If you are quite creative there’s a higher possibility of not being business minded. Business mindedness is not about putting a price tag to everything, no, that would hurt you in the long run. It is rather telling yourself why and when you deserve to be paid for your services.

This is really tough for young entrepreneurs, especially when the big shots are giving some of these services free. But that’s why you cannot afford to be quiet today. First you must understand that your talent is meant to be shared AND sold.

The reason for this this post is because, we tend to do more of the former and soon we are frustrated.

It is great to give free services to get credibility, and then grow from each experience with a client. You may wait forever if you think someone will one day remember you are talented and give you huge amount to start big. A lot of people enjoy free and cheap services, so, know when to charge for adding value.

How do you know you have added value?

If what you have created has the potential to be of any kind of benefit to the recipient – even if it is the enjoyment of seeing it hang on the wall, then there can be a fair exchange “certificates of appreciation” for it. Dan Miller

If you grew up timid like me, you tend to take your skills for granted. You are probably grateful for opportunities to help, then you continue to help and help and help. Like writing a letter for someone, creating headlines, taglines, painting, wood work and more. It’s your fault that people do not pay you when you expect them to.

The Way Forward For Creative People

Yes, it is good to be of help but know when to grow. Don’t let anyone take advantage of you. The skill you are devaluing could be the breakthrough, strength or the resource you’ve been waiting for. It’s not wrong to earn from working for people you know. The truth is that if they value your skills, they will pay so create a friends and family discount instead.

The One Reason To Charge For Your Creative Services

There’s nothing wrong with deciding what’s right or fair and asking to be paid. A friend got a property deal for another house agent friend worth millions. The house agent got 5% from the deal and only took him out for a drink. If you can’t find a good reason to charge, I will give you one, “charge for your time”.

Don’t allow others sabotage your work, your skills and talent are of great value to more people than you can imagine.

It is time to stop devaluing you talents and gifts, go out there and expand your horizons with your creativity. Grow these skills and talent and earn from them to stay motivated.

Be Proud Of What You Have

Yes, I am a tailor, a photographer, a blogger, sales person, well, you may not have heard about me but you will and very soon. Even if you are “gainfully employed” you could speak at events, train others, on what you do at the office, consult for others. There so many ways to increase your earning with your skills.

Move From Amateur To A professional

If you want to be valued don’t remain on the same level, you can’t say you are creative and not make changes. There has to be an indication that you are making progress. Stop struggling with charging for your work. If you work for hours and receive no pay you will stop working. Your talents, skills, creativity should make a way for you, find a place to share and sell them.
Source: http://www.myjobberplus.com/2015/why-most-creative-people-earn-little-in-nigeria/

If you really need to make more money it is time to start working on how to get your customers or employers pay more willingly? In a country where retrenchment of workers has become the order of the day you wonder if this possible.

Successful entrepreneurs and human resource managers say, "It is a huge mistake to under-price your products or services to get a job or customers attention because sometimes, a lower price means no value.

I am sure at some point in your life or even now you had budgeted for one product or service. Most times we all know how much we are willing to pay for a product. At some point you may have stopped by or tried window shopping for something but got stuck. That’s what you gain when you succeed in making your prospects curious.

The customer wants to know what it is about you, why you think you are good. So he goes, Let’s check this guy out.

Here's what makes you more money from your customers

Create a top-notch experience
The response you want to receive from your prospect is, "I see or no wonder". Your business as an entrepreneur, applicant, web site designer, programmer or freelancer is to make your prospect see. Research and find what’s necessary in your field today, don’t just know a little about it, own it.

You have to package a top-notch experience with your solution. It is possible to make more money now because, no service or product is created with everyone in mind.

Become a good sales person
This is one of things most successful people are good at, sales. Surprisingly it is difficult to hear someone say, 'I am a salesperson. If you want to make more money, identify a need, launch a solution and sell it. Your major challenge will be to make sure your product or service meet that particular need.

Add more products or services they would need
There are people who would rather buy two than buy one. They just can't help it, they are the people who have budgets. They need to control their spending so they fake a budget. If you are a sales expert why not add training to your skills? That's two packages in one, who would say no to that?

The most difficult money to get from a customer is the first pay, the second comes from easy. It's simple, " what else would someone buying a T-shirt or Waist-band need? After creating a logo for a client, what other service can I easily sell to him?

Be sure of yourself
When you know the cost of production and your content, it would be difficult to put your price too low. You can't be someone else for too long, so don’t suffocate your dreams. The result of business is profit, so don't pretend about that because if there is no profit passion may die.

To one person a service may be worth nothing but to another it is worth a lot.

Customers worry less about price when they find the solution to their problems. If I take a book and ask 5 people what it is worth, I’m going to get at least 3 different answers. People don’t buy price they buy whatever that book will help them solve, learn, achieve or receive.

snooker player aiming, showing how you aim right to make more money

There are always people willing to pay more for your products or services daily. Sell the solution that’s what people buy. If you are worried there are no jobs and you can’t create one please quit worrying.

Don’t worry about anything you can’t fix. Worry about the solution you are packaging so you can be a great resource to others.

Questions to help you position yourself for earning

1. What do you want this for?

2. why do you want it?

3. Why today?

Become the buyer of your service first then answer the why questions. Make sure you are meeting a need well.
Then, ask yourself, what a website is for? Answering this question will put you in your customers shoes. Then you will be able to design and develop a service that would meet the standard of every good website.

Why does he need me today? That oil servicing firm, why did they choose to contact me today? Hey, there is a need for you. The truth is, something is happening with your prospect, customer or employer even as you sit before her nervous. She have issues that need you touch or attention, but that's if you have the content.

The only reason to under-price yourself is if you don’t have all the solution to her problems.

The reason you may not make more money after today

If you continue to be quiet you will remain where you are. When you have done your business becoming the expert, the professional, the authority, the right person for the job. Just help your, customers, prospects or employers make the decision. Help then think about you whenever they need that service. People are losing their jobs, others are celebrating new jobs.

I always say to myself, someone lost the job the other guy just got, and that's a huge motivation for me.

Stay talking about you not others, write blogs, put your name out there, ask someone for an interview. People are on social media promoting themselves, don't say you don't have time, it takes less than a minute to twit a photo. Start doing that, give little time to things that add no value to you. Get referrals, ask for them when a client commends you for delivering a wow experience.

Think about it, the players get paid while the spectators pay.

Start creating the news, don't go spreading the news about how bad the economy is. People build economies with great ideas. How many people know about you? Have you searched your name on google once? What will your prospects see when they what know more about you?

Conclusion
Aim to be the best if you want to make more money from 2006, aim to stand out where you are. If you are solving “the” problem price will not matter to the buyer. Aim at becoming the number 1, 2, or 3 person in your field, blogging, architecture, social media, sales and promotion, designs, writing articles.

Once people believe in you and you have credibility you in your market, you will make more money. Become the celebrity in your market, check it not only entertainers are celebrities. I attended a training with a co-founder of jobberman though very young, everyone wanted a piece of him.

When you are celebrated in your field, people no longer go for the price, they go for the highest value. When value exceeds price, people will only contact you when they are ready to pay.

Source: www.myjobberplus.com

Undoubtedly one of the most successful footballer of our time. He is a man to learn from though not a teacher. The desire to acquire knowledge goes beyond fields and niches as anything you learn belongs to you forever. For the entrepreneur, learning and taking action are very important for success.

Learning helps you discover talents you may have ignored. It prepares you for the success you are bound to become soon. Just like one smart young Nigerian graduate who now rakes in millions for learning and taking action. It is important to take something away from every read, every disappointment, experience, challenge, success even failures.

She couldn’t find something she wanted in an area in Abuja. She sat down and considered the number of people that could want same service and that set her on her entrepreneurial journey. She didn't consider how many people will chastise her for wasting 5 years studying law in the university. It is important to ignore haters even as you learn from them.


Recently on bleacherreport Cristiano Ronaldo stated, I am not the most humble person in the world, I'm not fake. But I like to learn. I don't mind people hating me because it pushes me. When I go to play away they are always against me, but it is good. You have to see the good things from the haters. I need the enemy. It is part of the business. It had already started when I was 18. It is not a problem for me, it is rather a motivation.

There's always more to Learn

Most arrogant people choose who they learn from because learning says, I don't know it all while Pride says "I know it all". No Doubt he is the guy we love to hate. We say he is arrogant for thinking he is the best but his records are there for everyone to see. His arrogance or haters have not affected his career negatively. Take that with you.

Now is the time to allow you success and results contend with your haters. If Ronaldo says he is the best player in the world, I think he feels and acts like one. If you need to think and feel that way to succeed, so be it.

Well, if you say he is the 2nd best, he still wins, at least he has your attention. That is still good enough, it’s also your opinion and you are entitled to it. So, how can you back up your believe in yourself with something good for haters to see? He simply backs his words with actions and results. I think if there was no competition he will not work too hard.




Quote on how to learn better

The challenge now is how to turn all the negative energy to your own benefit. Is it possible to get some inspiration from the haters, competition and challenges around you just like Ronaldo? This is what I hope you take with you even if you stop reading now.

To learn to be you is to kill the enemy

The only time to be afraid of the enemy is when you can't deal with it. But I would say, "leave the enemy alone and deal with yourself". Focus on growing to the point where your competition or haters inspire you to be more creative. I think Cristiano Ronaldo works very hard or he would not come close to Lionel Messi in any way. That is one of the reasons his fans love him.

He earned the attention he gets by hard work and he's a huge inspiration. Haters will not harm you; they will keep you on your toes, talk about turning negative energy to success. I am sure he loves haters more because they keep him in the news, then he gets more attention and sign more deals.

Sometimes success breeds more haters but that's how you know you are successful. You know you are ahead when many people talk about you. People will only talk about who and what they see. The things behind us get little attention the few times we look back. That's where no one should, "behind".

Conclusion

I talked about walking away from people who put you down but that's till you are strong enough to face them. Sometimes you need to focus on you till you discover how to be a better you. That's probably the best time to stay away from all the negative energy.

Source: http://www.myjobberplus.com/2015/one-thing-to-learn-from-cristiano-ronaldo/

The importance of new business ideas can not be overemphasized in Nigeria today. With little or no jobs for young graduates being churned out yearly, more people are taking their destinies in their own hands. Already some people are more equal than others so you need some skill to book yourself a spot. Therefore, new home based business, online business ideas, and other business opportunities have emerged. Entrepreneurs are springing up daily with new concepts and approaches. But a lot of other things are more important than having many business ideas.

The truth you must know about business ideas
•Many people have different business ideas and the right approach.
•You are not the inventor of that idea you want to run with.
•90 per cent of these businesses will fail for so many reasons.
•Your personality have a huge impart on the success of your business idea.
•Till you figure out how to standout no matter how unique your business idea, you will sink with the crowd.
•Only real entrepreneurs will fall, rise up and start bigger and better.

Entrepreneurs need higher level of confidence than an average person to accomplish their goals. As an aspiring entrepreneur you need to believe in yourself before you expect others to believe in you. If you have been dealing with low self-esteem, it is time to do something about it. You need to be confident to grow your business ideas.

The good news is that self-confidence is a skill that can be learned, acquired and developed just like any other skill. We all admire and are inspired by self-confident people for obvious reasons. They are successful, intelligent and people give them attention. We love how they can face their fears head-on and take more risks.

As much as self-confidence is very important, it is often misunderstood. But don’t worry, entrepreneurial confidence will grow over time in business. Just understand that growing your business ideas is sharing your talent with the world. Understanding this is important because you may be the shinning start the world has been waiting for. Here is to help you start right, don't just read them and put them on the back burner.

Take these self-confidence boosters with your business ideas
1.Start now. There is no better time to start than now. You have waited for so long but the minute you start the wait will be over. Procrastination does you no good at all, hit the ground running with a little action you think you can succeed in. Once you take the first step you will be more confident to take the next.
2.Check your inner circle. This might be difficult but if you want to move forward you must make a few sacrifices. You don’t need people who put you down. It is time to evaluate the people you relate with and their impact in your life now. Move away from negative people and find people who inspire and encourage you. Network with the right people, avoid distractions, go where you will fight the people you need. Ask questions, make the right contacts.
3.Start living confident. It is time to feed people with the right impression. Walk and talk confidently, look at the person you are speaking with in the eyes. Smiling when talking with people says you are confident and people will be comfortable around you. Dress well, smell good, and change your image. Start using social media wisely, google your name to see if that's the person you want your prospects to meet. Create you profile in the right places.
4.Record each accomplishment. Write the things you are thankful for and the little achievements you have made. It is a good place to go when you feel down and not good enough. It is easy to forget how well you did previously when you make a few errors. Stop flogging yourself and move on to your next task.
5.Be Knowledgeable. For every niche or market there is so much to learn but you have to start somewhere. Take one bite at a time. Learning prepares and equips you. It is a good way of boosting your self-confidence. If you don’t know it, you will be shy to discuss, you can’t teach it and you make no impact.
6.Move on from your failures fast. You may be tempted to play your mistakes again and again in your head but that’s not good for you. Rather, gently check what you should have done differently and learn the lessons there in. Every experience is a great learning opportunity. Make necessary changes to your business ideas if you are not seeing the results you expect. You could add another idea to better equip your business .
7.Be thankful. When you cultivate the habit of gratitude, you will know there are no small accomplishments. For every action you take that made an impact in someone’s life is a privilege. No matter how no too good you feel, there’s always someone somewhere who want to be like you. Someone loves something about you. It could be your complexion, the sound of voice, you never know so don’t stop inspiring others.

Conclusion

Low self-confidence is caused by dwelling on the negative and being negative hurt your business ideas. If you continue to say, I’m not good enough, I’m not attractive, I have nothing to offer, I can’t do it, I’m not smart and so on, you are doing yourself more harm. You will continue to be what you profess, after all, you know yourself better than anyone else. Start making positive affirmations about yourself today. Take necessary actions to achieve what you want and watch you self-confidence soar.

Source: http://www.myjobberplus.com/2015/business-ideas-7-confidence-boosters-to-help-you-start/

Rubbish!! Abeg go vote for Buhari here jor!

E go sweet if Buhari win here sha.

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http://maduakko.com/forums/topic/what-binds-mbaise-and-owerri-people-together/

Rubbish!! Abeg go vote for Buhari here jor!

E go sweet if Buhari win here sha.

Operation show them pepper!!!

http://maduakko.com/forums/topic/what-binds-mbaise-and-owerri-people-together/

Rubbish!! Abeg go vote for Buhari here jor!

E go sweet if Buhari win here sha.

Operation show them pepper!!!

http://maduakko.com/forums/topic/what-binds-mbaise-and-owerri-people-together/

I'm glad someone is thinking in this line. How can a young adult want to vote for Buhari? It beats me honestly, I am not a GEJ fan but the supposed progressives have failed to present the electorate an option. He recommended Prof DNA and she did marvelously, we all saw what she did at NAFDAC. Is there no credible younger person these grandfathers can endorse, present, recommend, support or facilitate? We are truly good people see how we all came out to support DNA in her last moments even during her burial. Then I ask, what did she do specially? With due respect to the woman she was, her honesty and patriotism, she just did her job. (I love DNA, I'm only being honest like you taught) We have seen so much evil/torture to the extent that we consider everything a favour. Imagine people shouting APC last night because some tipper poured red sand into the pot holes or would I say pits on my street. Today we are all dusty with running noses. We can not continue like this, we deserve better, we can't continue to encourage this recycling. Say a resounding no to Buhari so they get the message. If he wins come 2015 Sen. Tinubu will come out next. They should have given us oga Fashola or present a younger team. Everything na turn by turn if Buhari still get turn when e go reach me? We would have shown GEJ the back door but the choice of oga Buhari is an insult to my intelligence. There are more honest and credible young Nigerians and we all know it. Didn't he raise his sons, you mean none is credible like him? We decide their tenure by there performance, they earn a second if we are impressed. I love you Buhari but we won't all remain on the queue forever. Nigeria good people, great Nation.

My apologies please here's the email address, chimasmartideas@gmail.com. Thank you.

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My dear business gurus, please I need help to create a clickbank account. I will appreciate your urgent assistance. Thank you.

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Archmage:
who designs logos for 2k?

If you really want to help, give your own rate please.

lightheart:


The best things in life are free.

Alright, does it mean you are willing to help but want to give it your best shot?

So how much does a good logo cost?

Someone said 2K is that true?

So I need one myself, so here's the deal.

Make her a goo one, if the house oks it I will pay for it and mine.

Anyone can take up this challenge pls.

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See the mind blowing comment by Ahmed Wehbe on this article.

Want To Be A Great Leader? Start Acting Weirder”.

By AJ Agrawal

In the article the following was suggested to help people feel at home in a new business environment.

The Boss, Leader, President are encouraged to do the following,

#1. Share an embarrassing story of yourself

It could be what happened sometime time ago so that your followers, new recruits can see you are not perfect and you were once like them.

#2. Be humble and it’s ok to make mistakes

Don’t act perfect it encourages ingenuity, let the see how real you are so they too can start being real like you. It will help them speak up when they have new ideas and that is definitely a plus for you business or cause.

#3. Encourage innovation

Bring up wired ideas and watch their responses, don’t act like you know it all. Give them opportunity to provide answers, create solutions and ideas.

Choose their ideas over yours, you may lose the spotlight but it’s the best for your business because they will start innovating without you. You are the Boss what do you have to prove to them?

Here’s the million dollar comment

Ahmed Wehbe
Damn right, someone has to show the way, people are too scared and don’t dare touch ideas or thoughts without someone holding their hand to lead them across that bridge. It has always been like this throughout mankind’s history, many following one person, sometimes for good causes, but most of the time for bad causes.
This is why democracy is bad, there is always more idiots than intellectuals. And in a democracy, the idiots always win. Bring back monarchy and I will show you how to run a country properly, GOD’s law reigns supreme.
Sep 30 at 12:38pm
Please what’s your opinion on this?

Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili

She didn't just fight drug counterfeit dealers, she fought her own brothers.

I can't do that, I respect people who do the impossible.

She deserves a place in the stars!

Brethren I once shared a story of a woman that travels from the Eastern part of Nigeria to the North for her tomatoes business. You will not appreciate the horror of this business if you have not been at the motor parks early for a journey to the North.

Honestly, only a virtuous woman will venture into that kind of business, I tell you.

This woman has been doing this business for 4 sold years. She agrees her business fetches good fortune. She said the hair dresser beside her shop does not make half of what she makes in a week in one month.

Sadly the stress of the long journey at the back of trucks/lorries have started doing damage to her waist and back. She takes caplets of Ibuprofen daily because Panadol is just like chin chin as she said. She said, she hardly gets 3 hours sleep on her bed the nights she doesn't travel because of the pains.

Her dream is to start a big grocery store in a few more years but she just has to stop the trips to the North says the doctor. She invites her husband for a very important discussion one evening. Master, "I can no longer continue with this tomatoes business, the pain on my waist and back are unbearable and the Doctor has advised I stop".

"What? So what's going to have to these 5 lovely children God gave us, how do we raise the?"

"Well Master, that's not all, I have been able saving and so far I have saved N700,000, I want you take sometime to think of another business we can start with it".

"Ah! God bless you my dear wife, there's nothing to think about, in fact this discussion came at the right time, God must have informed your decision, you have my support, please stop the long trips, I don't want to lose you. What kind of money are you chasing sef? Wake up in the dead of the night 4 times a weeks for a trip to buy ordinary tomatoes. I have had enough of that trip and it stops today".

"Thank you my dear husband and Master, so what type of business do you have in mind for us? I am very happy Master, I didn't know you would give me so much support like this, I didn't even know you would allow me stop my tomatoes business, I have always felt all you cared about was the money I was making. Thank you very much".

Well my dear wife, let's not waste time talking, let's agree and move fast before other people launch this business first. Don't take anything for granted you know the walls have ears, come closer so people don't hear what i am about to reveal to you.

You see, I want us to invest this N700,000 in the RAT POISON business. Yes you see, unknown to many people RAT POISON business is the fastest growing business in Lagos, Onitsha, Kano and Umuahia.

What? Master is this a joke?
Emm! You see, I knew you will not believe it. I know I have failed in various businesses you have helped me start in the past but this time, I am ready to make it up to you.

Holy Moses! Please I have a few questions Master,

1. Who told you about this RAT POISON business sef?

2. Who else do you know in the RAT POISON Business and how much sales does he make daily?

3. What are his distribution channels?

4. In the last 6 months how many times have we bought RAT POISON in this house?

5. When was the last time you saw a rat? And finally, Are you on a revenge mission?

6. How many people in you family died of rat bite? Or did you lose a dear friend to rat bite?

7. Sorry I have not listened to Radio Nigeria in the last 3 days, please is Rat also transmitting Ebola Virus?

To answer you questions my dear wife,
1. I am not stupid so I will not go to anyone for a business idea or to confirm mine. You see, I don't need anybody to tell me about the RAT POISON market before I venture into it.

2. If I knew any other person in the RAT POISON business i will not consider it at all. I am man enough to identify a good business and every good business must make good sales. This idea belongs to me and I can't wait to get it out there

3. Also, distribution channel is a big grammar in this type of business, as soon as you drop a lorry load of RAT POISON in the market you are made. There are so many people waiting to buy RAT POISON but you won't know till you bring it in, that's what business is about, start first and every other thing will fall into place.

4. We don't have to buy RAT POISON to remind others that need it. Yes, we have not bought RAT POISON in the last 6 months but others are buying. You don't expect them to announce it with a microphone.

5. Listen, I am not on a revenge mission, and I have not seen a rat lately, not because there are no rats but because I don't go about looking for rats. There are definitely rats out there and people must buy the poison to kill them.

6. I have so far not lost anyone to rat bite but trust me a few people have. Must I lose someone to rat bite before I know rats are not good in our homes? Rats are destructive and a lot of people don't want them in their home, these people will patronize us, I assure you.

7. My dear I have not also been listening to the news but I have not heard anyone mention rats and Ebola Virus. Rather all I hear is avoid bush meat and contact with people, wash our hands often and sanitize them.

"Once again thank you so much for these candid answer, Master. We will not go into any business yet because we need so time to think, ask questions and do further research to guide our decision. We also not invest all N700,000 in whatever business we choose to venture into. This is because we will need money to run the house and grow the business".

Please what do you think about this man?
Culled from oentre.com