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Some countries should not be in one continent only. Examples: Russia and Turkey.

Interesting border pics.

The one that amuses me the most is the Russia-US one along the Alaskan border.

As important as this awareness is, she's putting herself at enormous employment risk by attaching herself to this post.

That's wickedness of the highest order, and hopefully the perpetrators are brought to justice.

He argued that if subsidy is returned, Nigerians would pay the price “in inflation and in a collapsing currency”.

Was there no inflation before 2023?

Was the currency not collapsing before 2023?

Abeg find another excuse.

While Trump has never publicly advocated for a public execution, he has long supported the death penalty. In 1989, for example, he took out large ads in The New York Times calling for the execution of the Central Park Five - who had been convicted of rape and assault charges but were later exonerated.

Trump has previously condemned public executions in Iran and has cited the Iranian government's potential killing of protesters as a possible justification for military intervention before attacking the country earlier this year.

Upon returning to office last January, Trump swiftly overturned predecessor Joe Biden's moratorium on federal executions and signed an executive order aimed at "restoring" the death penalty and "protecting public safety"

The hypocrisy is as loud as always.

I wonder if he will still hold the same position if the offender is a white Christian male.

Have you met Nigerians? Especially those that will vote.

Racoon:
They are always in a haste to fact checked whoever Peter Obi said but Tinubu whose govt of lies, propaganda and obvious trial and error with dubious policies is allowed to continue to dish out fallacy while the country continue to go down the abyss.

I was about to say the same.

Why are they so quick to fact-check an opposition while the actual government in power is given a pass almost every time? What was their manifesto in 2023? What's the result today? What exact actions have they taken to make things better or worse?

Abeg, let's stop playing!

STEP 1: CHOOSE THE RIGHT FORMAT FOR WHAT YOU KNOW

The first decision most people overthink is: what kind of product should I make?

The honest answer is — whatever format best matches what your buyer needs to get the result.

Here is a simple guide:

If your knowledge is a process — something with clear steps someone follows in order — make a PDF guide or checklist.

Example: "How to register a business name in Nigeria in 5 steps."

The buyer reads it once, follows the steps, gets the result. Simple, useful, worth paying for.

If your knowledge involves a repeatable document or layout — something people will fill in and use directly — make a template.

Example: a client proposal template in Microsoft Word, a monthly budget tracker in Google Sheets, a social media content calendar in Notion or Excel.

The buyer downloads it, fills in their own details, uses it immediately.

If your knowledge is visual — something easier to show than to explain in writing — make a short video training.

It does not need to be long. A 20-minute screen recording walking someone through a process step by step is a legitimate, sellable product. Your phone and a free tool like Loom or OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) are enough to record it.

If your knowledge is a collection of resources — scripts, examples, sample documents, reference materials you have gathered — make a swipe file or resource pack.

The buyer is paying for your curation and your experience in knowing what is worth keeping.

General rule for beginners: start with a PDF guide or a template.

They are the fastest to produce, require no recording equipment, and are the most familiar format for buyers all over.

You can always expand into video or courses later once you understand what your audience responds to.

If you have been following so far, kudos.

A quick recap of what we've covered so far:

1 — You already have something worth selling.
2 — Seven skills people are already paying for.
3 — How to find your first client.
4 — How to price your services.
5 — How to deliver professionally and build referrals.
6 — Why digital products are the next step, and what they look like in real life.

In the last post, I gave you one action point: write down the one thing you know that a beginner would pay to learn instead of spending months figuring it out.

Hopefully, something came to mind.

Today we take that idea and build it into an actual product.

Not "someday."

This week.

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Let me be honest with you about something first.

Most people who decide to create a digital product spend six weeks planning it, two weeks second-guessing it, four more days redesigning the cover, and then never release it because they are "still working on it."

I am not going to let that happen to you.

The goal of today's post is simple: by the end of it, you should know exactly what format your product will take, what it will contain, what it will be called, how much it will cost, and where you will sell it.

And then you go and build it.

Let us begin.

Michael Jackson.

Even Gen Alpha can't deny they don't know the man, the legend.

Oh well, have the government you voted for.

mycar:
Money wey them go still collect from you

APC supporters and tribal bigots celebrate a surge in crude oil production as a major achievement for Tinubu, boasting of an all-time high. But on the contrary, the Finance Minister admitted on TV that revenues are low because production volumes are low. So, who is telling the truth?

I keep wondering. At the very least, they couldn't even get their facts straight.

[bNigerians are not fools to be offered a month of discounted fuel after years of punishing prices and then expected to forget the hardship when the discount expires][/b]

Really? Have you met the majority of Nigerian voters? Not the ones online o....

ACTION POINT FOR TODAY:

Go back to the skill you identified earlier in the series.

Now ask yourself this one question — and write the answer down:

"What is one thing I know about this skill that a complete beginner would pay to learn in one document or one resource — instead of spending months figuring it out the way I did?"

Do not overthink this.

Do not say "I don't know enough."

Do not say "who would want this?"

Just write down the answer to that question. One sentence or one paragraph. Whatever comes first.

That answer is the seed of your first digital product.

You do not have to build it today. You do not have to sell it tomorrow.

But you need to write it down — because ideas that stay in your head never become income.

As always, only action-takers see results. Write it down.

Are you willing to share? Or looking for validation?

Engage the thread. Let's build.

Before getting to how to build this digital product, let's look at how to get customers.

Without customers, what's the point of the digital product?

"Who will buy from me? I'm not known. I have no audience."

This is the most common objection and it is understandable.

But think about it this way: John was not known either. He had no following. He mentioned his guide in one Facebook group and on his WhatsApp status. Thirty-one people bought it in two weeks.

You do not need an audience to make your first ten sales. You need to be in the right place, saying the right thing, to the right people.

But today, the important thing is just to plant this idea firmly in your mind:

The skill you identified earlier in this series can become more than a service. It can become a product. And a product, unlike a service, can earn you money at 3am on a Wednesday when you are sound asleep and there is no light.


A FEW REAL EXAMPLES TO MAKE THIS CONCRETE

To help you start seeing the possibilities, here are the kinds of digital products people in Nigeria are building and selling right now — not hypothetically, but actually:

A secondary school teacher in Enugu who packaged her WAEC exam preparation notes into a ₦2,000 study guide. Sold 200 copies in three months through school WhatsApp groups.

A human resources professional in Lagos who created a ₦7,500 "how to write a CV that gets interviews in Nigeria" guide. Sells consistently to fresh graduates and job changers every single month.

A fashion designer in Aba who made a video tutorial pack on how to take accurate body measurements for dressmaking. Sold it for ₦3,500 to other fashion students and apprentices across the country.

A medical laboratory scientist in Benin City who wrote a 15-page guide explaining how to interpret common blood test results in plain language for patients. Priced it at ₦1,500. Shared it in patient support groups and health forums. It practically marketed itself.

A logistics coordinator in Port Harcourt who created a simple Excel template for tracking deliveries and driver performance. Sold it to other small logistics businesses for ₦8,000 each.

None of these people are internet celebrities.

None of them had a large following before they started.

They just took something they already knew, packaged it clearly, priced it fairly, and found the people who needed it.

“Mr Peter Obi, it is best you do not say things if you do not have the evidence. I must have to repeat it, because when you say that I won the election, you don’t have the evidence to back it up. Then people do not take what you say seriously.”

Exactly.

Seems the politics thing is getting to the man.

Some parents hope to invest more in their children, but they don't have the time nor the money. So, homeschooling is not an option.

Others that have the money will employ home lesson teacher on top of taking them to school.

While others will do their best to be involved in some way.

Whatever works for you.

Good for you @OP.

Most schools nowadays just have an environment for children to interact and maybe do some learning.

Based on the number of children in class, a teacher can only focus on so many children at the same time. And those who don't get it, oh well...

When recurrent expenses are these high, how can the country generate enough to pay back these loans?

Can they even point to what these funds have done in the country? Specifics?

Wars usually have unintended consequences.

That's truly ridiculous!

Your weakness as a government is the CATCHPHRASE of the opposition.

And why don't you campaign on the exact deliverables your government has done, and how it has actually helped the everyday man.

Expulsion is harsh though.

But suspension is very necessary.

Let's not be silly.

The reason society functioned reasonably well to this point is because of order.

But what social media will cause for this generation, oh boy!

'You can ALMOST GUARANTEE that every woman that’s in the north of France has PROBABLY been raped along the journey.
'Some of the men too, they’ve certainly been abused and threatened. That is not the model that should decide whether somebody gets to come to the UK, make this their place of sanctuary and ultimately become one of us.'

(Emphasis mine)

Imagine this explosive statement based on pure conjecture. No data. No facts. No reference.

This is how politicians have thumbed down the common sense of their nations so they can implement stupid laws.

That's not to excuse illegal migration.

But politicians need to do better.

You can't make policies on conjecture and vibes.

What happened to: "so-so numbers are coming in from these countries. They are using so and so routes. These are the collaborators. These are the dangers based on data. Because of that, we will do so and so to manage the situation and improve the lives of our people."

Fact is, the Western world need new entrants to continue thriving because citizens are not reproducing enough.

Oh, but why are they not reproducing enough?

Because politicians have enacted laws over the years that have pushed the cost of living beyond the reach of people. (Because how does it make sense for people to be working longer tedious hours and still finding it hard to meet basic needs, especially when compared to 3,4,5 decades ago).

But they can still redeem themselves.

- Stop demonizing immigrants.
- Enact sensible immigration laws.
- You want your citizens to make sacrifices? Make the same sacrifices and more. That's why you're a leader.
- Stop pandering to the elites.

Ankakh:
Let me tell you about John.

This is what John actually did:

He took the Canva template he used to create Instagram posts for his clients — a template he had built and improved over two years — and he packaged it up. Cleaned it, added instructions, made it look presentable. Put it on Selar (free to use) for 5k.

He didn't advertise it. He just mentioned it on his status and one design Facebook group he was already a member of.

In the first month: 23 sales. That's 115k from a template he already had.

He still does client work. But now he also earns from something he built once.

Remember this story about John.

That is what a digital product looks like in practice.

There are many people like John, who have taken their side hustle to another level. Gradually.


SO WHAT EXACTLY IS A DIGITAL PRODUCT?

A digital product is anything you create once, in digital format, that can be sold and delivered to many people without you having to do the work again from scratch each time.

It is usually not something complicated.

In the context of what we have been discussing in this series, a digital product is most likely one of these:

— A PDF guide or e-book covering a topic you know well
— A template someone can download and use immediately (document, spreadsheet, design file, Notion setup, content calendar, proposal format — anything)
— A checklist or toolkit — a step-by-step resource that makes a process easier for someone starting out
— A swipe file — a collection of scripts, examples, or references that saves someone hours of research
— A short video training or mini course — recorded once, watched by many
— A done-for-you resource pack — for example, 30 ready-to-post social media captions for a specific industry

Notice something about all of these?

You have already been doing this work. For clients. One at a time.

The only difference now is packaging it once — and selling it many times.


WHY THIS WORKS PARTICULARLY WELL FOR NIGERIANS RIGHT NOW

Three things have aligned in a way that makes this genuinely one of the best opportunities available to skilled Nigerians at this moment.

First — the naira situation.

When you sell a digital product in dollars, even a modest $10 or $20 product earns you N13,000 to N26,000 at current rates. A product that sells ten copies a month — just ten — at $15 is about N200,000 monthly from a document you wrote ONCE. Without NEPA. Without petrol. Without even leaving your house.

Second — the platforms are free to use.

Selar, Gumroad, Paystack Storefront, Flutterwave Store — these are platforms where you can list and sell a digital product today without a website, without a developer, without any technical knowledge. Selar in particular was built specifically for Nigerian creators and handles naira and dollar payments seamlessly.

Third — the demand exists and is growing.

Nigerian business owners, students, job seekers, new graduates, entrepreneurs — there is a massive and growing audience of people who want specific, practical, affordable resources to help them navigate work and business. They are not waiting for a textbook or a university programme. They want something useful they can download and use today.

If your knowledge meets that need, you have a product waiting to be built.

It's just sad when military leaders play hanky-panky with the lives of their subordinates who they are meant to protect.

Kukutente23:
Exactly!! But check there comments here. Do you see any Muslim condemning the obvious injustice. Instead they are coming here to tell us to not insult their religion because it is sensitive to them?

Go check the Deborah thread. Some of them even insulted her parents calling them names for birthing her.

Have you seen a Muslim condemn Hamas' atrocities on Oct 7th? No!! Their headache is Israel's response. When Boko haram kidnapped the Chibok girls, how many Muslims spoke up against it? All the talk of claiming terrorists do not represent Islam is simply gaslighting when they saw that public opinion was heavily against their atrocities. If anyone falls for those deception you are on your own.

Spot on and it's disheartening.

They can do better. Their leaders can especially do better.

And that's how they can remove extremism from their ranks.

Maximum respect.

Their stories, especially their intense rivalry during their overlapping La Liga days, brought great delight to the football world.

“I apologise to my teammates for leaving. The responsibility is mine alone. The FPF should punish me with no mitigating circumstances; as captain, that's an aggravating factor”.

Now, that's the right approach.

No player is bigger than the team.

Whatever happens with your coach is for the BTS, not for the world.

Keep it professional.

ACTION POINT FOR TODAY:

Pick one client you have worked with in the past — recent or not so recent — and send them a genuine check-in message today.

Not a pitch. Not "I'm available for new work." Just:

"Hi [name], hope you are doing well. Just wanted to check in — how did the [project] work out for you? Hope it's been useful."

That is all.

If they respond positively, that is your opening to ask for a testimonial or a referral. If they don't respond, nothing is lost. But the ones who do respond? Some of those conversations will turn into your next piece of paid work — from someone who already knows what you can do.

This is the end of the first full cycle of the series.

We have gone from zero — "I have nothing to sell" — to a complete beginner's operating system for building a real side hustle:

✓ Identifying what you can sell
✓ Knowing which skills are in demand
✓ Finding your first clients
✓ Pricing your services properly
✓ Delivering professionally and building a referral pipeline

Next post, we start the second phase — how to stop trading time for money and build something that earns even when you are not actively working.

That one will be worth the wait.

But remember, it's all in stages. This is no get-rich-quick scheme.

You don't grow big to manage well. You manage well to grow big.

And it's only when you start.

Feel free to share your results via this thread. I'm open to giving more direct pointers.

Also, drop in the replies: which of the five habits above is the one you are most likely to start using immediately? Be honest.

Only action-takers see result. So take action today.

Follow the thread. Let's build.

HABIT 5: FOLLOW UP AFTER THE PROJECT ENDS

Most freelancers disappear the moment the money lands. The invoice is paid, the work is done, and the relationship goes cold.

This is a missed opportunity every single time.

Two to three weeks after a project ends, send a short, genuine check-in message:

"Hi [name], hope things are going well. Just checking in — how is the [project] working out for you? Any questions or anything you need?"

That is it. No pitch. No "I have new packages available."

Just a human check-in that shows you still care about their outcome after you have already been paid.

This message will surprise them. Because, usually, nobody does it.

And because nobody does it, the ones who do stand out completely. It re-opens the conversation. It reminds them you exist. It often leads to a new project being discussed without you having to ask for one.

This is also the right moment to gently ask for a referral if the conversation is going well:

"I'm glad it's working out. I'm currently looking to take on one or two more clients this month — if you know anyone who might need similar help, I would really appreciate a mention."

Most people are happy to refer someone whose work they are already pleased with. They just need to be reminded to do it.

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PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER

To summarise the five habits:

1. Confirm everything in writing before you start.
2. Send brief updates during the project — do not disappear.
3. Deliver one small extra that they did not ask for.
4. Ask for a testimonial while the client is still warm.
5. Follow up two to three weeks after delivery and ask for a referral.

These five habits cost you no money. They require no tool, no app, no subscription.

They just require intention — the decision to treat every client like they are the most important referral source you have ever had.

Because they are.

In a market where word-of-mouth travels fast and reputation is built one WhatsApp forward at a time, the quality of your delivery is the most powerful marketing you will ever do.