My journey as a freelance writer and editor in this here, our beautiful land, Kenya.
“With this degree… to do all that appertains to it… blah blah blah” These are words that are said to graduands every year from our universities. Well, my power to do all that appertains to what I studied is not closely or remotely related to working with words for a living. With a recent post [...]
As we all know Monday is usually a drab day, and if you like are me, you wish this day would not exist in our work days. My secret over time as a freelancer has been to take Monday off. Does it work for me? Absolutely! I plan my week ahead since I work till [...]
About six months ago, I wrote a post that attempted to compare blogging to running a business and freelancing. When writing the first post, I was a newbie blogger with a puffed up chest, an ego and confidence on steroids about blogging. This actual post was delayed deliberately to help me learn more about blogging. [...]
Every start up desires more clients/customers crowding their every working moment with orders, calls and emails about this or that. Despite what your collage professor, high school business teacher or self-appointed business consultants told you, MARKETING is very integral to the survival and growth of every business. How does this tie to your freelancing endeavours? [...]
When I started this blog, I was fascinated with the idea of speaking my thoughts, experiences, lessons and tribulations in the best way I know how-writing. But, the journey has not been without its ups and down. If you look closely, you will notice that the last post appeared sometime in November. Am I proud [...]
