5. Build Compelling Content: This aspect of digital marketing has to be taken into consideration, content marketing refers to creating content that will sell to your potential customers, not just creating content but relevant content that will help market your business brand.

4. Optimize your site for local search: In order to take advantage of the internet, your business website has to be optimized locally for your geo-targeted keywords. All you do is go to Google my business and claim your business listing for each location, fill out your profile as completely as possible. It also important that you maintain consistency in how you describe your company, list your address and provide other company-specific information. Your website should include your company contact information in your footer so the local listings you have worked hard to build can recognize your business.

3. Creating a business profile: For your business to thrive and succeed, just like you have a personal profile, your business also needs to have a well-established profile. First of all, having a well-packaged profile helps promote and project the image of the company, and also helps prospective customers to know that your business is real and existing.

2. Be actively involved on Social Media: In today’s world, the use of social media is on the high and also thriving. Businesses of any size cannot ignore the significant Impact of using social media for their business, especially given the fact that mobile devices are now part of our everyday lives. Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Whatsapp etc. are readily available at our disposal. In addition to promoting your products deals, Facebook can be used to promote non-related stories that will help win prospective customers and would also make them want to share, by doing so, customers get connected to you and your business brand.

In today’s world, if your business has no “web presence”, then you have no “presence” out there. The buzz of digital marketing and social media resource in this 21st century cannot be overemphasized, as the paradigm shift in analogue has called for businesses to embrace the online marketing techniques that would open their business to a world of possibilities and opportunities. However, like any other business, the ultimate motive of any business is to maximize profit, and as such need certain marketing strategies to achieve their goal. Digital marketing has brought so much ease in doing business which involves the use of internet and mobile devices. As a business owner here are some important tips that would help your business pull through.

1. Email Marketing: Email marketing still remains one of the greatest ways to reach your potential customers without having to break a bank. In order to be effective in email marketing, one must constantly look for ways to gain brand loyalty, as this could further boost the customer base of the business.

5. Manage your reputation: feedback is one of the most important components of your freelance track record. To build a good reputation, complete your project effectively and efficiently, treat your clients respectfully, and communicate frequently.

4. Read the project description carefully: if the client does not feel you understand the project you are not likely to get the project, and finally;

3. An overnight success does not actually happen overnight: if you have based your decision to become a freelancer just because you have read the success stories of various freelancers, then it is worth noting that a level of success takes months, even years of hard work and dedication;

2. Do not oversell yourself: self-confidence is a good thing, but exaggerated claims probably will not impress anyone. Be sincere and honest about your skills. This will get you much farther than a lot of hype;

Want to become a freelancer, but not sure what to expect?

A Freelance website is an interactive online platform where freelancers are hired to work on temporary remote jobs. On Findworka.com for example, Client typically pay into an escrow, freelancer works on the project, freelancer completes the project, client approves and the platform pays the freelancer.

Freelance contracting is becoming increasingly popular in Africa for obvious reasons. With the recession and increasing unemployment rate in Nigeria, it makes sense to use your skills to make money. Online freelancing allows you take on digital projects at any time. Some people even take on enough freelance work to quit their day job.
Lots of companies hire freelancers but it’s up to you as a new freelancer to market yourself and find clients. There are also a variety of things you can do to increase the likelihood of your success. To help out, below are few things you can do.

1. Give detailed unique selling points in your profile: many clients want to know whether you are qualified to solve their problems or meet their needs. Show that you are qualified by highlighting your expertise. Describing similar problems you’ve solved in the past.

The organization is Africa’s first Tech accelerator. A community space for tech leaders, developers, social entrepreneurs, journalists and anyone seeking to build tools, and solve social problems.

Job description:

Supports the tech lead on UI/UX design

Mock up design

Send your cv to info@findworka.com using the position as the subject of the mail.

The organization is Africa’s first Tech accelerator. A community space for tech leaders, developers, social entrepreneurs, journalists and anyone seeking to build tools, and solve social problems.

Job description

1. Production of all videos and documentaries within the lab

2. Managing all studio productions

3. Facilitate production collaboration with Sahara Reporters crew

4. Production of all photography and graphic designs

5. Production of content for Fellows and partners

6. Pre-production planning

7. Preparing budgets for all production projects

8. Manages the studio scheduling

9. Prepares content proposal for “Production Board”

10. Reviews production proposals to the lab

Send your cv to info@findworka.com using the position as the subject of the mail.

The organization is Africa’s first Tech accelerator. A community space for tech leaders, developers, social entrepreneurs, journalists and anyone seeking to build tools, and solve social problems.

Job Description:
1. Development and maintenance of products created within the lab
2. Manages the technology projects in the lab
3. Manage internal and external clients in the lab
4. In charge of research and development within the lab Systems design
5. In charge of building a supporting technology community for the Media Lab
6. Manages all the development teams within the lab
7. Ensures that development is optimized for time and resources
8. Facilitates collaborations with other technology companies
9. Develops training programs within the lab
10. Ensures that each developer has a clear growth path within the lab
11. Manages the final User testing of all products
12. Ensures that the top performers in the lab stay
13. Manage the production of reports and other publications within the lab
14. Code Documentation management

Send your cv to info@findworka.com using the position as the subject of the mail.

Investigative Journalist at a Lagos-based Social-Impact accelerator.

The organization is Africa’s first Tech accelerator. A community space for tech leaders, developers, social entrepreneurs, journalists and anyone seeking to build tools, and solve social problems.

Job description:
1. Facilitates sessions during Media Lab workshops
2. Media product development
3. Management of our community of journalists
4. Conduct Media Labs model investigations
5. In-house editor for content created within the lab
6. Content development for lab newsletter

Send your cv to info@findworka.com using the position as the subject of the mail

Data Journalist needed at a Lagos-based Social-Impact accelerator

The organization is Africa’s first Tech accelerator. A community space for tech leaders, developers, social entrepreneurs, journalists and anyone seeking to build tools, and solve social problems.

Job description:
1.Facilitates sessions during Media Lab workshops
2.Data visualization and interactive product development
3. Management of our community of journalists
4. Open data advocacy
5. In-house editor for content created within the lab
6. Content development for Civic lab newsletter

Send your cv to info@findworka.com using the position as the subject of the mail.

5. Incomplete profile: Finally, before making a bid make sure you have a complete profile/portfolio. Clients prefer going for freelance who they can view his/her profile at a glance and there won’t be a need to request for past project links or past portfolio.

4. Unnecessarily ambiguous: when telling a potential client everything you have achieved, all the experience you have previously acquired. Trying to explain everything line by line is so unnecessarily. Most clients have less than a minute to go through each bid. Go straight to the most important things that are related to the project and give a brief and clear bid.

3. Writing a generic bid: this is a big mistake when you don’t take your time to personalize your bids to match every project you are bidding for before sending them. This can become worse if you send a bid addressed to a wrong client.

2. Spelling and grammatical errors: this error might seem small and unimportant, but to some clients, it’s a major red flag. It shows that you are not good at paying attention to details.

Writing lots of bids is a process a freelancer should get used to, this process could be really frustrating and time-consuming. Getting better at writing bids starts with avoiding mistakes that might have nothing to do with your skills or your experience. Making mistakes does not mean you are not qualified for the project but it is important to minimize or avoid these mistakes because it might cost you that project you want.
Here are 5 common bidding mistakes that could be costing you projects which you are actually qualified to execute.

1. Exaggerating your skills: this is the worst mistake you could ever make. Exaggerated and fabricated skills are a great turn off for clients. If you don’t have up to 70/80% or the complete 100% skills for a particular job, under no circumstance should you pretend that you do.

Findworka.com, Nigeria’s biggest freelancing platform has just launched Findworka Pro, a talent-on-demand service for ambitious organizations.

Findworka Pro is a team of A-list freelance experts carefully selected and ready to build great tech for companies who want them. Apart from providing a freelancer, Findworka Pro also assigns experienced project managers to ensure quality service delivery.

Remember that Findworka is one of the fastest growing freelance platforms in Africa with thousands of users and over a hundred completed projects. However, Findworka Pro was launched to meet the growing demands of enlightened CEOs who want world-class tech without hiring full time.

Why Findworka Pro?
Access to local technical expertise to work on your project.
Get exposed to new technologies and new ways of working alongside some of the best technologists in Nigeria.
Develop your project at reasonable rates compared to the open market commercial rates.
Meet potential collaborators and employees for your future technology projects.

To hire Findworka PROs-
Simply log on to Findworka.com/premium
Click on Talk to Us button and Fill in the form.
We agree on project details- deadline, tech requirements, costs etc.
PRO works, PRO delivers.
Everyone is happy.
You hire our PROs again and the magic continues.

Hello world!
Findworka is calling on all designers, developers, programmers, coders, data specialists, designers, project managers, animators, cartoonists and proficient freelance digital professional in Nigeria to join Findworka Pro.
Findworka Pro is a remote squad of freelancers working on projects for different clients within and outside Nigeria. The squad is a team of battle-ready freelancers with competence and real-world experience.
Our demands are clear- By signing up to join Findworka Pro, you are ready to commit enough time to work on projects. You get picked based on how you have delivered past projects.
And sure there are benefits. Make money by trading your skills, work on premium and interesting projects, meet the brightest minds in the ecosystem, get exposed to new technologies, global best practices.

If you think you got the game, then sign up at findworka.com/pros

Don’t forget to sign up on Findworka. You can get small to mid-size animation projects on Findworka. Big projects too when you are competent enough. Register today and join the league of superstars working remotely.

If you are still thinking when to get started, what are you waiting for? Get in and start developing your craft.

2. Blender
Blender is a professional open-source computer graphics software used for creating animated films, 3D printed models, visual effects, art, interactive 3D applications and video games. The features of this software include raster graphics editing, 3D modeling, rigging and skinning, UV unwrapping, texturing, and lots more. It allows you to edit your videos and even create games. Blender is the best software for new animators who want complete and total control of what they are creating. The software can be run on Windows, OS X, and Linux.

3D Animation Software
In comparison to 2D animation, or traditional animation, 3D has much more depth, and it comes looking more realistic

1. K-3D
This software is a free animation and modeling software, featuring a plugin-oriented procedural engine for its content. It features procedures and parametric workflows. Properties can be modified interactively. It allows you to create and edit documents in multiple realtime OpenGL solid, shaded, texture-mapped views. This software supports polygonal modeling and features basic tools for patches, animation, NURVS, and curves. It can be run on Windows, OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD.

2. Pencil
Pencil is an open-source vector drawing program for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux which gives the freedom to produce your own digital comics. Pencil is the best software for beginners who are willing to learn basic cartoon animation principles. It is based on hand-drawn animation techniques. The software exports to a .FLV file. The major function provided in Pencil is the timeline feature, it allows you to add four different types of layers: bitmap images, camera, sound and vector images. Pencil interface is much more straightforward than that of Adobe Flash and it provides a clean and clear platform. Quality drawings can be produced using a graphics tablet.

Are you an animation wannabe? a career as an animator is a fantastic idea. Setting up with the needed equipment such as personal computer, animation software and drawing tablets may cost some bucks.
I have been able to pool together a few softwares that are user-friendly and you can also download for free to get started.

2D Animation Softwares
For beginners, 2D animation software is quite easy to run. It will also serve as a foundation for 3D animation softwares when you learn different concepts. Below are two of the best animations softwares I was able to pool together.

1. Tupi
Tupi is an open source 2D animation software. It combines frame-by-frame animation technique with tweening to produce animation. It is ideal for amateurs looking to create 2D animation and can even be used by children aged 8 and over. This software also features an objects library (JPG, PNG, SVG, GIF) and a Stop Motion Module. This software can be run on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows operating systems. The features of Tupi include basic illustration tools (such as Pencil, Ellipse, and Polyline), an exposure sheet, tweening tools (such as scale, position, rotation, opacity, and color), a preview player and a video exportation module (AVI, MOV, and MPEG).

Findworka is hiring a customer service intern. The candidate will interact with customers to provide and process information in response to inquiries, concerns and requests about Findworka products.

Responsibilities- The intern will:
communicate with users either by telephone, electronically or face to face.
perform customer verifications.
process orders, forms, applications and requests
direct requests and unresolved issues to the designated resource
keep records of customer interactions and transactions
record details of inquiries, comments and complaints
record details of actions taken.
prepare and distribute customer activity reports
maintain customer databases
follow up on customer interactions
provide feedback on the efficiency of the customer service process.

Education and Experience
OND and HND graduate.
knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google docs.
ability to type at an “okay” speed.

Key Competencies
Great attitude.
interpersonal skills
communication skills – verbal and written
listening skills
problem analysis and problem-solving
attention to detail and accuracy
data collection and ordering
customer service orientation
adaptability
initiative
stress tolerance.

Other considerations
- We would prefer candidates that live within or close to Yaba.
- Candidates should have a good understanding of the online freelance market, internet startups in Nigeria and information technology.
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To apply for this position, kindly send your resume to info@findworka.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as possible.
N.B: We only hire awesome people.

We are looking for a female marketing executive with a winning mentality. The candidate will interact with potential customers to onboard clients for our enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities-
She will:
generate leads.
communicate with potential clients either by telephone, electronically or face to face.
keep records of qualified leads and communicate with existing clients.
provide feedback on the efficiency of the adopted marketing strategies.

Education and Experience
HND or BSc graduate.
knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google docs.
Key Competencies
Great attitude.
interpersonal skills
communication skills – verbal and written
listening skills
problem analysis and problem-solving
attention to detail and accuracy
data collection and ordering
customer service orientation
adaptability
initiative
stress tolerance.

Other considerations:
- We would prefer candidates that live within or close to Yaba.
- Candidates should have a good understanding of the online freelance market, internet startups in Nigeria and information technology.

Think you are the right candidate? then send your resume to info@findworka.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as possible.
N.B: We only hire awesome people.

Are you a badass web developer, UI/UX designer or a graphic designer?, How about working on projects regularly and getting paid for doing so? Then register on Findworka (www.findworka.com), a service-marketplace built by Africans for Africans. We understand the ecosystem and have invested time in developing a profitable work experience when you use the platform.

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Findworka is looking for an Experienced Java Developer with extensive application development knowledge having worked on Project for a reputable organization. The developer must have knowledge in e-payment integrate and meet the following skills requirement. The developer is needed for Urgent contract.

Skills and Experience
General Skills requirement
• Experience with and commitment to key development practices inherent to effective agile development, including:
o Continuous integration, including use of integration tools
• Familiarity with object-oriented design and development, including design patterns and effective use of interfaces
• Experience with standard development environment:
o Java
o Spring technologies, including Security, JDBC, Web Flow (subject to change based on how we handle query UI)*
• XML Schema
• Programing language security model and handling X509 certificates, trust stores, etc.
• Enterprise integration (building adapters to integrate with legacy/COTS systems)
• Web services implementation toolkit
• WS-Reliable Messaging, WS-Security, WS-Trust, and WS-Addressing
• WS-Security with SAML

Project duration will depend on the developers' agreement but we want speedy execution.
Budget N250,000 for each developer.
kindly visit findworka.com/request/NjU= to accept this offer.