Freelancing for Newbies   1.      Know Your Work 2.      Communicate   2 3.      Have Proof   2 4.      Schedule Your Work    2 5.      Know Your Limits   2 6.      Stay Informed    3 7.      Be Nice   3 8.      Put Yourself Out There   3 9.      Respect Deadlines   3 10.      Keep in Touch    3 Freelancing is working without the limitations of a contract binding you to one company. Freelancing allows you to work for diverse firms, getting to know diverse people and soak in different work cultures. It allows you to choose the projects you want to work on. A lot of people who work for one company (and I’m not dissing your 9-5) may eventually find out that they have been working on the same thing every da...

 Right off the top of your head, what’s the biggest bother freelancers face. i.                      Too much to do for too little money and in too little time. ii.                    Freelancer sites skimming quite a lot off the top of the too little money. If you’re in Nigeria, like I am, you know that the top choice for a creative is freelancing, or day job + freelancing. Why? Because Nigerians are not known for their high reward system for creatives. After all, it’s just writing ¸ or just design, or just a website. It’s typical of agencies in Nigeria to pay creatives quite a little because we make it look so easy. Completely our faults. I have been a freelancer since college, using social media for advertising, negotiating and whatnot, but we all know how that goes. People have no t...