The industry is still in its infancy and there is still a long way for it to grow.
I created this post in 2013, and ever since then, I have been updating it with the latest methods Nigerians use to make money online.
In previous times,I introduced people to Information Marketing, Blogging and Bulk Sms Business. But I noticed that out of the three of them, Blogging is the surest and easiest. Ask me why? If you start a blog, you can make money on it via affiliate, ads, information marketing and the likes. Just keep reading for more enlightenment.
You don’t have to be a whizkid or programmer before you can make money online . Your sex, age, race are not barriers to making money online. Once you are able to read this short piece, your success is guaranteed. Now, I know you should be ready to leave the poverty zone for prosperity zone.
I want to introduce you to a business Model that has worked for me and for thousands of Nigerians. It is called ‘Blogging’. You might be thinking ‘I failed blogging, please talk about another thing’. The simple truth is, ‘you are not doing it the right way’. It’s likely you are in the categories of blogger that:
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Blog in a niche because someone told them he/she makes money from it
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Are impatience (they want to start today, and start making $200/hour in the next 1 month)
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Are comparing themselves with other bloggers
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Lacks Motivation (no visitors)
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Not able to face failures
Important Rules:
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Are impatience (they want to start today, and start making $200/hour in the next 1 month)
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Blogging requires consistent
efforts. You don’t have to start a niche because someone else makes
money from it. I’ve always tried to set-up an entertainment blog because
I initially thought that was the only niche I can make money from. The
temptation always come whenever I see the figures made by Nigerian
entertainment bloggers. But I’ve always failed, nobody heard of the
blog. I had to look inward and start something I have always wanted to
do. Apart from that, I worked everyday to keep my blogs going even when I
was making $zero. Be consistent, never be intimidated by the figures
you see online, follow your passion .i.e. the niche you can be yourself.
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Be Patient. There is a popular
cliché we’ve always heard since when we were a kid. It says ‘ Rome
wasn’t built in a day’. Sure. You just have to be patient if it seems
nothing is coming forth from your effort. Those ads that promised
$100/hour are bunch of pranks. Most of them want to swindle you of your
hard earned money. Most pro-bloggers you see today don’t make a dime in
their first year of blogging. My first 5 months of blogging was
‘horrible’. ‘Horrible’ in the sense that nothing was showing forth as
compensation. Your start might also seems ‘horrible’. Horrible start –
you check your blog stats and what you saw was 1 pageview. Meaning you
are the only one that checked your blog. Just be calm, everything gona
be aright. It’s just a matter of time and learning.
Some people are like ‘I’m not pretty good at anything, I don’t know the niche to start’. The answer is simple. If you don’t know a niche to start, buy 5 books on a topic that interest you. After reading the five books completely, start sharing what you’ve learnt on your blog.
How Much Does it Take to Set-Up a Blog?
Blogger and WordPress are the most popular and commonly used blogging platforms. Both are free, but in the case of WordPress you need to purchase a hosting account. Meanwhile if you are using Blogger, you don’t need to host anything, just get a custom domain name. You can start a blog based on what you have in your pocket. I heard you say ‘That can’t be possible, I only have N5k’. With N5k you can get a custom domain name for your blog with N1,500-N2,000 and start blogging on Blogger. If you are buoyantly ok, you can start on WordPress.
How to Make Money Online Blogging
Making money from a blog is quite the easiest thing, but where the work lies is the traffic. Below are some means to make money from a blog:
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Advertising
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Selling your own product
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Affiliate Marketing and etc.
Now that you Know
Now that you now the right and easiest model to making money online, some will be like ‘what’s the next thing now?’ The next thing is to set up your blog, publish informative articles and start making money…… Wow! That’s easy….. yea simple but requires work.
You know what people say about blogging? They say ‘blogging isn’t a real business’. I agree with them because no business fulfils these features:
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What business gives you the freedom to live anywhere with a wifi connection?
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What other business can give you a 90%+ profit margin?
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In what other business could you travel around the world while saving money?
But how do you get started?
I am ready to help you get started immediately. The most common excuses for not starting a blog are:
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I don’t know how
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I’m not a “technical” person
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I don’t know where to start
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What’s a blog?
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How…what…where…what do I do?!
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