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January is a time when most of us reflect on the year that has been and make resolutions for the new year ahead. With 2017 having just come to a close, 2018 opened a new chapter – and, with that, new year resolutions. Some of the most common resolutions include: starting your own business, losing weight,…
Investment Groups have become common place in Kenya and most parts of East Africa where they are commonly known as chama, in plural, chamas. Simply put, these chamas are a group of like minded individuals – usually 5 or more – who come together with the chief objective of pulling their funds together in a…
The tactics that I will share on this post are relevant for much more than carving a career as a Business Plan or Marketing Plan writer. Applying your skill set to Business Plan Consulting can not only make you tons of cash — but will also help you diversify your income sources and protect your freelancing career. Even if…
The start of a new year is the best time to set positive goals, such as gearing yourself up to hook as many well-paying freelance gigs or jobs as possible. It’s a daunting challenge for any freelancer, but it is particularly challenging if you have to rely on freelancing platforms such as Upwork or Fiverr that have millions of freelancers bidding for the…
After signing up on Upwork, Freelancer, Fiverr, or whatever other freelancing platform there is out there, most newbies or new contractors go straight and start bidding for jobs. But in the freelancing world where everyone else seems like in a race track chasing the few available clients, it is not easy for someone who doesn’t have any prior…
Welcome to the most ignored Upwork profile section: The title. If you’re an Upwork freelancer, especially one who’s attempting to leverage your presence on Upwork to find large paying jobs or clients — kindly race over to your profile right away. And once you’re there, let me know what you’ve got going on for your title. Something…
While most professionals in the financial services space – read bankers, accountants, auditors, investment specialists, etc. – make a good living plying their trade in Kenya, it’s no secret that retrenchments and unsatisfactory have been the order of business for years now. If you want to make serious mula as a financial services professional…
One of the greatest challenges of freelancing on Upwork or making money online in general, no matter what kind of service you provide, is maintaining a steady stream of jobs coming your way. This is worse for new contractors or newbies as we like to call them. Not having work especially if you depend on…
Pitching for a job on Upwork these days is a very interesting endeavor. From your cover letter landing in the client’s “hidden” tab to hideous questions asked by job posters. As a serious contractor you’ll spend a lot of time preparing for the cover letter. Despite reading the entire job description, conducting due diligence on potential client’s…
How much attention do you give the introductory segment of your freelance article pitch or cover letter? If you are like most freelancers, the answer is little to none. After all, it’s only a short paragraph anyway. How much time should a freelancer spend writing something so short and insignificant? And isn’t an “introduction” just a transitional element…