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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by heybeebugatty(m): 5:18pm On Jun 30, 2021
Ojemalad:
at least 50k? Did you call freelance secondary source of income? It depends, for instance, I have made 1.2M in a month on Fiverr. It varies tho.
To me brother, because i have monthly paying job...

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Halexgos3(m): 5:18pm On Jun 30, 2021
Well, I guess you try fiver but you need to be updated in terms of promoting and creating Gigs relating to your field.
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by AntichristXXX: 5:20pm On Jun 30, 2021
I make over 350k per month from Upwork. That's not much because that's only $750. If you're serious and good at what you do, you can make up to $5k. I know what I'm saying.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by 1stbest(m): 5:21pm On Jun 30, 2021
AntichristXXX:
are you a graphic designer
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by AntichristXXX: 5:22pm On Jun 30, 2021
1stbest:
are you a graphic designer

Nope. Writer.
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Deffjam: 5:22pm On Jun 30, 2021
Ojemalad:
at least 50k? Did you call freelance secondary source of income? It depends, for instance, I have made 1.2M in a month on Fiverr. It varies tho.
what can you teach me sir??
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by eeithis(m): 5:23pm On Jun 30, 2021
Make una show us way na

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Ojemalad(m): 5:26pm On Jun 30, 2021
Meklex:
I make at least 500k/per month on Fiverr (not steady)
That's great! I think the problem that is common to every freelancer that always complains is laziness. You must always be online and also try not to miss a chat for instance on Fiverr and you reduce sleeping all night. Creat heart-blowing gigs. Moreover, don't forget God in your equation. Remember you are not the only one on the platform. #Be prayerful and offer excellent jobs whenever the opportunity comes.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by ebby9z(m): 5:26pm On Jun 30, 2021
I resigned from my job to work as a full time freelancer. Been making nothing less than 500k/mo since last year and my life has changed. I'm into video editing/motion graphics/animations.

You need to up your game and make yourself competitive. Ditch saturated fields and ensure you send proposals till you get a job. As a newbie, it's hard to break in but once you do and can satisfy your clients, you won't have to be sending so many proposals again.

Also, ensure you have stable electricity ( solar inverter strongly recommended), fast internet and a good laptop. If not, you'll be missing deadlines due to NEPA wahala.

Upskill!
There are thousands who can write, do graphics design etc...

I personally also prefer Upwork to Fiverr. On Upwork you get gigs from big companies who pay well compared to individuals that pay peanuts on Fiverr. Stopped using Fiverr since last year.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by ChopAndGo: 5:30pm On Jun 30, 2021
It's a good and high source of income but atimes it's time wasting. Cause u fit apply for jobs taya especially as a newbie.

Making over 100k or 500k or 1m as people are saying nobi beans ooo!

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by winner37(m): 5:31pm On Jun 30, 2021
life continues .... here to learn sha
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Skillsnigeria: 5:32pm On Jun 30, 2021
Hmmm, there is so many things you need to know about freelancer work before you venture into it
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Ashibelieve: 5:33pm On Jun 30, 2021
chigbo25:
Am a graphic designer / Virtual assistant. I have been in upwork and fiverr for a few months now. I have not landed any job yet.
To get a job on those site are very competitive.
It best to apply for job with ur skills on any company. It very difficult being a Nigerian trying to make it legitimate online.
I source for clients offline now, where I design products package, Flyers, Posters, Cover book and Newsletter. At least once a week. I get job from friends or on Facebook. Currently looking applying for jobs.
To get Jobs on fiverr or upwork u will have to do some work free and build up ur profile to show u have done such work before. Again u need to optimiz ur LinkedIn, Facebook and twitter. Have a portfolio profile and website.

There is a company looking for graphics designer. Visit scoutan.com

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Nobody: 5:37pm On Jun 30, 2021
E no easy bros, especially with that Nigerian tag, no matter how good you think you might be so many things you aren't aware of can stop you from getting a job.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by GreaterFuture(m): 5:38pm On Jun 30, 2021
ictjobber:
Extremely boring life...
Work, eat, watch movie, sleep..
But you are making Money, Abi?

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Jrevelation(m): 5:43pm On Jun 30, 2021
please I need application to spy on my wife phone most especially that Whatsapp ,she is always on that WhatsApp
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Deerock(m): 5:45pm On Jun 30, 2021
ebby9z:
I resigned from my job to work as a full time freelancer. Been making nothing less than 500k/mo since last year and my life has changed. I'm into video editing/motion graphics/animations.

You need to up your game and make yourself competitive. Ditch saturated fields and ensure you send proposals till you get a job. As a newbie, it's hard to break in but once you do and can satisfy your clients, you won't have to be sending so many proposals again.

Also, ensure you have stable electricity ( solar inverter strongly recommended), fast internet and a good laptop. If not, you'll be missing deadlines due to NEPA wahala.

Upskill!
There are thousands who can write, do graphics design etc...

I personally also prefer Upwork to Fiverr. On Upwork you get gigs from big companies who pay well compared to individuals that pay peanuts on Fiverr. Stopped using Fiverr since last year.

Sir, please can u kindly help me list out the unsaturated fields with good pay..

I'm almost done with my web development training, and it seems web dev. Is among the saturated field..

Please help a brother, before hunger go wear me nose mask if web Dev go delay my freelancing incomes

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Ayo2004: 5:46pm On Jun 30, 2021
Ojemalad:
at least 50k? Did you call freelance secondary source of income? It depends, for instance, I have made 1.2M in a month on Fiverr. It varies tho.
Bro, abeg,drop your number, abeg
Come help me
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by N2B2: 5:49pm On Jun 30, 2021
Premiumwriter2:
Lots of jobs popping up doesn't mean lots of jobs available.

Just as you are seeing plenty jobs there are thousands of other freelancers scrolling and applying for those jobs.

The market is sooo diluted right now.

This defeatist mentality is unhealthy. Imagine giving up on a great job market because it's competitive—na wa o!

The jobs popping up ARE AVAILABLE, and you can't win them if you don't apply (or get invited to apply).

Hightser:
... I want to know how viable it is getting jobs there, as a Nigerian, as a black...

There are Nigerians there (living in this same Buhari-run Nigeria) making millions monthly.

Hightser:
Please help a brother, if e no go give me better money make I kuku park face, thanks as you share your experience

Park face go where? You need reassurance of big pay when you don't even have experience? You're not ready.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Emmyk(m): 5:49pm On Jun 30, 2021
It's a fun journey. I started my freelance career some 5 years back. You have to be consistent. Trust the process also. There are good clients and there are the bad clients. Treat all clients equally as they have the potential of bringing numerous new clients your way.

I didn't have to use my Bsc certificate because freelance is paying VERY WELL.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by CapitalBank: 5:50pm On Jun 30, 2021
Hightser:
Hello guys, there has been a lot of fuss about freelance work, I finally learnt ui/ux after a long period of reluctance. I have good laptop, good phone et al but the zeal hasn’t been that strong, I am augmenting the ux with graphics design so I can perfect it.

Each time I visit upwork as a freelancer, tones of jobs keep popping up on the graphics and ui/ux design section, haven’t even visited fiverr sef, so I want to know how viable it is getting jobs there, as a Nigerian, as a black, just want to know the hurdles you all working there face cause I am not learning this to work for Nigerians as the pay is very bad.

Please help a brother, if e no go give me better money make I kuku park face, thanks as you share your experience ��
Another thing that you can do is, have some sample of your works stored on google drive, approach companies, pitch to them with a link to your sample works.... They will contact you IF there is need.

Now, if you manage to get one client, do a fantastic job and after that, tell him to recommend you to other companies. This is important and makes your work easier to get clients.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Shengfu: 5:52pm On Jun 30, 2021
I won’t say I make a lot on upwork but I do make more than the average job seeker. 300k ish monthly- I write so there are a lot of us. Trying to get into UX and UI to make it 7 figures. I will tell you one thing. The first few jobs are the hardest at least on upwork- once u crack the code of getting the first few jobs and ur Jss score reaches a nice number. Jobs will start coming in freely.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Nobody: 5:59pm On Jun 30, 2021
How do you get clients?
Ojemalad:
at least 50k? Did you call freelance secondary source of income? It depends, for instance, I have made 1.2M in a month on Fiverr. It varies tho.
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Ayo2004: 6:11pm On Jun 30, 2021
Shengfu:
I won’t say I make a lot on upwork but I do make more than the average job seeker. 300k ish monthly- I write so there are a lot of us. Trying to get into UX and UI to make it 7 figures. I will tell you one thing. The first few jobs are the hardest at least on upwork- once u crack the code of getting the first few jobs and ur Jss score reaches a nice number. Jobs will start coming in freely.
Bro,abeg,drop your contact details
I wan learn more about this
Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Ajiswaggs(m): 6:24pm On Jun 30, 2021
My own freelance work na survey. And I do make $30 daily if I'm lazy but I'm serious I can make up-to $50 a day.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Rutheby(f): 6:37pm On Jun 30, 2021
Park face go where? You need reassurance of big pay when you don't even have experience? You're not ready.
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This got me laughing tho it's not funny.
Freelancing pays only if you shift your gaze from the monetary gains first and improve better on your skill and experience.

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Re: Share Your Experience As A Freelancer by Deerock(m): 6:45pm On Jun 30, 2021
Ajiswaggs:
My own freelance work na survey. And I do make $30 daily if I'm lazy but I'm serious I can make up-to $50 a day.

Bro can u please throw more light on this or any web link where I can get more knowledge..

Thanks

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