Compared to when I just started on social media, I wrote for the passion, for the fun, and sometimes for $1. I figured there must be a reason I was not landing the kind of freelance writing gigs I could…
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Online Hustle: 9 Freelancer Apps Earned Me Soft Dollars in 2020
I recently did a thread on Twitter about 9 Freelancer Apps that earned me lots of money. I wanted it to be a sort of introduction to soft hustles you can do from anywhere even on your phone. Being a…
Africa No Filter Launches $7000 Writing Fellowship
As part of a broader research agenda to make its work on shifting African narratives evidence-based, Africa No Filter is launching an Emerging Scholars Fellowship program for African academics. This will help us better understand prevailing stories and resulting narratives within, and…
For Great Writing, I Recommend Chewing Gum.
If you want to be a great writer, I recommend chewing gum. It’s been one hell of a year, and I just had to do a review of things. How did I get this far? This year alone, I have…
How Making $3k in One Month on Fiverr Changed Me.
Today, I thought I should just write about how making $3k in one month on Fiverr changed me. As a freelance writer, I always thought there was a cap on these things; how much you can make from a simple app.
Freelance Writing on Fiverr with a Mind-blowing Strategy
If you ask me what works for me, I’d say you must do freelance writing on Fiverr with a mind-blowing strategy. Recently I closed two writing deals worth $250 on Fiverr. I had to be done with one in 24…
Customer Reviews Can Hurt You: Freelance Writer Starter Pack
The recent times I got a tip from a client on Fiverr, it felt so good. Even though it was just about $5 added to my base fee of about $50
Grant Masterclass by Olugbenga Ogunbowale
I recently made a post about Grant applications and quite a number of people responded. Grants are usually a big deal for small businesses and even the big ones. How do you make sure you stop getting rejected after every…
Answering Questions about Payoneer, Fiverr & Freelance Writing
I started pushing my students to Medium because it can be monetized. Also, it potentially increases your brand’s SEO.
WRITERS GET IN HERE! CFW JUNE 2020, COLLINS ELESIRO LITERARY PRIZE
One of the biggest opportunities to lead for me has been in the literary community. After launching cfwriterz.com, the team has grown in leaps and bounds. We have fought through tough times and realized how important our role is as…
Seducing Clients with the New Mailerlite Rich Text Editor.
Are you planning on Valentine’s day tricks for your lovers? Why not do something for your business that might just get you more clients and lovers? Here’s a cool way to celebrate with a customized rich-text email to several love…
Writing Newsletters: Email Marketing for Noobs
You may have read about content marketing and brand promotion on this blog. It’s possible you really want to know how to get this thing up and running!
Silence is Bad Marketing Strategy for Small Businesses using Digital Platforms
I don’t think people who work silently are any better than those who don’t. The power of storytelling is not limited to the way it makes people feel. It also affects how effectively you capture your market share. In “How…
How to Build A Magnetic Brand Using Content Marketing
Many business owners don’t understand how content marketing can help them make more money. They think advertising should
A Complete List of Writing, Editing & Publishing Hacks in 2020.
3 Fail-Proof Pathways to Authorship in 2020. So you’ve always wanted to publish a book but you don’t know how to write well, or you suffer Writer’s block?
7 Emotions that Can Inspire Your Best Stories
A lot of writers complain about not having the inspiration to write. This could mean several weeks, months and years of producing nothing.
Learn Market Tricks that Most Writers Don’t Know!!
How many times have you heard that your writing sucks? Maybe you even say it to yourself, “My writing sucks! I’m never going to make it big!”
Damilola Jonathan O. in Feedspot Top 30 Creative Writing Blogs
I got an email three weeks ago from Anuj Agarwal, Founder of Feedspot. It said my blog had been nominated
How Your Social Network Takes Your Writing to a Global Level.
Today, I just want to do a journal entry on how I get noticed. Writing for me has gone beyond a hobby. It’s a career, a business and a legacy.
Jenna Bourgeois’ Claim About Nigeria, a Lesson to Investors
Why is Jenna announcing the failure of his venture at this time? It’s a perfect loophole to claim Nigeria was simply too fraudulent to work in. Covering up probable mismanagement, exploitation of labor, and horrible recruitment processes.