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Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Dscop: 4:31pm On Jul 26, 2022
VeryWickedMan:



I can teach her

I will hold her hands from behind and guide her. I will make sure my hands graze her boobs then mutter an apology and continue the lecture. She will learn fast.


 For a clown that sleeps with prostitutes, shouldn't you be more worried about your next HIV result?

 You're a joke on nairaland, no future, jobless and fronting on emptiness.

3 American visa application reject, why not try North Korea.

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Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Dscop: 4:34pm On Jul 26, 2022
VeryWickedMan:


I need money.
Besides, they earn above many of their local peers.


 For a clown that sleeps with prostitutes, shouldn't you be more worried about your next HIV result?

 You're a joke on nairaland, no future, jobless and fronting on emptiness.

3 American visa application reject, why not try North Korea.

Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by anslemarinze52(m): 4:38pm On Jul 26, 2022
chatinent:
I go use pidgin. No vex.

True true, time go reach when administrative work go disappear unto say AI go take over. The takeover is already in place.

Tech is the future.

And e dey easy to learn now because na the basics. Soon, it will be expensive because of the demands.

But what I think?
It will always look difficult if we keep calling it technology. Technology is actually that skill everyone has. My dummy thoughts tho.

Did a voice over as an amateur for an Indian couple and they were wanting more. And I am like..with this my yeye voice? Hehe.

Tried virtual assistance..with a faster speed rate of delivering 10k words in a day. Employer asked how I did it. I no tell am. That's my secret...pay me.

Opened a website for a man running a candy shop in 20minutes, designed and functional. Dude was all surprised. First guy charged him $4000 for 3 weeks. I charged $2k for few minutes. You can guess the rest. No bi say I sabi pass the first person, no. But I only learn things with AI these days...it just makes works easier.

For instance, there's a tool to do everything you do in an office for a week in minutes. What's really the need visiting? You snap the paper, it converts to Word. It computes..provides options for charts and many more. Then why do humans suffer?

So I used to draw when I was lil. Like I draw well. But later, I found one tool where you put the original picture and it paints it like hand drawn. What I do, I freelanced with it. You can hardly tell... My secret? Simple tool! Faster delivery!


Everybody has a skill. Try doing the lil graphic design you know...it's money.

Even if na only pidgin you sabi translate to, visit sites and offer to translate their webpages to Nigerian pidgin. They may not pay you at first...yeah, work as an intern. They will add you to translation team. Na CV bi that for next paying jobs.

I'm proud to say I am a contributor and developer at Google. Oya ask me what I did. Na just to do survey and review. Offered to translate too. grin No bi say I kuma do anything self. But that batch that year, I was enlisted as a contributor. But you needed to see how I boosted with “Developer at Google” during my Fiverr days.

Same with Wikipedia. I helped edited some profile. My name enter team from Nigeria that year. grin It was in my freelance CV, trust me.

I'm sorry but I like money... genuine money tho.

Just do it right and yes, boast about it in your CV.

Everyone has a skill.

I know of a dude online who says he has no skill..but he sends potatoes as love notes to emotionally depressed folks. Dude is a freaking millionaire.


I believe every skill is technical. You just need to know to apply it to meet the audience.


So many ways to make money..but it requires consistency.


Did I forget? I think the analogue age hasn't really passed so far we remain a developing country.

So cashing out it easy until tomorrow.

I no dey too do webinar again..cos I have personal businesses to manage...pay me N100k make I dedicate one week put skill into you. Trust me, e no go affect your normal jobs.

No caps.

Boss no chop all the idea alone na...do little tutorials for we young guys.
Pls
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by folake4u(f): 4:50pm On Jul 26, 2022
Iretii0511:


Lol. Perhaps you didn’t get the right roadmap, motivation and mentoring. It’s funny when smart people like you guys try to exaggerate the difficulty of tech.

Boya, the thing nor easy abeg. undecided
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by AgentGoat: 5:21pm On Jul 26, 2022
chatinent:


Anyone the person can pay.



How much?
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by twosquare(m): 5:25pm On Jul 26, 2022
Yea, some remote work needs a work permit...companies are afraid of penalties and fines, so they outsource the job recruitment to HR companies that can handle the paperwork/tax side. However, some don't know they won't be penalised if the work is given as a "contract" job and not the usual work with benefits.
pocohantas:


Thanks for this. Now I understand the question “Are you licensed to work in USA?” cheesy
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by WhatCanIsay(m): 5:26pm On Jul 26, 2022
pocohantas:
I saw THIS THREAD on the frontpage and I must say the points there were very educational.






I know someone that has a house, a driver and feeding his family comfortably in Abuja without ever leaving his gate. He knows nothing of programming. He is into writing of contents, plus other online works...

I work from home, same with my younger bro, we know nothing of programming.

Personally, I'm into language specific works. If your have some skills in specialised fields, market yourself on LinkedIn. It might take time but when it starts coming, it drops continuously.

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Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Iyeeshaar(f): 5:32pm On Jul 26, 2022
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Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by chatinent: 5:54pm On Jul 26, 2022
AgentGoat:




How much?

N100K.

Not your regular type seen online.

I'll guide you to getting your first client.

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Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Trajan(m): 6:07pm On Jul 26, 2022
So, can your AI tool work for a Business Analyst?

chatinent:
I go use pidgin. No vex.

True true, time go reach when administrative work go disappear unto say AI go take over. The takeover is already in place.

Tech is the future.

And e dey easy to learn now because na the basics. Soon, it will be expensive because of the demands.

But what I think?
It will always look difficult if we keep calling it technology. Technology is actually that skill everyone has. My dummy thoughts tho.

Did a voice over as an amateur for an Indian couple and they were wanting more. And I am like..with this my yeye voice? Hehe.

Tried virtual assistance..with a faster speed rate of delivering 10k words in a day. Employer asked how I did it. I no tell am. That's my secret...pay me.

Opened a website for a man running a candy shop in 20minutes, designed and functional. Dude was all surprised. First guy charged him $4000 for 3 weeks. I charged $2k for few minutes. You can guess the rest. No bi say I sabi pass the first person, no. But I only learn things with AI these days...it just makes works easier.

For instance, there's a tool to do everything you do in an office for a week in minutes. What's really the need visiting? You snap the paper, it converts to Word. It computes..provides options for charts and many more. Then why do humans suffer?

So I used to draw when I was lil. Like I draw well. But later, I found one tool where you put the original picture and it paints it like hand drawn. What I do, I freelanced with it. You can hardly tell... My secret? Simple tool! Faster delivery!


Everybody has a skill. Try doing the lil graphic design you know...it's money.

Even if na only pidgin you sabi translate to, visit sites and offer to translate their webpages to Nigerian pidgin. They may not pay you at first...yeah, work as an intern. They will add you to translation team. Na CV bi that for next paying jobs.

I'm proud to say I am a contributor and developer at Google. Oya ask me what I did. Na just to do survey and review. Offered to translate too. grin No bi say I kuma do anything self. But that batch that year, I was enlisted as a contributor. But you needed to see how I boosted with “Developer at Google” during my Fiverr days.

Same with Wikipedia. I helped edited some profile. My name enter team from Nigeria that year. grin It was in my freelance CV, trust me.

I'm sorry but I like money... genuine money tho.

Just do it right and yes, boast about it in your CV.

Everyone has a skill.

I know of a dude online who says he has no skill..but he sends potatoes as love notes to emotionally depressed folks. Dude is a freaking millionaire.


I believe every skill is technical. You just need to know to apply it to meet the audience.


So many ways to make money..but it requires consistency.


Did I forget? I think the analogue age hasn't really passed so far we remain a developing country.

So cashing out it easy until tomorrow.

I no dey too do webinar again..cos I have personal businesses to manage...pay me N100k make I dedicate one week put skill into you. Trust me, e no go affect your normal jobs.

No caps.
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Zulu2022: 6:19pm On Jul 26, 2022
chatinent:


N100K.

Not your regular type seen online.

I'll guide you to getting your first client.
shebi some ppl de complain u give Dem ebook Liv Dem behind, dis ur update weak me
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by kaywhy09(m): 6:24pm On Jul 26, 2022
VeryWickedMan:
There are many non-tech remote jobs like customer care reps, sales executives, product managers/owners, software testers etc.

Any of such at your disposal? Please slot me in. I don't mind your very wickedness.
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by UyaiIncomparabl(f): 6:25pm On Jul 26, 2022
Nice thread.

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Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by UyaiIncomparabl(f): 6:43pm On Jul 26, 2022
LienwaltAbel:

grin how many years do you plan on wasting?

Is that a waste of time skill?
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by jesmond3945: 6:44pm On Jul 26, 2022
DrLevi:

That's if tech is being applied to other fields.

From what I'm seeing, almost everyone is a web developer
outside Africa tech runs everything. Even ordinary mama put in Europe you must book ahead to eat.
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by karkinase(m): 6:49pm On Jul 26, 2022
Truth234:
pocohantas as a non-tech remote worker with a U.S. company, there are a lot of non-tech roles. However, what I found is they are also technical if you want to earn good pay.

I am a financial/economic analyst with a U.S.-based investment company. In fact, they increased my pay just a month into the job. It shows they value and need real talents.
I’m interested in this..
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Jacku: 6:50pm On Jul 26, 2022
tensazangetsu20:
There's a lot. You could be a Salesforce admin. You could do marketing automation with tools like Salesforce marketing cloud or pardot. Their certifications are very highly valued. An entry level job in those fields will pay you more than even some senior devs in Nigeria sef and there's so much demand out there's it's so crazy. Research on tech platforms and no code tools there's always an administrative side to it which absolutely no programmer wants to use and touch and get good at those administrative tasks. Get insanely good and extremely dangerous and watch your fortunes change.
bit salea force is a paid tool yeah? I'm into marketing and I'm looking for tools to automate most of my work especially heading a marketing unit where I have mostly rookies working with me
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Jacku: 6:55pm On Jul 26, 2022
chatinent:
I go use pidgin. No vex.

True true, time go reach when administrative work go disappear unto say AI go take over. The takeover is already in place.

Tech is the future.

And e dey easy to learn now because na the basics. Soon, it will be expensive because of the demands.

But what I think?
It will always look difficult if we keep calling it technology. Technology is actually that skill everyone has. My dummy thoughts tho.

Did a voice over as an amateur for an Indian couple and they were wanting more. And I am like..with this my yeye voice? Hehe.

Tried virtual assistance..with a faster speed rate of delivering 10k words in a day. Employer asked how I did it. I no tell am. That's my secret...pay me.

Opened a website for a man running a candy shop in 20minutes, designed and functional. Dude was all surprised. First guy charged him $4000 for 3 weeks. I charged $2k for few minutes. You can guess the rest. No bi say I sabi pass the first person, no. But I only learn things with AI these days...it just makes works easier.

For instance, there's a tool to do everything you do in an office for a week in minutes. What's really the need visiting? You snap the paper, it converts to Word. It computes..provides options for charts and many more. Then why do humans suffer?

So I used to draw when I was lil. Like I draw well. But later, I found one tool where you put the original picture and it paints it like hand drawn. What I do, I freelanced with it. You can hardly tell... My secret? Simple tool! Faster delivery!


Everybody has a skill. Try doing the lil graphic design you know...it's money.

Even if na only pidgin you sabi translate to, visit sites and offer to translate their webpages to Nigerian pidgin. They may not pay you at first...yeah, work as an intern. They will add you to translation team. Na CV bi that for next paying jobs.

I'm proud to say I am a contributor and developer at Google. Oya ask me what I did. Na just to do survey and review. Offered to translate too. grin No bi say I kuma do anything self. But that batch that year, I was enlisted as a contributor. But you needed to see how I boosted with “Developer at Google” during my Fiverr days.

Same with Wikipedia. I helped edited some profile. My name enter team from Nigeria that year. grin It was in my freelance CV, trust me.

I'm sorry but I like money... genuine money tho.

Just do it right and yes, boast about it in your CV.

Everyone has a skill.

I know of a dude online who says he has no skill..but he sends potatoes as love notes to emotionally depressed folks. Dude is a freaking millionaire.


I believe every skill is technical. You just need to know to apply it to meet the audience.


So many ways to make money..but it requires consistency.


Did I forget? I think the analogue age hasn't really passed so far we remain a developing country.

So cashing out it easy until tomorrow.

I no dey too do webinar again..cos I have personal businesses to manage...pay me N100k make I dedicate one week put skill into you. Trust me, e no go affect your normal jobs.

No caps.
I like you. Baba, mention some of these tools na make me sef follow you see bread
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by chatinent: 7:13pm On Jul 26, 2022
Zulu2022:
shebi some ppl de complain u give Dem ebook Liv Dem behind, dis ur update weak me

I don't give ebooks. I have never given anyone any ebooks. I teach myself.
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by chatinent: 7:14pm On Jul 26, 2022
Trajan:
So, can your AI tool work for a Business Analyst?


Bring it on chief.

Seeing is believing.
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Iretii0511(m): 7:16pm On Jul 26, 2022
pocohantas:


Do you know these roles please?



Me ke? Say person sabi type English no mean say e get sense o. It may not be no difficult, but interest plays a key role. The interest is not there to start sef.


Herein lies the key. Not the inability but the interest.
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by LogicBomb8: 7:46pm On Jul 26, 2022
pocohantas:




I am not in tech and I have netted way more than that in a month. So which one is I better learn tech? I won’t learn it even at gunpoint. They can’t pressure me.
poco show us the way la lolz
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by skopiex(m): 8:21pm On Jul 26, 2022
Please, how can we search for those listed jobs online?
Thanks.
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by sript: 8:53pm On Jul 26, 2022
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Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by abpotato: 8:54pm On Jul 26, 2022
[quote author=chatinent post=115091180]I go use pidgin. No vex.

True true, time go reach when administrative work go disappear unto say AI go take over. The takeover is already in place.

Tech is the future.

And e dey easy to learn now because na the basics. Soon, it will be expensive because of the demands.

But what I think?
It will always look difficult if we keep calling it technology. Technology is actually that skill everyone has. My dummy thoughts tho.

Did a voice over as an amateur for an Indian couple and they were wanting more. And I am like..with this my yeye voice? Hehe.

Tried virtual assistance..with a faster speed rate of delivering 10k words in a day. Employer asked how I did it. I no tell am. That's my secret...pay me.

Opened a website for a man running a candy shop in 20minutes, designed and functional. Dude was all surprised. First guy charged him $4000 for 3 weeks. I charged $2k for few minutes. You can guess the rest. No bi say I sabi pass the first person, no. But I only learn things with AI these days...it just makes works easier.

For instance, there's a tool to do everything you do in an office for a week in minutes. What's really the need visiting? You snap the paper, it converts to Word. It computes..provides options for charts and many more. Then why do humans suffer?

So I used to draw when I was lil. Like I draw well. But later, I found one tool where you put the original picture and it paints it like hand drawn. What I do, I freelanced with it. You can hardly tell... My secret? Simple tool! Faster delivery!


Everybody has a skill. Try doing the lil graphic design you know...it's money.

Even if na only pidgin you sabi translate to, visit sites and offer to translate their webpages to Nigerian pidgin. They may not pay you at first...yeah, work as an intern. They will add you to translation team. Na CV bi that for next paying jobs.

I'm proud to say I am a contributor and developer at Google. Oya ask me what I did. Na just to do survey and review. Offered to translate too. grin No bi say I kuma do anything self. But that batch that year, I was enlisted as a contributor. But you needed to see how I boosted with “Developer at Google” during my Fiverr days.

Same with Wikipedia. I helped edited some profile. My name enter team from Nigeria that year. grin It was in my freelance CV, trust me.

I'm sorry but I like money... genuine money tho.

Just do it right and yes, boast about it in your CV.

Everyone has a skill.

I know of a dude online who says he has no skill..but he sends potatoes as love notes to emotionally depressed folks. Dude is a freaking millionaire.


I believe every skill is technical. You just need to know to apply it to meet the audience.


So many ways to make money..but it requires consistency.


Did I forget? I think the analogue age hasn't really passed so far we remain a developing country.

So cashing out it easy until tomorrow.

I no dey too do webinar again..cos I have personal businesses to manage...pay me N100k make I dedicate one week put skill into you. Trust me, e no go affect your normal jobs.

No caps.
Oga help your brother I go thank you and drop kola. Send me mail with your number included please
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by bukas15(m): 8:54pm On Jul 26, 2022
Dharmie02:



Thank you so much. I am a stay at home mum and I work remotely as a customer support for a business in Nigeria. I totally love the remote idea,the pay and I'm not coding(Lol). I recently ,I came across Sales force admin and I have been thinking lately to enrol for it. Thank you for mentioning this.
please ma would you mind giving me guidelines on how to go about the Salesforce course. Thanks as I await your response
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by sript: 8:59pm On Jul 26, 2022
Dharmie02:



Thank you so much. I am a stay at home mum and I work remotely as a customer support for a business in Nigeria. I totally love the remote idea,the pay and I'm not coding(Lol). I recently ,I came across Sales force admin and I have been thinking lately to enrol for it. Thank you for mentioning this.

Biko how can I become a customer support...help pls cry

The struggle is against poverty...
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by Acidosis(m): 9:00pm On Jul 26, 2022
CSTRR:
The vacancies are so much that some engineers are getting 20 job invitations in a week.

None of those vacancies have a monthly salary of less than N500,000.

The essence of this thread...

You don't have to be in tech to earn this and even more.

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Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by dreamxhaser: 9:02pm On Jul 26, 2022
johnpablo541:
Remote working is bae, but the first few months are usually the hardest. I was almost frustrated after my first three months before I finally landed a gig.

But it gets easy with time, because clients would have seen that you have completed a lot of jobs and that puts you ahead of those with new profiles.

I believe there is more competition now than in 2021.

One advise is do not stick to one platform, I make use Upwork and Fiverr, but I prefer Upwork, but I seemed to have performed better on Fiverr this month than on Upwork.

I am planning on switching over from writing to Tech probably next year. A friend of mine is making a kill as a Sharepoint Administrator.



Attached is my earnings for July on Fiverr, I know it isn't much but it would motivate someone.

You can learn Copywriting from Venzal's thread, you don't need anyone to teach you. Just read everything on his thread on Email Copywriting.

Bro how do you maintain a stable ranking of your gig on fiverr,. Mine fluctuates alot
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by LienwaltAbel(m): 9:05pm On Jul 26, 2022
UyaiIncomparabl:


Is that a waste of time skill?
It's not. I worded it wrongly, sorry for that. But UI/UX isn't easy to learn. After learning HTML and JavaScript (both of which are easy), you'd have to learn CSS which is extremely hard to tackle. Books (even the prestigious for dummies) fail to go deep into CSS because it's extremely tricky, one thing may work on one browser and fail completely on another.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, UI/UX designers also design interfaces for phone apps and desktop apps, another beast on its own. It's not easy at all, and what's even more annoying is that there are too many people in that field who would be better than you, so you'll feel intimidated most of the time
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by anayolity: 9:45pm On Jul 26, 2022
LienwaltAbel:

It's not. I worded it wrongly, sorry for that. But UI/UX isn't easy to learn. After learning HTML and JavaScript (both of which are easy), you'd have to learn CSS which is extremely hard to tackle. Books (even the prestigious for dummies) fail to go deep into CSS because it's extremely tricky, one thing may work on one browser and fail completely on another.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, UI/UX designers also design interfaces for phone apps and desktop apps, another beast on its own. It's not easy at all, and what's even more annoying is that there are too many people in that field who would be better than you, so you'll feel intimidated most of the time

Baba Js easy?? undecided

Where Una dey learn Una own from sef cry
Re: Remote Work: Any Hope For Non-Tech Nigerians? by LienwaltAbel(m): 9:49pm On Jul 26, 2022
anayolity:


Baba Js easy?? undecided

Where Una dey learn Una own from sef cry
For UI building it isn't hard. I enjoyed it back in the day. But maybe it was easy because I had a tight knowledge of C, and C++ at the time.

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