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Comfundme: No1 Fundraising in Africa
Ever see or heard of comfundme?
well, if you have not, stick around and I will explain everything you need to know about cumfundme platform.
Comfundme platform is a digital community platforms that facilitates the pooling of funds for groups and causes.
thing of stuff like adeshe group fund management and project fund raising.
Whats this means is:
Comfundme allows you to create private group accounts such as alumni’s, church associations, and social groups, granting every group member access to know the account balance for transparency and accountability.
Comfundme also allows you to create adashe/esusu/ajo (revolving contribution) groups so that you can save money with other people, colleagues, and friends. Automatically debiting and crediting every group member at their individual turns.
Comfundme also has the fundraiser option that allows you to create campaigns and raise funds for causes you care about such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a sick person, a stranger whose story means much to you.
How to use ComFundMe
Once you log on to the website as a new visitor, click on the ‘create an account’ button fill in your details on the registration page You will be redirected to the sign-in page and receive a confirmatory email your confirmed details to sign in once on your dashboard then you can do couple of things right on yout dashboard
Here are the top features of Comfundme Platform
My Campaigns – Select ‘My Campaigns’ if you want to create a campaign a fundraiser and also if you want to view fundraisers you have created.
To share the link for the campaign you have created, click ‘view’ button under the action column and you will see a share link buttonCollections – Select ‘collections’ to see the amount you have raised from your campaigns.
My Donations – select ‘my donations’ to see the amount you have donated and to what causes.
My Groups – Select ‘My groups’ to create private groups for either Adashe (revolving contribution) or associations. You can also view groups you belong to under ‘my groups’.
Once you have created a group, you can invite new members by clicking on the invite button under the ‘action’ column. You can invite via mail, whatsapp, facebook, or just copy the link to share on other platforms.
For the adashe option, Once you have invited your circle and they have accepted the invite, Under ‘Group Settings’ you can schedule the debit amount, member turn and the frequency of the contribution.
Pricing
Comfundme has a flexible pricing for each of the services (campaigns, group collections and Adashe) CAMPAIGNS
Contributors bear payment charges.
Organiser is charged 3% per withdrawal [uncapped]
GROUP COLLECTIONSContributors bear payment charges.
Group Pays 1.5% per sweep capped @ #2,000 [if done weekly]
Group Pays 1% per sweep capped @ #1,500 [if done monthly]
REVOLVING (ADASHE)Contributors bear payment charges.
Recipient is charged 1.5% per capped @ #2,000 for amounts below #500,000
Recipient is charged a flat fee of #5,000 for amounts above #500,000and no extral charges
welcome to the world of transparency in digital age fund raising.
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How to Get, Activate PORTRAITURE 3 Skin Retouching
imagenomic portraiture is one of my favorite PhotoShop Plugins
I help solve tedious Job of Select Frame by frame or Pixel by Pixel when working with Skin Smothering on Photoshop
These Amazing Software is available for Both MAc and window users.
Now, Whats is Imagenomic Portraiture?
According their Official Website, Portraiture is a Photoshop plugin that eliminates the tedious manual labor of selective masking. and pixel-by-pixel treatments to help you achieve excellence in skin retouching. It intelligently
You Can Watch if You prefer to
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How to Embed Youtube Video on New WordPress Editor ( Gutenberg)
This might look simpleif you know but if you don’t it might look heculian to achieve
in this article lemme quickly show you how embed your favourite video on YouTube to your WordPress website.
The new wordpress block editor is super cool of you know how to navigate your way around it then , its a game changer.
with further Ado
how to embed youtube video on Gutenberg wordpress
To do this, Navigate to your post, then click “Ad New ” or Edit Post (if you want to embed on existing post).
go the block you want your video to be displayed and click the Plus button as shown below.
select Youtube from the item there, new page will open
now to youtube and copy the sharable url to the video come to to wordpress and paste in the box
click the embed when done and you are good.
thank for ready and have a nice day
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Introduction to Topaz Lab 2 : Why Every Photographer Should Use It
Topaz is one of the best photograpgy software powered by A.I Technology.
It is also of one the cool Photoshop plugin around right now for beginner to make stunning image even with previous Edition Knowledge.
The Ability of Topaz Lap to Denoise, Sharpen is next to Non, I will Recommend this amazing software anytime any day.
Things I love about Ability of Topaz Lab:
It lets you create a Perfect Image Through Technology
According to the good people at Topaz; Photography exists at the intersection of creativity and technology. Your tools shouldn’t get in the way of your art. While camera technology has been advancing fast, many post-processing tools still use decade-old technology.
The mission of Topaz Labs is to apply cutting-edge technology (lately machine learning) to common post-processing problems like noise reduction, sharpening, enlargement, and more. While Topaz tools generally require better hardware than alternatives, you can trust that you’ll get the highest-quality results currently possible.
credit: topaz lab But What I see is a Technology doing the Photo Magic, What’s Ordinarily would have taken Hours to do become a mere drag and and Adjustment window
Top Features of Topaz Lab You Should be Using Right now:
1). Topaz A.I this feature let you enlarge your image up to 600% without Loosing quality.
Enlarging your image without losing detail has always been impossible… until now. Upscale your photos by up to 600% while perfectly preserving image quality with the power of AI.
2). AI Denoise, This helps you recover blur or Noisy Image
Shoot anywhere in any light with no reservations. Eliminate noise and recover crisp detail in your images with the first AI-powered noise reduction tool. You may be surprised at the results you get.
There are somany other cool Features of Topaz Lab 2
Please Visit their Official Website for All Amazing Feature
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How to Add a Whatsapp BUtton to YOur Website 2020
Why do you need to have a whatsapp button on your website?
Whatsapp is one of the world most used messaging app right, so, it anly wise to have people contact you via whatsapp
Recent research shows open rate on whatsapp messages is nearly 89% in most cases which is like twice that of email open rate.
so, in this article today i will be showing you how to effectively Add a Whatsapp Button to your Website and let people contact you directly.
you can watch the video below
Advantage of Add Whatsapp Button to WordPress website:
Damn! Whatsapp engagement is endless ans here are some of the reason you should have a whatsapp button installed on your website.
- It Boosts Brand Authority and trusts to your website user
- It increases customers trust knowing that they can reach out to you anytime online
- It helps the website owner connect more with customer
- It a great marketing tool, for the site owner to reach your customers for more product offers in the future.
- It’s an amazing lead magnet, in most cases the only option a website owner gives to their visitor in an email tab, or they bury their contact on the Contact us page, which most average people do not know about.
To Add a whatsapp Button to your WordPress website,
Navigate to your dashboard scroll down to Plugins
on the Plugin Tab, click on “Add New” As shown below
On the search box, type “Whatsapp”
From the search result install “join.chat by Creame”
Activate it and you are almost done.
go back your your plugins, locate your newly install plugin and click setting
on the plugin setting page, put in your whatsapp number
Scroll down and hit save
now go back to your home page and refresh your site
you can watch the video below on how to create a whatsapp button
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6 Steps I use to Start a Tailoring Business In Nigeria With No Capital
Hello Pajoners in this article today I want to share with you how I was able to start a fashion house without a startup capital.
You all agree how lucrative Fashion designs and tailoring business has become in recent time.
Most average age in Nigeria wants to have his or her own fashion line, but the big questions is how many people have the start up capital to set up a fashion and tailoring shop.
if You are one or the type that loves fashion/tailoring business with the right capital to scale it, then you have a Good news Today!
As I will be showing you exactly how I start my Fashion/Tailoring Business Without a Capital.
Let’s Dive Right In
How I Start s Tailoring Business in 6 Steps
Before Starting a tailoring the business I had no Money but my biggest commodity then was the Passion I have for the business.
Me thinking of where to start..
and this goes like this!
1). Identify your target Audience
I started by identifying the type of people I will be selling the products to, it wasn’t very had for me because I was working in a company with little above 70 staff.
I quickly study how they dress and where I can improve in their dressing culture.
When I was done with this, Move to the next step I will talking about (just keep reading).
2). Scout For a Good Tailor in Your City
I went to study few tailors around including the one that handling my sowing at that time, at the of the day I made a note of few tailor i like their finishing.
Few days later I approach them to to stride a strategic partnership deal, most of them like the idea because I made a good offer (moreover some are good by lack marketing skills) which is very common with tailors.
3). Product Know is very vital in Tailoring Business
Ultimate Guide to Fashion Designs and Tailoring Secrets
In every business product knowledge is key, because that is the foundation to which you make your sales, imagine going to market a product you know nothing about. chances are you can’t answer any of the product related question correctly and you will end up loosing the customer.
So I went to the market to make my research, at the of this task I was able know the difference in clothing materials and their prices.
Before we move to the next step lemme give you a little back story, I was already a head of marketing the company I was Working at that time, so marketing the tailoring product is as easy-flight for me, I know how to run online adverts.
4). I started aggressive marketing
image credit”pixelbay I made a collections of good sample of made cloth and started advertising them aggressively, at one point a lot of people assume i have a tailoring shop of my own (God know I didn’t say that but most of them assumed) so flow with it, I took me sometime to perfect measurements so I literally get the customer and call one the tailors to come take measure or I go and bring a tailor to measure.
5). I Practiced How to Properly Take Measurement
After sometime I could handle that myself.
Learn to measure the right way
Alot more relieved, I don’t have to worry about how to measure people anymore, two months later someone gave me a job to handle all his wedding clothing.
The most exciting part then was I got to make cloths for foreigners that will be coming for the wedding, Sharply I came up with my brand name and got my Business card made. I deliver like 10 pair of Native Wears at the rate of 15,000 Naira Each, and made a cumulative profit of 50,000 After buying the materials and paying the tailors.
I was a happy man that week, beofore I knew what was happening alot of calls keep coming in calls like
I heard you made this wedding cloth
Can you handle my wedding clothing someone refer you.(hah why I took all and made more)
To save you the long story, in less than one year I was able to save 1,200,000
6). Start Tailoring Business
At this time I already have the customers so starting my own business now, I definitely know I was going to be successful.
I paid for a shop, bought machines and engage tailors to work for me, while i handle the marketing.
Final word:
The solution to wherever you want to achieve lie withing , the only limiting factor we have is our mind as long as you have the right mindset with good energy to match nothing stops you from achieving your goals.
Lastly the key to succeed in any business is marketing,and when your product is in demand profit is not far behind, learn to market the right way by taking any of our marketing courses click here to view all courses
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5 Simple Steps to Start a Successful Fashion Designing/Tailoring Business In Nigeria
Fashion industry is growing at an unprecedented rate the consciousness of wearing our home made wears is hotter than ever, it will be a smart move to learn how to start your fashion business the right way.
Hello Pajoners in this article today I will be sharing with your exactly how to start a successful fashion designing Business in Nigeria.
The Best part:
Image by Pixel bay You are learning form an experience fashion entrepreneur, so be rest assured you getting the right info in this article.
lets dive right in
Going into tailoring business would not be a bad idea for a start. Come to think of it, many people sew clothes, wear clothes of different design, quality and grade so…
How Do You Start a Tailoring Business in Nigeria the Right Way?
1). Preparatory Stage
In this preparatory stage is where you you mind made up about going into the business, it’s like the foundation of a house, because it will be one of the major determinant factors to succeeding in tailoring business.
Go through the following checklist:
- Do i Have the Right skill to start right now?
- Do I have the right administrative skills to sustain the business?
- What will be my USP?
- What marketing strategy should I go with?
By the time you done and comfortable with the above checklist you move to the next stage
2). Acquire Resources needed:
from the first you finalized skill to go into the fashion business, here is another important factors in starting a tailoring business
Resources; you need a a reasonable amount to start a tailoring business
Do you need raw materials? YES you do.
You need fabric for a start, needles, threads and various other things, you could get before hitting the road.
3). Get the Right Equipment
before starting a tailoring business in Nigeria, regardless of financial constraint in most cases, there are basic equipment and asset you can’t do without such as as follows;
- Sewing Machine
- Embroidery Machine (not mandatory but necessary )
- Working Table
- Chairs/Tables
- Over lock machines
- Weaving machines
- Thread and needles in bulk
With this few things, you could be able to hit the road and move to the next step in starting your tailoring business in Nigeria.
4). Location for your Tailoring Business
Contrary to what you see online about how important is location to this business I certainly no agree with it.
Good location is very good but not as important as the next step we will be looking at, regardless of your location if you put out good services and the right finishing people will come rushing. I think your quality of job delivery should come first then location becomes as added advantage.
You might be located in from the alaba market in lagos but if your products are wacky, poorly tailored no one will stop by.
take for example how many of you reading this article knows where Shirt Freak is located?
Negligible number but their work and clean finishing with the right marketing strategy speaks louder than their location today
But not withstanding you need a comfortable location for you business
Marketing and Services:
One thing people complain about tailors in Nigeria is their inability to deliver on time; if you are not ready to keep to time of the customer then you will lose a lot of work and customers.
That is why customers do ask when you think you can finish. You have to give a reasonable date and time so they will not see you as lazy. That is why you have to put in a lot of effort to deliver on time.
And also be creative in your work, people do no longer ask for the normal designs, they do prefer something new, something different from others, so your creativity will help you go a long way in winning customers.
The best way of marketing your business or work is by advertising. Sampling your work to people just outside your office/workspace and also build yourself as a brand, a fashion designer and not just a roadside tailor.
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FIVE TYPES OF BUSINESSES MAKING MONEY RIGHT NOW
With so many business ideas in 2020, it can be hard to figure out which are worth pursuing. While jumping on a new trend can sometimes be risky – it can also be highly rewarding. You may notice that the ideas on this list have been growing in popularity recently. Others have been popular for a long time making them more competitive but less risky.
In this post, we outline the best small scale business ideas in Nigeria. Some of them can be started with very little capital. It covers ideas that can help you make money online and offline.
FIVE TYPES OF BUSINESSES MAKING MONEY RIGHT NOW
1. Home Bakery
The only thing better than the smell of grandma’s chocolate-chip cookie recipe baking in the oven is watching cash roll in as customers order those delectable treats. Home baking is an approachable business idea in that it involves doing what you’re probably doing a lot of, anyway, if you love to bake. You probably have all the equipment and expertise you need to get started.
But be wary. Food service—even a delivery service, which is the most likely scenario for home bakers, as opposed to setting up a storefront—comes with built-in risks. Prepare yourself, and read up on your local insurance requirements. And don’t be afraid to start out by making just one or two really great treats. Consistency is more important than variety in the baking business.
home bakery 2. Wedding Photographer
Soon-to-be-wed couples are always on the hunt for a talented photographer to snap unforgettable shots on their special day. The generally higher rates for wedding related products and services presents an excellent opportunity for wedding photographers to generate great income.
wedding photograph 3. Agribusiness
The growing world population is going to need to eat. Whether if it’s growing fruits and vegetables, raising livestock, or starting a fish farm, the agribusiness is primed to explode.
Agribusiness is always profitable as people and even industries need agricultural products to eat and manufacture certain goods in industries.
barley farm 4. Selling Ebooks
If you’re finding yourself with time on your hands, your mind racing, then writing can be a great outlet. You might just find that your words can be packaged into an ebook that’s worth buying.
This doesn’t have to be your life’s work. Mind you, it should be good. But you don’t have to make it perfect. There’s always version updates.
ebook 5. Website Testing
Did you know that brands with a digital footprint hire real people to give feedback on their websites? The opinions allow them to address issues that their developers may have failed to identify. You can hire a bunch of people on a freelance basis and create your own website testing company. During projects, your employees will receive a set of questions that they need to answer as they navigate a company’s website. Through video, they’ll community their initial thoughts on the current user experience and how the site could be improved.
website testing Frequently Asked Questions when about to start a business and making money.
What do I need to start a business?
The basic things you need to do are to conduct a market research, write a business plan, choose a business name, register your business, and fund it.
What businesses are high in demand?
Online businesses are currently high in demand, and this may not be changing anytime soon.
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Five Reasons BBNaija Became a very Successful Reality TV Business in Africa.
BBNaija is popular for its heavy dose of escapism. Everyday, Nigerians are faced with multidimensional challenges, puts a strain on the mind. As society has long discovered, we humans tend to forget about our own problems by involving ourselves in other people’s problems. Reality TV shows like BBNaija offers this crucial escape by commodifying and unfolding the overdramatic lives of others. Watching these people’s struggles makes us believe that our own problems aren’t as severe, or we can connect with their challenges and vicariously live through them. BBNaija provides this escape for Nigerians to relax and engage with housemates.
The Big Brother Naija reality show has received wide condemnations and criticisms and many are even calling for its total scrap. Many parents have forbidden their children from watching the show ‘as long as you are in my house.’ And sexual immorality remains the major reason why people ask the federal government to remove the shock from television screens.
We take a look at the reasons BBNaija became very important and successful, apart from taking youths off the street.
FIVE REASONS BBNAIJA IS A SUCCESSFUL REALITY TV SHOW
1. MARKETING.
Marketing helps. Branding is everything. Propaganda is profitable. Packaging is nice. Big Brother Naija is nothing but marketing, branding, propaganda, and packaging. A reality show is supposed to be nothing but reality, virtual reality as it happens, but let no one deceive you, everything that happens during the days of BBNaija are packaged, marketed, carefully branded and manipulated.
2. ORIGINALITY
It remains the “realest” and richest reality show on television. Unlike other reality shows where contestants rehearse how to live their lives, the Big Brother Naija show is one where Housemates come as they are and live in the open. There are many cameras to capture every moment and every housemate, so there is no place to hide for anyone.
3. MEDIA VALUE
The media value of sponsoring BBNaija according to experts surveyed is in billions of Naira, somewhere around N10 billion. The eyeballs, conversations and general awareness generated by the show makes it a viable option for brands looking to get the word out about their business. This much is seen in the robust mentions enjoyed by previous sponsors of the show.
The top-of-mind-awareness, share of mind and share of voice BBNaija offers partners makes it a top choice for many smart brands. Little wonder, the show always never fails to attract top Nigerian brands as sponsors every season. Online retailer, Payporte was the headline sponsor in 2017 and 2018, while gambling giants, Bet9ja hijacked 2019. Other recurrent sponsors include Minnie mie Chin Chin, Nokia, Heritage Bank, Pepsi, Legend Extra Stout among others.
4. TEAM WORK
In the house, the housemates team up to form alliances which they hope will prolong their stay in the house. They form alliances to work together on a particular task and fight for their survival in the house irrespective of their age and status.
The show is meant to be an ensemble of bright Nigerian minds putting their skill sets to work in line with teamwork ethic, ability to work under pressure and the application of creativity in the actualization of assigned tasks.
5.YOUTH AUDIENCE
At the heart of BBNaija’s influence is a nucleus of a young demographic. Young people are valuable consumers because they influence the purchasing decisions of their friends and family. In addition to being consumers themselves, teens can affect where their family vacation destinations, choice of car, and the clothes that their friends wear. A brand or product automatically gains an image of “being cool,” if it is popular with young people.
For a reality TV show that’s not a regular talent hunt, it is easy to question the value BBNaija has for young people. For a majority of the viewers of the show, the value is obvious as 84% agree the show holds great benefits for the youth by providing opportunities for success. They believe the show provides young people with an opportunity to discover themselves, interact with others, and showcase their talent to the world. In addition, there seems to be a consensus among respondents that the show provides a great platform for contestants to succeed in their individual pursuits as evidenced by the great strides are making after they left the Big Brother house.
Young people are important to numerous markets, from fashion, mobile, and technology to alcohol, snack foods and entertainment. Without young people, a significant number of businesses won’t exist. This audience spends money, and they inspire others to do so. BBNaija offers brands a confirmed route to their hearts.
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Five Habits of Billionaires you should Emulate right now.
Becoming a billionaire can be determined by the small actions you take each day. The habits of billionaires can help predict your chances and increase the possibility of becoming billionaire sooner rather than later. Because these habits can have such a profound effect on your future success. In this article, i will list the five most impoTErtant habits billionaires put up now and every time.
FIVE HABITS OF BILLIONAIRES YOU SHOULD EMULATE
1. They get up early
Waking up early might be seen in some quarters as stressful, but to become a billionaire, you have to start emulating waking up early.
Billionaires get up early for several reasons, some wake up to meditate, exercise, have some family time before starting the new day. Once you get out of bed early, it is easy to have your day planned out for the day’s activity.
2. They don’t lie on the couch in their free time.
While regular people are busy with their everyday tasks, like cooking and cleaning, rich people are free from these boring activities. But they don’t spend all their free time on fun, they spend it on self-development.
Learning never ends, the rich are always trying to equip themselves with new knowledge they can lay their hands on. If you want to become a billionaire, quit being a “couch potato”. Acquire more knowledge at every given opportunity.
3. They stick to routines
Becoming a very rich and successful business man, consistency is very important. Billionaires usually stick with their daily routines that have brought countless successes for them in the past.
This is a very easy habit to adopt from billionaires, since you make out routines to follow yourself. You don’t have to follow someone else’s routines.
4. They do things differently.
When standing in the crowd, you have to be outstanding even in the crowd. Doing things differently and your own way has a lot of benefits when you aim to become very successful. Many people spend most of their lives climbing the corporate ladder, trying to get ahead of the next person.
Most billionaires became what they are today by following their own desires and not taking every advice dished out to them by people, some of which have no knowledge of the advice they are giving.
5. They keep healthy
This is very important if you aim to become a billionaire as it is often said that “Your health is your wealth”. Without good health, life can be miserable let alone becoming a successful billionaire.
Most billionaires get out of bed early (see number 1 habit) to have the time to exercise and also have a very healthy breakfast before setting out for the day’s activity.
Exercising is not the only way to keep healthy, billionaires also have the habit of eating the right foods. Also they don’t hesitate to visit the hospital for check at every given opportunity they have.
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Five Billionaires Advice for Young Entrepreneurs.
Billionaires are often quick to give advice, but the issue is that nobody actually listens. If you really want to build your business, take the advice from billionaires to heart.
Success in your business doesn’t happen by chance. It takes hard work and a large dose of good luck. In this article, we take a look at five advice from billionaires which young entrepreneurs should take seriously if they are to make a very similar success like the billionaires.
FIVE BILLIONAIRES ADVICE FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
1. “In your company or industry, work every job in that industry. It’s the only way of having a complete understanding of your people and your company.” — John Catsimatidis
It is not just enough to hire staffs and watch them do all the jobs in the company. You should be capable of doing every available jobs in your own establishment before looking for people to hire and fill the role.
2. “When there is a crisis, that’s when some are interested in getting out and that’s when we are interested in getting in.” — Carlos Slim Helu
When some entrepreneurs are about getting into a particular business and there is a very big slide in that business, an entrepreneur should not be discouraged from venturing into the business according to the Mexican Telecomms Mogul, Carlos.
3. “If you want to succeed, you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” — John Rockefeller
When an entrepreneur is in business, innovation, creativity and more risk bearing can propel the entrepreneur to greater heights. Following the mainstream ways of doing things has it own benefits but businesses thrive more on new innovation.
4. “If your cash is about to run out, you have to cut your cash flow. CEOs have to make those decisions and live with them however painful they may be. You have to act and act now; and act in the best interest of the company as a whole, even if it means that some people in the company who are your best friends have to work somewhere else.” – Larry Ellison
Successful businessmen are not afraid of making big calls needed to save their businesses. Sentiments do not grow business in any way, to become very successful in business, making difficult decisions are an everyday thing. It is always easy taking pay cut as a proprietor, but getting rid of some employees could be a very difficult thing to do.
5. “In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story.” — Jeff Bezos
The choices we make in life really define who we are in business and even in our personal life. Every person on planet earth is equally entitled to his or her own choices, but to become very successful in business just like some of the world billionaires, choices must be thought out properly.
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Five ways marketers are making cool cash online.
Making cool cash online this days to many people, has to do with cyber crime, especially in Africa where many youths have chosen that path to make cool cash. But there are other several ways in which on can legitimately make cool cash online without cyber crime.
For some people, making money online would be an absolute dream come true, considering the current issues of employers struggling to pay employees during the pandemic. If they could find a way to make money with a website or some other online venture, they could quit their job to focus on entrepreneurship, spend more time with their family, and finally take back control of their time and their lives.
Most of the online revenue strategies are not very difficult. Like any business venture, your online income takes time to grow. You need to be willing to devote the time and energy required to get your idea off the ground, and you need grit to stick with it even if your journey is slow when you first start out.
In this article, i will outline only five out of the several ways in which marketers make cool cash online, working from anywhere of their choice
FIVE WAYS MARKETERS ARE MAKING COOL CASH ONLINE RIGHT NOW.
1. Become a freelancer
If you have a talent, chances are, you can sell your skill. Whether you’re a writer, artist, graphic designer, photographer, etc., there’s a freelance gig for you. Let’s cover a few possible freelance angles for you to take.
It’s easier than ever to become a freelance writer (all of our writers at Money Under 30 are freelancers). With that being said, if you’re just starting out it can be difficult to find a writing job that will pay you more than pennies. If you like to teach and have some free time, consider teaching as a way of making cool cash online.
2. Build an eCommerce Website
eCommerce sites have exploded in popularity in recent years. With the prevalence of platforms like WordPress and WooCommerce, creating an eCommerce site couldn’t be easier.
If you prefer dealing with physical products and selling something tangible, then opening an eCommerce store could be a great fit.
There are two different methods of running a successful online store:
- Creating and selling a niche physical product to a dedicated group of buyers
- Purchasing cheaper goods manufactured in foreign countries, repackaging them, and selling them at a markup.
The first approach can be very successful, but it does require a passion for the product and the willingness to do a ton of research, product development, and testing.
If the first approach seems a little risky for your first online business, then you might consider the second option of reselling popular overseas products. This method involves sourcing a popular product from a platform like Konga, repacking the product, and selling it through your own storefront.
3. Make cool cash with Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular ways to make money online. Throughout the years its popularity has gone up and down but it continues to prove to be a stable way to make money online. The best part about affiliate marketing is that you can be an affiliate for nearly any company, from Shopify to Amazon to Uber to FabFitFun.
Affiliate marketing allows you to earn a living by promoting other brands. If you’re a savvy marketer, you can earn a commission from sales by promoting retail products, software, apps, and more. While earning a commission may seem small, keep in mind that you can be an affiliate for several brands and include several affiliate links on a single blog post.
If you really want to make money online doing affiliate marketing, your best bet is to focus on content marketing. By building out a blog with several pages of content you essentially create an asset you can call your own. The best part about focusing on content marketing is that if an affiliate program shuts down, you can switch the affiliate link to a competitor without negatively impacting your side hustle income.
4. Social Meedia Influencer Marketing
Do you know that with just Twitter, Instagram or Facebook most people own their stores on the different social media platforms, sell to buyers, and make cool cash online using just their social media handles.
All you need is to:
Deciding on a Niche. Comedy, fitness, food, sports, and so on are highly profitable on social media platforms.
Think of a catchy simple name when signing up.
After signing up
- Upload about as many niche related pictures every day
- Start creating awareness by following others
- Comment and like same niche posts to be noticed
Once you are done growing your account followers…
Start connecting with brands, use your platform to market other people’s products and services. Remember to offer a lead magnet and collect emails and build your email marketing list for more marketing.
You can monetize your social media platforms when you sell your products, promote brand’s products/business and get paid or sell affiliated products.
5. Start Copywriting
Copywriting is one an essential element of effective online marketing. Copywriting is the art and science of strategically delivering words (whether written or spoken) that get people to take some form of action. Copywriters are some of the highest-paid writers in the world.
Copywriting is writing copies for the purpose of advertising or marketing. The copy is meant to persuade someone to buy a product or influence their beliefs.
This online money making opportunity is best for people who have the passion for writing.
Although copywriting can be a daunting task, I have an ‘A’ in this skill. I teach my students how to write compelling sales copy that will get even the most unwilling person to pay for your offering.
You can now see, after only this five ways of making cool cash online, that it is relatively easy to startup one out of the five ways. Why not give one a try right now and make cool cash online.
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Five Most Lucrative Business Ideas in Nigeria in 2020
The current pandemic has put on hold or crashed many businesses in Nigeria, as have many other factors which have been prevalent in the country for some time now, like the issue of power supply.
Despite the challenges, there are few businesses one can still venture into in these trying times that can benefit financially from despite the coronavirus, poor power supply and many other challenges facing the teeming population. We take a look at some of the business ideas that can be sustainable at the moment.
Most lucrative business ideas in Nigeria
1. Blogging Business
Blogging business has definitely earned its place among the most lucrative businesses in Nigeria. More and more people prefer to read news online than newspapers. Gradually news blogs are replacing newspapers for many people. This has open enormous opportunities.
Bloggers make money through direct advertisement, ad networks, affiliate marketing, product sales, sponsored post, partnerships and many more. On average, high end bloggers make over 20 million Naira every month in Nigeria.
2. Cosmetics Production Business
If you love beauty, then going into the cosmetics business will be your best bet. For you to do well in this business in Nigeria, you will need to engage in some deep research.
It is important because you will need to learn new things about the cosmetics industry that will keep you up to date, creative and innovative in business. One can also become a make up artist which are very important to many Nigerian women who like to apply the make ups.
3. Waste Recycling
So much has been said about the environment in the past years. Big players like the US and China are going big about safeguarding the environment. True, Nigeria may not have gotten to the point where we cut our fossil fuel reliance and go completely green. But Nigerian entrepreneurs are not giving up. Waste recycling is a good project for the environment.
People look down on waste collection and rightly so, because of the diseases it could bring due to some contaminated waste product in the environment which the waste was deposited in. Waste recycling could bring a fortune.
4. Agriculture/Farming
A large portion of land in Nigeria is very fertile for growing all kinds of crop, whether for immediate consumption or a very large scale for sale. One can also grow cash crops which will strictly serve as raw materials or can be exported.
Agriculture also involve animal farming. Livestock rearing could be very lucrative in areas where the lands are not fertile enough for growing crops. Poultry, Cattle rearing, Sheep/Goat and Pigs are common livestock which can be reared in Nigeria.
5. Mining
There are many mineral deposit in Nigeria which has not been fully harnessed and which when it is harnessed, could bring a lot money for any person carrying out the mining. Some of the mineral deposit in Nigeria include Tin Ore, Limestone, Coal and many to numerous to mention.
The mining sector in Nigeria is growing very fast and the present government of the day is very interested in the sector and are ready to support individuals going into the sector.
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Five reasons millionaires wake up early in the morning.
Most people see waking up early as punishment or suffering. But research have shown over the past years that waking up early has a lot of benefits. It is a popular knowledge that wealthy people go to sleep early and wake up very early in the morning so that they can be able to set the tone for the new day.
Five reasons millionaires wake up early
1. To Set a Proper Tone For The Day
During the early waking moments of the morning, you can be fully alert and focused due to the brain chemistry at that time. You won’t be overthinking and can naturally do the things you need to get off to as great start. You are able to absorb more information when you wake, so give yourself the time to not be distracted and focus on the things that really matter for the day rather than getting up late and rushing through your schedule before you even begin.
2. To have sex
Most millionaires a very busy people. They could work all through the day and get very tired at night and go to bed immediately they get to their homes without having the energy for sex at that moment.
After a little rest, they wake up to have that early morning sex which will be very beneficial to them and their partners during the day. There are even couples who leave sex aside to talk about their lives, finances, kids, their list of homes and possible plans for the weekend.
3. To Meditate
Meditation could be in the form of prayer to the creator or reflecting on yesterday’s activity and making new plans for the new day. Making plans early in day or possibly creating an itinerary makes ones day go as planned.
When you get up early you will have more time to get things done and also a quiet period before anyone else rises which will help you focus on getting things done so you do not end up working on many things at the same time. Find your best ideas first thing in the morning and find discipline to allow you to do anything.
4. To Exercise
They is a popular saying that a “healthy man is a wealthy man” . Millionaires wake up early to do some form of exercising before starting the day’s activity. Some of them that are less busy take long walk very early in the morning.
It is true that many of them have the gym installed in their homes, but if it is not in your case you can go for a run or even buy some dumbbells to exercise without leaving your home.
Millionaires also take out time on the lawn or golf club in the evenings when they have finished the activities and appointments lined up for the day.
5. To have a little family time
Due to their tight schedule, many millionaires barely spend time with their families because they are always going from one appointment to another meeting. Waking up early is the only way they get to spend little time with their children and other members of their household.
These successful people use their mornings to either read stories to their children or cook a great breakfast together. They also enjoy a family devotion together as this creates an opportunity to share and listen to the different issues a family member might be experiencing.
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Five vital lessons every Nigerian business should learn from #BBNaija
#BBNaija is a reality TV show in which the organizers house the contestants for around three months, playing games that will educate them and teaching them several other aspect of life.
The show is in its fifth season this year, and it keeps getting bigger by each passing year. This year’s prize money for the winner of the show will get around 80 million Naira, last year’s winner got 60 million in total.
In this article, we put forward five lessons every Nigerian business can and should learn from the #BBNaija show.
Five vital lessons every Nigerian business should learn from #BBNaija.
1. Give it all. The end justifies the means. But there are limits.
The organizers of the show and especially the contestants, have shown over the years that giving everything you venture into your all is a virtue. Most contestants in the house have tried severally to participate in the show in the past years, but have failed to get in before now.
However, they finally got their chance to showcase their talent on the big stage. Every business owner should be able to persevere
2. Create good distractions
Nigerians love and need distractions from all the crude politics and incessant looting from the treasury. If you can create a little distraction for the people, your business will thrive the way BBNaija has distracted everyone from the ongoing NDDC probe.
3. Affiliations matter a lot.
Most contestant in the past have used their affiliation to cajole people of either their ethnic group, schools attended or even city of residence to gain support. Businesses can enjoy this too.
4. “Grass-to-grace narrative“
Nigerians enjoy this narrative very much. Like in fairy tales, people in Nigeria will like to see you succeed because of your rocky childhood, so they can be part of your happy ending and live happily ever after.
5. Nigerians don’t like pretenders.
Business in Nigeria will thrive better if your clients or customers are rest assured of your person. Nigerians have a way of finding out people who are not genuine. Contestants who come to the BBNaija house full of pretense never make it far in the house.
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FIVE TYPES OF BUSINESSES BILLIONAIRES DO TO MAKE MONEY (2020)
How do most billionaires make their money?
They are several ways of becoming a billionaire in a tight economy. Some of this ways demand little capital to start off with while some of the ways need huge capital before one can venture in to them. In this article, we are going to focus on only five of the several ways billionaires make their money.
FIVE TYPES OF BUSINESSES BILLIONAIRES DO TO MAKE MONEY.
1. Investments
According to fifthperson.com, the number one way of getting rich for both self-made and inherited billionaires is investing. And it shouldn’t be a complete surprise that investments are the most common way for billionaires to make their money.
As an investor, you can invest and make money across the board — manufacturing, healthcare, food, tech, etc. — you’re not limited to any one industry. As long as you know how to pick the right companies to invest in, you can make a fortune through your investments.
Banking and finance and industrial conglomerates dominated billionaires’ focus in past years. Nearly 21% of billionaires — 538 of them — made an average of $3.2 billion from these two industries.
2. Tech titans
Today, it’s tech companies like Google and Facebook which are changing the way we practically live our everyday lives. Google kicked off as a research project in Stanford in 1996 and Facebook started life in 2004 as a closed network for Harvard students before morphing into the multi-billion dollar behemoths they both are today and in the process making their founders exceedingly rich. Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has a net worth of $33.3 billion and was for the longest time the richest person under 30. He’s a little too old for that now, as per fifthperson.com
The tech titans average net worth was almost $6 billion each — ”far greater than in all other industries” — primarily because “this figure is heavily skewed by a select group of extremely wealthy individuals at the very top end.”
Five of the 10 richest billionaires have created the majority of their wealth via the tech sector — evidence of the huge gains that can be made in a sector that can cross borders fairly easily, has comparatively low barriers to entry, and can increase in scale much more rapidly than traditional industries, according to a recent report by Forbes.
3. Media
Owning a mega media company like Disney, Fox or CNN might be entirely out of the question for normal folks like you and me. But this is 2020 and the Internet has given us so many ways to create a personal media empire all by ourselves.
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, popularly called PewDiePie, which is his YouTube name is a Swedish video game commentator who happens to have the most subscribed YouTube channel in the world at a point in time. Only YouTube’s channel had more subscribers than the Swede.
With millions of subscribers, PewDiePie lets viewers watch how he plays video games — along with all the epic swearing, screeching and gibberish he spews out. Seriously folks, he is making a great fortune out of the whole stuff.
4. Real estate
Real estate just has to be on this list because everybody from every works of life have to actively participate in it as everyone needs to buy lands before building a house or an office.
According to fifthperson, an asset like real estate is relatively illiquid and you’re taking on a hefty degree of risk because you need to take on a mortgage, knowing when and how to invest in real estate is another ball game altogether. If you get it right, you’re in for a massive payday. But if you don’t… you could be stuck with something you can’t sell for a profit for a very long time to come.
Real estate has been a way of business for several years now and will continue to be lucrative even as the number of property owners are on the increase.
5. Manufacturing
This is the old fashion way of becoming a billionaire and if you like things the old fashioned way, then manufacturing might be the thing for you. Obviously, you need huge amounts of capital and scale to be successful in this industry.
So unless you have lots of money to start off with, this might be out of the question. But then if you do make it here, the sheer scale that manufacturing requires will make sure that you’ll be making millions in no time flat.
What do billionaires do with their money?Most billionaires are very meticulous with their money, they are only interested in recycling their money to yield more money, hence they stay rich.
Here are a few things billionaires do with their money:
They Become Entrepreneurs
Starting a business and taking it to success isn’t always easy, but for those with good business sense and the ability to spot start-ups that have the potential to be great, entrepreneurship can be the vehicle to great wealth. Most billionaires outsource their jobs to ensure efficiency.
They Invest
Self-made billionaire Warren Buffet is famous for his frugal ways and for his smart investments. Investing, of course, requires a little seed money and some accurate insight into which investments are smart and which could result in a loss. If you do not invest your money in other businesses, chances are slim of making billions. They try to diversify their businesses while improving on the existing one.
They are very Innovative
Innovation is the fine art of considering a current mainstream market and finding a creative way to improve the current offering.
Billionaires put a lot of money into research in order to come up with new innovations. Billionaires thrive with prosperous innovations.
