I’ve been getting requests from people, asking me how does one start freelancing. So today I’m sharing my experience on how I did it. RELATED POSTS: 9 Things I Learned As A Beginner Freelancer + Working From Home Is Tough…
Category: Content Marketing/ Writing Tips
8 Lessons I Learned in Two Years of Blogging
Hey everyone, how are you? In July this year, it was my second anniversary of blogging as a hobby. I’ve been doing this blogging thing since 2016 after feeling a bit overwhelmed of motherhood. Yup, blogging is definitely a good…
9 Things I learned as a Beginner Freelancer
The common question I’ve seen freelancers (or bloggers) ask is “what should I charge?” It’s also the first question a potential client asks you: “what is your rates?” I went on the website of the Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea)…
The best thing about freelancing
At the advertising and marketing conference Madex in Sandton, Johannesburg earlier this month, a member of the Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea) spoke about freelancing. Safrea is a network for professional media professionals. [I try to attend the Madex conference…
3 Podcasts About Brand Partnerships And How To Start Pitching For Brands
One of the topics I Googled over the holidays was on how to pitch for brands as a blogger. I came across blog posts of mostly overseas bloggers who spoke about how to introduce yourself as an influencer to a…
Lessons on writing and content creation that will help in 2018
I was reminded of probably the most important lesson I learned in 2017 when I spoke to a friend about what inspiration means. She had asked if my husband and I regard each other as muses since both of us…
How to come up with story ideas or blog posts
There was a time when I woke up in the mornings, give a sigh and tell myself that I didn’t want to go to work. Why? Well, I didn’t have any worthy stories for my Editor. After pitching a few…
Journalists give lessons on writing simpler
I’ve been a journalist for almost ten years and I’m still learning. I spoke to two journalism colleagues about how they’ve bettered their writing skills and today I’m sharing their lessons with you. Before I share their lessons, here’s mine:…
Ideas and examples of what you can post on Instagram
I finally joined the social media platform, Instagram. It’s been a week now and I have a little over 90 followers. [insert fist pump] Yessssssss! I’d like to share what I’ve learned so far and also give ideas on what…
Ndzavi Derrick, a business mentor shares his journey as an author
“Keep track of your journey, document every challenge, success story, litigation and migration, that will become your book.” – Ndzavi Derrick, author of book Business Tips. To My Daughter. He calls himself the Accidental Author. Ndzavi Derrick is a mentor…