More Jobs Than You Can Throw A Stick At!

First of all, a warm fuzzy welcome to our 13 new subscribers.

Today’s email is focused on one topic: jobs!

With all the doom and gloom out there about the rise of AI, global economic crises, tech layoffs, and the complete lack of job opportunities, I decided to buck the trend and find more jobs than ever.

But that’s not all. We’ll also cover:

• How to Work for Freelance Clients: Do’s and Don’ts

• How a Nigerian Writer Went From $500 to $6,500 Per Month in Less Than a Year

• Important Tax News For Kenyan Creators

• 20+ Remote Jobs Hiring in Africa

• Learn How to Get Hired By US Companies From Africa

• Our Next Nairobi Meetup is Happening

How to Work for Freelance Clients: 10 Do’s and Don’ts

Sean Ogle has been teaching people how to build successful freelance writing careers for years, through his Location Rebel course and community. Many of my friends are members, and speak highly of Sean’s lessons.

In the video below, he breaks down 10 essential Do’s and Don’ts for new freelance writers. However, a lot of his advice applies to anyone working remotely, especially in content/marketing roles.

My favorites are:

4. Do offer advice: Don’t just do the absolute minimum, submitting good work on time and thinking that’s enough. Leverage your expertise and experience to suggest improvements your clients can make, different approaches they can take, basically anything that benefits their business.

10. Don’t fail to deliver: Only commit to workloads and timelines you can actually manage. And (I can’t believe I have to type this) don’t miss deadlines!

How John Iwuozor Went From $500 to $6,500 per Month as a Freelance Writer

John is a Content Strategist and Writer for B2B Cybersecurity and SaaS companies.

In a recent Linkedin post, he broke down how he increased his freelance writing income 13x over 11 months.

My biggest takeaways:

1. John writes in a “boring“ industry with huge demand and big budgets. Everyone wants to be a travel writer, nobody dreams of writing about cybersecurity products. But cybersecurity writers get paid a lot more.

2. He developed his skills from writing to strategy, thus providing a lot more value to his clients (and getting paid for it).

3. He was patient. John averaged $500 per month in 2021, but stuck it out, and in 2022, averaged $2,500, eventually hitting $6,500.

As he puts it:

Important Tax News For Kenyan Content Creators

The Kenyan government is proposing a 15% on content creators who generate revenue from their content.

Techcabal has a more detailed breakdown, but here’s the gist:

1. The 15% tax applies to anyone who creates content online, including on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and other social networks.

2. The tax will cover any revenue generated online from your content, including sponsorships, professional services, products (physical and digital), ads, memberships, crowdfunding, payments, tickets sold, licensing, and so on.

3. The bill proposes numerous tax reforms that could add up to a 50% tax rate for content creators.

4. If approved, it will go into effect from September 1st, 2023.

Assume it will be approved.

Remote Jobs This Week

Content and Marketing Roles

Content Marketing Specialist at Foundation, a B2B digital marketing agency. 100% remote, hiring worldwide.

Freelance Insight Analyst or Creative Strategist at Hypemind, a lifestyle content publisher. South Africa only (but open to applications from elsewhere).

SEO Strategist at Content Growth SEO content agency.

Automotive / Digital Marketing Freelance Writer for Superpath’s Freelancer Marketplace.

SEO Updates Manager at Solid Ventures, a US-based media company. Southern Africa only; $2.5-$4k per month.

Content Writer covering education, outdoors, and cooking niches. Training provided. (I’ve lost the original post, sorry!)

Freelance Content Coordinator (Organic Search Team) at Semrush; $200-400 per article.

Freelance Commercial Coffee Writer at Venture 4th Media; 10-20c per word.

Freelance Blog Writers at Outlier; $200 per post.

Content Writer at Minuttia, a B2B digital marketing agency; full-time role (I think); no compensation provided.

Senior Marketing Executive for one of Talentpoel’s partners. 5+ years of experience expected. Full-time, $2k-$3k per month.

Food and Cooking Feature Writer at FoodRepublic.com; 3+ years experience; 8c per word.

Technical Writer at Headspace for 3+ month project. No other details provided.

Freelance Self-Improvement YouTube Scriptwriter at Electrify Video Partners; not much details provided.

Web3 Content Writer at Mnemonic; not much details provided.

Senior Content Writer with experience in with experience in eCommerce marketing and DTC at Growth Dept; Freelance, $5-7k per month.

Technical Engineering and Data Writers at Airbyte; Freelance, $450-900 per article.

Finally, a slightly different content job post…

Daryn Basson is looking for content assistants and a manager/mentor at his marketing agency. There’s no job description for this one, as he reached out directly. Here’s a quick breakdown of the role:

1. You’ll work in a cross-functional role, contributing to design, marketing, writing, video, SEO, and photography.

2. For the assistant role, have 2 years of experience.

3. For the manager/mentor role, more experience is required, with a passion for training people.

4. The roles can be part-time and full-time, freelance or contract-based.

Darryn also emphasized he’s open to hiring people who have left the work-force for personal reasons and are looking for part-time “work from home“ jobs, for example recent mothers. The roles are open to people across Africa.

Contact him on Linkedin with you rates, availability, and any relevant work experience.

Administrative and Operations Roles

Executive Assistant to the Chief Marketing Integrator at BI Optimizers; South Africa only; Full-time; $2.5-$3k per month.

Administrative Assistant at LearnCraft LLC; Part-time; $20 per hour.

Technical Roles

Machine Learning Intern at Ivy, for 3-12 months. $2.5-$4k per month.

Site Reliability/Platform Engineer (SRE/SaaS) at DNSimple; South Africa only; Full-time; $7k - $8k per month.

Numerous Roles

TestGorilla is hiring numerous marketing, engineering, finance, and design roles, with team members currently working from Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.

Opportunities

Unlocking Opportunities for Non-Technical Africans in the US Market

Talentpoel is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday June 7th to discuss the strategies African freelancers and remote workers can use to find work with US companies. Although, I’m sure the advice will apply to any job market in the The West/Global North/whatever we’re calling it these days. 😉 

The focus is on non-techie talent: virtual assistants, writers, marketers, operations people, and so forth.

I’ll be there, too!

Join Our Next Meetup in Nairobi

So far in 2023, we’ve hosted two meetups for freelancers, consultants, small business owners, and basically anyone interested in working online.

We’re focused on creating small events where you really get to one the other attendees. No sales pitches and awkward attempts at networking.

They’ve been a huge success, and despite our best efforts, one person even (potentially) secured investment for their consumer products company at a previous meetup.

So, we’re putting together the details for the next meetup in June. If you’d like to attend, send an email with your phone number, and we’ll be in touch.

That’s all for this week!

Thanks,

Conor