There are three key ways in which you can get freelance
writing jobs in Kenya.
The first way in which you can get a freelance writing job
in Kenya is by searching online. There are freelancing sites where you can bid
for freelance writing projects, and with some luck, get hired for one. But you have to understand
that most of the freelancing sites are global operations, where you would be ‘competing
against the world’. You also have to understand that in most cases, the
expected standards of writing are high. And if you are not careful, you could
get conned in the process. But if you do it right, you can get a reasonably
well paying and flexible job through the freelancing sites.
The second way in which you can get a freelance writing job
in Kenya is by responding to media ads for the same. Every once in a while, you
will come across media ads inviting people to apply for ‘research writing jobs’
and if you apply for the same, and succeed in the interview, you get yourself a
position. But you have to understand that Kenyan freelance writing employers tend
to be hard taskmasters, who are hard to please, yet they don’t always pay well.
Still, working for a local freelance writing employer can be a good way to gain
experience, before you venture out on yourself.
The third way in which you can get a freelance writing job
in Kenya is by sending your CV proactively to one of the firms that are
involved in freelance writing. They may then call you for an interview
straightway. Or they may put your CV in their database, and call you in the
future when a position arises.
Whichever
way you go looking for it, a freelance writing job can help you a great deal,
especially if you are a recent graduate trying to establish yourself. It can
also help you if you are still a student, have applied for a HELB loan but not yet secured one. The freelance writing jobs may not be as well paying
as, say, Safaricom jobs but they can give you the money you need to
survive in the meantime. And if you learn the craft well enough, you can
eventually actually create a career out of it.
