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.
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.
In business, the client/customer is always king, which means you’ve got to consider their needs and stay calm regardless of what they do. Right? That doesn’t eliminate the fact that sometimes, you just want to say some things back at them but you hold your tongue because…well…there’s money (and hopefully, referrals) involved! The last blog.
Writing. The documentation of life’s events as captured through the rods and cones of an individual’s retina. The writer’s life is a cascade of emotions, in writing you experience the lives of others, and you feel what they feel in other to document what they would, if they could, and as much as possible, in.
Blogging is an art. You know, sometimes it might seem as though talent is enough and with it, all of your dreams can come true. Shocker: it isn’t. Much more than talent, in whatever you do, there are certain strategies which have worked over time, and if put to good use, would also work for.
Dear African Freelancer, We know how cool it is to read about famous freelancers, their challenges and how they manage the freelancing lifestyle. This is our sole reason for interviewing famous freelancers from time to time. Below are the links to some of our interviews done over time……just in case you missed them. Meet Walter.
The thing, with storytelling- as with other forms of art, is its un-intending effect upon consumers of literature (and other forms of art). In the undecidedly cunning manner of art, people are bound to lower their guards and allow themselves to experience what they perceive to be something exterior; that is, the lives of others.
Hello, African freelancers! Today, we bring to you another interesting interview with an African freelancer, Akpo Patricia Uyeh. Akpo Patricia Uyeh is a prolific writer and a geographical researcher. She writes for one of Africa’s leading website, and in this interview, she gives us tips on how to write and freelance better. Enjoy our interview.