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Practical notes on data science, academic research and web development — written by the specialists who deliver the work.
How to Price Your Services as a Developer or Data Scientist in Kenya
Pricing is the conversation every independent developer dreads. Price too low and you attract clients who don't respect the work; price too high and the pipeline goes quiet. A worked guide to the three models, where the Kenyan market actually sits, and how to hold a number in a negotiation.
- The three pricing models - hourly, fixed, value-based
- Benchmarking the Kenyan market
- Handling client price objections
- Building retainer income
Data Science in Kenya: A Practical Guide to Breaking In
Kenya is having a data moment - M-Pesa generates billions of transactions and Safaricom runs one of Africa's most sophisticated networks. A field guide to the local market: which datasets to build on, what a portfolio that actually gets interviews looks like, and a six-month plan.
- Working with Kenyan data sources
- Building a portfolio that gets interviews
- The Kenya job market, honestly
- A six-month plan
AI vs Human Writers: What AI Can't Do (Yet) in Academic & Data Work
Everyone is talking about ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini replacing writers and researchers. The honest position from someone doing the work daily: where the tools genuinely help, where they fail in ways that cost marks and money, and why the tool is not the replacement.
- AI in academic writing - what it does well
- AI in data science - where it fails
- Tool, not replacement
Why Your Business Needs a Web Presence (And How to Build One)
If a business has no website, it is invisible to most potential customers - before anyone buys anything, they look it up. The social-media trap, what a site actually needs to do, a build roadmap, and what the whole thing costs.
- The social media trap
- What a website actually needs
- The build roadmap
- Website cost breakdown
The Ultimate Dissertation Survival Guide: From Topic to Submission
Writing a dissertation is one of the most stressful academic exercises there is. A stage-by-stage roadmap for undergrad and postgraduate students - proposal, literature review, methodology, and the viva - from someone who has delivered each stage to a grading standard.
- Writing the proposal
- The literature review
- Methodology matters
- Surviving your viva
Freelancer vs Agency: Who Should Handle Your Data Science Project?
The most common question businesses ask when they need data work: hire a freelance data scientist or an agency? The core difference, the hidden costs of agencies nobody quotes for, how to evaluate a freelancer before hiring, and the model that bridges the two.
- The core difference
- When each one wins
- The hidden costs of agencies
- How to evaluate before hiring
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