Your own site keeps all of your fee
Upwork keeps 20% of what you earn, and Fiverr keeps 20% too. A freelancer website in Kenya that you own keeps 0%. It also presents you as a business rather than a gig worker, and clients pay more for professionalism.
Pages to include
- Home: who you are, what you offer and who you work for
- Services: each service spelt out, with clear prices or a "Request Quote" button
- Portfolio: your 5 to 10 strongest pieces of work
- Testimonials: words from happy clients in Kenya and abroad
- About: your background, your skills and what you stand for
- Blog: proof of expertise that also brings visitors from Google
- Contact: a form, a WhatsApp link and your email address
Freelance fields that earn well online in Kenya
- Designing and building websites (KSh 30,000 to 200,000 per project)
- SEO and content writing (KSh 500 to 5,000 per article)
- Branding and graphic design
- Shooting and editing video
- Running social media accounts
- Virtual assistant work
- Software development
Make the website your office
Register a domain with your name or your specialism, host it with SiteBoma and pay by M-Pesa. Your freelance business starts there.
Next step: read about our hosting plans for freelancers, designed for people who work for themselves.