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Tried, Tested, And Proven Methods You Can Use To Land A High-Paying Remote Job Even If You Don't Have a Degree


The COVID-19 has finally exposed the lies you’ve been telling yourself.

You thought real work meant leaving your house every morning to a particular place called the office and returning home later in the evening.

You thought that was the only way of earning legitimate and high-income. You thought you had to spend four or more solid years of your life to be granted a bachelor of whatever or master of whatever before you could be entitled to earning high-income.

Now, you can see that you don’t need to step out of your house to become a full-time employee. You don’t need to travel abroad to secure well-paying jobs thanks to technology.

Are you still wondering?

Since the Coronavirus became a pandemic, millions of individuals have lost their jobs in the US. European governments have come to the rescue of employers of labor to avoid an unemployment pandemic across Europe.

Countries we thought had powerful, organized, and sustainable systems are collapsing before our eyes. And all over the world, everyone is under one form of a lockdown or the other. Offices are closed yet the economy must be alive. How do we do that? Remote job to the rescue.

Today, governments and employers the world over are asking employees to stay at home and work remotely. Before Coronavirus (BC), many employers and even the government didn’t see working from home as a viable option for social-economic development and well-being.

Now, all those who have been against remote work ostentatiously or implicitly are running the idea of remote working as the solution to the current economic disorder brought by the Coronavirus. The question is what will happen After Coronavirus (AC)?

Most likely employers will be used to their staff working from home. There will likely be cut down in the number of staff in some companies, while there will be high demands for individuals who have acquired “remote-work-compatible” skills.

This will help them cut costs a lot e.g. electric bills, the cost of internet, intercom, snacks, etc. since most staff will be working from home.

If you are lucky like many During Coronavirus (DC) to be allowed to work from home and still get your salaries, thank God.

If you are not that lucky, all hope is not lost because...

Full details here: https://www.hafizakinde.com/get-your-dream-job/

Please give me 5 minutes of your time and I will introduce one of the online businesses that will help you slide into 2021 like a boss.

2020 was a hell of a year. In case you didn’t know, Nigeria has just slid into another recession - the second recession in 4 years.

This means that the economy has crashed once again, times will be harder, people will not be able to afford basic things, and poverty will increase.

But not to worry, I’m going to show you how you can use affiliate marketing as your escape route from the recession.

Not only that, you can build a 6-figure business around affiliate marketing if you really put your mind to it.

It’s one of the easiest online business models I have ever seen. It’s the business where I have made the easiest money ever.

You know the kind of money where you'll be asleep and alert will just enter your account, pam. �

Maybe you’ve heard of it but you don’t know how it works. Or maybe you’ve tried it out and you failed.

I’m going to show you the simple no-fail method that will make it work for you.

This method will help you generate at least N100k every month (if you are lazy).

If you are hard-working, you could make more than that every month.

It all depends on you.

This method already works for hundreds of ordinary Nigerians.

People that are not as smart as you are.

It has worked for me too.

I can’t even begin to explain how amazing this business model is.

But trust me, you can do it and you will enjoy every bit of it when you start.

If you're ready to learn how you can create a profitable affiliate marketing business that has the potential of putting an extra ₦100k in your pocket on a monthly basis, you'll love the free affiliate marketing report I'm about to share with you.

It contains all the information and resources you need to start a 6-figure affiliate marketing business in Nigeria.

What you'll learn from this free report will dwarf every other thing you’ve learnt about affiliate marketing.

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Thank you for your time. I truly appreciate it.

Feel free to ask me any questions that you might have.

Hafiz Akinde.

Finding Your Purpose - Practical Islamic Lessons In Fulfilling Your Dreams And Living Your Best Life

A few months ago while I was reflecting on my existential journey, it dawned on me that I've always been involved in service (to humanity) in one way or the other since I was young.

In my little journey, I've had the opportunity to meet and learn from amazing individuals whose impacts have shaped my view about leadership and life generally. The pursuit of education has also given me the privilege to serve in different leadership capacities either through election or selection.

All these experiences have helped me to understand that true fulfilment lies in creating meaningful impacts in other people's lives.

This is what I tried to explain in this post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2949214971782029&id=100000806643443

So, all through this amazing journey, I've picked valuable life lessons and at the same time, paid it forward by allowing others to benefit from my vast wealth of experience.

To make this impact far reaching, I dedicated the last few years to compiling the beautiful lessons I've learnt about leadership and living a purposeful life into a book.

This new book is for those who want to find their true purpose in life, fulfil their dreams and become the best versions of themselves.

It is a compendium of practical ISLAMIC insights that anyone can use to build a life of excellence.

Question One: Why did I decide to write the book?

I decided to write it because I saw a vacuum. We don't talk about these issues enough despite the fact that there's a great need to fill the void.

A lot of times, we're left to figure these things out by ourselves and it doesn't make our journey to greatness easy.

This book is an essential blueprint that will help you unlock the awesomeness within. I wanted to write a book that will serve as a reference for a long time to come.

Question Two: Why did I write it from an Islamic perspective?

As Muslims, our purpose in life is to worship Allah. But we all have our individual purposes to fulfil.

How do you find your purpose? This new book is my response to this all-important question.

There are beautiful instances that we can cite from the Islamic history. In the book, I touched on how every member of the first Islamic community keyed into the mission.

I also dwelled on how the Prophet discovered and groomed talented young men and women who later became important figures in their society.

I delved into how every single one of us can create immense impact through the use of our Allah-given gifts and how we can solve our contemporary challenges with time-tested strategies that are backed by the Qur'an and Sunnah.

I am convinced that writing from the Islamic angle will create more impact. I also wanted us to have a fresh perspective, especially when a lot of us already understand the subject matter from other perspectives.

Trust me, you're about to have a life-changing experience. I say so because the book's delivery is unique, the lessons are relatable, the language is simple but the impact will be HUGE, Insha Allah.

Get more information about the book here: https://hafizakinde.com/

Mbenny:
it's not an handshake look well.

You get sense.

Moneyspeakingz:
"it is more bless to give than to receive" Who is this guy deceiving with this comment? Abegi,Person wey pass you pass you. he just want to act humble so that he won't be disgraced. Who go get player like Cr7 kan dey drag number with ham? if I slap you ehn

Wetin you want again? He give am him shirt; you talk, if him no give am shirt, you go still talk. Will you keep quiet?!

Adaowerri111:
We were robbed, iheanacho and ighalo shouldn't start the next match

Which next match?
Super Eagles are catching the next available flight back home.

Blamers, keep blaming. I pray it doesn't happen to you.

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Are you caught up in the debt trap?

Do you survive on loans and live your entire life servicing different kinds of debt year round?

You’re not alone.

There are many people in your shoes right now but consider yourself lucky because you’re about to find out a lasting solution to this problem.

A debt trap happens when people get indebted, yet they’re unable to earn sufficient money to repay their debts. So, they resort to borrowing more money, i.e. another debt, to pay the initial loan.

In many cases, they are likely to borrow again to settle the second debts and the vicious cycle goes on.

Sounds familiar?

You would also agree that while it is easy to acquire streaks of debts, freeing yourself from debt can be very difficult. In most cases, many people spend their active years servicing loans – and that’s quite sad.

Part of the reasons why people get into serious debt are unemployment, insufficient income, cost of medical bills, lack of savings or depleted savings, children school fees, utilities, on-going project, business funding, and lifestyle choices.

Unfortunately, the loans only create momentary relief – the aftermath is usually very harrowing. The thought of loan repayment alone can give you sleepless nights irrespective of how much you’re owing or the reasons for obtaining such loans.

In some cases, debtors have resorted to fleeing, hiding, and (in worse cases) suicide when they’re not able to meet the repayment terms.

But is there a way to get out of debt without overworking yourself or having to increase your income?

Can you clear off your piled up utility bills without resorting to borrowing?

What about the car loan you took from your workplace? Can you pay those off as well?

If you thought the answer was NO, you’d be wrong. The answer is YES!!!

All you need is a plan and then the discipline to stick to the plan.

It’s not that difficult. Anyone can do it and you can get started right away!

There are actually only 2 steps you need to take to start living a debt-free life and turn your financial situation around completely.

If this sounds like what you’re willing to do, then read on…

Step 1: Master the Art of Money Management

You could easily fall into the habit of overspending when you don’t manage your money well. Arranging your bills and keeping records of your spending both go a long way to affect your finances positively.

Good money management will assist you to determine your cash inflow and outflow and also help you keep track of your spending habits.

One way to improve in the area of money management is to pay your bills regularly instead of always defaulting.

Create a monthly planner for each year starting from the current one. Register the dates of bill payments and keep the bills to be paid in your planner.

This will help you ascertain the recurring bill that you want to shoulder for the month. Make sure the bill with the closest payment date is kept on top of the second one.

List all the recurring bills on a sheet of paper (or spreadsheet) and assign their due dates. Open another page for other bills that aren’t recurrent – say miscellaneous. You must have a file for all receipts if any. Once a payment is made, mark it as paid in your spreadsheet and keep the receipt.

Never mind how frustrating it may seem to be but one thing is sure: it helps you achieve prudency in spending.

Having a record of spending also helps you when you’re undertaking a new project. You would be able to determine right away if your present financial status can carry the weight or not.

Step 2: Figure out Where You Need to Cut Down on Cost


In case you don’t know what your expenditures are for each month, try keeping a record of every receipt for the space of 1 to 3 months. Classify the receipts into things like clothing, groceries, utility bills, airtime, cost of fuel, etc.

Once this is done, try and see if it's possible to cut down on each of the above-mentioned bills. You can do this by taking advantage of discounts and promos and also by buying in bulk.

Another way to cut cost is to conserve energy by reducing the rate of electricity consumption. Turn off all the lights in the morning as you leave for work. You’d agree with me that electricity is quite expensive in this part of the world.

Also, you should ensure that you do more laundry during the day to minimize the use of your dryer. Doing so will not only reduce the energy consumption of the dryer; it will also prolong the life of the dryer.

One reason why people can’t save enough money is that they buy things on impulse even when there is clearly no need for it. Typical examples are those technology gadgets that people buy in order to feel cool about having the latest version in the market.

To put a halt to this, you could impose the 24-hour rule on yourself when you are attracted to an item priced over your means. Allow yourself some time to get into the “do I need it, or do I want it” mindset. Think before you pull out your wallet to buy anything.

That’s fiscal discipline in action.

Sadly, most advertisements in our media today promote spending by equating materialism to happiness. You need to guard yourself against being subconsciously influenced by such advertisements.

The rule of thumb is to only buy what you need (at least for now) and try to cut cost where possible.

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These are the 2 foundational steps to take if you want to break free from the shackles of debt to start living a life of financial freedom.

But that’s not all you need. There are other strategic steps that will take you from being a serial debtor into a debt-free, financially stable individual.

Learn more here: http://www.smartbuynaija.com/debt-freedom/

There are thousands of blog niches to choose from if you’re just getting started. You need to take your time to choose a perfect niche right from the beginning, or else, you’re likely going to get stuck midway.

Here, I’m sharing10 powerful niches that you can choose from right now. But you don’t have to restrict yourself to them.

If you already have some experience doing something or you already have a business, why not create a blog around it.

Here we go…

1. Parenting
This niche is about helping parents raise their children successfully. It will continue to be relevant because people give birth every day. Thus, it is an evergreen niche!

More so, we live in a world where a large percentage of children lack good parental care. Therefore, your parenting blog will help parents to become better parents and assist them to raise children that will become responsible members of the society.

2. Health and Wellness
This is yet another evergreen niche that you can explore. People pay close attention to their health because they say health is wealth.

In this niche, you can focus on topics such as weight loss, dental care, natural wellness, depression, healthy food, nutrition, pregnancy, male enhancement, back pain, cancer, and reproductive health among others.

You will be sharing beneficial tips that could help your readers improve health and manage their health conditions.

3. Education
The importance of this niche can never be over-emphasized. This niche should not be restricted to the traditional education system that we are all used to.

If you’re interested in this niche, you have lots of innovative ideas to write on. They include special education, home-schooling, adult learning, education for the less privileged, online learning, study abroad programs, scholarship opportunities, and teacher’s training etc.

4. How to Make Money Online
This is one of the most lucrative niches you can ever imagine. The internet provides diverse ways of earning income. It doesn’t matter whether you’re working as a full-time online entrepreneur or you want some passive streaks of income, you will always find plenty options to choose from.

You can teach people how to make money through blogging, e-commerce, freelance writing, graphics design, online arbitrage, membership sites, affiliate marketing, creating an information product. The list is endless.

5. Personal Finance
According to Investopedia, personal finance defines all financial decisions and activities of an individual or household, including budgeting, insurance, mortgage planning, savings and retirement planning.

It’s quite obvious that many people need advice on their finances. Therefore, blogging in this niche will help many people make healthy financial decisions and live more purposeful lives.

6. Small Business
Any business that has few employees and generates less annual revenue compared to regular-sized business or corporation is a small business. Several studies show that they are the backbones of many economies of the world.

As a small business blogger, you should focus on helping your readers to identify the small business ideas they can explore to kick-start their entrepreneurial careers or expand what they currently have.

7. Home Improvement
This niche is quite huge! Since people always love to make their homes comfortable, they develop an interest in blogs that help them achieve this goal.

Another good thing about this niche is the popularity of DIY (Do It Yourself). Cambridge dictionary defines ‘Do It Yourself’ as the activity of decorating or repairing your home, or making things for your home yourself, rather than paying someone else to do it for you.

Areas you can explore in this niche include garage maintenance, door repair, house painting, home-security, roof repair, basement extension, kitchen rremodeling and bathroom renovation, among others.

8. Food and Nutrition
The food and nutrition niche is very interesting. Apart from the fact that food is important to our survival, there are other creative ways to make food seem interesting.

On the other hand, nutrition addresses how you can combine and consume food varieties to promote good health.

In this niche, you can discuss topics such as cooking methods, recipe development, creative cooking, food preservation, healthy fast food, food for weight loss and other health conditions, etc.

9. Agriculture
This is your niche if you’re a farmer or love farming. With a large number of people investing in agriculture these days, you stand a chance of making lots of money as an agriculture blogger.

With your experience as a farmer, you won’t find it difficult to generate quality and detailed content for your blog.

Topics you could explore include: how to get grants and loans, how to get access to fertilizer, starting a poultry business, animal husbandry, fish farming, snail and grass cutter rearing, cash crop farming, exportation of farm produce and many others.

10. Renewable Energy
It is obvious that the world is tilting towards the use of renewable energy. It is an alternate means of generating energy that has less negative effect on human health and environmental sustainability.

As a result, most governments are leading the advocacy for migrating from other sources of energy to renewable sources of energy.

The common areas you could focus on are solar power, hydroelectricity, wind power, biomass, and biofuels. This niche is still very hot and, no doubt, very lucrative.

There are many more niches but for want of space, it suffices to just mention them. They are politics, news, sports, fashion, automobile, travel, real estate, fitness, self-improvement, writing, martial arts, pets & wildlife, addiction recovery, hiking, tourism, and aviation.

If a niche that interests you is not listed above, please feel free to choose yours. The door is wide open. However, the rule of thumb is that your idea or area of interest must be profitable.

Lastly, you must define your target audience and/or market. It’s either you target a Nigerian or global audience. It all depends on what you have to offer.

Knowing your target audience or market allows you to determine your traffic source and the strategies to use. You must realize that what works for a foreign audience may not necessarily work in Nigeria.

So, decide now.

To learn how to start a blog and make money online, read this step-by-step guide: https://freelancingpro.net/start-blog/

Let's face it - with the recent economic recession, many people have been flooded with debts. This could be due to a variety of reasons - getting laid off, companies folding up, rise in the cost of living etc.

Are you frowning because your debt has hit another peak this month?

Here are some simple yet effective tips to reduce your debts:

1. Strategize Your Debt

First and foremost, make a list of all your debts, including but not exclusive of credit cards, car loans, student loans, house loans, medical bills, etc.

Arrange them so that the one with the largest balance appears on top and the smallest at the bottom. Watch out the minimum payment that is due at the current moment and also ensure that you settle those amount soonest possible.

2. Avoid accumulating more debts

Stop using your credit cards. Don’t buy something if you cannot afford to pay in CASH! Do not take up any more loans before you settle your debts.

3. Reduce Your Expenses

Review your monthly expenses and eliminate any unnecessary ones. Always look for better deals before you make any purchases. Bring a calculator along when you are shopping. Reduce and if possible, eliminate unhealthy habits that cost money, e.g. smoking, alcohol, gambling.

4. Live within your means

As your priority now is to balance up your income and expenses, certain sacrifices are necessary. Consider traveling by public transport and cutting down on entertainment and if necessary, moving into a smaller house. Shop for ingredients and prepare your own meals instead of dining in restaurants.

5. Save money

Set aside 20 - 30% of your monthly income now into your savings account in the bank or even 10% would be good enough if you do it regularly. These amounts of money would then become your fund during an emergency, say when you get a flat tire and need to spend money to fix it.

6. Monitor your progress

It is crucial to monitor your debt-busting progress, not just to gauge how well you are doing but also to motivate yourself when you see your debt is reducing! Do it by putting charts of progress on their fridge or in their diary and update them once a month.

There you have it.

With the above measures taken, you are one step closer to becoming debt-free!! With these action plans, clearing your debts becomes easy as A, B, C.

But if you want advanced insights that you can apply over time to clear your debt and also turn your financial status around, click on the link below.

http:///debt_destroyer

Let's face it - with the recent economic recession, many people have been flooded with debts. This could be due to a variety of reasons - getting laid off, companies folding up, rise in the cost of living etc.

Are you frowning because your debt has hit another peak this month?

Here are some simple yet effective tips to reduce your debts:

1. Strategize Your Debt

First and foremost, make a list of all your debts, including but not exclusive of credit cards, car loans, student loans, house loans, medical bills, etc.

Arrange them so that the one with the largest balance appears on top and the smallest at the bottom. Watch out the minimum payment that is due at the current moment and also ensure that you settle those amount soonest possible.

2. Avoid accumulating more debts

Stop using your credit cards. Don’t buy something if you cannot afford to pay in CASH! Do not take up any more loans before you settle your debts.

3. Reduce Your Expenses

Review your monthly expenses and eliminate any unnecessary ones. Always look for better deals before you make any purchases. Bring a calculator along when you are shopping. Reduce and if possible, eliminate unhealthy habits that cost money, e.g. smoking, alcohol, gambling.

4. Live within your means

As your priority now is to balance up your income and expenses, certain sacrifices are necessary. Consider traveling by public transport and cutting down on entertainment and if necessary, moving into a smaller house. Shop for ingredients and prepare your own meals instead of dining in restaurants.

5. Save money

Set aside 20 - 30% of your monthly income now into your savings account in the bank or even 10% would be good enough if you do it regularly. These amounts of money would then become your fund during an emergency, say when you get a flat tire and need to spend money to fix it.

6. Monitor your progress

It is crucial to monitor your debt-busting progress, not just to gauge how well you are doing but also to motivate yourself when you see your debt is reducing! Do it by putting charts of progress on their fridge or in their diary and update them once a month.

There you have it.

With the above measures taken, you are one step closer to becoming debt-free!! With these action plans, clearing your debts becomes easy as A, B, C.

But if you want advanced insights that you can apply over time to clear your debt and also turn your financial status around, click on the link below.

http:///debt_destroyer

Some time ago, I published an article here on Nairaland on blogging. In that article, I talked about creating a mental shift about blogging in Nigeria.

The post generated some reactions that were quite revealing.

Those reactions suggested that there's still a long way to go in Nigeria with regards to catching up with 'new' trends and development.

One of the contributors said: "I don't think you should call blogging a profession. Blogging is more or less freelancing."

How confused he must be!

To some people, blogging is more or less another form of "Yahoo-Yahoo" or better still, a consolation for the jobless ones among us.

The following facts suggest otherwise:

1. 60% of companies believe that using a company blog is beneficial to business.
2. In 2016, 36% of Fortune 500 companies have a public blog.
3. 56% of bloggers who maintain blogs for a business say that their blog has helped their company establish a position as a thought leader in the industry.
4. 69% of businesses attribute their lead generation success to blogging.
5. B2C companies that blog generate 88% more leads per month than those that do not.

There are much more jaw-dropping statistics on blogging but the ones mentioned here are enough to pass the message.

Unfortunately, many people are there arguing laboriously on whether blogging is a profession or not. SMH.
However, this situation leaves me with just one conclusion:
Those who downplay blogging know next to nothing about it and the several opportunities it creates.

Personally, I haven't seen any blogger - who does it the right way - that blogging hasn't helped to become a better person. Because, let's face it, blogging is all about providing value.

More importantly, entrepreneurs need to have business blogs to rise above their competition.

Here are 6 convincing reasons every entrepreneur should have a business blog:

1. Thought leadership and influence
2. It complements your existing marketing strategy
3. Brand awareness
4. More traffic and targeted leads
5. Better customer relationship
6. Increase in ROI.

So, if you have a business right now but you're using a business blog to promote it, then you're leaving too much money on the table.

The Muslim Public Affairs Centre has announced concluded plans to hold the 5th edition of its national convention with the theme: Public Trust and Accountability.

The two-day event slated for 16th & 17th December 2017 from 9am daily at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos under the Chairmanship of His Eminence, Sultan Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, Sultan of Sokoto and President General of NSCIA, will feature erudite speakers and panelists who will dissect and drill down on the theme of the convention from different perspectives.

Confirmed speakers and panelists include

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1. Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), National Legal Adviser, All Progressives Congress;
2. Dr. Fatima Hendricks, Madina Institute, South Africa;
3. Hon. Dr Abdulhakeem Abdulateef, Honourable Commissioner for Home Affairs, Lagos State:
4. Hajia Maryam Lemu, New Horizon College, Minna;
5. Dr. Abdul Majeed Abdul Razzaq Alaro, Associate Professor of Islamic Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria/Head of Research, Studies and Translation, Union of African Scholars, Bamako, Mali;
6. Barrister (Alhaji) Nurudeen Asunogie, University of Benin/Public Affairs Analyst;
7. Mrs. Josephine Obiajulu Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative,
8. Barrister Adetokunbo Mumuni, Executive Director of SERAP, and Mr. Debo Adeniran, Executive Chairman, Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL).


Also expected at the convention as invited guest speakers are:

1. Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, Lawyer and Human Rights Activist;
2. Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, Academic and Former Chairman of INEC and
3. Mr. Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of EFCC.

The Keynote Speaker is Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, JAMB, and Secretary-General of NSCIA.

The Executive Chairman, MPAC, Disu Kamor in a pre-event press release stated:

“As the MPAC Convention gains more prominence and global acclaim, it is with great excitement that I share with you this year’s event theme - "Public Trust and Accountability". Over the years, this event has grown bigger and better alhamdulillah. It has witnessed an unprecedented presence of high profile scholars and an array of local and foreign speakers through whose speeches many people have been enriched and inspired. I look forward to welcoming you all. See you there!”

He said MPAC made a careful selection of this year’s theme in consonance with the collective aspiration of most Nigerians for the much-awaited change to start with each of us in order to become a reality and internalized by all Nigerians.

The Muslim Public Affairs Centre is a public service organization that serves humanity and works for an inclusive society.

Learn more about the convention here: http://www.mpac-events.org/mpac-convention/index.php

Do you feel that you spend too much on your shopping trips and that you always buy more things than planned every time?

Do you find yourself sometimes buying the things which you actually don’t need and end up regretting your actions?

If your answer is yes, then you don’t understand the psychology of buying and that’s why you’re committing some shopping mistakes.

But before I delve into these mistakes, let me explain some key influences on your shopping behaviour.

Factors Which Trigger Your Buying Activities
There are certain factors that trigger buying actions and which most frequently results in bigger purchases.

While many of these elements influence shoppers’ behaviours, some of these elements could produce more direct responses which the little impact on their thinking, feeling and body comfort.

The factors I’m talking about are scent, music; and lighting. You’d notice that most of the big supermarkets employ these 3 things to get you to feel relaxed and buy from them.

For online stores, it is the graphic display of products, mouth-watering offers or discounts, and the visible display of products.

If you’re used to buying from any online market place, you’d immediately notice these 3 key elements when you land on their sites.

When you visit an online store, what do you notice? You notice flawless images of new products in the market at mouth-watering prices and the sense of emotion is triggered especially if the offer lasts for a limited period.

Before you know it, you’d have clicked on the product to see the full description with the intention of buying. In this case, the desire to buy is influenced by the beautiful features you’ve seen.

All these factors, when used in a particular way, can influence your shopping behaviour even if you don’t notice.

Shopping Mistakes to Avoid

Here are the 5 grievous shopping mistakes which if avoided will make you spend within your budget. Avoiding these mistakes every time you buy online will eventually make you a smart buyer.

1. Impulsive Buying

Impulsive buying is when a customer purchases goods from an online store without planning to do so initially. According to Brandongaille, over 90% of people who shop today make occasional impulse purchases that they didn’t intend to buy initially.

To get the full details, please follow this link: http://www.smartbuynaija.com

It amuses me that in the present age, many Nigerians still do not know what blogging is all about. They find it difficult to comprehend how you can make a living through blogging.

Call yourself a full-time blogger, and they’ll quickly label you an unserious fellow that lacks vision and ambition.

In this part of the world, blogging is still unpopular; it can’t be placed side-by-side with professions such as Medicine, Accounting, Engineering and Law. At best, it should be taken as a hobby and nothing more.

That was why the erstwhile president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo told Omojuwa that blogging isn’t a profession. That was why Wizkid called Linda Ikeji ‘nothing but a blogger’ during their faceoff on social media earlier in this year. And this is the way majority (even educated Nigerians) see blogging.

As Nigerians, we need to realize that things are rapidly changing on the global landscape and start aligning ourselves accordingly. In other parts of the world, the workplace culture has transformed from the regular office setup to creative innovations like virtual offices, co-working, and freelancing.

Based on this premise, I’ll like to put the records straight about blogging and bloggers.

Blogging is a career

Blogging is one of the smartest career paths of the 21st century. It’s a unique profession which provides flexibility and unrestricted career growth opportunities. With blogging, you can maximize your time by working from your comfort zone and reducing commuting time. You can also build direct relationship with industry influencers; a situation that’s almost impossible in the corporate world.

In advanced societies, people are proud to call themselves bloggers because the society recognizes them as job owners and employers of labour. A standard blog is made up of a team of designers, content writers, social media experts, email marketers, and product development experts.

Again, the corporate world knows the benefit of leveraging blogging for their businesses and sees bloggers as collaborators. That’s why it’s very easy for content marketers like Neil Patel to help big companies Amazon, NBC, GM, HP and Viacom grow their revenue.

Blogging is about creating value

Yes. Bloggers is all about creating value and you heard that right. Brush aside your sentiments and ask yourself if you’ve not learnt something or made a big discovery through your favourite blogs.

According to Jon Morrow, bloggers make a living teaching other people what they know. Professors do it. So do public speakers and best-selling authors. Consulting is a $415 billion industry, and what are all those consultants doing? Getting paid to teach, of course (emphasis mine)!
Blogging is no different. It’s just the same old models with some rocket fuel thrown in, courtesy of social media.

For example, I teach people how to make money blogging, and the trio of Opeyemi Awoyemi, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Olalekan Olude of Jobberman help people find jobs, and we all create value.

Really, it doesn’t have to be the same thing. Everyone should look for something that they’re passionate about and see how people can benefit from their knowledge.

Bloggers are entrepreneurs

Bloggers are online entrepreneurs because they make money through blogging. There are many ways through which bloggers make money. And any doubting Thomas has probably seen advert banners and digital products on that popular blogs they visit.

Popular Nigerian bloggers such as Uche Pedro (Bella Naija), Linda Ikeji (Linda Ikeji’s Blog), Yemisi Odusanya (Sisi Yemmie), Jide Ogunsanya (Ogbonge Blog), among others are typical examples of bloggers earning handsomely via their blogs.

If anything, blogging has really helped the Nigerian entertainment and sport industries in terms creating more awareness. This should tell us that bloggers will continue to remain relevant so long these industries continue to thrive.

Lastly on this, the level of unemployment affecting the teeming Nigerian youth will be drastically reduced if more youths take to blogging. I say this because Nigerian youths are resourceful and they have what it takes to make a successful career blogging.

Blogging is a tool for social change

The amount of influence that blogging has is inestimable. The amount of energy channelled into blogging makes it a vibrant tool that can be used to effect social change. According to Marketing Profs, about 2 million blog posts are written every day.

A typical example of the power of blogging is the massive publicity the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaign enjoyed on Nigerian blogs. Not only did it create awareness for the campaign, the rate at which this awareness spread was pretty fast.

Therefore, the implication is that blogging, if used constructively, can create a huge social impact. But we have to give bloggers the support and encouragement they need by reading and sharing their content.

Conclusion

There’s no denying the fact that the unethical activities of some bloggers have contributed immensely to smearing the image of the blogging profession. But this isn’t exclusive to blogging as every profession has its bad eggs.

There are quacks parading themselves as doctors, and we’ve seen cases of college teachers sexually assaulting their students. Did we stop going to clinics or stop attending universities? We only condemn the individuals and not their professions. So why should blogging be any different?

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There are many reasons to start a blog, but here are the top 10 reasons that really matter.

1. Document your life

This is by far the commonest reason to want to blog. When blogging first hit the limelight, people created blogs and used them as their personal diaries.

They kept a regular account of events happening in their world and shared with friends and associates. Blogs still serve this purpose till today; you might also want to try it.

2. Improve your writing craft

There’s no doubt that blogging can help to improve your writing craft.

Here’s how it works: the more you write, the more your writing gets criticized, therefore the better you would become.

So if getting a big boost for your writing craft is what you’ve always craved but you’re yet to figure out how to achieve it, then you need to start blogging!

3. Express yourself

Are you an introvert who rarely expresses his view publicly? Or you’re an extrovert and you need to express certain ideas that you have?

Then starting a blog will help you find an audience. First, it helps you conquer your fears and then gives you a unique voice.

4. Share knowledge

In one of my blog posts, I once shared my random thoughts on blogging, where I said:

“bloggers are teachers who teach others what they know; entrepreneurs who make a living blogging; business people who help other businesses grow; marketers who create awareness on useful products, and mentors or life coaches who inspire people to greatness.”

So if you know something that’s worth sharing, you need a blog to help do that.

5. Become a better person

Have you ever seen a blogger that blogging hasn’t helped to become a better person? I personally haven’t.

Essentially, a blog helps you to: improve yourself, think better, build relationships, be more confident, expand your horizon, become disciplined, build credibility and stay focused.

Therefore, if you’ve been blogging and any of these hasn’t happened to you, you had better be doing something else.

6. Become an expert

Yes, you heard me right. Blogging helps you become an expert. As a blogger, you’re like a professor who knows so much about a small aspect of knowledge.

Smart bloggers focus on a niche, and that’s why they’re experts (or authorities) at what they do. That’s why Brian Dean is the king of link building, and Neil Patel remains the father of content marketing.

7. Publish books

Having a blog is the easiest way to become a published author. Blog content collected over time is the secret behind the several books published by bloggers.

This is what Writers’ Digest teaches in this article. So get it straight: the easiest way to getting published is to write your book on your blog!

8. Promote a good cause

With a blog, you can raise money for charity, create awareness on an issue of global concern or promote a petition.

In summary, a blog helps to create a positive impact in the society. Should you get involved in any of these activities, consider using a blog to promote it.

9. Build your brand

Are you looking to create a killer brand? Use a blog. So whether you’re a freelance writer, a digital marketer or an SEO company, you can use your blog to create a unique brand that people can easily identify with.

This is because a blog helps to build an online personality, promote conversations and build connections.

10. Make money

This list would not be complete if I fail to mention that you can also start a blog if you want to make money online.

Some of the ways to make money as a blogger include creating and selling your own physical or digital products, and promoting other people’s products (affiliate marketing).

Other methods include selling podcast, getting speaking engagements, freelance-writing for clients, creating membership sites, and writing product reviews, among many others.

Read more on how to start a blog at https://freelancingpro.net/start-blog/

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I’m going to walk you through the process of becoming a full-time freelance writer in about 10 minutes.

Whether you’re a newbie looking to start a freelance writing career or you’re a part-time freelance writer that’s planning to make freelance writing a full-time job, you’ll find timely and actionable tips that you can implement in this guide.

So sit back, relax and grab a cup of coffee while I demystify the process in an easy-to-understand format.
Before you start…

If you’re in a job already, don’t quit yet. Consider making freelance writing a side job where you can earn passive income. Set a time limit for yourself (three months) but register it in your mind that you’re going to pull out within three months. This timeline will give you a psychological push to reach your goal quickly.

In my own case, I left after two months because I was already earning more than my current salary at the end of the second month. So I took the risk and submitted my resignation letter.

5 Proven Ways To Get Regular Freelance Writing Jobs

The biggest challenge every freelance writer faces is getting work on a regular basis. While there are several methods you could explore to get regular freelance writing jobs, a combination of two or more of these 8 proven methods will just be enough to set the ball rolling for you.

1. Use freelance bidding platforms

If you’re just starting out, freelance bidding platforms are your best friends. There are quite a number of freelance platforms where you can bid for jobs and get paid upon completing your client’s job. However, you must be very careful not to fall victim of cheap work.

Bear in mind that you have to be at your best to win bids. The reason is that there are many freelancers looking to outsmart others through the quality of their bids. In addition you must select a platform that’s flexible and less competitive.

2. Create a freelance writer’s website

The importance of having a freelance writer’s website cannot be over-emphasized. This has helped me get few clients that I still work with till date. The website serves as a portfolio for all your past work and also allows web users to learn about your services faster.

Since most web users rely on the internet to search for products and services, optimizing your website for search engines is a very nice option.
Once you have set up your website, create pages that indicate your services as a freelance writer.

Essentially, you need a ‘hire me’ page, an about page, contact page, and a portfolio of your best works. You should also consider adding a blog to your writer’s website. This gives you credibility, increases readers’ trust in you, keeps your readers engaged, and improves your search engine ranking.

3. Search the internet for freelance writing jobs

Just like having a website where you can announce your freelance writing services to, you can also benefit from websites that announce freelance writing jobs or sites that pay writers. These jobs are usually specific, so you’d know on the spot if you qualify to apply.

To make your search easier, consider using search terms with relevant keywords. Examples of search terms you could use are: “write for us”, “guest bloggers wanted”, “become a contributor”, “submit an article”, “become an author” etc.

While you might likely get results which do not specify whether you’d get paid or not, you could try search terms that are more specific to your need. Add “+ paid” to your search terms. For example, “write for us + paid”, will return search results that pay contributors. You get the catch?

4. Send cold pitches to prospective clients

Cold pitching is the act of introducing your freelance writing services to people or companies that you want to work with. This method is fast and easy, and the opportunities are limitless. Smart freelance writers know how valuable cold pitching is, and that’s why they don’t joke with it.

Bamidele Onibalusi is one freelance writer that has benefitted so much from cold pitching. For example, he earned $5,025 from a single cold pitch and explains in details the strategies which he used to nail a perfect pitch.

Now, you might think this method works only for the pros, and that nobody would open your mail. Really, you don’t have anything to lose by sending out mails. The worst thing that could happen is for your mail to be deleted, marked as spam or abandoned. But you could also be lucky to come across those who’d like your pitch and hand you a mouth-watering contract. Really, you don’t lose anything by trying.

5. Write guest posts

Guest posting is one of the best ways to establish your credibility as a writer. The implication is that your article is good enough to feature on other peoples’ blogs. But apart from this, it helps you get new clients and win more jobs.

After publishing my best guest post so far with over a thousand social media shares, I started getting an influx of invitations from clients looking for unique content. Some even wanted me to promote their products or come on their on-going projects.

To increase your chances of getting new clients, use your writer signature on every blog you write guest posts for, and create a gravatar profile that helps to link your website to your guest posting bio. Also, consider writing for websites that pay you to write. You’d definitely earn a decent pay if your writing style is top-notch.

In conclusion, becoming a full-time freelance writer within three months is achievable. However, it has to be a calculated move. Ensure that you’re already earning sizable income as a part-time freelance writer for some time before taking the final plunge. If you follow the advice and tips shared herein, you’d be surprised how much progress you can make within a short period of time.

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