Freelance platforms today (like Freelancer.com, UpWork, Fiverr, etc.) have had an enormous impact in globalizing the economy, bringing fast and affordable solutions to clients in the developed world, while allowing better paid and more diverse jobs to the people in developing countries.
However, contemporary freelance platforms still assume that the contractor has access to a laptop or desktop computer, which does not account for many rural regions, especially in Africa.
Many freelance jobs could be easily done with affordable smartphones: Virtual assistance, administrative tasks, digital marketing, data entry, IT support, sales and sales support, teaching, writing, consultancy, and many more.
A freelance platform focused on jobs that can be completed successfully only by using a smartphone would bring the freelance market to anyone with a smartphone and a data plan
a market rapidly increasing in Africa.
a market rapidly increasing in Africa.
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