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Hello everyone, our article today will be to address certain challenges faced by Insurance companies (INSURERS) and strategies that can be deployed to help increase the penetration of Insurance cover in Nigeria

First how do we describe Insurance? To use a term that the common man can understand, Insurance simply means getting protection for your assets, business, ones-self/family and career etc should incase anything goes wrong. This therefore means that insurance is the back-bone of every economy, as every sector needs protection from insurers to survive.
But Insurance cover sounds like rocket science to the average Nigerian for many reasons, but in other to keep this post short but educative, we’ll only name a few.

1. RELIGIOUS BELIEF: Have you ever tried talking to the average Nigerian (Christians to be precise) about insurance, and not hear something like ‘I reject it in Jesus name’ or ‘It is not my portion In Jesus name’? Before i go ahead, it is important that i state in clear terms, that i’m also christian. And what i just expressed in this article, represents the reaction of so many (not all) Nigerians. And this is because, we are very religious in nature, and so therefore, whenever we’re asked to plan to reduce the impact of bad/tragic events, or should incase the un-expected happens. We begin to talk about the anointing oil and water we just got from our pastor, and how the stickers pasted at the entrance of our houses is more than enough to always save us from danger. This problem is not peculiar to Nigerians alone, same can be found in most parts of Afica. Which means that there has to be a paradigm shift in the way we think as a people.



2. LACK OF AWARENESS: Walk out of your office, shop or apartment now and try initiating a conversation with the man/woman on the street, about something relating to insurance and how it works. I bet you’ll have someone who looks really confused and most likely un-interested. And this largely because insurance companies and its key stakeholders are not doing enough to educate people about Insurance and its many benefit.


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3. POOR COMMUNICATION: Insurers in Nigeria have struggled to come to grasp with the fact that times have changed, and so should the way you communicate with people evolve. Insurance must be preached in a different manner that sounds more appealing and understandable to the common man out there. Yes, it’s a business that is guided by certain ethics and rules, but Insurance companies are not doing enough to emulate Insurers in other developed/developing parts of the world, by tailoring their advertorials in a manner that truly engages people.
You still find insurance companies in Nigeria today with no official websites, social media presence etc. When it is no longer news that the average adult out there, spends a lot of their time on their mobile phones, surfing the web, an avenue that has made it easier to connect with people seamlessly in any part of the country.
listed below are a few other problems Insurance is facing in Nigeria;

4. SHARP PRACTICES BY SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES: Reluctance to pay claims.



5. POORLY TRAINED AND UNDER-EQUIPPED AGENTS/PERSONNEL etc


While we have talked about a few problems faced by Insurers in Nigeria, It is also important to state categorically, that it is not all gloomy for the industry. As there are many solutions and strategies that they can gradually be rolled-out to help increase the penetration of Insurance in Nigeria.
Listed below are are few solutions that could help transform the sector.

1. BUILD A WEBSITE/ MOBILE APP: We are in the internet age now, where agents no longer need to comb every street looking for people to convince. Every Insurance company must have a professionally built website and also a live chat app integrated into it, which will allow customers and people with intentions to get any of your insurance packages to be able to chat in real-time with your company agents/customer care. Ask their questions and get clarifications on the various packages that he/she could possibly subscribe to. It also allows anyone anywhere in Nigeria and beyond to find you and discover some pocket friendly products/packages that you offer. The key point here is that, there are very important factors to take into consideration when building an Insurance Company Website and so therefore, that will require the services of a trusted Web design Company in Nigeria. The advantages of a website cannot be over-emphasized, so get one for your company today (NEW CONNECT, Call or Whatsapp +234 808 970 0958)





2. SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE: This is one very effective and smart way of reaching out to most people in today’s world, where information moves with light speed. A lot of people visit facebook, instagram, youtube etc at least once everyday. Making it a huge community through which you can market the different, customized packages that your company is offering. It’s important that you know that communicating/marketing to people on social media is a bit different from the way you market offline. In a world where ‘TRENDING’ has become important to getting the much needed attention of people. Your company might need to get a team of professional Social Media Managers who have the understanding of your business (Insurance in this case) and also, are familiar with the tricks and hacks of how to get people’s attention and also speak fluently, the ever changing social media language needed to give your business the much needed exposure. Which will in no time, translate into improved sales and revenue for your company.

Other solutions include;



3. TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING AGENTS FOR BETTER DELIVERY

4. APPROACHING RELIGIOUS BODIES: To partner them for seminars, workshops and other forms of enlightenment programs

5. AGGRESSIVE MARKETING

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Another day, another building collapse is recorded in Lagos or some other part of Nigeria. This is gradually becoming a regular occurrence, such that it doesn’t seem to bother anyone out there. From the preferred use of cheaper sub-standard building materials that have flooded the markets, to the invasion of the construction industry by quacks who parade themselves as Surveyors, Architects and Civil Engineers. Though they are not solely to be blamed for this menace, as “it takes two to tangle” they say. We must also hold responsible, the relevant government agencies who have been charged to maintain sanity in the industry, but rather have also become culprits, as they tend to allow this things thrive after a few naira notes have exchanged hands.



The questions we should also ask is, why do people still fall into the hands of quacks? where are the genuine companies? Probably somewhere sipping coffee in their offices, bragging about their level of knowledge and technical know-how of the construction business. The truth will always remain, that nobody knows or will know how good or competent you or your firm is, if you don’t tell the world about your company, your portfolio and more importantly, your accomplishments. The only people who probably know that your firm is stocked with some of the best crop of surveyors or Civil engineers are clients who have contracted you at one point or the other. But this shouldn’t be so, as there’s someone somewhere on his/her mobile devices, typing “how to find a good construction company in Nigeria”. Yes, you heard me right, people are looking for competent companies to work with on their next project. But it’s quite unfortunate that most of this companies don’t see the need to better position their businesses in other to become more visible, or should i say, discoverable by the limitless amount of people who surf the web everyday, looking for a competent company they can contract in the execution of their projects.

Below are a few highlighted reasons why your construction firm (surveyors, civil engineers, mechanical engineers etc) must go online.



1. Reach more potential clients: As you know already, the internet has made it possible for people to connect with businesses from almost anywhere in the world.
When you’ve a neatly and professionally built website, which of course will require the expertise of a Web design Company in Nigeria. You also make it easier for millions of potential clients who might be in search of a competent hand to work with to discover you.


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2. Display your portfolio: Nothing makes a company more proud than the show-off of its rich portfolio. These things help in telling the potential client, that you’re very experienced in the handling of projects of different sizes. It also help to build confidence in your brand as they might even know the location of some of those projects, but were not previously aware that your company executed that project. So it becomes wise that you display your portfolio in a very elegant manner in your company website.

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3. Trust Indicators: What does this mean? This is one way to further boost confidence of your potential clients. It simply means, displaying on your company website, a badge or logo of an association or union that is related, or one that superintends over organisations in your field. For example it could be a Professional body, or a well known and respected union that you/your organisation is a duly registered member of. This helps to show that you can be trusted and that can go a long way in convincing that man/woman on the web right now to put a call across to you, in other for consultations and possibly negotiations to begin.



4. Testimonials: This is usually the icing on the cake in the design of a professional website, especially one that has to do with services of this kind. Where people are usually skeptical about how genuine or competent a firm is. Most especially in the area of project delivery. Just by getting testimonials from satisfied clients and displaying it on your website, can go a very long way to further boost the confidence of your client to be. It has a way of psychologically persuading them to forget there fears and worries, and trust in your brand, after-all, you must be a reliable establishment, to have satisfied all those happy clients whose testimonials are displayed on your website.



Finally, in as much as it is a great idea to take your construction company to the online space, it is also important to state emphatically, that you need to also hire a competent firm that understands some of the challenges that could be associated with your line of business. And hence will take a number of things into consideration before commencing the design and development of your website.

We at NEW CONNECT, have many years of experience in the design and development of websites across various sectors, which includes construction and other fields related to it. So why not contact us today to build your company a Website that properly represents what your brand is truly all about. ( NEW CONNECT Call or Whatsapp +234 808 970 0958)
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Just a few years ago, it was a bit difficult for one to imagine starting up a Ride/Taxi services in Lagos, not to talk of any other part of Nigeria. But today there are a good number of them that have sprung up in major cities across Nigeria, and of course this is majorly because of the increase in internet penetration, which has also led to an increase in the use of Smartphones, which is the primary medium for hailing a taxi on any of the platforms.
The sector is believed to be currently dominated by Uber (launched in 2014) and Bolt (formerly known as Taxify; launched in 2016), there are other (less popular) players in the ride-hailing ecosystem of Nigeria who are giving the top 2 a run for their money.
Recently Gokada was launched, In 2017 to be precise, by Nigerian entrepreneurs. The service was first focused to operate around the Yaba Axis of Lagos state and more recently has extended their operations to Victoria Island – Lekki Axis Lagos, Ikotun and other parts of Lagos, Nigeria.



In May 2019 it was reported that Gokada raised $5.4 million in series A funding to grow its two-wheel transit business.
They are not alone in this Ride hailing 2 wheel sub sector, as there are others like Max.ng and ORide etc

With this in mind, it goes to show you that not only are there enormous potentials in this new but promising line of business but it also shows that investors both local and foreign see it as a huge business in Nigeria that has come to stay.
So this brings us to the part which you probably most interested in, ” How do you start a ride hailing business in Nigeria”
This entails quite a few things like Registration of your company with CAC (Corporate allied commission), Hiring of a trusted Web design Company in Nigeria
and other things that are beyond what one can simply put into a blog-post, but we’ll be touching some more key areas which will be critical for starting up and also for your survival in the business.



Business Development and Branding
The first thing that every business man/woman must do before embarking on starting a new business, is to first of all, have a viable business plan. The sector is already occupied by companies who are very organised, popular and in some cases they also have a large pool of resources to draw from ( money in this case), which in turn means that any wastage as a result of poor plan or No plan could prove to be fatal. So that means that you must be able to come up with ideas and branding moves that will stand you out and also serve as your selling point. No body will patronize your services out of pity, so you need to develop ideas that would make them see benefits in patronizing your ride hailing services. The good thing is that you don’t have to do all the research and business development yourself as you can hire people in house or employ the services of an experienced Business Development Firm to help advice and plan for your new Ride hailing Start-up


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Web and Mobile Applications Development Team

As you know that ride hailing services thrives on the use of custom built mobile applications which riders must install from the Goggle play store or Apple ios store to be able to order/hail a taxi/bike and the drivers will in turn see the location of the passenger and go pick them up. This therefore means that more any other thing you need a good team to help you build and MAINTAIN your Ride hailing App. as you must have noticed i typed the MAINTAIN in capital letter as many people tend to think that as soon as they have built one then they can simply do away with the developers and just focus on other areas. But no it doesn’t work that way, you need a trusted team of Mobile App developers to ensure that issues that could arise from the use of your Ride hailing App are promptly attended to, either security related or poor behavior of your drivers, it might also be some adjustment born out of new ideas that could help improve the riding experience of your customers. Else you stand the risk of losing the trust of the riders who will in turn dump you for other Apps who offer better services. So it is of very huge importance that you get a team to help you Design, Develop, Deploy and most importantly Maintain your Ride hailing/Sharing App. (NEW CONNECT Call or Whatsapp +234 808 970 0958)



Digital Marketing
Digital marketing is the most important form of marketing for this model of business. As most people who will use your services are people who have smartphones or other internet enabled devices. So it then becomes a lot more strategic that you get a good Digital Marketing Company or Expert to help you take your message of superior quality services with more affordable pricing to all the social media platforms where most of your potential customers spend a lot of their time daily. Your online campaign needs to be managed by a team that understands your brand, and are continually looking for smart ways of communicating with your target market.



Start Hiring your own or Third party Drivers
Of course, the business cannot function without having Drivers either in house like Gokada and Max.ng who buy the motorcycles themselves, or using of third party drivers, like the cab hailing companies do with people who already have cars that meet up to their standards. You must ensure that due diligence is carried out in the process registering drivers, as they are the ones who will constantly come face to face with your riders/customers. So as to avoid having a shoddy process that will open up a flood gate of quack or badly behaved drivers.



Customer Care
One of the biggest problems most companies in Nigeria have, is have poor customer care services. This could be seen across different sectors maybe accept for the Telecoms providers and a few other companies who have well trained customer service agents. This impasse have discouraged many potential customers who probably purchased or subscribed to a product only to discover that there is a problem with one thing or the other. And therefor the only reasonable thing to do at that moment, will of course be to reachout to the company. Who on many occasions have badly behaved or completely untrained personnel standing by the customer service desk.

So to avoid losing riders due to issues that could easily be resolved, try to set up a dedicated customer service department, and ensure that their activities are closely monitored in other to ensure that they are helping your riders resolve issues in no time and not worsening the situation.

Finally we at NEW CONNECT believe that It will be a great pleasure to work with you on your journey to owning and efficiently operating the next big Ride Hailing Company out of Africa. We’ll help you develop a robust Ride hailing, Web and Mobile App, with the ability to function seamlessly across different internet enabled devices. From planning to your official launch, we’ll guide you through with our wealth of experience in this new transport sub-sector.

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Hello everyone, our post today will briefly discuss the changing times and trends as it relates to the gospel. Just 10-15 years ago, a church owning a website or a CMS (Church management System) was seen as a thing of luxury, while many others will argue that it was totally unnecessary. As evangelism primarily meant that every member goes on the street with fliers and megaphones (which is still a great idea). But today, times have changed, the world and the people who live in it, are constantly changing too. Which also means that preachers of the gospel must also continue to devise new strategies to spread the gospel far and wide, of which one of the most potent tool that could help to achieve that, is the internet. This has provided everyone including churches the opportunity to reach-out to a larger audience from almost anywhere in the world.
Below are a few reasons why churches must go online and how they can possibly go about it.



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1. Large audience: with a properly built website integrated with all the right functionalities, a church cannot only show the world its arrangement of weekly programs alongside other basic information that you usually find on a church website. But it can also transmit it Services live for people to stream from everywhere in the world. Yes i mean from anywhere. As we all know that members of your church do travel to other parts of the country/world where you might not presently have a branch they can worship in. But they still want to be a part of the Sunday/weekly services. One way to do that is to embed the live transmission code in a dedicated page of your church website for people to be able to stream and be a part of your services. Just by using any internet enabled device. And do you also know that there are Christians who travel to parts of the country/world where there are no churches in sight, take for example the northern part of Nigeria. And what they do on Sunday’s is to go online to see if there are churches streaming their live services online for people to watch. Many churches have gotten new members through this means, and we think that your ministry should too.





2. Easy access to Ministry Materials: Gone are the days when the only way to buy an audio or video message of the ministers, was for people to Que at the book-shop owned by the church. These days technology has made it easier for churches to now have their materials hosted on their website for their members to download soft copies or to also order for hard copies. Be it a new book by a minister or a message, you can now upload these things on the ministry’s website for people to easily download or pay an amount which will be sent directly to the account number of the church.





3. Church Management System: One area where many churches have struggled in recent time, is in the area of, follow up. Whether new or old members, everyone needs to be followed up, just like a shepherd to a sheep. The leaders of the church have a duty and responsibility to look after everyone. As much as possible. I’ll not pretend not to know that it’s quite a difficult task to keep up with everyone, especially when you lead a large congregation.
The good news is, that technology have made all these things a lot more easier and achievable. All your Ministry will need to get is a CMS (Church Management System). It is a robust online platform built to help the running of your Ministry in a more stress free and efficient manner. It allows you have a database of everyone who is a member of your church. It also allows you store information like their telephone numbers, their date of birth etc It’s always a great feeling when a member of your church wakes up in the morning to see a message in their phone that wishes them a happy birthday, sent directly and automatically from your church’s (CMS). Little things like this can help to make people feel a lot more loved and important. Also for those who have stopped coming, it has the power to potentially draw them back. And all that will have been set-up within the system by the web development company ( NEW CONNECT Call or Whatsapp +234 808 970 0958) who can help you build and setup all this things to work seamlessly.

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More importantly it can be used to send out messages to members of the congregation, to remind them of an upcoming program, it can also be used to store the list of first time visitors whom you intend to follow up on, to periodically send them messages praying for them and also inviting them to a new program.

Finally the importance of a Ministry to build its own neatly crafted website/Church management system, is inexhaustible. There are just too many advantages for one article to take. So we’ll advice every church to make out a budget and plan, to take the gospel online as that is where people spend a lot of their time these days.

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Hello everyone, our post today will seek to highlight some of the challenges facing many fresh graduates and their possible solutions. First before we go deeper into this discussion, here something we must first consider; according to recent reports, over 1.8 million graduates are produced by our higher institutions every year.

These figures alone means that the labor market is actually suffering from over supply, as it will take years of consistent job creation across different sectors, for most of these unemployed graduates to be absolved into the system. Which leads us to another important question. Is the economical climate friendly for investors and businesses? Well, I’ll leave you to judge for yourselves, as another report also showed that about 3.3 million Nigerians became unemployed between December 2017 and September 2018, deteriorating to 20.9 million, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows.

That is never a sign of an economy that is doing well, whichever way you decide to look at it.
It also means that those who have jobs are not completely safe, and should also worry on how to develop themselves further, we’ll come back to this later.



Now to the main issue at hand. The main problem that bedevils many fresh graduates, is that they many at times think like a Bride on her wedding day, in other words, just like a bride, they think the world should revolve around them, after all it’s her day. The same mentality often times is found in first degree holders who are just entering the job market. They still live in their sometimes unrealistic imaginations. Many believe that having a First class or a 2.1 is more than enough to earn them their dream job, hence they don’t need to equip themselves further.

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Have you ever been to a job Interview? if yes, have you ever wondered why a company would advertise for just 20 positions and over 2000 people will apply, with sometimes over 400 of them having Masters Degree and other certificates to go with it. Well the answer is not far fetched, there are just too may unemployed and under-employed people out there.

Most employers as you must have learnt by now, work in a very tight and unfriendly business climate, which informs the reason why most insist on having people with 4-5 years of work experience. Many of them also prefer hiring people who can multi task, thus making it almost impossible for the fresh graduate out there especially those who are still suffering from “The beautiful Bride Syndrome”, to stand a chance of being hired.



Long story cut short, fresh graduates must understand that the world does not and will never revolve around their feet. They must also know that it’s a real battle out there and the only way to survive and triumph is to develop and improve their skill sets. They must understand that nobody owes you a job, and if must get one, you must convince your employer that you’re the best man for the job, and one sure way to achieve that is to take Professional certification courses relevant to your field. They must also try to equip themselves with IT skills like DIGITAL MARKETING
, Web Design/Development and Mobile Development etc. All these knowledge will never go out of fashion as we live in the “Internet Age”, where IT professionals are in very high demand, as a lot of things get automated and online sales is becoming increasingly bigger than anyone ever thought they would ever be.
It’s not all gloomy, there are loads of opportunities for even fresh graduates with no work experience out there. All you need do is that you must develop yourselves in other to be better positioned to grab any juicy opportunity that could come your way.
Finally, whether you’re a graduate or school cert holder, it doesn’t even matter if you have a great job. Always strive to have something doing on the side. Equip yourself with all the relevant skills and certifications needed to thrive in this fast changing world. And most importantly, BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE.



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Hello everyone, due to popular demand from our readers and followers, our post today will help to explain the process of starting and running a successful Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Nigeria. There are many kind hearted people who seek to reach out to poor people around them, while some others might want to stand for a cause that could help influence policies in their community, state or country. Whichever it is, you might need to form an NGO in other to be able to reach-out to the public.

First, i’d like you to know that there are many NGO’s that have come and gone without having any meaningful impact, or meeting any set goal or targets. Many of these initiatives died even before they fully kicked off, and for varying reasons, either due to lack of funding, poor publicity, lack of focus or sometimes a general lack of understanding on how to operate a successful NGO.

This post will help to highlight some important steps that anyone who intends to run an NGO must take in other to ensure that it is able to achieve the desired aims and objectives for which it was established. These steps only apply after you must have gone past the phase of conceptualizing what the organization is meant to represent and achieve, either in the short, medium or long term. You must have also been able to plan for your kick-off funds (which you can also call Take-off fund), more importantly you’ll also need to clearly outline your sources of funds to keep the organisation going, either wholly funded by you or it could also rely on donations from individuals and corporate institutions etc, which is what is mostly obtainable across the world.
Below are some key steps (not all, as we intend to keep this post short but educative)



REGISTRATION:
Before you can be allowed to operate any Non profit organization (NGO in Nigeria, you must be duly registered with the corporate affairs commission (CAC). This is to ensure that the government is made aware of your existence and more importantly your operations. At the time of registration, you must also be able to state clearly what the organization represents and what it intends to achieve, where it is located (office address) etc. There are other questions you’ll have to answer in the form you’ll be given, but there’s no need to worry as all you need is to employ the services of a lawyer, who will help guide you through this process.



GET A WEBSITE:

One of the biggest challenges NGO’s have is funding, and as such it becomes important that founders/initiators or directors of these organizations understand that no one will be willing to donate to your cause if you don’t appear real or serious. Whether be it in business or for non-profit, perception is key. if people have the impression that your organization is non-existent or maybe a dubious one, it will become very difficult for any corporate entity or individual to take you seriously. And one way of improving the look, perception and feel of your NGO, is to get a professionally designed website.

A website for an NGO can serve many purposes asides making you appear genuine, organised and vision driven. It can also serve as an avenue through which kind hearted individuals or institutions can donate money or at-least get informed of the activities of your organization, which could spur many to contribute in one way or the other.

Many companies partner with NGO’s when working on projects like, Women Empowerment Schemes, Youth Skills Acquisition Schemes and Poverty Alleviation Programs etc. But no company will be willing to give you a dime of their money if you don’t appear organised, at-least by having a website (online presence) through which they can see some of your past activities, your core mandate and other relevant information that can help them see if you’re worth partnering with or not.
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ORGANISE PRESS CONFERENCES:
Press releases and conferences are sure ways of raising awareness of your NGO, they help in telling people about some of the goals and objectives that your organisation is out to achieve. It is also a vital tool in reaching out to potential partners and donors who might be seeking to find a reputable NGO they can partner with for a project.
Often times owners of NGO’s don’t understand the importance of Press conferences for their organisation, and when they do, they don’t even know how to go about organizing one. As it often involves quite a number of key components, in other for it to be successful and have a lasting impact. As it also entails that you involve Social Media Influencers, Top Journalists and publicists.

We at NEW CONNECT have a vast network of all these key components stated above, we’ll help you plan your Press conference and ensure it achieves the much needed results which your organisation needs. We’ll invite Journalists from some of Nigeria’s most respected Print Media houses (Newspaper & Magazines), social media influencers and well refined publicists (Call or Whatsapp +234 808 970 0958).



CARRY PEOPLE ALONG:
This is one area where many organisations have failed consistently. It entails that you constantly give feed-backs to your Partners and donors. It is more vital because, it helps to build trusts with all the key stakeholders you work with. So as not to make it appear like you only come to them when you need funding or donations.
Not long ago, we were contracted to consult for an NGO owned by a religious body located in Lagos and Accra (Ghana), and after they had highlighted to us there struggles with raising funds. We realized that the major cause of their troubles, was due to the absence of feed-backs. They had no official means through which they can report some of the progress and milestones they had achieved with the funds people had donated before. Thus giving room for doubts to creep in, and after which nobody was interested in putting in more money.

So try to send your donors and partners progress reports either through E-mails, Social Media uploads or by organizing special events to appreciate them and highlight your activities for the year and how their resources have helped in achieving great feats.
You will see that alot of them will be more than willing to support your organization with more resources, as with the case of the NGO owned by the Religious body mentioned above who where able to increase their revenue base from donations, by over 300% within the space of 18 months.

In conclusion, operating an NGO is never an easy task, as it requires quite alot of resources and devotion to keep it alive, but if you work with the right set of people and ensure that you do all that is expected of you, it can really help you leave a lasting legacy behind.

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Long ago, the only way for one to watch a Tv channel, was basically to sit in front of a Tv set.
But times are changing with the emergence of new innovative technologies. Which is disrupting literally every sector, from banking to manufacturing, media production and transmission etc.
Though many people around the world still spend a decent amount of time in front of their Tv sets, a lot of people are moving towards contents they can easily access from their laptops and mobile devices on the go. With internet broadband penetration rapidly increasing in Nigeria (currently 33%, 2019) and sub-saharan Africa. The potentials in owning an online Tv channel even becomes a lot more promising than ever.



Have you also noticed that there are a number of them popping up every now and then? Which leaves you wondering, why? And the answer is simple. People still want to watch their favorite Tv shows or series. They also still want to watch great movies and of course, for the guys who don’t joke with football, they also search from how to stream matches from anywhere with ease. But in today’s world, people love to watch all these things from just about anywhere in the world, which is what the internet and great mobile devices, tooled with very sophisticated chips have made possible.
The traditional terrestrial (broadcasting) Tv channel (Like AIT, TVC and SILVERBIRD etc) are still great, but have their limitations, which stems from the fact that, they can only cover areas that they are licensed to operate in. Their transmission infrastructure can also only be able to cover a limited distance. Which is the reason why they also have a dedicated page on their websites through which people can stream live from almost anywhere in the world. For this kind of Project to be successful, you'll need a the services of Web design Company in Nigeria

Below are basic things you must put in place in setting up your own online Tv Channel.

Register with CAC: Just as with every regular business in Nigeria, you must register your business with CAC (Corporate affairs Commission). This is to ensure that you’re a legally recognized business entity operating in Nigeria. A lawyer can help guide you through this process. You’ll also need to get a few licences here and there from BON (Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria), but most clients we’ve worked with, usually begin operations without the BON certificates as they are currently not very strict with online TV channels, but as you move on, it is advised that you get all the necessary licences and certifications.





GET A STUDIO: This is a very vital part of your business, as you need a studio where you have some gadgets put in place, and are used to coordinate your streaming service. The good news is that you don’t need to buy the traditional transmission gadgets and infrastructures that the traditional Tv station is associated with.
You can start with a mini studio, that is, one with some primary hardwares and softwares that have made this model of business a possibility. There are a number of things that will be needed but can’t be listed here as there a few setups that are unique to our own strategy for setting up projects of this kind ( NEW CONNECT Call or Whatsapp +234 808 970 0958), Depending on your project size and most importantly budget, we know which strategy for studio setup best suits your project.





GET A WEB DEVELOPMENT TEAM: Now this is a little tricky, as not every web development firm is experienced in working on projects of this nature. As you know already, online Tv involves transmitting great content through the internet, and this also means that you will need to not just build a Web APP/mobile app, but they all have to be compatible with this type of project. There are 5 basic things your web developer will have to consider.

a. How to build the web App/Mobile app of your online Tv channel, in other for it to work seamlessly with your live streaming service across different devices.

b. A very reliable and powerful CDN provider (Content Distribution Network), which must work well with your setup in other to ensure that your HD videos (High definition) and content that you have secured, in other to transmit them to your growing list of audience/followers, are transmitted in the best possible quality and has the adaptable capacity to blend with devices with different screen sizes.

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d. You can also have special categories within your Web App/Mobile App that is reserved for paid content. Which means that you can also have premium content on your channel that people might need to either pay a one time fee or subscription to access. This is one sure way of increasing revenue, but first you must ensure that your paid content is worth paying for.

e. You web developer must be able to also design the platform in a manner that carefully separates your free content from the paid ones (IF YOU HAVE PREMIUM CONTENT). And also ensure that they integrate a very secure and robust payment Api, that would be able to process the payments seamlessly.



MARKETING: Yeah at this stage we assume that you’ve finished with the setting up of your Online Tv. Now just like every other product or service out there, you must also market your Tv station across every available social media or traditional media platform out there. No one will know you have great content if you don’t tell them about it. If you’ve bought the rights to show some episodes of a great Tv series which you know people would like to watch. You need to also reach out to them and tell them about the great line-up of programs that your Tv channel is offering.

So whether through facebook, instagram or traditional newspaper ads, ensure you keep telling people about your Online TV. Focusing more on the programs and series that you have in your line-up, because that’s the only thing that can lure and keep them coming back to your platform.

SECRET REVEALED: One smart way to quickly scale up and improve the amount of loyal following your Online Tv enjoys. Is to smartly target Nigerians in the diaspora. They have very cheap/affordable internet service over there, but are starved of great Nigerian content which is steadily becoming the choice content for everyone.
Though this is a little tricky, but we’ll guide you through when you hire us as your contractor, in setting up your online Tv from the scratch. We’re experienced and have great customer support, We are NEW CONNECT.
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