do you think nairaland will still be nigeria's no 1 forum in 10 years?
Or do you have a competitor in mind you suspect?

A lot of forums have come up over the years and died the same way. I think they died cos they were trying to copy nairaland verbatim.

Nigerians are getting more enlightened.. In 10 years the competition will be hard...

But NL has the capital to be on top..

Salary earners will begin to open online businesses using part of their salaries to support the business since their not doing so now...

Oooops... I've said too much...

denzmark:
do you think nairaland will still be nigeria's no 1 forum in 10 years?
Or do you have a competitor in mind you suspect?

If they continue like this, then no....What ppl dont understand is dat not many Nigerians use da internet daily. Nairaland has da first mover advantage but needs innovation to remain at da top. Out of 82 million internet users in Nigeria, Google Nigeria only gets 5.2 million daily, while Nairaland only gets 1.3 million daily. Even Konga, Jumia n Linda Ikeji get about 1 - 1.5 million daily each. If someone comes with a betta forum, not a copycat or knockoff dat targets d other 80 million, Nairaland will be ghost like MySpace n Hi5.

The Gods are looking at this topic hahaha it needs fp

davidsmith8900:


If they continue like this, then no....What ppl dont understand is dat not many Nigerians use da internet daily. Nairaland has da first mover advantage but needs innovation to remain at da top. Out of 82 million internet users in Nigeria, Google Nigeria only gets 5.2 million daily, while Nairaland only gets 1.3 million daily. Even Konga, Jumia n Linda Ikeji get about 1 - 1.5 million daily each. If someone comes with a betta forum, not a copycat or knockoff dat targets d other 82 million, Nairaland will be ghost like MySpace n Hi5.

You're forgetting something...

NL and LIB have a name/brand...

GodMode:
Nigerians are getting more enlightened.. In 10 years the competition will be hard...

But NL has the capital to be on top..

Salary earners will begin to open online businesses using part of their salaries to support the business since their not doing so now...

Oooops... I've said too much...

The only thing keeping Nairaland at the top is the same thing dat will cause their downfall, which is LACK OF CREATIVITY. If there were more creative developers in Nigeria with betta ideas, Nairaland wouldn't have last this long. Alot of us are not creative, we just follow others n dat is sad. Look at music...When did Nigerians start cursing each other in music?... Look at fashion, when did it become cool 2 sag?... Look at languages, when did we start calling our sisters hoes n bitches? Back then we had tribal marks 2 identify clans but now we have tattoos just 2 look cool.

GodMode:



You're forgetting something...

NL and LIB have a name/brand...

I didnt know about NL or LIB till last year, n Ive been on da internet since 2003.

davidsmith8900:


The only thing keeping Nairaland at the top is the same thing dat will cause their downfall, which is LACK OF CREATIVITY. If there were more creative developers in Nigeria with betta ideas, Nairaland wouldn't have last this long. Alot of us are not creative, we just follow others n dat is sad. Look at music...When did Nigerians start cursing each other in music?... Look at fashion, when did it become cool 2 sag?... Look at languages, when did we start calling our sisters hoes n bitches? Back then we had tribal marks 2 identify clans but now we have tattoos just 2 look cool.

Stop downgrading Nigerian programmers.

You think its easy to think

I don't know of any Nigerian programmers making money on freelance sites but I can tell u from my experience is that been Nigerian is a disadvantage in some cases...

The ways a Nigerian programmer can earn legally on his/her is by

- building a site and getting paid from ads
- building an e-commerce/ paid member site
- been a freelance coder for clients
- creating android or iphone app.

Out of the four above creating android/iphone apps is the fastest...
But Nigerian coders would rather learn python or NODEjs or MEAN ... Which can't help them... They can't help me...

That's my opinion

davidsmith8900:


I didnt know about NL or LIB till last year, n Ive been on da internet since 2003.

That's bad...

I first heard of LIB in 2009... NL was when I was checking alexa for high rank sites in Nigeria in 2011 but I never visited till 2013..

And who says they are the number 1 at present?

GodMode:


Stop downgrading Nigerian programmers.

You think its easy to think

I don't know of any Nigerian programmers making money on freelance sites but I can tell u from my experience is that been Nigerian is a disadvantage in some cases...

The ways a Nigerian programmer can earn legally on his/her is by

- building a site and getting paid from ads
- building an e-commerce/ paid member site
- been a freelance coder for clients
- creating android or iphone app.

Out of the four above creating android/iphone apps is the fastest...
But Nigerian coders would rather learn python or NODEjs or MEAN ... Which can't help them... They can't help me...

That's my opinion

Im not downgrading Nigerian programmers n 4 da record, those are the ways in which I make my money too. Im just saying dat we need 2 be more creative. Do u know how many countless threads Ive seen posted where people ask each other on Nairaland 4 ideas n its like everybody usually has the same top 3 ideas? Nairaland doesnt have competiton from creative programmers dats y it remains at the top. Its like a big fish in a small pond.

GodMode:


That's bad...

I first heard of LIB in 2009... NL was when I was checking alexa for high rank sites in Nigeria in 2011 but I never visited till 2013..

Yeah Nairaland just need 2 step up their game, make updates n be more innovative. It has potential, but it is not using it.

ramdris:
And who says they are the number 1 at present?

Number 1 in African forums. But lets be honest which other African country has internet penetration rate like Nigeria? Nigeria has more numbers, we just need more creativity.

Godmother:
A lot of forums have come up over the years and died the same way. I think they died cos they were trying to copy nairaland verbatim.

If they were more creative n aggressive in marketing, I think they would have a chance tho.

denzmark:
The Gods are looking at this topic hahaha it needs fp

Yeah it definitely needs front page.

davidsmith8900:


Im not downgrading Nigerian programmers n 4 da record, those are the ways in which I make my money too. Im just saying dat we need 2 be more creative. Do u know how many countless threads Ive seen posted where people ask each other on Nairaland 4 ideas n its like everybody usually has the same top 3 ideas? Nairaland doesnt have competiton from creative programmers dats y it remains at the top. Its like a big fish in a small pond.

A serious person doesn't need creative programmers all a person needs is vBulletin, huge advertising budget and NL is history...

When a huge ad budget, I mean someone with the backing of a Venture Capital..

Or

Someone who knows what he/she is doing..

Though alexa is not 100% accurate check NL stats and compare it to Naij... Naij is more popular.

davidsmith8900:


Number 1 in African forums. But lets be honest which other African country has internet penetration rate like Nigeria? Nigeria has more numbers, we just need more creativity.

South Africa.

GodMode:


A serious person doesn't need creative programmers all a person needs is vBulletin, huge advertising budget and NL is history...

When a huge ad budget, I mean someone with the backing of a Venture Capital..

Or

Someone who knows what he/she is doing..

Though alexa is not 100% accurate check NL stats and compare it to Naij... Naij is more popular.

So then what will be the product or idea? How will it make those who go to Nairaland daily, 2 now come 2 their site? How will it make da other 80 million internet users come 2 their site. A creative idea is a must.

davidsmith8900:


So then what will be the product or idea? How will it make those who go to Nairaland daily, 2 now come 2 their site? How will it make da other 80 million internet users come 2 their site. A creative idea is a must.

What makes konga/jumia different from NL

GodMode:


South Africa.

South Africa, Egypt, Algeria might have good internet penetration rate but dats only because these countries have a lower number of population n have more non-black people investing into their economy. Dats like saying I have 10 kids n my friend has 3 kids. If 5 out of my 10 kids pass WAEC, compared to 2 out of my friends 3 kids, does dat mean dat his kids are smarter than mine? Dats a 50% to 66% difference.

Before you go praising NL don't forget Linda Ikeji Blog. That lady is attracting thousands on her blog using free gifts and money splash - something NL doesn't do. Linda even filters comments she receives that's why we don't get to see millions of comments on her news stories.

davidsmith8900:


South Africa, Egypt, Algeria might have good internet penetration rate but dats only because these countries have a lower number of population n have more non-black people investing into their economy. Dats like saying I have 10 kids n my friend has 3 kids. If 5 out of my 10 kids pass WAEC, compared to 2 out of my friends 3 kids, does dat mean dat his kids are smarter than mine? Dats a 50% to 66% difference.

That's debatable...

GodMode:


What makes konga/jumia different from NL

Konga n Jumia get about 1 - 1.5 million day users. NL gets about 1.2 - 1.3 million. Konga n Jumia are just knockoffs of Amazon n Ebay. No creativity really. Just a different market. How many Nigerians can afford things on Konga or Jumia?

GodMode:


That's debatable...

Debatable in what sense, it is all facts. Check out da numbers.

davidsmith8900:


If they were more creative n aggressive in marketing, I think they would have a chance tho.

The thing is a forum needs to be active to sustain people's interest. It should also have fresh content updated several times a day. One of the reasons I visit nairaland is cos of the content that keeps changing.and getting pple to become active on a new forum is hard work.

Nature129:

Before you go praising NL don't forget Linda Ikeji Blog. That lady is attracting thousands on her blog using free gifts and money splash - something NL doesn't do. Linda even filters comments she receives that's why we don't get to see millions of comments on her news stories.

She's giving money out to potential competitors...

I've been thinking of creating a comment bot specially for those blogs that do giveaways...

Its very f:oolish of them to do giveaway based on comments only

davidsmith8900:


Konga n Jumia get about 1 - 1.5 million day users. NL gets about 1.2 - 1.3 million. Konga n Jumia are just knockoffs of Amazon n Ebay. No creativity really. Just a different market. How many Nigerians can afford things on Konga or Jumia?

My point is they did something different.. They targeted a market that wasn't explored...

But my main point is targeting a niche..

NL is an "all round" forum...

Imagine creating a website or forum just for politics, sports, romance...

The users on NL will reduce drastically..

Godmother:


The thing is a forum needs to be active to sustain people's interest. It should also have fresh content updated several times a day. One of the reasons I visit nairaland is cos of the content that keeps changing.and getting pple to become active on a new forum is hard work.

Dat I agree with but lets not 4get dat NL celebrated its 10th bday in March but doesnt even have up to 2 million registered members, while Facebook has 11 million Nigerian users. Like y cant NL upgrade itself from a forum 2 something else? 2 something better? NL shound have messenger service by now. It should have a great search engine, but it doesnt bcuz we lack creativity.

Interesting topic.
Will comment tomorrow. Im tired of lagos traffic

Nature129:

Before you go praising NL don't forget Linda Ikeji Blog. That lady is attracting thousands on her blog using free gifts and money splash - something NL doesn't do. Linda even filters comments she receives that's why we don't get to see millions of comments on her news stories.

Even the mere fact dat something as simple as a blog can b ranked at da top sites in Nigeria means dat we lack creativity. Like name another country (superpower or has the potential 2 b a superpower) whereby blogs are their top sites?

100ksalescom:
Interesting topic.

Yeah this deserves 2 be front page 2 get more views n opinions. Sort of like a census.