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by hello | Mar 22, 2019 | Affiliate Marketing
Guide To Becoming An Affiliate Marketer in Nigeria
Affiliate marketing to so many is one of the well-known ways of making money online. It doesn’t really require much getting started and not a difficult concept to understand.
The tricky part is actually making money as an affiliate marketer.
First, let’s know what affiliate marketing is.
AFFILIATE MARKETING:
Affiliate marketing is simply the process of helping businesses or companies sell their products while being paid commission by the company.
A lot goes into the process of making sure that the product your promoting reaches the right audience.
Another important thing is being able to convince people that yes the products are what they need and what they should buy.
WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME AN AFFILIATE MARKETER:
1) LITTLE STARTUP COST: Taking into account the cost required to set up a blog, assuming you want to use a blog to promote the products. It is quite cheap, with a few dollars you can get your blog running. Joining affiliate programs is free, you don’t have to pay a penny and the registration only takes a few minutes.
2) EASY TO EARN: Earning as an affiliate marketer is relatively easier compared to earning through other avenues like using ad networks. Unlike using ad networks, affiliate network does not require a lot of traffic (people seeing or engaging with your adverts). You can earn commission even with a very small amount of exposure as when a person buys you are being paid.
3) WIDE OPTIONS: You are open to choose from a wide range of affiliate programs on any niche. This is really a plus as you can test which one works well for your type of product and you can use it to maximize profit.
Now, let’s look at various ways an affiliate marketer in Nigeria can promote products online.
1) By Blog.
2) By Forum
3) On Social Media.
1) By Blog: I will presume you know what a blog is, if you don’t, you can google it. A sure way of making money through affiliate marketing is through turning your blog readers into buyers of your affiliated product.
It is not just going to happen. You have to do something like writing about the product you wish to promote.
One mistake bloggers usually do when promoting products is by just using banners that carries a message about their product.
Well, this can work too but won’t convert much as when one will write about the product in details and also give reasons to potential buyers to go for the product.
2)By Forum: Posting on forums works. But you have to be careful how you go about it lest members find it annoying.
On any product you wish to promote, you should be able to answer some questions surrounding it. Then you can simply drop your affiliate link once in a while. Don’t make it look spammy.
Another thing is, the group should be related to the product you wish to promote. This will make sure you reach potential buyers.
3) Using Social Media: Social media can give a lot of audiences being a group or page or a personal profile.
As already mentioned, find a group related to a product you want to promote. Try to avoid spamming as that can get you kicked out by the admin.
SOME USEFUL TIPS TO BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL AFFILIATE MARKETER:
1) Get The Knowledge: Get enough knowledge about the product you are promoting. This will help you answer questions related to the product and help in convincing potential buyers.
2) Learn From Others: Hardly will you find a product worthy of promoting that you will not find a promoter on the internet. You can go close, understand the strategy the promoter is using and copy a thing or two to apply in your strategy.
3) Product Quality: Some products have a good reputation already. So, convincing people to go for it won’t be a difficult task. This will make you make more sales easily.
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by hello | Mar 13, 2019 | Business
Blog Money Making Ideas For Nigerians 2019
A lot has changed over the years in the blogosphere. Some years back, the competition was a lot lesser than what we have now which directly means getting seen was relatively easier.
The more eyes get to see your blog the more money one can make.
Making money from blogging (especially a new blog) requires a lot of things to be put in place and most importantly consistency. From setting up proper SEO to paid advertisements and to using social media, it can only widen.
Nigerian bloggers from my experience have unique challenges or may have similar challenges with bloggers in countries around this region.
So to make money from your blog you have to be able to put in the extra work and also apply some blog money making strategies.
We must know that given some factors like the exchange rate of Naira to Dollars and power, new blogger even old ones may not be able to compete with bloggers from other places.
After starting a blog at some point we all think about making money from it or maybe making more money from our content and some times it’s very difficult to even more so for a new blogger.
So, in this article I am going to write about avenues money could be made from a blog and what to expect in reality.
1) Through advertisement network:
When considering ad networks for our blog, the first name that comes to mind is Google Adsense. They are the best, they pay more than any other ad network.
Unfortunately, not every blog gets approval. If this happens, you’re left with many other options, many other ad networks. I would like to tell you a name that even comes close to Google Adsense but sorry, there is none. It is Google Adsense and the rest.
Well, money can still be made from other ad networks and even making money with Adsense, don’t expect an easy ride. You have to work to get traffic.
For beginners and even expert bloggers, Propeller Ads has proven to be one of the best Adsense alternatives.
Sign Up Propeller Ads
Traffic from African countries won’t give you any earnings. So, now you don’t just need traffic to earn but quality traffic from tier 1 countries (USA, UK, Canada etc.)
However, if you get it right with ad networks it will be worth your hard work.
2) Through Affiliate Marketing:
Affiliate marketing is an art of helping companies sell their products and get paid a percentage called Commission.
Simple, right? Yes, simple concept but not as simple getting it done except one follows a strategy.
It requires a working strategy, one that catches potential buyers attention and makes them finally pay for it. Also, note that a strategy that works for a particular product might not work for other products.
Recommended For You: Join Glo Affiliate Program Today & Earn As A Mobile Money Agent
There are a lot of affiliate programs out there, and hey, joining most of them is as easy as simply signing up and waiting for approval which is almost always positive.
3) Sell Your Product:
This another blog money making strategy that has proven to be one of the best and most easy ways to make money from your online content.
Doing this successfully will require a lot of eyes and most importantly, the blog must be targetted on a topic hence niche blogs. This will mean that any visitor on the blog is interested in the topic and would likely want to increase his/her knowledge.
It could be a physical product like accessories or digital products like e-book, audio, and videos.
4) Sponsored Reviews:
Lastly, on our list is publishing sponsored reviews on your blog. Some companies when they have products to promote to the public, they simply reach to blogs that fall under the niche.
You may be asked to write the review or an already written review can be submitted to you. In any case, you will be paid to publish it.
Don’t expect this kind of offer if your blog is still new and relatively not so popular as you are not expected to have enough audience for such promotions.
There is a lot of other blog money making ideas that can be utilized but these few I have shared are the best and work well for bloggers in Nigeria.
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by hello | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Remita Payment Review: How To Pay Or Receive Payment Online Using Remita
If you are a Marchant looking for ways in which you can receive payments from your clients or customers online, or you are an individual taxpayer, a student etc… Here is a trusted payment solution called Remita Payment.
What Is Remita
Remita is an internet-based solution for paying and receiving payment. An award-winning e-commerce software developed by Africa’s leading financial technology firm called SystemSpecs.
It is used to make payment and receive payment across all Nigerian banks anywhere and anytime.
Remita is the official payment system endorsed by the Central Bank Of Nigerian and it has been effectively serving in many capacities.
READ: Remita Payment Adds Verve Card To Its List Of Payment Options
You can use Remita Payment to Buy Jamb Forms, Pay Electricity bills, Pay FGN and State TSA. Pay an Invoice, Resend Receipt or Invoice, Upload NHF Schedule, Pay Family and friends. Pay FGN and State TSA, Upload Pension Schedule, Pay Salaries, Pay Taxes.
Remita Payment offers Merchants the opportunity to set up a payment system in which clients or customers pay for their services or goods.
You can also use Remita to connect all your bank accounts and view your account balance from a central account. This feature has helped the Federal Government to tackle cases of fund diversion and embezzlement.
How To Use Remita To Pay Your School Fees, Electricity bills, Taxes etc..
In most cases, when you initiate an online payment from the website of merchants or government agencies that uses remita payment as their means of receiving payment, you will be redirected to the Remita website where you fill in the appropriate details.
See Photos below for an example of payment initiated from a biller website…
In this example, the biller is the “Corporate Affairs Commission” which is equally the beneficiary. The form is already pre filled in this case. all you need to do is cross check to make sure your information is correct the scroll down to “HOW DO YOU WANT TO PAY?” and choose if you want to pay with your cards, internet banking or visit a bank branch.
Once your preferred means of payment is selected, you can then submit.
Make Payment Button(CAC Website)
CheckOut Button (CAC Website)
If you are paying directly from the Remita website, you have to visit REMITA.NET and select who you want to pay from the listed options…
See photo below
How To Receive Payments Online Using Remita
This is for merchants or online business owners who want to use Remita payment to receive payment for goods or services they offer.
It is very easy to integrate Remita Pay into your website irrespective of the type of website. Remita has support for E-commerce sites like Woocorce, Prestashop, Magento, Opencart, and Easydigitaldownloads.
To start receiving payment from Remita, register your account, and then make use of the Test and Production API that will be made available to set up your account and integrate it to your site.
Once everything is set up and your are happy with your new payment gateway, you can then go live and start receiving payments from your clients via Remita Payment.
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by hello | Jan 26, 2019 | Business
One of Nigeria’s leading payment gateway software Remita Payment has added Verve Card To Its list of payment options .
This means that from now henceforth you can now make payment with your verve card on Remita. Prior to this update, the only card payment option on Remita was MasterCard or visa Card.
This announcement was content of a mail sent out to Remita subscribers on the 24th January 2019.
The mail reads…
Do you know that, with a Verve Card or Virtual Token, you can now make any payment at any time and from anywhere on Remita?
Yes, you can!
It is Fast, Secure, and Convenient.
Verve is the latest addition to the other card and non-card payment options available on Remita.
So, why delay? Your next payment on Remita is a Verve card or virtual token away!
by hello | Jan 22, 2019 | Business
4 Things You Must Do Before Starting An Online Business In Nigeria 2023
The worst mistake anybody can make while starting a business in Nigeria in this age of the internet, social media, and artificial intelligence is not establishing a strong online presence.
That notwithstanding, thousands of young entrepreneurs still make this mistake in the year 2023. They rush into starting up an online business without getting themselves prepared for it.
While it pays to leverage the power of the internet to fastly grow your business, it is also worth knowing that the effects can be disastrous if you don’t make adequate preparations before venturing into any business online.
In this topic, I am going to outline the four basic things you must do before getting your Online Business In Nigeria started.
- Register Your Business With The Corporate Affairs Commission
- Open A Business Or Corporate Account For Your Business
- Get A Website & Blog For Your Business
- Create Social Media Accounts
Register Your Online Business With The Corporate Affairs Commission
The reason a lot of businesses are limited in what transactions they can do is that they are not legally recognized. It doesn’t matter if your business has been in existence for a long but if it’s not registered with The Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC), you don’t own that particular business yet. You don’t have any legal claim over it.
Take for instance you are in the cake-baking business and your name is Adaobi and you operate your cake business with the name ADAOBI CAKES.
You have put in a lot of work in making the brand ADAOBI CAKES very popular but eventually, you did not register your business name ADAOBI CAKES with the corporate affairs commission aka CAC and there is another lady named Adaobi or whatever her name is. She might not be as popular as you are but if she discovers your business is not registered and go ahead to register it, you will automatically lose the legal right to use the name ADAOBI CAKES.
She can sue you in court and the court will ask you to stop using the name. This is not good for business because once she succeeds, all your prospective customers will automatically become hers.
Before you consider starting a business in Nigeria online, Getting your company registered will also help you if you want to create a corporate or business bank account for your business.
Open A Business Or Corporate Account For Your Business
After registering your business with CAC, the next thing you should do is open a bank account for your business. A business account helps your business stand alone as an entity. Clients pay you through the business or corporate account. A business or corporate account helps you build a reputation fast as people tend to trust you when you give them your business corporate account instead of your personal account.
Most customers especially those who are reaching out for the first time are always scared of paying you when they find out that your business or company name differs from the bank account number you give to them to make payment.
Getting a corporate bank account will ensure that you don’t lose prospective clients due to the fear of being duped.
Get A Website & Blog For Your Business
As a small business owner, if you are interested in growing your business so fast, then you need to consider having a website where customers can find your business on the internet.
Just like your physical location, a website is your address and shop where people come to locate and purchase the goods and services you provide.
The internet has taken over the world and it has changed the way people go about looking for the solution to their problems.
A recent review shows that consumers typically start their buying journey with and a recent study has revealed that more than 70% of consumers go online in search of whatever product or service they require.
By getting a website for your business you stand the chance of gaining tons of prospective clients who search Google every minute looking for the particular service you provide.
Create Social Media Accounts
Because people tend to spend more time these days chatting or engaging in one activity or the other on social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Your business also needs to be in those places too to engage and interact with your customers. The more you build up communication with people on social media, the more your brand is known and consequently the more loyal customers you attract to yourself.
In fact, social media has become more advanced in the way the brings businesses and customers together. A lot of deals are closed on social media. If you are in the content creation business, you can also easily monetize your social media and make millions of dollars from social media revenue.
Read: Best Online Business Ideas To Make Money in 2022
Conclusion :
The above-mentioned things you must do before getting your business online are born out of my personal experiences over time. I personally suffered the wrath of negligence to these common online business principles though I have since learned and corrected my mistakes.
You can also share your experience on what works for you and what does not work on the comment section below…
