Just go to the ECCTIS website. It is linked from the UK govt. website. You submit all the doc ECCTIS asks for, depending on which of their service you choose. I did the first service on the list, something about degree and English language proficiency. The docs I submitted to ECCTIS were my official transcript, my degree certificate, and a letter from my faculty saying the medium of instruction was English. I asked my school for an official transcript and the medium of instruction letter.
After paying (regular/standard service, no fast track) and submitting it to ECCTIS, they sent me the statement within 3 working days. So, if you have those required docs or can get them fast, then ECCTIS is recommended.
Masta01: Please someone should guide me on how to evaluate my degree online.
Thanks so much. You answered my question. Yes, I already booked the TB test for next tuesday. So, I will just upload it on TLS after.
Thanks!
advanceDNA: After paying for visa fees and IHS..U have to proceed to TLS web page before u can book biometrics appointment...after booking thats when u can upload any document after choosing self service
U said u TB test is not ready naa... Just Book ur biometrics for next week Friday or upper Monday.. if it's sure for u that u will get ur TB test on next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Then once u get ur TB test..go back to TLS web page and upload. All ur document and submit
Yes, I am applying for skilled worker visa, not health or care visa.
ddooskie: I want to believe you're applying for another visa category and not the Health and Care Worker visa correct me if I'm wrong please because I read that if you're applying for HCA, you don't need Health Surcharge.
I am also interested in this response as I considered GTV, but my role is not senior enough. So, I hope to switch to GTV on arrival.
Poanan: Congrats. Since you are a researcher start looking at Global Talent Visa. About your salary how high is high. The way u hid the salary from us is same way you should resist from telling people at home home it is quite high. Cos people at home will only hear the amount and believe But not believe how the money goes out. Don't set yourself up in the hands of family and friends. Come to the UK first and understand how it works. Congrats once again
advanceDNA: Sense will not kii you jare......baba go ahead
LOL!
Fortunately, after further research, I found that the new rates won't be enforced till Jan 31, as parliament is debating it today, and it needs 21 days to become enforceable.
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Late last year, while setting up a twitter account for my freelance writing business, I had to fill the birthday slot.
Well, since my business was born Nov 2016, I searched in vain for the year 2016. The earliest date I saw was 2006.
Does that mean there is an age limit to users of the internet? I've been of the opinion that so long as you know what youre doing online, then your age shouldn't be an issue.
Based on the twitter dates, a thirteen year old cannot open a twitter account.
If you've spent enough time around the blogosphere, you have probably heard this countless times.
Content is King.
But that's only a part of the equation.
Because just having great content on your blog won't automatically transform you to the next Linda Ikeji.
Okay, maybe she's not a prime example, seeing as she mainly posts about celebrities and other weird stuff. But you get my point.
Just having great content is not going to suddenly make you viral.
So the new line should be "Content is king, and Traffic is his Army General."
The not-so-new formula is this: Great Content + Traffic = Blogging Success
Feel free to ask Linda Ikeji if you think this formula is rubbish.
Now, for the sake of newbie bloggers reading, let's quickly define "Traffic"
Traffic (when it comes to blogging) is simply the amount of people who visit your site and read your blog posts. If you're interested in being a successful blogger (emphasis on successful), you're going to need to drive traffic to your blog.
There's no way around this.
Because what good is all the great content in the world if nobody knows it exists?
That's like someone who offers a service but doesn't tell potential customers about his service. That will leave you poorer than when you started, without a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.
Okay. Enough.
So you see, traffic is really really important. I cannot overemphasize this.
Now, let's talk about ridiculously simple tips to increase your blog traffic today...
1. Create Great Content
This is an absolute no-brainer. Content may be King but Traffic is the General. And no great General will stay in the service of a terrible King for long, before chopping off his head.
I think you can probably find examples of this in the movie "Troy" or any of the seasons of "Game of Thrones"
So yes, we are talking about traffic but you absolutely have to need to have great content on your blog.
A few tips on creating Great Content (I'll create a blog post on this sometime soon and let y'all know about it):
- Start with the headline
8 out of 10 people always read the headline and then as you go further down the post, the numbers reduce. So make sure you spend a lot more time working on your headline than you spend writing the post.
Yes, do this.
When creating your headlines, ensure they tap into a burning need that your reader has. That way, they stop whatever they're doing and read your blog post.
- Craft an engaging, conversational article
Remember when you were studying for Chemistry for WAEC, and anytime you try to read Ababio, you'd fall off to sleep?
Yeah, that was because Ababio was written in a plain, boring, unengaging manner. Almost like he didn't give a f##k about you. Because obviously you needed that knowledge to pass Chemistry, and he had already gotten paid for the book in your hands so basically you had no choice. You just had to suffer through his book.
It's not the same with a blog.
Your readers have the power to choose. If you bore them, they will not continue reading.
So write in an engaging manner. Write like you were talking to one person. Like that person was in front of you and you were having a conversation with them.
Absolutely do not bore your readers.
Okay, enough. Let's move on to the rest.
2. Promote your Content.
Once you have great content, this is the next logical step. Logical, because unless you think your content is shit, you will do this naturally.
I mean, why go through all the stress of creating great content, only to then let it lie fallow and wait till Thy Kingdom Come before the world knows about it.
At the very least, you should have shared your content on Facebook. Then you could always add Twitter to that.
So far, in my experience, Facebook and Twitter are beautiful, amazing places for sharing blog content. Now let's dive into the nitty gritty of this.
Facebook - When you share your blog post on Facebook, ensure you write something engaging in the post. Like an intro, of sorts.
A lot of posts on Facebook don't get read because Feel free to take a part of your post that connects emotionally with your target audience and use that. Just make sure your intro isn't too long. All you want to do is tell them a bit about what your blog post is about.
- Also, make sure you're a member of Facebook groups within the niche you blog and comment there regularly. Be active in those groups.
Follow Gary Vaynerchuk's "Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook" formula- Give value, give value, give value, before you try to promote your blog post there. Obviously, I don't mean do all of this in one day. You need to have been providing value there for a while before you promote your blog post. That way, you're perceived as an authority, not just one of those annoying people trying to get us to join MMM.
Twitter
- Look for hashtags related to the topic of your blog posts. Find those that are trending, join in the conversation by once again giving a lot of value, before you then promote your blog post.
Email
- If you have an email list, you can easily shoot your subscribers a short and sweet email that gives them an idea of what your blog post is about, and if you don't have an email list, build one.
- Another really cool way to use email is as part of The SkyScraper Technique created by Brian Dean of Backlinko.com. You can find out more about that by following this link: http://backlinko.com/skyscraper-technique
3. Guest Blogging
This one is no secret.
Bamidele Onibalusi of Writers in Charge practically owes a huge part of his success to guest blogging.
So guest blog, and don't just guest blog for any Tom, Dick or Ekaette, but do it for popular blogs within your niche and do it for free. Only ask that you may put your name, a brief description of what you do and your site in your author's bio section.
This way you benefit from the huge traffic already pouring into the popular site. We'll talk more on how to guest blog sometime later.
4. Keyword Research
Ah yes, keywords.. Finally!
Imagine you want to learn how to do something so you go to Google, and type for example, "How to make eba", you're going to get a list of pages that have content surrounding the theme of "eba making". Some might be exactly what you're looking for, others might just talk about the different types of eba.
You will notice though, that the pages at the top of the first page of that Google Search result page will either be an exact match for what you typed in or will be the closest match to what you typed in.
What you typed into that Google Search bar = The keyword (s)
So basically, keywords are what people are looking for. If your post directly addresses what they are looking for, your post will stand a higher chance of being displayed on that first page of a Google search, moreso if your post title and content is the closest to an exact match to their keyword.
So let's remix what I earlier said a bit.
Content is King, Traffic is his Army General and Keyword Research is his most trusted Adviser.
You can use tools such as Google's Autosuggest and Google's Keyword Planner to come up with keywords for blog topics. Actually, if you're serious about driving traffic to your blog, this is a definite must.
I mean, what better way is there to drive traffic to your blog than to post about topics people are already looking for?
5. SEO
For newbies, SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is a fancy way of saying you basically make it easier for search engines to both find and rank your content.
So you've done your keyword research, and created great content, but you still can't see it on search engine result pages.
You might need to tweak it a little bit, like so:
- Make sure the keywords appear closer to the beginning of your title and keep the character count in the title at about 60- 70. Any more, and you stand the risk of having Google chop the rest of your title and replace it with "..."
- Have only one H1 heading in your content. There should be one main heading for each article which should contain your keyword.
- Use long-tail versions of your keyword in your subheadings
- Avoid filling your article completely with your keywords. This will grant you no love from Google or worse, your site might just end up in the Internet's kirikiri or Yaba Left if Google is feeling magnanimous.
- Images in your content should contain alt text and your alt text should have your keyword. That way, they also rank in Google's Image search and the search engine doesn't have to keep wondering what your image is.
For now, these will suffice.
There you have it. 5 ridiculously simple tips to increase your blog traffic. Do all these and you should see a jump in traffic and probably even start to get your own share of haters.
When they come, remix Chamillionaire's "Ridin" song and sing to them like so:
' They see me blogging, They hating They trolling, trying to stop me getting traffic, trying to stop me getting traffic (3x)
My blog is so dope on Google Ranking My Content is great and my SEO is amazing My SEO is amazing (3x)'
You get the idea. Any comments, questions, and even trolls are welcome in the comment box.
My name is Tomi Joshua, and when I'm not getting my fix from online marketing at www.fayarspark.com, I'm remixing song lyrics and blogging at 500nairawriter..com
Yes, number 2 (focus) was so difficult for me initially. Freelancers should learn to toughen their skins and say NO to terrible demands and pay. Most of the time these terrible demand and pay are the gigs that suck up all the time.
Copycracker: Thanks for this post.... People, this is true Yarns right here.
Although in my opinion, they seem a bit advanced for someone who is a total newbie to writing and hasn't found their niche yet.
But I get where you're coming from. I totally agree with point 2. I also feel even within your niche, you should have certain criteria that must be met before you take on a gig.
Like for example, I have a rule with new clients that I either get paid daily or the day after the gig is completed. Now, I have broken this rule a few times because they promised a lot of money and I was dreaming about the money till I completed the gig and the client went ghostmode on me (till today).
I believe as a freelance writer (or any other freelancer), the most important part of this whole shebang is "free". If you're not free, then you're just an employee that works from long distance.
You should have certain rules for yourself and the kind of gigs you take on. You don't have to do every job. Every client is not meant to be your client. Decide what kind of jobs you want to take, and what criteria you need to be fulfilled before you accept a job and be willing to let the chips fall where they may.
Tips 3 and 4 are the definite truth! I can't count how many times I have procrastinated and it has come back to bite me in the a$$. Thankfully, I have cut down on that now.
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Just like I promised, here are the tips. They are ten in number, these are the first four. These tips have worked for me, so I'm confident they will for you too.
1. Stay True To Your Niche The Holy Book says, a man who will not work, let him not eat, this means for the freelance writer, no gigs, no pay. As a new writer, the temptation to accept gigs from every tom, dick and harry, is very strong, I know because I've faced it too. But the consequences are very destructive. So reject those gigs that you know are outside your niche and will only consume your time. 2. Focus Now you are taking only gigs in your niche, yet you are still overwhelmed? That's because you are not being focused. You should accept only gigs that you are certain of meeting the deadline and you are comfortable with the pay. Do not worry if the only gigs that meet these criteria are 'few', you can always take on more when you expand. Always keep your focus on your to-do list. Once an item has been ticked off, take a short break and move on to the next. Resist distractions.
3.Start With the Most Difficult Tasks I've always heard this Taming Time Tip since my teenage days, and it has always worked for me. I guess the rationale behind this is that when you finish a difficult task, your confidence becomes boosted making the next task much more easier, and of course done faster.
4. Start working on a Project ASAP! Procrastination only feeds the unruly beast of time. Taming Time will require you to begin a new task as soon as possible. NEVER wait till the day before deadline or on the day it is due for submission.
Energized from your morning work out and sumptuous breakfast, you sit at your computer to begin your tasks for the day. Before beginning your tasks, you decide to check your mails first, while on the mails, you decide to visit a link found in one, within a minute, you already have twenty tabs open.
After what you think is an hour, you decide to begin your tasks proper, you then take a casual look at the clock, imagine your shock! Lo and behold it's noon already! Where did the time go? As a freelance writer most especially a new freelance writer, I'm sure, like me, you've asked yourself this question a zillion times.
About ten days ago I launched my freelance writing business blog. Less than 24 hours later, I got my first client. And before I knew it, I had lost control over my time. A million and one things were competing for my undivided attention. I knew I had to tame this beast of time before it destroys my freelance writing business.
Managing the never enough time has always been a major concern for freelance writers, and this is even more challenging for new freelance writers. You are your own employer and employee. You are the only head and member of all departments in your business. You alone market, network, write, source for new clients, etc. With all these duties, its no surprise how you seem not to have time all the time.
I'll be posting some tips on how I began to successfully manage my time and became more productive. So follow me and watch this thread
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