Become a freelancer - Work from home for companies in Europe

freelancer.com is a platform that has provided an opportunity for many Kenyans with free time to make money by doing simple projects for firms in Europe and the rest of the world.

The pay depends on the project and the person or firm posting the project. Today one IT company is offering 90USD for designing a logo for their website.Another firm is offering 526USD for writing a contract agreement.

Most projects posted on freelancer require skills like programming, graphic design and article writing, but there are  many others that require only an internet connection. For example somebody doing a Facebook campaign simply requires somebody to respond to comments on specific websites.

The numerous jobless Kenyans roaming the streets with brown envelops looking for jobs could change their fortunes today by simply signing up with Freelancer.com.
  

Some Kenyans my not know  how one receives payments after working on a project; simply open an account with the equity bank, then sign up with PayPal, and link your account with PayPal. Money will be sent to your PayPal account, and you will be able to withdraw from an Equity account.

Do you have free time? Can you type? Then you qualify to take up some of the jobs posted on freelancer.

Google Adsence makes blogging a viable business venture

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Google AdSense is a program that enables website and blog owners to earn money  by showing Google adverts on their sites. This program makes blogging a viable business venture.

To benefit from this program, one has to have a blog or website that has content. Content could be stories, reviews, videos, photos, classified postings, news e.t.c

In this article,we take you though the basics of  setting up a blog, developing content for the blog and monetizing it or turning it into a business.

Domain name - the first step in setting up a blog
Setting up a blog begins with a  decision  on  what will be the domain name of your blog. The domain name is  visible unique identifier of your blog.I can equate  it to a business name.It will have an extension like .com .org .co.uk, .blogspot.com etc. It is you to choose which extension you want. “.com” is always recommended, although it is now never always available for most common names.