I've received a few complaints from some folks who purchased the PRODUCTION DVD that they are unable to view it on a dvd player.

That has been Resolved as You can now order and watch the DVDs either on PC or a DVD player.

dadojo:
To all those whom I sent the Pdf tutorials to, I received a report there there was no attachment in the mail. Pls kindly indicate if you did not see any attachment and I'll resend it to you.

In my next post, I'll share tips and principles on how I got my first major webdesign job with the Librarian of one of *** (edited) state's polytechnic, who happens to be the mother to one of Nigeria's top 5 comedians.

I'll start my narrative by saying "free" is the most effective means of marketing. Anything you are into, if you want to break even 'faster than the speed of light' offer a free version of it.

Imagine you are a tailor offering a promo of 'free'. For a limited time, offer to sew the clothes of your first five Customers each month for free and watch what happens. Your news will spread like wildfire, your popularity will know no bounds. You'll start getting referrals from unexpected corners and sources.

While I was in school, there was this barber that runs a promo of barbing every first customer in a day free-of-charge. You can imagine boys queing up as early as 6:00am, just to get a free haircut. I once took advantage of the 'free' service and it opened a big door for me

dadojo:
To all those whom I sent the Pdf tutorials to, I received a report there there was no attachment in the mail. Pls kindly indicate if you did not see any attachment and I'll resend it to you.

highrank:
I got mine too,Thanks.

In different parts of this thread, I have made mention of my ict skills. I'm a programmer and a web developer, though still grooming my programming skill. In the early days of my designing websites, I was so eager to get jobs that I was more than willing to design sites for free as long as the client would pay for the domain name and hosting. My priority then was to improve on my web design skill, you know, it feels just like a mother going into labour. She would be so eager to see her new born baby after delivery. I was eager to see the creations of my imagination. Since not many jobs were coming, I decided to send proposals to clients and organisations I felt needed a website. It was a funny experience for me, sometimes embarasing. I remember I was cunningly turned down several times, by some folks who didn't want to hurt my enthusiasm but I was determined! I had to join the media unit of my church so I could get more exposure. And that was a golden step!!!

By joining the media group, I had better access to those who were in the position to accept my proposal for a website, I had better access to the pastor. Moreover, because I was already good with graphics, my presence in the unit was highly appreciated since a graphic designer was needed. Barely a month later I brought up the issue of a website to the head of the unit, offering to design one free for the church. The suggestion was promptly accepted and taken to the pastor for approval. He called to see me to discuss the details with me and was so happy when I told him I'll be designing the website for free, all they needed to do was pay for domain and hosting. In the course of our discussion, the pastor informed me that he has been approached by several people who were proposing to design a site for the church for different amount, some as high as 150k. But with my proposal of 'free', he's giving me his express permission. That was it!

dadojo:
To all those whom I sent the Pdf tutorials to, I received a report there there was no attachment in the mail. Pls kindly indicate if you did not see any attachment and I'll resend it to you.

dadojo:
I have re-sent the Pdf files. Please check your spam folder if not found in your inbox.

Ok ok ok... Fast forward to about 6 months later, a member of the Church who was a staff of the polytechnic at *** (edited) who knew that I design sites and recently developed one for the church, went seeing the librarian of the poly.

During the course of their discussion, the librarian mentioned to him that she was in need of someone to design an e-journal for her. She has a Journal which she publishes twice yearly but was loosing out on article submissions because lecturers where fast becoming aware and they wanted their articles published on e-journals because of the online presence it offers with its international coverage. She needed to act fast by towing the route of online-publication otherwise her paperback publication will see her getting out of business - She needed a web designer, and wanted one through recommendation.

Without much thinking, the man quickly recommended me and told her of the website which I developed for my church. Later that day I got a call frm the man, informing me that the librarian of *** Polytechnic, *** (edited) wants to see me. I was dumb-founded!

In the course of our discussion, the man informed me that I'll need to write a proposal since I'm not the sole candidate for the job. The job was intended to be awarded to whoever submitted the best proposal. Immediately, I went into research on how to write an "award winning" proposal and finally came out with a proposal I am so happy I never submitted. After spending 2 sleepless nights putting words and figures together on sheet of papers, I suddenly gave up! "What joke am I getting myself into? I asked silently. I don't even know exactly what this lady wants, I have never designed a site such as this." I told myself I needed to meet with this librarian woman in person to know exactly what she needs in the first place before even coming up with a proposal. I got her number and we scheduled a meeting for the following day. It was fast! We were both eager for this new experience.

dadojo:
To all those whom I sent the Pdf tutorials to, I received a report there there was no attachment in the mail. Pls kindly indicate if you did not see any attachment and I'll resend it to you.

dadojo:





The file has been sent to you all.

dadojo:
I will be giving this account based on personal experience. There was a time I desperately needed money. So one of the days, as I was walking past a refuse dump, I saw one of these folks who go around picking stuffs like slipper, empty drink cans and plastics from the dump. So I decided to call one of them and ask why he is doing such a job and he told me he does it to sustain himself financially. So I further asked how much he gets from this business and he told me he usually gets 1500 daily. But on days when he works harder and longer, he gets more. He told me a kilo of those cans cost 50naira, though the cans are light, at times he picks upto 30kg or more. On weekends, he picks over 50kg, which amounts to over 2500naira and in some months he gets about 50k. To say I was shocked is an understatement. He also said some of the wine bottles he picks cost upto 20naira per one. After that encounter, I told my sef 'O boy! wetin u dey wait now?' but on a second thought, I said "Ah! No now, I can't go around picking stuff on the streets like a madman". At this point, I was indecisive until a thought struck me.