More companies hire freelancers to take off non-core work off their hands. This is great for young adults who would otherwise be unemployed. Here are the top 25 jobs in demand.
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Compartmentalizing: So Essential
There’s hardly a clear balance between life and work for most freelancers and self-employed professionals. This is why compartmentalizing is so essential.
Freelance / Starting Up
What Makes A Good Freelancer?
These ten traits, if applied, will set you apart from the rest.
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Starting Up
A Case For A Small Audience
Beginnings are flaky; you barely know what you want, what you are doing or how long you can last. In these times, we make the most mistakes; we produce work that is below our standard of appreciation, and our emotions dictate when we work — this is not the time to be entertaining large crowds, […]
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19 Online Sites To Find Your First Remote Job in 2019
These are the top freelance and remote job sites for young Africans and others around the world to find credible, first opportunities.
Starting Up
On starting as a freelancer or becoming the next version of you
Questions I get often include, how do I get started freelancing? and How can I make more money on the side? The truth is everyone wants to make more money on the side. Everybody wishes they could turn skills into money in a recurring way. And in this day and age, it is possible. There […]
Starting Up
You have to stop being afraid of new tools!
When new or aspiring freelancers come to me eager-eyed and ready to work, one of the first roadblocks we hit together is their limited knowledge of the digital tools it takes to do their job effectively or use their skills in global or remote teams settings. Sadly this limitation sometimes sends these new freelancers back […]
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Start Early or Start Now
As I sat at my desk, thinking up arguments to convince any potential freelancer to take a leap already and plunge into the freelance world, it hit me. Gone are the days when freelancing was considered an alternative career option when you couldn’t find a job. Nowadays, freelancing is trendy and lucrative. The freelance landscape […]
Starting Up
The Importance of a ‘Going Away’ Email
You may have reached a point where you decide to pull a Nikki Haley on your employer or you may have successfully completed your contract. You are now ready to jump into the independent, freelance workforce: You know your skills and have the time to focus on doing the work. A going away email is the […]
Starting Up
Branding: The 4 Hardest Things You’ll Have To Do To Start
You’re on a first date. So far you’ve done everything right. You showed up on time, you remembered to smile, you acted the gentleman. Things are going good and you even allow yourself a pat on the back. Then she looks at you and says those words, “Tell me about yourself.”