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I’ve Just Received My First $230 From A Client. Here’s How I Got Here…

Last Updated on June 28, 2018 By Juliet Ochieng 34 Comments

Juliet Ochieng

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

Last Updated on June 28, 2018 By Denzil Otieno 21 Comments

Negative feedback in Upwork

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

Last Updated on February 19, 2019 By Walter Akolo 70 Comments

GoGettaz Tech and Entrepreneurship Town Hall

$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 […]

How You Can Supercharge Your Online Freelancing Productivity

Last Updated on May 29, 2021 By Walter Akolo 111 Comments

Boost your productivity

What exactly should you do to 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 KNOWLEDGE to supercharge your PRODUCTIVITY. The […]

11 + Advanced Search Tips To Research On Google For Less Time

Last Updated on May 23, 2018 By Ian Kang'ara 26 Comments

Google search operators

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…

Last Updated on May 3, 2018 By Guest Post 88 Comments

Daniel - an article writer in Upwork

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

Last Updated on December 5, 2018 By Walter Akolo 47 Comments

Blogging tips - invest in yourself

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

Last Updated on November 4, 2020 By Arthur Ndubi 66 Comments

earn $1000 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

Last Updated on March 26, 2018 By Guest Post 10 Comments

why freelancers should have a website

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 […]

Hits and Misses of 2017 (And Predictions for 2018)

Last Updated on January 25, 2018 By Walter Akolo 56 Comments

freelancing predictions for 2018

How was 2017 for you? I bet it had its fair share of good and bad things, right? The same happened in the online jobs/business world as well. Below are a few highlights. Hit #1: Cryptocurrencies shocked the world Love it or hate it, cryptos were such a big hit in 2017. Just take a […]

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