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Your passengers will also be happy for the relief from arbitrary transport fare especially when it's raining, during festives period or when you need to make up your purchase repayments!

Good One
Congrats

In life there is no one that can't move from point 0 to 1 except the person is not willing to

So life has phases
We need to move in those phases
I have seen a gateman become big agent selling houses and renting apartments

We need to be focused in whatever we do

[quote author=Sonnobax15
Congratulations. God is faithful.
However, I have some piece of advice on safety precautions in your line of business.
Cooking gas is highly inflammable.
Please, don't allow your customers to receive or make call in the enclosure or shop where you are selling. Anyone that needs to make or receive calls should go outside to do so.
Secondly, for the phone recharge unit, get a tag for issuing to customers for identification of each phone owner. Place the number at the back of the phone while the owner goes with the tally number. The tally number is what the owner will present before collection when ever they come back..
Happy selling and all the best.

fatosky1:
[quote author=Sonnobax15
Congratulations. God is faithful.
However, I have some piece of advice on safety precautions in your line of business.
Cooking gas is highly inflammable.
Please, don't allow your customers to receive or make call in the enclosure or shop where you are selling. Anyone that needs to make or receive calls should go outside to do so.
Secondly, for the phone recharge unit, get a tag for issuing to customers for identification of each phone owner. Place the number at the back of the phone while the owner goes with the tally number. The tally number is what the owner will present before collection when ever they come back..
Happy selling and all the best.

. Thank you sir for your advice....I really appreciate 🙏🙏

Congratulations and thank God for you.
But I don't know if I am delving into your matter too much. Since you let us know about your starting and ending keke business. Don't you think you should also let us know about the new business, who knows if you can get patronage from some of us here. But if you don't want to reveal it, no probs. It's your private call. Thank you

Blakjewelry:
The money use to buy gen could almost setup small solar if you know the way.

Even though I don't like the way you describe moving on to other business, there is dignity in labour, and drivers are just as normal and okay so other people too.

Hello, I bought a small inverter at around 250k. And can last for more than 12 hours. It requires small solar setup to charge or normal electricity to charge it.

You can look in that direction if u can.

Congratulations bro. More blessings ahead

Sonnobax15:
. Na generator oh bro........na small small I go upgrade enter solar ..

if only you made your research well, you shouldn't have gotten generator. A power station ordinarily should be your solution. Anyways, save up for it and see yourself making massive returns from phone charging.

Mandate1:
if only you made your research well, you shouldn't have gotten generator. A power station ordinarily should be your solution. Anyways, save up for it and see yourself making massive returns from phone charging.

. Thank you bro....

How do the power station function please?

Congratulations dear

The job is not just demeaning but the entire system is just hostile to you, wth many dangers and temptations. Every morning you wake not knowing whether you will fall victim to government taskforce, agbero, police or even passengers. After dealing with all these, your vehicle will now deal with you by presenting one or two problems in addition to the already existing challenges.

helinues:
Congratulations bro. More blessings ahead

. Thanks so much boss....I appreciate 🙏

Holluwhakemmy:
Congratulations dear

. Thank you 🙏

ispreloaded:
I disagree guy.... It looks like u don't have maintenance culture.... Every damn u make from the Keke ,u should have a fixed percentage for repair.... Then how u handle the Keke also matters ...

maybe. He doesn't,
I just bought a new tricycle 3.5m and gave the old one I bought for 1.7m as in new, but I used it for almost 2yrs, for 2.5m.

[Gas refill and phone charging in same place or different shops?

Picture of you when you start riding and when you stop because optician, neurologist, epidemiologist, pastor and occultist want see something.

Sonnobax15:
. Gas refill, charging of phones and selling of phone accessories....+ Selling of Cold drinks....

Anyways,thanks boss...I sincerely appreciate 🙏

Add this in the main post. The whole write-up is naked without it. Cos it just seemed like you lost and gave up on the transport business despite all your efforts.
P.S: Congratulations on this gas/phone charging business. It's the koko now.

Sonnobax15:
Na only me wan run my business bro.......I kukuma get trust issues before . So, I go just use this opportunity take confirm am

Anyways,thank you for the advice bro...I appreciate 🙏

Only you?

You just start...wait small ... Few months body go begin tell you

You cannot sit down all day in one place as a man in that kind of business

Congratulations.

How viable is the Keke business generally?

Sonnobax15:
. Gas refill, charging of phones and selling of phone accessories....+ Selling of Cold drinks....

Anyways,thanks boss...I sincerely appreciate 🙏

Chaiii this man. I don dey follow your update no be today, small thing remain u almost gingered me to do keke work, but I no come later go that way

Pls add it with POS business and thank me later.

Also, do not rush to employ any helping hand yet, groom the business yourself first

Wish you luck.

Should you have any question as regards to how to start pos business, I am available for that on WhatsApp.

Your story will make no sense until you tell us who you are today.

Sonnobax15:
Good day my fellow Nairalanders......Happy new week and I hope y'all are having a great day? .......

Well, lemme start this thread by thanking every Nairalander out there who stood by me and believed in my hustle right from the beginning . Mehnn, It was indeed full of memories upon memories but I think it won't be a nice idea to finally hang my boots out of the Keke hustle without telling you guys how it has been all these years...

Honestly, there were good days, as well as bad days and there were equally days I wished I didn't start it all, but all thanks to y'all for your words of encouragement .........

3 years+ it has been since I got my first Keke via a higher purchase.....Glory be to God almighty that I was able to pay back every dime which was attached to it and it actually became mine...... unfortunately, last year, I sold it off due to numerous engine problems . And the sad part was when I got into series of troubles after going for another one . From police cases to other problems but thank God I was able to scale through all of them at last....

Fast forward to early this year, God did blessed me and I was lucky enough to buy another one, but this time around a second hand keke.......Besides that, I was able to start up a side hustle....

But now, I think I'm indeed fed up with the transportation life . Fed up with the lots of fights from agberos......And I'm so fed up engaging with different task force parading themselves as government officials....And also fed up with passengers who find pleasure in hawking their anger issues, looking for who to channel their frustrations in life on ....infact, I've sold the Keke and I just want to put all my resources and effort into my business......

So , I just want y'all to stop seeing me as the Nairaland resident Keke rider as from henceforth cuz God has uplifted me above that .......

Mods. Please you guys should help me push this thread of mine to the promised land so that every Nairalander who insulted me in the past should know how their insults and disbelief pushed me into becoming who I'm becoming today .....

I love this story not because it's the best situation or circumstances but because it shows the power of good decisions and daily progress and perseverance.

Don't not despise the days of small beginning the bible says. Keep being legit and making right and high quality decisions and u will get there.

However my most Important Observation was how well u write and tell ur story with sound articulation. I don't know if u speak as well as u write cos it can vary widely but I acknowledge ur sound command of English and literary writing.

Now I wonder how does someone who writes and thinks this well end up driving keke? Many things can be involved or factors I know but thank God ure making the right calls and making measurable progress. Bless u.

This is one of my biggest prayer point in Life.

I pray nothing ever take me close to this business either as owner or rider again in my lifetime and the next. Even if any entity be it person or organization gift me Commercial Vehicles, I will sell All instantly.

I have experienced all the Menaces, Hazards & Unforseen Circumstances of this Hustle in the past. It's not worth it at all for anyone who Value his/her Mental & Physical Health.

Anything NURTW related to "Physically On The Roads" count me out. It's still better if one is working in their offices because the kind of "Cursed Levies" they are packing home everyday no be here.

Congrats buddy . Am soon joining you in quiting transportation business . God thee & conquer.

Godsonkemz:
The job is not just demeaning but the entire system is just hostile to you, wth many dangers and temptations. Every morning you wake not knowing whether you will fall victim to government taskforce, agbero, police or even passengers. After dealing with all these, your vehicle will now deal with you by presenting one or two problems in addition to the already existing challenges.

I feel he doesn't still know his way around the hustle. If you know your way as a transporter, it will get to a level that Police, Lastma and Agbero will be your friend. I don't encourage bribing, but that's what goes down in the street.
I have been doing keke work for the past 11 years now and I can categorically tell you that police and Lastma don't disturb me at all. The worse they can ever do is to ask for "card money"

For maintenance, a lot of Nigerians need to understand that anything that gives you money will also require part of it at a point. Some people don't service their keke monthly, some don't add grease to axles and all. All these maintenance patterns are what people don't pay attention to and they are always quick to complain about keke developing faults at intervals

Congratulations bro.........When I saw the thread is all about upgrade from Keke business to something else, I know It must be you....


More wins.........Less Bannies

Congratulations.

Obnoxious2001:
Migwo boss.
Business is lucrative most especially the phone charging.

I presently have a colleague running the business around agbaroh side, very lucrative he claims he generated around 40k averagely.

You are sited.

I been wan drop suggestions around your Keke but it's not available anymore

Please drop the suggestions abeg. Some of us are still on the path of the OP after reading and following his thread for a while now. Please help with your suggestions and advice. Thanks in advance.

Chinif:
maybe. He doesn't,
I just bought a new tricycle 3.5m and gave the old one I bought for 1.7m as in new, but I used it for almost 2yrs, for 2.5m.

You sold the old one for 2.5?

Sonnobax15:
Good day my fellow Nairalanders......Happy new week and I hope y'all are having a great day? .......

Well, lemme start this thread by thanking every Nairalander out there who stood by me and believed in my hustle right from the beginning . Mehnn, It was indeed full of memories upon memories but I think it won't be a nice idea to finally hang my boots out of the Keke hustle without telling you guys how it has been all these years...

Honestly, there were good days, as well as bad days and there were equally days I wished I didn't start it all, but all thanks to y'all for your words of encouragement .........

3 years+ it has been since I got my first Keke via a higher purchase.....Glory be to God almighty that I was able to pay back every dime which was attached to it and it actually became mine...... unfortunately, last year, I sold it off due to numerous engine problems . And the sad part was when I got into series of troubles after going for another one . From police cases to other problems but thank God I was able to scale through all of them at last....

Fast forward to early this year, God did blessed me and I was lucky enough to buy another one, but this time around a second hand keke.......Besides that, I was able to start up a side hustle....

But now, I think I'm indeed fed up with the transportation life . Fed up with the lots of fights from agberos......And I'm so fed up engaging with different task force parading themselves as government officials....And also fed up with passengers who find pleasure in hawking their anger issues, looking for who to channel their frustrations in life on ....infact, I've sold the Keke and I just want to put all my resources and effort into my business......

So , I just want y'all to stop seeing me as the Nairaland resident Keke rider as from henceforth cuz God has uplifted me above that .......

Mods. Please you guys should help me push this thread of mine to the promised land so that every Nairalander who insulted me in the past should know how their insults and disbelief pushed me into becoming who I'm becoming today .....

Congratulations, you should have also use opportunity to state the business you are into, so that people who are around there can always patronise you and if ots something you can send across interstate, people will also want to patronise you...

Congratulations bro, nah to go marry your bannie remain so...


Modified:

I've seen your new business, I wish you success 🙌

Emma09:
Congratulations to you Boss. More uplifting IJN. Well, me na Korope I dey take Hustle o. Na only Night sha. No too much Agbero wahala, No LATSMA/VIO issues, na only police wey I dey settle for road. Me I go still continue am sha. Me sef dey plan to get more side hustle aside Korope alone. The difference be say I no be full time driver. God bless you going forward.

Please I want to ask a lot of questions about Korope

Please I want to know if I will get responde