One of the pioneer
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Nigeria and owners of SKANNET network, the
General Data Engineering Services (GDES), has introduced Nigerian Free.lanci.ng website.
The chief executive officer, GDES, Mr.
Sunday Folayan disclosed this to DigitalSENSE
Business News at the weekend, saying that the
freelancing website was created by Nigerians
for Nigerians, to facilitate easy and intuitive website for workers and employers, with login system
using existing Facebook identity (ID) which means “No need of Registration”
although registration is available for those who would not like to use their Facebook
ID in addition to free account profile for workers and employers
with instant N100 credit, when users sign-up to the website.
Folayan confided in DigitalSENSE Business News that payments could be made and received using Interswitch Verve or Mastercard, just as direct remittance to freelancers' Nigerian NUBAN accounts has been streamlined, whereas terms and conditions favourable to freelancers, even as the Escrow system, assures payments for jobs done promptly.
The GDES boss noted that most Nigerians who
patronize popular freelancing websites before now face some challenges not
limited to a high level of commission charged on jobs done, difficulty
in having earnings remitted to their accounts in Nigeria, working under
jurisdictions not favourable to them, stiff competition with thousands
of lower bids, and language barrier, communicating with people who do
not speak English to name a few.
“Free.lanci.ng was created to make these problems become things of the past, and usher in an era of prosperity for Nigerian freelancers,” Folayan asserted, decrying the low rate of turnover for freelancers and competition.
“Free.lanci.ng was created to make these problems become things of the past, and usher in an era of prosperity for Nigerian freelancers,” Folayan asserted, decrying the low rate of turnover for freelancers and competition.
Further, he revealed that
job categories available on Free.lanci.ng include
advertising and public relations, artisan and workmen, business
and management, engineering, graphic design and animation,
human resources, online advertisement, sales and marketing,
software, IT solutions and programming, trainings, websites and web
design, writings and translations among others.
Remmy Nweke
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