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My Experience: How to Start Freelancing
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My Experience: How to Start Freelancing

melissajavan
September 12, 2018
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I’ve been getting requests from people, asking me how does one start freelancing. So today I’m sharing my experience on how I did it. RELATED POSTS: 9 Things I Learned As A Beginner Freelancer + Working From Home Is Tough…

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8 Lessons I Learned in Two Years of Blogging
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8 Lessons I Learned in Two Years of Blogging

melissajavan
August 9, 2018
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Hey everyone, how are you? In July this year, it was my second anniversary of blogging as a hobby. I’ve been doing this blogging thing since 2016 after feeling a bit overwhelmed of motherhood. Yup, blogging is definitely a good…

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9 Things I learned as a Beginner Freelancer
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9 Things I learned as a Beginner Freelancer

melissajavan
July 2, 2018
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The common question I’ve seen freelancers (or bloggers) ask is “what should I charge?” It’s also the first question a potential client asks you: “what is your rates?” I went on the website of the Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea)…

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The best thing about freelancing
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The best thing about freelancing

melissajavan
June 25, 2018
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At the advertising and marketing conference Madex in Sandton, Johannesburg earlier this month, a member of the Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea) spoke about freelancing. Safrea is a network for professional media professionals. [I try to attend the Madex conference…

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3 Podcasts About Brand Partnerships And How To Start Pitching For Brands
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3 Podcasts About Brand Partnerships And How To Start Pitching For Brands

melissajavan
January 15, 2018
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One of the topics I Googled over the holidays was on how to pitch for brands as a blogger. I came across blog posts of mostly overseas bloggers who spoke about how to introduce yourself as an influencer to a…

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Lessons on writing and content creation that will help in 2018
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Lessons on writing and content creation that will help in 2018

melissajavan
December 30, 2017
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I was reminded of probably the most important lesson I learned in 2017 when I spoke to a friend about what inspiration means. She had asked if my husband and I regard each other as muses since both of us…

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How to come up with story ideas or blog posts
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How to come up with story ideas or blog posts

melissajavan
November 7, 2017
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There was a time when I woke up in the mornings, give a sigh and tell myself that I didn’t want to go to work. Why? Well, I didn’t have any worthy stories for my Editor. After pitching a few…

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Journalists give lessons on writing simpler
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Journalists give lessons on writing simpler

melissajavan
August 28, 2017
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I’ve been a journalist for almost ten years and I’m still learning. I spoke to two journalism colleagues about how they’ve bettered their writing skills and today I’m sharing their lessons with you. Before I share their lessons, here’s mine:…

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Ideas and examples of what you can post on Instagram
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Ideas and examples of what you can post on Instagram

melissajavan
August 14, 2017

I finally joined the social media platform, Instagram. It’s been a week now and I have a little over 90 followers. [insert fist pump] Yessssssss! I’d like to share what I’ve learned so far and also give ideas on what…

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Ndzavi Derrick, a business mentor shares his journey as an author
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Ndzavi Derrick, a business mentor shares his journey as an author

melissajavan
July 11, 2017
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“Keep track of your journey, document every challenge, success story, litigation and migration, that will become your book.” – Ndzavi Derrick, author of book Business Tips. To My Daughter. He calls himself the Accidental Author. Ndzavi Derrick is a mentor…

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