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Yes

Yes

Yes

I repeat Yes

He should just forget about the relationship and get someone younger.

Believe me, he will live to regret it if he decide to get married to the girl. Better he call it quit now.

What about next rated?

holatin:
wao

Olamide defeated phyno in both album categories.


Ybnl nation.


just pain me shoki by lil mesh no win, street song and dance step.


Shoki ooooooooooooooooooooo

Yea... E pain me too say shoki no win best Street song, but Double Wahala truly deserved it

Lil Kesh should double up on his effort and give us something better next year

Very Nice List......... So unbiased

#TeamYBNL (Baddest Rapper)
#TeamOBO (Bestest Male Artiste)

Both

Second chance for that time waster? Abegiiiiiiiii

During the normal time sef, Na ghost corper I be.... So why should I want a second chance

Agbeloba

I'm a progressive Nigerian
I demand for change
I demand for the people's general
Enough of PDP's slavery
#SaiBuhari

I don't roll with gluttons

I invite you for a date, and you show up with a convoy. I simply cancel the date right in front of your so called friends.

Shikena

Great news

Dem dey fight before?

All na wash jare

What could be responsible for her decision to take her own life?

I feel so sad when I hear or read about this kind of news. I don't think ending one's life is a solution to any problem. All problems are earthly and it's still on earth that the solutions lies.

Well! God knows best sha..... . Over to you Baba God

asudan:
some persons can just abuse those older than them because of small priviledge given to them. they rain abuse without reading throughly to see what had transpired.

I understand your plight, but it's not reason enough for you to be shelling.

Do enough proofreading when next you are making a post online

I have met several people, asking me about what the importation business is all about, they all want to know a thing or two about how the business works, so I think it’s a good idea to write on the frequently asked questions about the importation business. Most of the topics I discuss in this post are response to such questions, and I hope it would also answer newbies questions on what the importation business is all about.

WHO?: The “who?” question is always a funny one to answer, often, people ask me, who can venture into the importation business? Must the person be filthy rich, must he or she know somebody abroad, e.t.c, this questions are somewhat funny, but the clear cut answer to it is this; as long as you can read and write, as long as you can make use of the internet effectively, as long as you can promote your goods through the right channel, then no matter how old, young, poor or rich you are, you can venture into the mini importation business, in fact the issue of being rich is out of it, all you need is a little capital to kick start your business.

Capital: When people hear importation, the first thing that comes to mind is huge capital, this does not only discourage newbies from venturing into the business, it also makes the idea of importation business a very cumbersome one. However, mini importation business does not require a huge some on money. You can kick start a successful importation business with less than #20,000, and before you know it, you would be making double of your investment capital. In a clear cut manner, I would like to point out that, the importation business DOES NOT require a huge sum of capital. All you need is a proper guide with the right idea.

Goods: Just like any other business, before you start, you need to deliberate on what you would be selling; this is probably the first step in starting a successful business. The same method works for the importation business. You need to make an extensive research on what to sell. This is where problems set in for newbies, often they import flashy, expensive items with little prospect of making good sales, at the end of the day, they end up stocking goods that would hold up their investment capital. The importation business is a dynamic business; it deals with season, geographical location and budget. When deciding on what to buy, consideration must be given to how much people are willing to invest in buying your proposed goods, do they really need the product or it’s just for luxury, what is the age range of your targeted customer, their annual income e.t.c These and many other important data must be considered before placing order for your goods, it would be a poor business decision to order for baby diapers if you live in a student environment, on the other hand ordering for items such as flash drive, sneakers, e.t.c would count as a good business decision, because student need these items not just for luxury
Promotion: Some years ago, I had to retrieve my MTN number, unfortunately for me, I didn’t know where their office was located in that town, so I had to ask around, and the office location was poorly described to me. I got to the so-called office area, but I couldn’t locate it, mainly because they had no bill board or sign post, since it’s MTN; an established brand, I was expecting a large bill board or banner to signify their presence, but I couldn’t find any, so I stood there for hours, until I was pointed in the right direction. The morale of my short story is this; if you don’t tell people you’re into a particular business, they would never assume you’re into it. As an importer, you must do all you can to promote your business, across all platform, through words of mouth, through business cards, through friends; all possible means. That’s when people will get to know you’re into the importation business. Promotion is crucial to making sales. The idea is to make as much noise about your business as you can, reason being that, it’s difficult to get people that would take you serious when you’re just starting out, which means an extra level of promotion is required to establish a brand for yourself, but once you’ve been able to put the word out there, you’re on your way to making huge profit on your business

Sales: The idea behind every business is a simple logic; buy cheaper sell a little bit higher than purchase rate, the difference between the purchase rate and selling rate is what makes the difference, which is popularly referred to as profit. Often, newbies in the importation business find it difficult to master the margin between the purchase and selling rate, the origin of this problem lies in the difference in purchase currency, negligence of shipping cost e.t.c. After ordering your goods from the store, no matter how cheap you buy, all expenses involved in getting the goods to Nigeria must be considered when deciding your selling price. It may be difficult in the beginning, but the earlier you get used to it, the higher your chances of making good income. The first step is to understand how to convert (accurately) from Nigeria currency to the currency of the country you’re importing from, taking note that the official exchange rate is never static, then you need to calculate the shipping cost and distribute it on the total number of items shipped, the shipping cost and purchase cost is equivalent to the total expenses for getting the goods into the country. Once you’re able to sort this out, you can then decided on what your profit margin would be, but before deciding on the price, it’s a good idea to do a mini survey on what the current price is in Nigeria, you don’t want to sell at an inflated rates, else it would be difficult to get a buyer. For every successful business, there is always a model of profit, basically there are two models; the huge profit model and numerous small profit model, these two models are what I made up on my own, but I would try to explain as much as I can. The huge profit model is such that; you inflate the price of your goods, beyond the average price, and promote the goods as much as you can, such that when you make a sale, you would earn a huge profit, from one single sale, however the downfall of this model is that, your chances of making a sale is very minimal, but when you do, it’s always a huge profit. The other model; numerous small profit model, it the most suitable model for mini importation business, and I would definitely advice a newbie to make use of this model, how this works is that; you create a small profit margin between the purchase price and selling price, making your selling price a little bit lower than the average selling price, this means that, your sales would be very high, however the profit margin is very low, hence you would be required to sell as much goods as you can before making a reasonable income. The benefit of numerous small profit model is that, your customer base would increase significantly, even with little promotion, everybody wants to buy something at a cheaper rate, so naturally they would want to buy from you because you’re selling at a cheaper rate compared to others, also it gives you the benefit of creating a list of loyal customers that you can always reach out to when you have new goods on arrival.

For newbies, I strictly suggest that you make use of the numerous small profit models, however, you can create a sub-list of rich customers within your loyal customers list, and sell to them at a price higher than the average price, but it’s important to ensure that they are actually loyal; else you might send them off.

Market: This has to do with where to buy your goods online, there are various websites where you can source cheap goods online, but few of this websites are trusted, and if proper care is not taken, a newbie might end up losing money rather than making profits.

Source: www.importationwealth.com

Lwkmd.....

Funny pics yapa now... Check these out

Mentcee:
Ya. I surrender. Just noticed you regd in '09. Before me. Welcome. Just noticed too that you'v not been very very active here unless you do so anon. 14 days only.

Correct.... So u accept say I be your senior

I've always been active, just I used to concentrate on business section alone

kennygee:
Clap for yo self.

Kpa Kpa... Kpa Kpa Kpa..... Kpaaaaa

My hobby... ... I no go dey chop rice again be that

So na why she dey blow that kain big grammar....

Mschhwwww... . I don't know why this thing enter FP sef.

Of what importance is this post to an average Nigerian?

No be say e go change the price of garri in the market

Oshisko

Yet some Nigerians will be trolling the guy.

Ride on Davido..... . The sky is definitely your starting point

Expecting something better next year

1. "You press men, you always say there are no
minerals in Kano. We have Coca-Cola, Fanta, Miranda and the newly invented Sprite." - Barkin Zuwo

2. "Foreign investors should ignore Boko Haram and invest in Nigeria." - GEJ

3. "I will water your school and fire your school." -Orji Uzoh Kalu

4. "Nigerians, don't panic. Terrorist attack is everywhere ... maybe it is our turn." - GEJ

5. "I founded this school for the masses and the school fees is 850,000 naira." - Atiku Abubakar

6. "Until I see someone eating out of the gutters before I believe there is poverty in Nigeria." - Umaru Dikko

7. "Telephone is not meant for the poor. " - David Mark

8. "The worth of a child born and bred in Nigeria cannot be compared to that in the United States."- Yakubu Gowon

9. "School is not meant for the poor, only for the rich." - Ikedi Ohakim

10. "At 50, Britain is still battling with King Arthur and the knights of the round table so Nigeria is not doing too badly." - Diezeani Allison- Madueke

11. "Even Jesus Christ cannot conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria." - Olusegun Obasanjo

12. "The corp members where destined to die, nobody can run away from destiny." - Mallam Isa Yaguda, Governor, Bauchi State

13. "On behalf of 20 million naira, I'll donate my family" - Dame Patience Jonathan

14. "We, the PDP did not win this election, I have gone to church to confess, I gave them money and they called the result." - Chris Uba

15. "I want to commend the doctors and nurses for responding to treatment." - Dame Patience Jonathan

16. "You must be very silly for saying I bleach my skin. Tell your Editors I said you're silly." - Alao Akala to Punch Reporter

17. "How will you tell me I don't have right to treasury of Oyo State Government. The government I installed?" - Pa Lamidi Adedibu (2010)

18. "We want to thank the President for bringing Facebook to Nigeria.” – Information Minister, Labaran Maku (2009)

19. “I will rather kill myself than commit suicide.” – Dame Patience Jonathan

Lagos state..... Ajegunle precisely

But seriously IMO, this thread is kinda baseless.

Raise your child wherever you find yourself. The family value will determine how well brought up your child would be and not the geographical location.

Lolz

Thirty wetin

This guy don old oooooo

Agbalagbi

Obj don hammer

Awon hoeloshi

What motivated her initially? Money I guess

Just enjoy the 'dirty fame' and 'stinking money' you received and stop regretting unnecessarily.

Mentcee:
Oboy, why you de 'pledgiarise' my name na! Na wa o!

Na lie..... You are the plagiarist here

I think the headline should have been 'GEJ has nothing more to offer'

Cool but funny

Better than GEJ's speech IMO

God bless the people's general

#BuhariIsTheAnswer