What are some of the advantages of online freelance writing?
Susan Mukami,Oketch Austine, David Kiriinya, Irene Wanjiru Gichuki and Billy Muyeka Muchesia work exclusively from the cyberspace, capitalising regarding the ever-increasing opportunities online. They inform us so how ‘cosy’ it is be effective from the couch, within the comfort of their homes. PHOTOS| CHRIS OMOLLO, PHOEBE OKALL AND DENNIS ONSONGO
To Sum Up
- They don’t yearn for the office job many young graduates dream of; freelancing they say, suits them just fine
- This discerning selection of young professionals we have interviewed work exclusively in the cyberspace, capitalising in the ever-increasing opportunities online.
The freedom and the wide range of opportunities that come with this option while a significant number of young Kenyans are freelancers for lack of ‘proper’ jobs, there are those who choose this route due to the flexibility.
This discerning group of young professionals we have interviewed work exclusively from the cyberspace, capitalising regarding the ever-increasing opportunities online. They inform us just how’ that is‘cosy is to operate through the couch, when you look at the comfort of these homes.
Susan Mukami, 25
Content writer
Education: Environmental Studies and Community Development (Kenyatta University), Public Relations (Nairobi Institute of Business Studies)
In primary and senior school, Susan would write letters for classmates to their family and friends, over time, she graduated to drafting and editing scripts for plays. This is how she started writing.
Why writing that is online?
I’ve had a passion that is long-running words, and freelancing allowed us to practice the things I like. Before this, I worked as a projects coordinator in a national government ministry. The role was taxing, I hardly had any time I had to wait an entire month for my pay for myself, and. I needed flexibility, so I went and quit into freelancing.
Share with us your experience to date…
Freelancing helps one to grow pretty fast because you come in charge associated with development of your income and career evolutionwriters reviews. I write for Potentash, a blog that publishes fiction, technology, finance, entertainment, lifestyle features and product critiques. Since joining the platform in 2016, We have grown in my writing and editing skills plus in the general process of content creation. The knowledge has been nothing short of amazing.
Today, the largest audience that consumes written material is aquired online. Writing online has therefore given me a wider audience. Secondly, being a lifestyle blogger has exposed us to a large network of men and women in a variety of industries. I have previously been contracted as a copywriter or a content creator by the government, an NGO and an company that is events-organising. Additionally, online freelance writing has a component of freedom to it. I will be fully in charge of my schedule. I only take assignments that I am able to finish, and also time and energy to take part in my hobbies. The pay can be decent if you are consistent and also have built a good clientele base. Most online writing jobs pay from Sh2,000 for a piece that is 150-words of. With an important quantity of Kenyan graduates unable to get jobs, online writing jobs have become an alternative that is attractive. All you need is a laptop, a Internet that is strong connection willingness to master and grow. With the freelancing that is right, it is possible to make as much as Sh100,000 in per week. Determination and patience are fundamental in this job. Many may well not consider freelance that is online a worthwhile job, however it is, it builds your resume, cultivates your discipline and work ethics and pays your bills similar to a ‘regular’ job would.