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If you are just starting out, owning a website is not sufficient to create a working/profitable online presence. You need to add dynamic content that can help you get found by your target audience. You need to do business blogging.

Business blogging means operating a blog page for your business as part of the marketing strategy to get more online visibility. In business blogging, you publish posts or contents that are related to your business to attract readers who are interested in your products or services.

What you want to achieve is a relationship with your customers. A relationship that will impact your bottom line positively. Now, let us figure this out together; there is no relationship without communication, and the best of communication must be kept fluid. Your website copy can only do so much, but you will need much more than that to remain branded in the hearts of your customers. A blog page is the missing link; and it is just what you need to keep your website alive.

Having a blog page is very beneficial to your business in the following ways:

It serves as another means of communication

Your website is one means and a blog page is another important one. As I mentioned earlier, the best of communication must be fluid; involving some meaningful back and forth, coding and decoding. You cannot achieve this effectively with your website, regardless of its superb copy.

Your website contains information about your business that you want your customer to know (and sometimes, for the purpose of brevity, you keep some information out of your website copy, but you would still love to relay this information to the customers), but how does the customer respond to your copy? Fine, they can use the contact form. But a blog makes this easier; it creates topical issues that customers can respond to using the comment form. It actually incites the customers; draws them out of their cocoon into an informal meeting with you, where you can communicate the information that you have kept out of your copy.

It gives a boost to your SEO

The essence of a website is to be discovered by customers. It is all a game of image and visibility and at the heart of this game lies SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Millions of searches are done online daily and SEO is simply the array of tricks of getting discovered by these searches. Search engines work by indexing every web page available. Your website will probably have about 8-12 pages which will be indexed. But each of your blog post is another page to be indexed in the search engines. The more pages indexed the higher the chances of your web page getting discovered.

So, it is like throwing darts in the dark, the more darts thrown, the higher the chances of hitting the bull’s eye.

It is a value added service

Your blog is another opportunity to give value to your audience. If you want them to read your blog at all, it must contain the information they want to learn. It must solve their problems, teach them new methods, and be related to your business.

When you publish posts or infographs that are related to your business, you will attract your target market, who are probably searching the internet for what you just published. It is only natural that you will remain in their memory due to the value you made available to them.

That is exactly what your blog pages are; baits to fish out your target market. Since you will be blogging contents related to your business, it only makes sense that only the people interested in your business will search you out and eventually do business with you when the time comes.

It establishes you as an authority

With a period of consistent blogging of quality content, your website will become the go-to page for everything related to your business. You become an authority to be consulted before critical decisions are taken. That is definitely good for your business.

Business blogging is broad, and this is by no means all that there is to it. But you should now understand what it means and why it must be number one on your online presence creation strategy.

Have you been business blogging?


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If you have submitted job application for the same position up to five times and you did not get the job or at least an invitation for assessment, five top issues are involved. They are mostly that:

1. Your CV was not well laid out
2. Your CV had contents that disqualified you
3. The company received too many responses and did not even open your mail
4. You were not qualified for the job
5. Your cover letter was not good enough

Below are the ways that the aforementioned instances can affect your chances of getting a job.

Your CV is not well laid out

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication – Leonardo da Vinci

Keep your CV design simple. Even if you are a graphic artist, you are not required to show your skills visually on it.

Just a simple outline of your data is enough to qualify you for the next stage. What matters most is the content, but how do you expect the hiring manager to go through it if it is not well organised?

Remember that you are not the only applicant. There will surely be a whole lot of CVs to go through. If the text on yours are not legible without stress, it would be discarded no matter how qualified for the job you are.

Your CV contains contents that disqualified you

Is your email itsmethebadboy@yahoo.com? Cool. But your employer wants to see your ruggedness in your performance not through your email address. A simple email address will do. You could use your first name and surname or abbreviate either of the two. This is called maturity.

Your CV is the first impression of you that your potential employer has. You should come across as a serious individual that would add value to the organisation.

Other items that could disqualify you for a job position are

Your biodata

Religion: use the space for relevant data such as the languages you speak.

Age: if the vacancy advert indicates a particular age and you have aged beyond it, do not forget to remove your date of birth completely. In fact, it is not necessary for you to add date of birth unless you are submitting an application in a required format.

Skills & attributes: Copying and pasting of generic skills from online resources: the hiring manager would surely recognise it.

Be careful how you indicate your personal attributes. Instead of saying ‘I am a strong believer in my church/mosque, and I can face and overcome any storm’, say, ‘I am an optimistic individual who always sees challenges as avenue to apply my skills and go outside my comfort zone in achieving great results’.

Qualification

Grade: If your grade falls into lower class and below, leave it outside of your CV. Grade is one of the criteria that most organisations still shortlist applicants with. You might be qualified for the job, but a hiring manager that has decided to shortlist with grades may not have the time to go through the rest of your document, especially if he has a lot of documents to review.

Hobbies

It is better to state just one relevant hobby, than to list hobbies that would not help you in your job performance. Remember that your aim of submitting the application in the first place is to convince the organisation that you can perform the job they advertised for. e.g. adding chatting to your hobby on your CV if you are applying for the post of a secretary might affect your chances of getting the job. Or do you expect them to employ you so that you could chat away their trade secrets?

Other contents that could disqualify you include using short forms to write your words, or using informal language.

The company received too many responses and did not even open your mail

This case is very likely based on the high volume of responses to job vacancy due to scarcity of jobs. However, if you do not get favourable responses from job applications, check your CV for other issues.

If you are confident that it is fine, then, to avoid being the one left out in all situations, go the extra mile when applying for jobs.

If the hiring organisation is within your reach, you could submit your application in person. You could also follow up via email after one week of applying.

To stand a higher chance of being invited for assessment, if the vacancy advert states that applications will be acknowledged, then you should follow up before the deadline if you do not get the acknowledgement.

Another way to scale this hurdle is to contact the recruitment unit of the hiring organisation via phone call. Do not do this if you are unable to communicate smartly. Remember that you are calling a decision maker not your personal person.

You could write down your speech and practice it before making the call. After introducing yourself, go straight to the point and let them know that you are calling to confirm that your application to their recent vacancy advert (mention the exact position you applied for) was received.

You are not qualified for the job

If you do not get feedback after applying to several jobs it may simply be because you are not qualified for the jobs. Make sure you apply to jobs that you qualify for in terms of:

Gender
Qualification
Required remuneration
Location
Core skill

If all of the above are listed in a job advert and you do not fall in any of the required categories, do not bother to apply. Chances are, a lot of qualified candidates would apply and the hiring manager would not even bother with you.

If you would like to work in a particular company that does not have any opening for your skill set or qualification, it is safer for you to send cold applications listing your skill set and the values that you could add to your preferred department in the organisation.

Your cover letter was not good enough

This is a perfect way of shooting yourself in the legs. Your cover letter is your first impression. If it is not impressive, the hiring manager will not access your interest, unless, you are the only applicant. Who wants to work in an organisation where only one person responded to their job advert anyway.

Use your application letter to sell yourself to your potential employer. Do not talk about where you were born or the number of people in your family, nobody is interested, at least not your employer. Instead highlight your qualifications, work experience, and skills.

Tell them how you can apply your knowledge to achieve positive results at the position they want to fill. Express how you can help them reach their goals and add value to their organisation.

Lastly, always review your job search documents from time to time. Tailor them to the position you are applying for at any given moment. You could also apply for jobs even if you are not thinking of changing jobs. This would help you know your status in the labor market and how you have improved in your career.

Download free CV template at the end of this post at http://excellaid.com.ng/five-reasons-why-you-hardly-get-job-application-feedback/

I am not understanding the face of the lady beside him in the second picture. Somebody please epp me understand, biko

I have a business I am working on. However, I am thinking of relocating to Ibadan to look for a job pending when my business starts bringing in substantial revenue. But with the content of this thread, it seems I am on a long thing: No jobs in ibadan! On a side note, if you would like to come aboard my business, I can still relocate and join in the job search while we still work together. Either way one or both endeavours should yield. If you are interested, let me know. Honest and positive fellows please. I am not asking anybody for money o.

Download a free CV template at the end of this post.
Five stumbling blocks to your job application and how you can avoid them
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A marketing and distribution company in Lagos State requires the urgent services of an experienced social media manager to build and maintain its online presence on various social media platforms. Individuals with professional certification or registered companies are welcome to apply.

The selected applicant will be provided with appropriate documents to make his job smooth and fast.

He/she should also be good at creating original content for an online store blog page.

We will contact you as soon as we receive your application.

isiomaella:
Please, can I apply?

Sorry it's closed. However if you are very good at social media marketing pm me

Excellaid requires a smart female with flexible daily schedule to join its team as an Intern Business Assistant.

Job type

Temporary (6 – 12 months)
70% remote work
30% commuting

Job location

Lagos (Mainland)

We offer a flexible work environment for a candidate who is willing to learn business communications, strategy, entrepreneurial activities.

Apply here http://excellaid.com.ng/business-assistant-intern/#more-363

If you have submitted job applications for up to five times and you did not get the job or at least an invitation for assessment, five top issues are involved. They are mostly that:

1. Your CV was not well laid out
2. Your CV had contents that disqualified you
3. You company received too many responses and did not even open your mail
4. You were not qualified for the job
5. Your cover letter was not good enough

Below are the ways that the aforementioned instances can affect your chances of getting a job.

Your CV was not well laid out

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication – Leonardo da Vinci
Keep your CV design simple. Even if you are a graphic artist, you are not required to show your skills visually on it.

Just a simple outline of your data is enough to qualify you for the next stage. What matters most is the content, but how do you expect the hiring manager to go through it if it is not well organised?

Remember that you are not the only applicant. There will surely be a whole lot of CVs to go through. If the text on yours are not legible without stress, it would be discarded no matter how qualified for the job you are.

Your CV contains contents that disqualified you

Is your email itsmethebadboy@yahoo.com? Cool. But your employer wants to see your ruggedness in your performance not through your email address. A simple email address will do. You could use your first name and surname or abbreviate either of the two. This is called maturity.

Your CV is the first impression of you that your potential employer has. You should come across as a serious individual that would add value to the organisation.

Other items that could disqualify you for a job position are:

Your biodata
Religion: use the space for relevant data such as the languages you speak.
Age: if the vacancy advert indicates a particular age and you have aged beyond it, do not forget to remove your date of birth completely. In fact, it is not necessary for you to add date of birth unless you are submitting an application in a required format.

Skills & attributes
Copying and pasting of generic skills from online resources: the hiring manager would surely recognise it.

Be careful how you indicate your personal attributes. Instead of saying ‘I am a strong believer in my church/mosque, and I can face and overcome any storm’, say, ‘I am an optimistic individual who always sees challenges as avenue to apply my skills and go outside my comfort zone in achieving great results’.

Qualification
Grade: If your grade falls into lower class and below, leave it outside of your CV. Grade is one of the criteria that most organisations still shortlist applicants with. You might be qualified for the job, but a hiring manager that has decided to shortlist with grades may not have the time to go through the rest of your document, especially if he has a lot of documents to review.

Hobbies
It is better to state just one relevant hobby, than to list hobbies that would not help you in your job performance. Remember that your aim of submitting the application in the first place is to convince the organisation that you can perform the job they advertised for. e.g. adding chatting to your hobby on your CV if you are applying for the post of a secretary might affect your chances of getting the job. Or do you expect them to employ you so that you could chat away their trade secrets?

Other contents that could disqualify you include using short forms to write your words, or using informal language.

The company received too many responses and did not even open your mail

This case is very likely based on the high volume of responses to job vacancy due to scarcity of jobs. However, if you do not get favourable responses from job applications, check your CV for other issues.

If you are confident that it is fine, then, to avoid being the one left out in all situations, go the extra mile when applying for jobs.

If the hiring organisation is within your reach, you could submit your application in person. You could also follow up via email after one week of applying.

To stand a higher chance of being invited for assessment, if the vacancy advert states that applications will be acknowledged, then you should follow up before the deadline if you do not get the acknowledgement.

Another way to scale this hurdle is to contact the recruitment unit of the hiring organisation via phone call. Do not do this if you are unable to communicate smartly. Remember that you are calling a decision maker not your personal person.

You could write down your speech and practice it before making the call. After introducing yourself, go straight to the point and let them know that you are calling to confirm that your application to their recent vacancy advert (mention the exact position you applied for) was received.

You are not qualified for the job

If you do not get feedback after applying to several jobs it may simply be because you are not qualified for the jobs. Make sure you apply to jobs that you qualify for in terms of:

√ Gender
√ Qualification
√ Required remuneration
√ Location
√ Core skill

If all of the above are listed in a job advert and you do not fall in any of the required categories, do not bother to apply. Chances are, a lot of qualified candidates would apply and the hiring manager would not even bother with you.

If you would like to work in a particular company that does not have any opening for your skill set or qualification, it is safer for you to send cold applications listing your skill set and the values that you could add to your preferred department in the organisation.

Your cover letter was not good enough

This is a perfect way of shooting yourself in the legs. Your cover letter is your first impression. If it is not impressive, the hiring manager will not access your interest, unless, you are the only applicant. Who wants to work in an organisation where only one person responded to their job advert anyway.

Use your application letter to sell yourself to your potential employer. Do not talk about where you were born or the number of people in your family, nobody is interested, at least not your employer. Instead highlight your qualifications, work experience, and skills.

Tell them how you can apply your knowledge to achieve positive results at the position they want to fill. Express how you can help them reach their goals and add value to their organisation.

Lastly, always review your job search documents from time to time. Tailor them to the position you are applying for at any given moment. You could also apply for jobs even if you are not thinking of changing jobs. This would help you know your status in the labor market and how you have improved in your career.

We post job updates from time to time. Subscribe below to be the first to receive them in your mailbox. Click here to download my editable CV template for free. It is plainly designed and highly effective.

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You can also download a free CV template at the end of the post. It is easy to edit and highly effective.

Application closes today. If you meet the requirements, apply now.

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Customer Service / Support Agent / 2 positions

Marketing / Customer Relationship Management / 2 positions

Digital / Social Media / IT Officer/ 1 positions

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If you will be with your mobile device or laptop with an internet connection at any location, then you should attend Chris Ducker’s Free Master Class on How to Build, Market, Monetize and Grow a Personal Brand Business!

What you will learn
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Ighoga898:
Harsh!!! Are dey ur sisters? Besides u should know dat he playfully made dat comment

This is why I fought a bus conductor sometimes back. Asking me if the lady he harassed was my sister because I complained about it. What if they are not her sisters? They are someone's sisters. What if they are your own sisters?

Schwarzman Scholars is still accepting applications for its second class of scholars. The class of 2017-2018 will enroll in August 2017. Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective, one year Master’s degree program based at Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China’s top academic institutions. Inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship, Schwarzman Scholars is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders for the geopolitical landscape of the 21st Century.

Application closes September 15, 2016.
There is no nationality requirement
There are no course requirements
There is no marital status requirement but you are expected to live in the dormitory as a single student

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A marketing and branding company in Lagos State requires the urgent service of an expert to prepare the following documents. Individuals with professional certification or registered companies are welcome to apply.

Business Plan
Financial Projections

The selected professional will be provided with appropriate documents to make his job smooth and fast.

If you are very good at preparing the above named documents please fill the form here http://excellaid.com.ng/business-plan-writer/ to apply. We will contact you as soon as we receive your application.

Whoever or whatever is behind that OPANKA should be apprehended.

Read him: “This beautiful lady was only 22yrs old, she was killed by her sponsor for dumping him. The guy had spent a lot on her education, but after she graduated she decided to dump him & went to live with her boyfriend. What a loss to the family, she had parents, brothers & sisters who had great hopes on her. Now she is gone & gone 4 good, never 2 be seen again. Dear young Ladies can u kindly think on this. Be principled n live within your means. NB:- Ladies be very vigilant n appreciate your background n be satisfied with da little u have alright, don’t let money deceive u cos MEN ARE NOT TOYS.”

He sounds like a psychopath and perpetrator of the crime... Just thinking loud

You have no justification to take another person's life no matter the situation.

This is an urgent vacancy that needs to be filled latest by Friday, 12th August, 2016. We are still expecting more applicants.

Victory Christian Church is a dynamic christian organisation with the goal of reaching the unreached and perfecting the saints worldwide. We have an urgent vacancy for a professional driver with the following specifications:

Between 35 – 40 years old
God fearing christian
Lives close to Satellite Town, Festac Town, and environs
Experienced in driving
Educated
Highly composed
If you meet these specifications, please fill the form below. We will contact you within 24 hours.

This is an urgent vacancy that needs to be filled latest by Friday, 12th August, 2016.

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Kudos to her. I don't think it's wise though because of the health implications of cold. Maybe she should have worn raincoat or stayed under a shed. May her positivity prevent cold from catching her. And to the poster up there talking about not wanting to lose customer, may your negativity not ruin your life.

You may be wondering what being employed has in common with human value. I will answer your question with one popular saying.

"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."

To breakdown my answer, let's define an idle mind. Being idle means being in the state of doing nothing, thinking shallow. An idle mind is the lowest form of wasting oneself away. When your mind is idle, it means that you are not processing any chain of thoughts. It means that you are not trying to solve a problem or reason out on how to create something, no matter how minute.

Being in this state of idleness is possible if you are unemployed. Employment does not only mean resuming for work at a predefined location by 8am and leaving the place by 5pm. It goes beyond that. It includes your entrepreneurial endeavors, how you spend your time, how you employ your mind to think positive always, to solve problems, to be creative.

Being employed will help your mind get busy with productive thoughts, and make it the workshop of humanity.

Being employed will make you a great addition to the universe and not just some matter occupying space. Being employed will make you a valuable individual among your peers, and the society at large.

These are ways that you can be gainfully employed:

. Getting a job
. Starting a business
. Volunteering
. Helping out in your neighborhood
. Being positive always
. Learning several skills one after the other

Whatever you do, don't be idle, be employed.

http://www.naturallyanonymous.com/2016/07/human-value-on-being-employed.html

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carmag:
so all d people u dey hear we dey fall for inside water for Libya no dey enter ur ear

abi u be super human...by the way which kind money u self dey go look for abroad ...abi na u wan pay ur bride prize
or na u be the head of ur family

even if na hair saloon wey you for dey manage till God give you ur own husband so..two of una go dey manage una life together

instead you wan travel abroad at all means to go do ashawo
abi which kind money u want go look for...u want buy land?...no just let me vex for u

You don't vex already. Abeg no vex!

Your friend or YOU paid 500k to travel to Dubai for a job of 65k! Okay.
My prayer for you: Anyhow it turns out may Allah make it easy and positive for you. Amin

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anonym0us:
I'm from a Christian home but since my childhood I find it hard to be in any religion..i was always forced to go to church.sometimes my mum will invite the pastor and prayer warriors to conduct a deliverance section on me but still I'm always skeptical about religion..now I'm old enough to decide what I need and the kind of spiritual or non spiritual life I want to live but my parents always treat me like an outcast whenever I'm around . They even threatened to disown me if I don't get baptized...

plus other things I wouldn't like to mention
please how do atheist in the house cope with this kind of situation

When will you people realise that you don't have to belong to any religion before you believe in God? That you don't feel inclined towards any religion does not mean you are an atheist.
Like I told someone that brought his problem here about being an atheist or not, you guys should learn to keep your issues to yourself please. Nobody can decide or help you in matters like this. Your same mind that didn't feel inclined towards any religion should be able to help you in this matter. It does not concern us!

We hereby call on positive thinking individuals to join us as authors. Our ideal candidate is an individual who is interested on peace advocacy, human development, eradication of ignorance, and overall mental development of the Nigerian youth, and the world at large.
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tonididdy:
I have never really had need for a CV until lately, so I designed this today cos my neighbour wants a copy of my CV in order to help me book a job.

my questions are:

1. does it look proper? (its only 2pages)
2. how do I present the CV to him...in an envelope folded? or in a bigger envelope unfolded?
3. how important are referees?
4. am I missing out any details?

pls view the images below and reply freely

1. Change curriculum vitae to your name
2. Add Languages to your biodata
3. Change Sex to Gender
4. Date of birth not necessary unless your neighbor asked you to include it
5. Remove marital status
6. Move Profile up above your biodata
7. Move your qualifications above your biodata
8. Add months to the years in all sections
9. Work experience - start from most recent

As soon as you decide to take the leap into being your own boss, you start thinking of how you will handle all the responsibilities that come with owning a business. These responsibilities include jobs such as marketing, administrative duties, customer service, accounting, among other business functions.

If you were an established business, all you would have done is to authorize your hiring manager to roll out vacancy adverts in order to attract, select and recruit the right candidates into the various positions that you need to fill.

However, as a new business, you do not want to take the plunge into hiring without deep thoughts as to how to attract the right candidates for your new business. Right candidates translate to those who are willing to work with your business from inception with all the risks and adventures that come with it.

It will be in your own interests and most importantly, that of your business to carefully select candidates who understand what you are trying to achieve, and are also passionate about their roles in the achievement of your objectives. Bear in mind that the people you employ at the early stage of your business play important roles in making or breaking the business.

Here is why we think you should look out for passion in a candidate before other qualities when recruiting for your new business.

Passion is defined in Merriam Webster ‘s Dictionary as ‘a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something’.

Hiring an employee who is passionate about what he does is crucial for your new business because you may not be able to provide a fat paycheck at the start of your business. For your employee to deliver optimal value, he has to be someone who is passionate about his job functions, and not someone that is mostly motivated by the financial gain of working with you.

You also need a passionate staff because aside being dedicated to your business as the business owner, you also need to run it with enthusiasm in order for it to perform well. And you need only an enthusiastic team around you for this purpose. A passionate employee is always enthusiastic about what he does.

How to spot a passionate candidate
A passionate candidate will express himself boldly during selection. He will express his love for his work and give you proofs of his productivity. He will also show you instances of how he has taken risks, overcome obstacles, and applied relevant skills in order to achieve a targeted goal.

Why do you need a passionate candidate?
A passionate person is more likely to remain in your company for a longtime because generally, he likes his work and what he is doing for you.

As the business owner, passion is the driving force that is making you take steps everyday towards building your business. You like your idea, and you are passionate about it, so you do not think of quitting when the road gets rough. This is the same thing that you get from a passionate employee.

A passionate employee will complement your innovative instincts, especially when you are almost backed against the wall. Instead of giving up or feeling overwhelmed you can always rely on your passionate employee to help you save the day.

A passionate employee would also not mind wearing different caps. Having to carry out diverse tasks is not a new occurrence in a new business, however, most employee may complain about having to perform duties that are outside their profession or below their qualification. In this case, a passionate employee would gladly handle other tasks outside his call because of the drive he has towards achieving a larger goal which is the overall success and growth of your business.

Conclusively, a passionate employee is usually an efficient worker, efficiency being a factor that must always be present in the daily life of a new business.

http://excellaid.com.ng/passion-the-first-quality-to-look-out-for-when-hiring-for-your-new-business