of the day. Even though we are past the first wave of the pandemic, more and more companies are engaging in
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10 Ways to Make Money Online in 2021

The world we live in has gone digital. Because of this, more and more people are going online to make money. In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 taught us that we didn’t have to be in brick and mortar offices to make money. As African freelancers, we must discuss how to make money online in 2022. In this post, we will discuss 10 ways to do this. Ready? Let’s get started. Best Ways To Make Money Online in 2022 Affiliate Marketing So many freelancers in Africa are already making money through affiliate marketing. You will succeed at this if you can attract the right target audience. However, without sufficient research, it will be a herculean task. What is the idea behind
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Practical Tips on How To Build a Reputation as a Freelancer

Once upon a time, people didn’t take the idea of freelancing seriously. It must have been worse for African freelancers? You probably would have heard questions like, “what does freelancing even mean?” Good thing we are getting past that these days. It is now a question of building a reputation as a freelancer. In this post, we will share some tips to help freelancers in Africa build their reputation. How to build a good reputation as a freelancer For some individuals, it is difficult to trust a person they have never met to handle their tasks. They’ll have to be pushed to the wall to even consider the idea. Even though freelancers enjoy several benefits, this is one challenge that
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How to Raise Your Rates Without Losing Your Clients

As freelancers in Africa, it is impossible to remain with the same rates for your entire existence. Soon you’d have to raise your rates for several reasons. The question here is, how do you raise rates without scaring customers away? In this post, we will attempt to answer this question. To do this, we have provided a few methods to achieve this goal. Let’s dive in. How to raise your rates without losing clients Do your homework How would you feel if a freelancer you worked with just increased their rates by 100 percent? Shocked and most likely ready to turn to the competition with lower prices. This is exactly how your clients feel if you dis the same. As
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