faithfull18:
Facebook, LinkedIn, tried any of these

yes, I have tried searching for their names on Facebook. I will try LinkedIn

I am looking to reconnect with my aunt (in her early 50s) and uncle (in his late 40s). They are from Rivers state and their last known place is Port Harcourt.

I haven't been in touch with them for over 20years and as far as I can tell they live in Port Harcourt.

My aunty's name is Gloria Ngoware while my uncle's name is Alex Opuda Abinye.

Please if seen, you can contact me here or call 08026744384

Thank you

I am looking for a self con accommodation in Enugu around Achara Layout and Coal Camp. What's the average cost of a good self con in these areas?

BusinessHub1:

Depends on the size and location. For instance from plaza to timber market junction a standard shop goes for 300k a year. Some are higher than that sef.

that's steep o.

buddy221:
Oron road, abak road(mechanic village) ikotekpene road.. These are the best places for you in uyo. Apart from these places mentioned.. Pls forget uyo. Moreover getting shop in this places is always going to be hard because it's always competitive. Shops are very expensive thIs places. Aka road is also good. My experience though.

thanks for your input. Do you know the average cost of shops at these locations you mentioned?

BusinessHub1:

I guess you meant to write “mechanic village” which is at abak road.
That axis is good too but competition is very high and you will need to proof what you do differently to draw customers to you. And of course it will take time.
I always recommend Oron road to any business cos the axis is like the Lagos of Akwa Ibom. It houses 4 major housing estate in Akwa Ibom namely; Ewet housing, Osong Ama, Shelter Afrique (Shelter Afrique and Ewet housing is to Akwa Ibom what Maitama and Asokoro is to Abuja). Cost of shop in Oron road is very high because of its business prospects and population.But the choice is yours to make.

yes. I meant to write mechanic village. What's the average cost of shops at Oron road?

BusinessHub1:
I don’t know about Enugu but If you have a good location for this in uyo, preferably Oron road or Aka road I can assure you this will sell.
But just like every other business you will need to run publicity. If your pocket is strong, pay for advert with Akbc tv.

someone mentioned mechanic age, located after the state secretariat. How's that location?

Hello folks,

I am looking to start up a car Lubricant and car care retail shop (products such as car perfume, radiator coolant, ATF, oil treatment, spray paints, dashboard polish, car wax, car wash etc), and I have Enugu and Uyo on my radar.

Which of these location is good for my type of business?

I need a good cheap laptop. at least, i5, 8gb ram, dedicated or integrated memory, good battery life. etc

It’s going to be Christmas soon, and you’re probably starting to think about how to make money to celebrate the season as you should.

you can try these few profitable businesses that will line your pockets with cash

http://halfworks.com/christmas-money-making-recipe-profitable-businesses-xmas/

It has happened to me. Each time I sit in front of my laptop, maybe to play the latest Grand Theft Auto or to keep up with the latest TV series, deep down I’m itching to start something that will bring money, something that will make me self-sufficient and have enough money to buy suya or the latest IPhone X.

But I was in school then, the thought always dies cos I always have the notion that earning online is an illusion for an African living on African soil.
So imagine my surprise when I found out that I can actually earn online doing things I normally do. Like; writing, posting, selling etc.



So I started researching on the most viable online business to delve into. There are many out there and I was confused for months until I started getting the hang of it.

This blog post is not about the online businesses I do. It’s about how to start one, how to get through the noise and hype and settle down with a lucrative business you can do online.



“So how can you start an online business?”

Many people ask this question. A lot.
From graduates to undergraduates, from the unemployed, to people who think their salary is not enough.
They usually ask me; How do I start? Where do I seek help? What are the steps? What do I need to learn? How much money would I need to kick off?

Well, guess what?

If you have similar questions or you’ve been thinking about these questions for sometime now and never really gotten an answer, I promise you, after reading this post, you will have all the answers you seek.

For starters, I want you to familiarize yourself with this quote.

“The best time to start, is now”

If you don’t understand this quote, you might as well stop reading this article and continue watching the latest Game of Thrones or Jenifa’s Diary.

The best time is now. Not tomorrow, not next year. But now! Whatever you delay today, will only make the situation worse, and cannot improve the situation when you are faced with the same situation later on.
When I was starting out online, I had all the ideas and dreams but I lacked the inertia to take the first step, I was clueless on where and how to start.

But since I stopped wanting and started doing, I began to make a headway towards establishing my business online.
What’s the business? You might ask. But remember, this post is not about the business I do. It’s about you getting overcoming your inertia and storming the online world with a real presence.

Starting an online business is not easy, it’s hard, especially when you are not seeing the results immediately. But like every other endeavor, succeeding online takes series of actions that you will have to execute successfully.
The first on my list to start an online business is:

BUSINESS PLAN

Do you have a Business Plan? Probably No.
To start with anything you need a plan, a blueprint, a framework. You first need to decide what type of online business you want to venture into. While choosing a particular online business you must consider your knowledge of that business.

What can you do?

Writing?
Graphic design?
Programming?
Web design?

Stick to something you know or are passionate about and then make a plan around it.
A well laid out plan gives you the holistic view of what you can do, the best way to do it and where to find people who wants you to do it for a fee.
Writing a business plan doesn’t have to be hard or follow a laid out outline. Get a pen and paper. Write down what you can do. How you are going to do it(resources) and people who are willing to pay for it.

Easy easy. Right?

But what if there’s nothing you can do?

Then develop a skill today. See also How to Master a Skill in no Time

Having a plan will give you the needed push to overcome inertia.



INTERNET MARKETING

Online business is pretty much the same with ‘offline’ businesses – If you don’t get any customers to your online shop, you’ll not be seeing sales anytime soon.

There is no other way to explain it. The more visitors you have to your online business, the more sales you’re likely to make.

So how do you get visitors to your online business?

Well, it’s time for you to stop seeing Facebook as a platform for reading what’s on people’s mind, Instagram as a place to view your friends latest photos and Twitter, a place to read a funny 145 character tweet.
It’s time for you to advertise your skills to people. Let Instagram people be wowed by the latest photo that has to talk about what you can do, same for Facebook and Twitter people. Show them what they are missing if they don’t take advantage of your skills.

People are willing to pay for what they want, but they have to be told they really want it. Now is your chance.

TAKING RISK, MONEY & TIME

‘Invest what you can afford to lose’

While the above may not be true all the time, it is important to note that it is true sometimes.

After all that you may do towards your online business, you may find out that the business is never really making a headway and you might want to throw in the towel.
When I was starting out, it wasn’t rosy. I had a lot of pitfalls, but with life, it’s either you win or you learn. Every risk you take is a learning curve and if you don’t win you will learn to earn.

Read it again.

Every risk you take is a learning curve and if you don’t win you will learn to earn.

BUSINESS LOCATION

To have an online business, you need to have a business online.
You might decide to open a website that will advertise what you do or you can choose to join an already established platform that allows you to advertise your business to thousands of people who are looking for it.
For starters, go for the latter, it’s cost effective and when you are established enough to buy your domain and host your business online you will know that you are already making a headway.
There are many websites that offers you the opportunity to sell your business on their website.

They include:

Fiverr

Upwork

Writethisproject

Iwriter

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter – mini importation

Freelancer

Kindle Publishing

There are many tutorials out there on how to start with these platforms, but you can contact me to mentor you and set you on the right path if you want to earn on Fiverr and Kindle

contact me

You can also start on your own. Get a domain name for your online business and a hosting company.

My most preferred hosting companies are like Whogohost, Namecheap, HostGator, BlueHost, Hostnownow.
You can also get your domain names from these hosting companies.

CONSISTENCY

After setting up your online business, you should know that it’s a business and should be treated like one. Have a plan on how to promote your business and do it every day. Always think ahead of problems that might surface and know how to tackle such problems. Update your business every day, develop your skills even more, learn any new discovery on your particular skills, follow the news on your skill.

Learn something about your skill each day, but most of all promote your business and treat your customers well when they come knocking.

Footnote:

Start an online business today or take your offline business online. There are many people who are searching for you online you should connect with them today and make more profit.



Contact me to help you take your business online.


Source: [url]halfworks.com[/url]

elsavanur:
Nice post!

This is a good first step. Before I started out trading at Paxful, I read every manual and watched every tutorial video they
have. I even joined their Paxful School and learned some effective trading tips.

that's a very good step. How has trading been treating you?

Juliana7:
@op, thanks for d info.beside, bitcoin what coin can u recommmend and pls do u know a website dat rate coin. Thanks

sorry for not replying early enough.
We have 1000+ alternate coins out there, you can visit coinmarketcap dot com to view coins based on their volume, market capital rankings. You can do your own research on a particular coin by following them on social media(their website and Twitter) you can also carry out a technical analysis, study support and resistance of a chart. Etc.

With the current good news creeping up on Bitcoin and Bitcoin trading, a lot of people are entering the Bitcoin community in order to make some money from trading it. I will be showing you how to trade in cryptocurrency. Everything from reading charts (which provides you with the historical data you need to make a buying decision), to how to make well-guided predictions on the crypto currency market. I will only be covering the basics for now; just enough to get you interested in the wealth of possibilities that cryptocurrency presents. There is a lot to learn about trading and markets(I am still learning too). Everything stated here is just advice, I am not recommending you to do anything with trading, just friendly advice. Do your own research and never invest more than you’re willing to lose.

Note: this is just an exposition on crypto currency trading.



Before you start trading Bitcoin, you have to understand what Bitcoin is before delving into it. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital currency just like fiat money(Dollar, Pound Yen, Euro etc.) but unlike fiat, money Bitcoin is only held electronically in what we call Bitcoin wallets



Before buying a Bitcoin, you must have a wallet. There are many great options like Coinomi, Blockchain wallet, Coinbase etc. all these wallets are available for download at Google Play store. All you need to do is register with your real details, and a wallet Id will be given to you, which is an equivalent of your local bank account number.

Now you are ready to buy Bitcoin. You can use Luno(available at Play store), or you can buy from reputable sellers on Nairaland. The current price of Bitcoin is 360 – 375 for a dollar.



After you have bought yourself some Bitcoin, you need a place to buy and sell your Bitcoins to make some profit. There are some good and not so good options out there, here are a few that I know about:



https://www.bittrex.com

http://www.poloniex.com

https://www.bitstamp.net

https://www.kraken.com

https://www.bitfinex.com

they are called Exchanges. Word to the wise, do not put more Bitcoins than you’re willing to lose in any exchange! They can be untrusted like the Nigerian government.



Now, you that have registered on any of these exchanges(I use Bittrex) You need to learn when to buy and sell. This is where it gets complicated for even for me, but don’t panic yet, I will expose you to variables that help me to make informed predictions on when you need to buy or sell by giving you an idea of what is happening in the market. Whether the price is rising or falling, if we are in a bearish market (down trend) or a bullish market (up trend), etc. To find out this information you have to look at market data or charts as they called in the investment world. Here are a few:

https://coinmarketcap.com

This website provides you with all the data you need about Bitcoin and other coins called altcoins. It provides you with information such as; market capital of a coin, the circulating supply, the trade volume(24hr), percentage change, the graph, the website of a coin etc.

Note: altcoins are Bitcoin alternatives that you can invest your Bitcoin in when the price of an altcoin increases you make money when it decreases you lose money, but the beauty of cryptocurrency trading that you can’t lose everything, unlike the stock market.

Another variable that informs you when to make a buying decision is the chart

Go to https://www.tradingview.com you can also find the chart of a coin on all exchange websites.

On a chart, you will see, red and green vertical rectangles. They are called candles. Red means that the price of a coin is reducing, and goes downwards while the green means the opposite. The chart acts as a historical data to understand how a coin has been doing in the past and where it is headed. There are other variables that help us to actually understand where a chart is headed, whether there is going to be a fall or rise in the price. They are known as the support and resistance level.

You can read more about resistance and support level with this book https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074RCVY31

It is a comprehensive guide to trading in crypto currency(with pictures)

Another thing you want to pay attention to is the trade volume. You can find that at https://coinmarketcap.com

Volume plays a huge part in trends that are happening. It can tell you the amount of money being spent to acquire a coin and can be able to dictate whether a trend is here to stay or if it is just a false trend. If the price of an altcoin goes up, but there is a very little volume to support it, odds are the price will go back down. However, if the price goes up and there is a high amount of volume supporting it. You have good reason to believe that the price/trend will stay and can buy into the coin.

The last thing you need to know when watching charts is the order book.



There are two parts to an order book;

Bids (red)
Asks (green).
The Bids are how much people are willing to buy Bitcoins for, and the Asks are how much people are will to sell Bitcoins for.

The order book also gives you a good idea of how much support the current trend has. If you see there are a lot fewer bids than asks. When someone sells a large quantity, the price will change drastically.

All these information are available to you on any exchange site. But it is a lot easier to use an app I downloaded from playstore to do this. Tabtrader. It is easy to use.

source: http://halfworks.com

I hope you learned a little about trading today. Remember this is only part 1 of many parts of cryptocurrency trading

If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact me at halfworks1@gmail.com



Happy investing!

With the current good news creeping up on Bitcoin and Bitcoin trading, a lot of people are entering the Bitcoin community in order to make some money from trading it. I will be showing you how to trade in cryptocurrency. Everything from reading charts (which provides you with the historical data you need to make a buying decision), to how to make well-guided predictions on the crypto currency market. I will only be covering the basics for now; just enough to get you interested in the wealth of possibilities that cryptocurrency presents. There is a lot to learn about trading and markets(I am still learning too). Everything stated here is just advice, I am not recommending you to do anything with trading, just friendly advice. Do your own research and never invest more than you’re willing to lose.

Note: this is just an exposition on crypto currency trading.



Before you start trading Bitcoin, you have to understand what Bitcoin is before delving into it. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital currency just like fiat money(Dollar, Pound Yen, Euro etc.) but unlike fiat, money Bitcoin is only held electronically in what we call Bitcoin wallets



Before buying a Bitcoin, you must have a wallet. There are many great options like Coinomi, Blockchain wallet, Coinbase etc. all these wallets are available for download at Google Play store. All you need to do is register with your real details, and a wallet Id will be given to you, which is an equivalent of your local bank account number.

Now you are ready to buy Bitcoin. You can use Luno(available at Play store), or you can buy from reputable sellers on Nairaland. The current price of Bitcoin is 360 – 375 for a dollar.



After you have bought yourself some Bitcoin, you need a place to buy and sell your Bitcoins to make some profit. There are some good and not so good options out there, here are a few that I know about:



https://www.bittrex.com

http://www.poloniex.com

https://www.bitstamp.net

https://www.kraken.com

https://www.bitfinex.com

they are called Exchanges. Word to the wise, do not put more Bitcoins than you’re willing to lose in any exchange! They can be untrusted like the Nigerian government.



Now, you that have registered on any of these exchanges(I use Bittrex) You need to learn when to buy and sell. This is where it gets complicated for even for me, but don’t panic yet, I will expose you to variables that help me to make informed predictions on when you need to buy or sell by giving you an idea of what is happening in the market. Whether the price is rising or falling, if we are in a bearish market (down trend) or a bullish market (up trend), etc. To find out this information you have to look at market data or charts as they called in the investment world. Here are a few:

https://coinmarketcap.com

This website provides you with all the data you need about Bitcoin and other coins called altcoins. It provides you with information such as; market capital of a coin, the circulating supply, the trade volume(24hr), percentage change, the graph, the website of a coin etc.

Note: altcoins are Bitcoin alternatives that you can invest your Bitcoin in when the price of an altcoin increases you make money when it decreases you lose money, but the beauty of cryptocurrency trading that you can’t lose everything, unlike the stock market.

Another variable that informs you when to make a buying decision is the chart

Go to https://www.tradingview.com you can also find the chart of a coin on all exchange websites.

On a chart, you will see, red and green vertical rectangles. They are called candles. Red means that the price of a coin is reducing, and goes downwards while the green means the opposite. The chart acts as a historical data to understand how a coin has been doing in the past and where it is headed. There are other variables that help us to actually understand where a chart is headed, whether there is going to be a fall or rise in the price. They are known as the support and resistance level.

You can read more about resistance and support level with this book https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074RCVY31

It is a comprehensive guide to trading in crypto currency(with pictures)

Another thing you want to pay attention to is the trade volume. You can find that at https://coinmarketcap.com

Volume plays a huge part in trends that are happening. It can tell you the amount of money being spent to acquire a coin and can be able to dictate whether a trend is here to stay or if it is just a false trend. If the price of an altcoin goes up, but there is a very little volume to support it, odds are the price will go back down. However, if the price goes up and there is a high amount of volume supporting it. You have good reason to believe that the price/trend will stay and can buy into the coin.

The last thing you need to know when watching charts is the order book.



There are two parts to an order book;

Bids (red)
Asks (green).
The Bids are how much people are willing to buy Bitcoins for, and the Asks are how much people are will to sell Bitcoins for.

The order book also gives you a good idea of how much support the current trend has. If you see there are a lot fewer bids than asks. When someone sells a large quantity, the price will change drastically.

All these information are available to you on any exchange site. But it is a lot easier to use an app I downloaded from playstore to do this. Tabtrader. It is easy to use.

source: http://halfworks.com

I hope you learned a little about trading today. Remember this is only part 1 of many parts of cryptocurrency trading

If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact me at halfworks1@gmail.com



Happy investing!