One Charles Richards once stated something very profound: Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week. While most people may […]
I’ve Just Received My First $230 From A Client. Here’s How I Got Here…
I struck a gem in Walter. Article writing looked attractive, but I was broke. A colleague agreed to instruct me, but in academic work. He instructed me well, but I enjoyed no fruits. Academic writing is not my style, although I am an A graduate. Another friend taught me, but I never got a break. At that point, […]
How I Used Negative Feedback to Improve My Writing
At some point in our lives, we give up and fate takes charge – that’s the world’s greatest lie. On 13th April, I received an Upwork job invite. This was going to be my second job in Upwork. So I had to end my first contract to give space for this project. The client in […]
How Peter Wachira and Ezinne Uko won $100k each at the #GoGettaz finals by Kwesé
$100k! I couldn’t believe I saw this with my own two eyes. Looked like a scene from a movie on that rainy afternoon in Nairobi. The event was held on Friday, 26th Jan, 2018 from 2pm. In today’s exchange rate (at the time of writing this), $100k is approximately KSh. 10 million. So these two […]
Should you start from the bottom or just boost your productivity?
What should you do? Should you start from the bottom? Should you boost your productivity? See, I want you to succeed. Never forget that. One day when I’m old and gray, I’d want you to say “Walter genuinely helped me to succeed. He wrote to me straight from the heart.” This post is about APPLYING […]
11 + Advanced Search Tips To Research On Google For Less Time
Most freelancers heavily rely on Google to search for information online. But, only very few know how to make the most of it. They search and keep searching, only to get lots unrelated results. It’s like searching for a needle in a hay stack. It’s annoying, right? And, like most people, you most probably have […]
I did not believe I was a great article writer, but I tried anyway! I’m now making $1,000 a month…
My name is Daniel. One year ago, after graduating from campus, I immediately landed a job as an after-sales services executive with a Chinese electronics company based in Nairobi. Considering the number of unemployed graduates in Kenya, that was quite some luck, and you bet I was over the moon. 2017 was an electioneering year […]
10 Crucial Lessons Learnt from 6 Years of Blogging
Imagine one day having a helpful blog where you share your tips and get consistent, high quality traffic. Whenever you share your posts on social media, they go viral. People just fall in love with your blog posts, emails and social media posts, not wanting to miss any bit. All of a sudden, anything you sell, sells. You maximize […]
A Breakdown of Everything You Have to Do (and When) to Earn $1000 in Freelancing
Sounds like a dream, right? The only freelancer you know who earns thousands of dollars online works for The New York Times, has been featured in Forbes magazine, has been freelancing for more than five years, or they have an exceptional command in English. Not you. In other words, it’s NOT the average person struggling to […]
Why Freelancers Should Have Their Own Websites
Making the decision to become a freelancer is one of the best you’ll probably ever make. With the internet and platforms like Upwork, you can access thousands of clients, all of whom have lots of work to offer you, meaning there’s lots of money to be made. But just because there is opportunity, it doesn’t […]
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