Great list! Thank you sharing this.

I’ve had a few friends gotten opportunities from some of these websites.

Can’t wait I to hear your stories

Have you had any bad experience ordering from an online vendor?

Share with us let’s learn.

I'm surprised people haven't heard of SafeMono. Been using this for a while now for my online payments from vendors.

If you’re a freelancer, you should be in here. The community is growing very fast and we may not be able to accept new members when we hit 5k.


https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg

If you’re a freelancer, you should be in here. The community is growing very fast and we may not be able to accept new members when we hit 5k.


https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg

If you’re a freelancer, you should be in here. The community is growing very fast and we may not be able to accept new members when we hit 5k.


https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg

If you’re a freelancer, you should be in here. The community is growing very fast and we may not be able to accept new members when we hit 5k.


https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg

Hi everyone, if you want to connect with other freelancers in Nigeria, join this Slack channel.

We share gigs, tips, resources and plan general meetups.

https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg

Try link again

If you’re looking to connect with other freelancers in Nigeria, join the community.


https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg

Join the most vibrant community of freelancers in Nigeria. We share resources, tricks, jobs and connect with other successful freelancers.

Join the group here –> https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg
Professional freelancers only, please.

Join the most vibrant community of freelancers in Nigeria. We share resources, tricks, jobs and connect with other successful freelancers.

Join the group here –> https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg
Professional freelancers only, please.

Our Slack group is quickly growing. Join a community of freelancers like you https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg

Cc: @Lalasticala

Anyway join a community of freelancers in Nigeria here on Slack
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Before my friend left for Kenya, he worked on two projects as a software dev making $6k per month. Bought iPhone 12pro max the week it arrived Nigeria lol

I have personally written a 1000=word article for 50k. This is obviously not your average price anyway but the truth is that these opportunities exist and you just need to know where to look and who to talk to.

My friend is a content writer and in the past six months has made over $10k from writing articles. Just recently, he wrote a 2600-word report for N150k

I worked with a couple who were freelancers here in Nigeria. Both software devs making more than $100k per year. The moved to the UK eventually.

It has become a workplace commonality, finding bright employees feeling frustrated and stagnated in the clutches of their full-time jobs. Often, they can be seen complaining about having little time and no freedom to choose the way they want to lead their lives. If you’re someone who’s feeling that way, freelancing as a career path is something that you may think about.

If we visit the statistics, we can find that our country, India, is a storehouse to the second highest number of freelance professionals in the world, standing only behind the USA. It’s fairly intuitive to understand these numbers. Indians are known worldwide for being extremely skilled and great working partners. English being a popular language in the country helps in breaking continental language barriers and helps freelancers find well paying remote projects across the world, with extremely lucrative pay scales. Even if one looks at jobs within the subcontinent itself, freelancing can come with handsome payouts amidst its other many advantages.

In order to deep dive into the real benefits of working as a freelancer, Entrepreneur India spoke to two individuals well qualified to shed light and share experiences on the subject.



Become A Better Human Being

A freelancing career can be described to be to the microcosm of one’s whole life. It ends up evolving a person into a better individual. This automatically happens as a part of the process, where one is able to view life as a whole in entirety, something much bigger than a single job or a client. Mukti shares, “You learn to help each other in the same industry. You see fellow freelancers like your own family instead of rivals. When you have faced non-payment, financially crazy months or difficult clients, you want to protect other freelancers from this kind of stress.” She shares that her experience as a freelancer has helped her appreciate the beauty of life, something that’s uncertain, yet beautiful and worth living.

The first one is Dipesh Garg, CEO & Founder of Truelancer.com. His business runs an online freelancing marketplace that empowers companies to hire freelancers and freelancers to gain access to relevant projects. His portal has more than 450,000 freelancers registered with them. Following are his views on advantages of working as a freelancer -

Freedom To Choose Clients And Projects

One of the biggest advantages of working independently as a freelancer is gaining the freedom of choice and steering forward without any restrictions. Freelancing makes it very simple for a person to choose the type of work based on what interests and benefits them best.

Immense Flexibility Of Location

Freelancing empowers individuals to lead the much sought after laptop-lifestyle. It comes with immense freedom to work anytime, from anywhere in the world as long as the job is well done and on time. Dipesh opines, “For a freelancer, the most important thing is to deliver quality work and he gets to choose his location of work and has the flexibility of timing.”

An Opportunity To Earn More

Freelancing allows individuals to gain access to clients beyond any geographic barriers, be it different states in the country or even overseas locations. This helps a person stretch beyond geography and work on what rewards their skill the best. “Today the way business & people work is changing rapidly. Freelancing opens up a new world of opportunities to the global workforce”, suggests Dipesh.

The next individual Entrepreneur India sought views from is Mukti Masih. In addition to being the head of content at AVM Pictures, Mukti is a well-established freelance writer with extensive experience of a decade in freelancing. Her remarkable portfolio glitters with her content contribution in the web development space, in addition to the scripts she’s written for over a hundred plus corporate and ad films.

Here’s what Mukti has to suggest about the perks of her preferred professional arrangement -

Multi-Faceted Exposure

Freelancing enables faster growth opportunities as compared to any full-time job. It also helps to nurture great interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with different kinds of situations. This is due to the exposure one earns while working simultaneously in a variety of fields and domains and with different people. “While it's always good to excel in one subject, freelancing exposes you to various kinds of companies and domains. As a result, you learn more in say five years of freelancing than being in one or two jobs in that same period of time”, shares Mukti. She suggests that this happens because each time one deals with a new client directly, they are required to start from scratch and figure the entire unfolding process. Moreover, as a freelancer, one is required to build their own work portfolio to establish their credibility. This ends up making them a sales person, a pre-sales person and also marketing executive.


A Chance To Experiment With Your Craft

Another advantage one gains in freelancing is the chance to truly experiment with their skill set. This often manifests into one stretching their own horizon in terms of versatility and reaching their best version. “In my case, when I worked as a writer in my full-time job, I was only writing about my beat - articles and features. When I started freelancing, I learnt blogging, which was quite different from in-depth articles that I was used to. Thereafter, I co-founded a video production company with my brother so I got the exposure to script and screenplay writing. I have also written scripts for audio books, website content, copies for ad films and TVCs, product descriptions for e-commerce websites, white papers, and e-books. I am quite sure, a few jobs down the line wouldn't give me the freedom to write all these kind of things”, recalls Mukti.




In this light, we invite you to join a community of Freelancers in Nigeria. Here we share opportunities, learning resources, and more. Join Slack group using this link https://join.slack.com/t/freelancersinnigeria/shared_invite/zt-zzzyojv6-Laq0dyr9fetOhLHZdRqUOg



Share your experience if you're a freelancer for others to be encouraged.

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Please don't drop your personal details. I'm not asking anyone to for your own safety. I'll share everything on here

What is a cryptocurrency wallet?



A cryptocurrency wallet is an online account which is used to store and transfer your cryptocurrency. It is similar to a bank account. Think of it as a bank account for your crypto.


There are several types of wallets. There are online wallets, paper wallets, hardware wallets, and mobile wallets.



Online wallet is stored on the cloud. It is controlled by a third party but it's the most convenient way to store your cryptocurrency. The users can access their wallet from anywhere.



A paper wallet is a form of offline storage. It means that the wallet is not stored on a computer. It's a physical copy of the wallet. It's a printed copy of your public and private keys.



A hardware wallet is a physical device that is used to store your cryptocurrency. It's portable and more secure than any other form of cryptocurrency wallet.

[center]Frequently Asked Questions About Cryptocurrency[/center]

What is cryptocurrency in simple words?



A cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency which can be used as a medium of payment. It is a decentralized currency. Cryptocurrency is not controlled by any central bank or central authority. It is highly secure. It is encrypted. There are no chances of forgery or fraud due to its encrypted nature.



Where did cryptocurrency originate?



The concept of cryptocurrency is not new. Cryptocurrency was first introduced in the year, 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Satoshi Nakamoto is an anonymous person or group of people. They are believed to have created the very first cryptocurrency, known as Bitcoin. The value of Bitcoin reached its peak in 2013, reaching the value of $1,200. Since then, the value has decreased and fluctuated. The price has gone down to $933.



How does cryptocurrency work?



The way cryptocurrency works is that it is decentralized. It is not controlled by any central bank or any authority. It is encrypted, and it is highly secure. Cryptocurrency is independent of any government. It is not controlled by the government’s monetary system and It's managed by a peer to peer network. It uses cryptography to manage and secure the currency.


The encryption process of cryptocurrency is known as mining. Mining is the process of verifying the transaction. The miners are the ones who verify the transaction. Miner’s do the mining by solving complex mathematical problems. The miners who solve the problem first are rewarded with cryptocurrency.



The transactions are recorded into a ledger which is known as blockchain. The blockchain is public and so anyone can see the transactions. The transactions are encrypted. The blockchain is secured using cryptography.

Thanks for the support everyone. Giving this all I can but let's begin with very basic information about cryptocurrency.

Please indicate if you will be following this thread so I know at least someone finds this useful.

Hello investor,

Setting up this thread to share all relevant info about cryptocurrency. I will try to help introduce newbies or those who are just curious about the industry. Cryptocurrency just like all financial instruments has been made to seem complex and intimidating but trust me, it's not. I will break down everything you need to know.

Here's what to expect on this thread:
- Answers to frequently asked questions about cryptocurrency
- Some history about crypto
- The future of crypto and its impact on the world's economy
- How you can participate and be a part of it
- Invest and trading crypto expose
- Trusted platforms and currency to participate with

I'll do this over an extended period and hope some people find it useful. I'm not advocating for anyone to trade crypto. I want to share my knowledge and then decide if you wish to participate with the information I share.

P.S I don't plan to ask anyone for money. I don't run a cryptocurrency business.
I know you're the average suspicious Nigerian, but take this as it is for now– knowledge sharing for social good.

Let's ride!

Let me begin with a disclaimer: this article is not a piece of investment advice.

A few years ago, if you asked me about cryptocurrency or blockchain, I would have no answer, and maybe I would have been a little irritated by the question. “Do you think I have time for the nonsense these boys are disturbing the internet with?”. But somehow, in the last few months, the world has turned upside down. This phenomenon has grown on us.

Let’s begin with the interesting part.

In 2009, the naira exchanged for N150 to a dollar. These were dark days in Nigeria. Boko Haram’s brutality soared in the north, while militants wreaked havoc in the South, Niger-Delta to be specific. It’s was a grim situation for Nigeria’s sick President.
Incidentally, that same year, Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, was created. It traded at $0.0008 for 1 BTC.

In the last 12 years, so much changed. One more than soared, the other dipped. So let’s compare how this little-known currency created by an anonymous programmer faired compared to the naira, backed by the Nigerian government. check images



Our currency is depreciating fast.
From 2009 until today, the naira has depreciated by over 333% against the dollar. In contrast, Bitcoin has appreciated by over 8,900,000% within the same time frame.

If you compare these two and project with rationality, where would you stake your bet?

In April 2021, Paxful, a global cryptocurrency trading platform, announced that Nigerians were its second-biggest traders only after the US. Nigerians had traded over $1.5 billion. Shocking!


Our financial policy is questionable.
Do you remember when the CBN asked manufacturers to submit their dollar proceeds to banks? The goal was to stabilize our exchange rate and close the gap between CBN’s rate and the black market. However, the challenge was that manufacturers bought their raw materials with dollars sourced from the black market at N499 to N503 per $1. In comparison, the CBN was exchanging at N410 — N420 per $1. This meant manufacturers would lose between N7.9 to N9.3 million for every $100,000 transaction made.

As a result of this, there was a scarcity of FOREX for most businesses. For example, Erisco Foods threatened to shut down its operations in Nigeria and sack 1500 employees because the CBN refused to give them FOREX for importation.

But what if this could have been solved some other way?

Since crypto works on decentralized blockchain technology, there’s nothing like an exchange rate between tokens of the same currency. For example, 1 BTC in Nigeria is 1 BTC anywhere else in the world. Because of this, businesses and individuals who have crypto have access to the world market. Thankfully, Big organizations in the US like Amazon and Microsoft now accept payments in crypto. In a few years, many more businesses will join in.


Why is adoption sluggish in Nigeria?
Culture. Unfortunately, we are not designed to seek new ways to do things. This is ingrained into the Nigerian tradition. Parents still go back home when they retire to die. Which means they never really embraced the new place they explored in their youth as home.
This culture runs so deep that we brought it to the internet. As a result, crypto has been banned on most forums and websites. This is because we classed it like we class all things men fear: illegal.

But then a group of people, who had no other choice, who had to store large amounts of money without “triggering the financial system,” became our early adopters and became stupid rich off it.

I’ll end with a bit on crypto in layman language.

Cryptocurrency is essentially a digital currency based on a decentralized system by blockchain technology. Don’t worry; I’ll break it down.

A decentralized system means several computers have a copy of the same data. For example, if three friends make a copy of the same answers to an assignment, the marker will know that three of them copied each other. He will either decide to punish three of them or find out who copied who. The bottom line is that he can tell they’re from the same source.

Now, that is how crypto works. In this case, several computers have to agree that they have the exact copy of data to make it valuable. If this data doesn’t match, then there’s no crypto. If you still don’t understand, google it. After two or three articles, it should be very clear.

When governments begin to create regulations around something, best believe that thing is going nowhere.

I hope this helps us ask ourselves, should we ignore crypto?

Definitions
*Blockchain technology is essentially a system to record information or data that makes it impossible to change, erase or cheat the system.

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rottable:
The hustle for an apartment is serious. I am currently seeking an apartment but I want to be careful not to be scammed by these agents

Have your money in hand and be very very careful.

Joshintua:
Agent guys in Lagos are so cunning, that’s why you see what you’re paying for and be ready to pack in immediately you pay, even if it means bringing some luggage in that same day.

I tell you! It’s pack and move in the same day.