Brand_new:
For me, I'm very interested in e-commerce websites but the chances of that succeeding is still very slim. Even companies with huge budgets are backing out. Check dealfish for instance.
It's a shame that we still have a whole lot of catching up to do in the world of ICT.

databoy247:
On the issue of e-commerce, i think Nigerians are getting it wrong..they are making a big mistake. Companies set up e-commerce websites and throw in huge budgets for ad campaigns WITHOUT caring for ROI. Just like Yawa said, such sites must be allowed to grow by itself and thereby building huge customer base. The lifeline of any e-commerce website is its customer base. If that cant be achieved then they are bound to go bankrupt.

I believe e-bay, amazon, etc didn't start today and tomorrow begin spending over 1m dollars in budget for ads. Whats the essence of spending huge budgets (like 500k) for ads and at the end of the day making 10 sales with profit margin of less than 0.0002% of 500k?

If you cant do it then dont venture into it cos you want your e-commerce site to be an amazon-wanna-be.

Ejiné: http://www.bigbrothernigeria.com is dead.
It died in 2010

Seun: @Afam4eva: Many of them don't last because the owners don't derive any real benefit from them, so they are not motivated to continue paying to keep them updated.

centje: I think most don't put creativity in their design. New ideas,new products,new ways of doing business etc. People get interested in things that are different from the usual.

Lack of patience is also another factor. The major interest of most nigerian developers is how to become zuck or seun the following day forgetting that it requires a long term investment to get there.

However, alot them are just young people without any strong financial base. so it's difficult for them to keep paying to host a site that is not generating cash in the short term.