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Sam

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Sam

@ABSam2000

Freelance Writer | Digital Creator 🇳🇬 | The internet is borderless. Your income should be too. | Writing • Tech • Global freelancing

Born August 7

Joined December 2021

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Sam
@ABSam2000
Jun 10
I’ve been freelancing internationally for a while, and nobody prepared me for the hardest part. It wasn't finding clients. It was getting paid without losing a chunk to fees and bad rates. I'm documenting what works for African freelancers here. Stick around.
Sam
@ABSam2000
Jul 25
The audacity of banks charging you to receive your own money is a special kind of comedy. One of the reasons I moved most of what I earn to @sentzapp instead. Fewer jokes at my expense. #SentzAmbassador
Sam
@ABSam2000
Jul 25
Before you become a freelancer, learn to read contracts properly. The exciting part is getting the offer. The expensive part is finding out "one small revision" somehow became 17 new requests, extra meetings, and a deadline that magically moved closer. Your talent gets you
Sam
@ABSam2000
Jul 22
My designer friend in Lagos used to stress every time an international client paid her. Beautiful work done. Invoice sent. Then the waiting game started. Days sometimes. Fees eating her money. Rates changing while she refreshed her bank app instead of creating. She started
Sam
@ABSam2000
Jul 21
This is the fastest way to land jobs even as a newbie.
Cynthia Ozumba
@CynthiaOzumba
Jul 21
Be delusional and apply for positions you might not think you're qualified for

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