Hi Everyone! Now, I know I talk a lot about branding and building your community etc. But today I want to talk to you about how to get paid and maintain professionalism and be productive after you have built that brand. If you were on my final 2018 WhatsApp group you heard me rave about a new invoicing tool that has changed the game for me. Maybe some of you already use it. Even if you are, I will also…
Hey Everyone! this post was inspired by my weekly WhatsApp groups. So many new entrepreneurs! exciting times. I thought I’d write up a quick guide to how to start building and managing client relationships as a freelance creative. Here are a few tips to to help you establish great client relationships that start and end well. If you haven’t dealt directly with clients before, you might be wondering where to begin. You might be scared or afraid to charge for…
Hey everyone! It’s no secret that Instagram now has over a billion active users as of June 2018. With that said; if you’re using Instagram for business or for personal branding; you most likely have lots of competition lol. So you want to stand out with your feed and content. You only have a few seconds to make a first impression so why not make it count?! What is an Instagram feed? It’s the grid of 9-15 photos (depending on…
Ehen! *clears throat* I took a week off of the gram but I’m back because, well, instagram just dropped another “game changer” that they’ve named “IGTV”. Instagram’s brand new video platform, is here! No, it’s not going to replace instagram stories or Instagram “live” (for now). IGTV is a place for vertical (I always tell you guys how vertical is always better than horizontal videos), long form videos on Instagram, and it’s available in both the native Instagram app…
Kaabo si orile-ede Nigeria, Nabata Na Naijiria, Barka da zuwa Nigeria. WELCOME (back) TO Lagos, NIGERIA First things first. In case you stumbled upon this blog and have no idea what the phrase “IJGB” is . Let me explain. It’s an acronym for “I Just Got Back” which refers to Nigerians in the diaspora that have just returned. This shouldn’t take long. I mean I hope it won’t. To make this less painful, we’ll go with some dos and…