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.
Have you ever worked on an African freelance project with a client and it all seems to be going really great. Once in a while, you are discussing progress with the client. As African freelancers, your project management is tool buzzing with activities and invoices are getting paid as at when due. And just when.
As Freelancers in Africa, both new and existing, it is expedient to understand that what makes a Freelancer is really not the name ‘freelancer’, but in the creative output and services rendered that makes the name. Therefore, getting jobs that fit the services your brand provides is one of the many ways a Freelancer in.
the ability to “write well” guarantees you job security for the rest of your life. It’s such a valuable skill (and no matter how much technology evolves, as long as a message needs to be shared with an audience, a writer has a job).
A portfolio is how your clients can have a feel of your work experience, hence, a portfolio is an essential marketing tool for any successful freelancer. Word of mouth is a great tool for freelancing don’t get me wrong, you can get referrals through getting your name out there. But putting a great portfolio on.
The Online freelance economy is booming- not just for coders and web programmers, but also for other freelance professionals like editors, writers, graphic designers among others. African freelancers are making substantial inroads in this digital marketplace. Analysts predict that Africans would have earned more than 5 billion USD, from online jobs and contracts by 2015..
Deciding Freelancing rates can be one of the dicey things to do as Freelancers in Africa. A lot of times, African Freelancers have found it quite challenging to price their works adequately talk more of deciding when and how to increase their rates without having to be apologetic about it. In both past and recent.
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.
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.
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.