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We know a lot of people have been asking questions and wondering out loud. Hence, the big question “what is Side Hustle?” We’ve got answers for you.

Side Hustle is an online platform and a digital marketplace, created to help MSMEs (micro, small and medium scale enterprises) achieve growth in their business while empowering Nigerian youth (undergraduates and youth corp members) to earn a living.

As a business owner, imagine I want to rebrand my business to attract new customers and I have to create a website, a new logo and manage my social media platforms while working on a tight budget.


I want to ensure that I get excellent results but I’m not even sure about the skills of the creatives I’m hiring and on top of that, it seems like I would need to break a bank to be able to rebrand my business to my satisfaction!

Hence, our simple idea about Side Hustle
What is Side Hustle? How can you grow your business with Side Hustle

We can empower the Nigerian youth to make money by providing business services to MSMEs, and thus end youth unemployment and poverty in the country.

At Side Hustle, we offer business owners with exclusive access to lots of creative and tech savvy individuals who can offer services on your budget and help you revolutionize growth in your business without spending all your life savings.

As a freelancer, imagine a Nigeria where you can easily find clients and earn extra 30 thousand naira without leaving your house?

What would it be like to work in a fast paced and challenging environment to put your skills to good use and offer your services to other businesses.


This means that you don’t have to spend all your resources trying to find clients because Side Hustle helps you find clients with just one click on your cellphone.

How Does Side Hustle work?
For MSMEs

Create an account, free of charge!
Post a task. Tell us what you need done and hit the submit button. Tasks are job descriptions or operations that usually require the services of an expert to successfully handle.
Pay what you can afford. Remember I said you don’t have to break a bank to grow your business?! Yes! You can simply pay by selecting your budget for the task and we’re all good.
Approve a freelancer, sit back and relax while we assign a freelancer to your task.

For freelancers:

Open a free account.
Take a quick test. We require our freelancers to take a quick test in order to verify their skills.
Apply for a task. You will be exposed to various tasks in your field and you can complete as many tasks as you can.
Get paid! The more tasks you complete, the more money you earn.
As a freelancer, you can withdraw your money whenever you decide to and without any glitches at all.
Side Hustle is a platform that we have created to help businesses grow their business and equip the Nigerian youth with job opportunities in a fast paced environment.

Posting customers review can never go wrong.
We appreciate you and we care about your business.

Register your business at sidehustle.ng to get started!

This Sunday by 4pm! Don't miss it. It promises to be enlightening.

Hello there!
You deserve a helping hand. What do you need?
A flyer, logo, video animation, website, blog, content writer, social media manger, business card, lead generation, video editing, business plan?
You name it, we've got you covered!

Experts are waiting to complete your task!
Hurry now!
Visit www.sidehustle.ng to get started.

Hello there!
You deserve a helping hand. What do you need?
A flyer, logo, video animation, website, blog, content writer, social media manger, business card, lead generation, video editing, business plan?
You name it, we've got you covered!

Experts are waiting to complete your task!
Hurry now!
Visit www.sidehustle.ng to get started.

Hello there!
You deserve a helping hand. What do you need?
A flyer, logo, video animation, website, blog, content writer, social media manger, business card, lead generation, video editing, business plan?
You name it, we've got you covered!

Experts are waiting to complete your task!
Hurry now!
Visit www.sidehustle.ng to get started.

This Sunday by 4pm! Don't miss it. It promises to be enlightening.

This Sunday by 4pm! Don't miss it. It promises to be enlightening.

Click on the link to register

Must read for everyone!!

Must read for everyone!!

You don't want to miss this!

You don't want to miss this!

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We had an exclusive interview with Omotayo Bello, who is the CEO of T.Y Bells fashion playground, a home of creativity and beauty centered around creating explicit fashion apparel for both men and women.

Omotayo Bello spoke at length about the struggles of starting a business in Nigeria and we have put together a few snippets just for you.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: What are the challenges that you usually face doing business in Nigeria?

Answer: As a business owner in Nigeria, finance is a primary problem/challenge faced. It is no more news that there is no balance in the distribution of wealth across Nigeria. So “yes” capital can be a major challenge but of course, we can’t let finance stop us from actualizing our dreams.

Listening to the opinions of other people can also be a major challenge. You must have come up with lots of business ideas that you had to drop because someone told you it was impossible to achieve. People can discourage you and even stop your dreams before you think about actualizing them. But the balance to this is that constructive criticism can help you to correct some business errors or better still prevent them from happening. Constructive criticism helps you look at things from a different point of view and look into various ways that you can improve on your business idea.

The trick is to be close enough to listen to people’s opinions and far enough to ensure that nothing stops you.

Question: can you tell us about some of the responsibilities that come with running a business?

Answer: People think starting a business is all about talent but then, they get started and the talent is no longer enough. Two major responsibilities that you must take on as an entrepreneur are managing and marketing. You will definitely have people working for you but the truth is, no one can manage and market your business like you.

Question: Business concept! How do you come up with your business ideas?

Answer: A wise man once said that as much as success is not accidental, a very large part of it is accidental. There are a lot of things we actually plan for and we find out that we never end up doing them. Fashion has been a part of me since childhood, it was just like an everyday thing for me.

Someone liked my fashion sense and asked me about how I came about my designs and I explained my struggle with tailors. She inspired me to become a fashion designer. Her name is YEA! She became my boss and taught me.

Question: How do you manage your team?

Answer: I learnt people management from my religion. I picked from the story of Jesus and his disciples. You need to understand that you’re bringing different people with different attitudes. Creating a team can be very difficult but understanding that they all have individual strengths and weaknesses is key and you need to be ready to lead and manage them.

Question: If you could do anything differently in your business now, what would it be?

Answer: My target audience

I actually started with my target audience in mind but I had to switch because of my current location. It affected me for a while and I plan to re-target my main audience as soon as possible.

Question: Did you ever fail at any point in your business?

Answer: Failure is normal! The very essence of success is the presence of failure. The major point is to keep doing it; don’t stop. Consistency is key! A lot of ideas will come and won’t work but don’t stop!

Question: What are the things you learnt from your failures?

Answer: I learned that failure doesn’t mean pure failure. It just means there is another way to go about things. My failures have made me dog-headed and dogmatic. If I don’t fail at all, maybe I won’t be dog-headed, it made me tough.

Question: What is your advice to business owners?

Answer: There is this popular slogan “just do it” by nike. Stop giving yourself a million reasons to not start and just start. The good, bad and the failures will all lead to success, everything will eventually come together.

Oh, and there’s more! Join us this Sunday by 4pm for a full session with Omotayo Bello on telegram.

Click https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGSIQM4UNFXfBG5bgUucLLInVzpJgOEEcfrKPBoKmMKV-CFg/viewform to register.


“Knowledge has a beginning but no end.”

https://sidehustle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/busines-mistakes.jpg

We had an exclusive interview with Omotayo Bello, who is the CEO of T.Y Bells fashion playground, a home of creativity and beauty centered around creating explicit fashion apparel for both men and women.

Omotayo Bello spoke at length about the struggles of starting a business in Nigeria and we have put together a few snippets just for you.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: What are the challenges that you usually face doing business in Nigeria?

Answer: As a business owner in Nigeria, finance is a primary problem/challenge faced. It is no more news that there is no balance in the distribution of wealth across Nigeria. So “yes” capital can be a major challenge but of course, we can’t let finance stop us from actualizing our dreams.

Listening to the opinions of other people can also be a major challenge. You must have come up with lots of business ideas that you had to drop because someone told you it was impossible to achieve. People can discourage you and even stop your dreams before you think about actualizing them. But the balance to this is that constructive criticism can help you to correct some business errors or better still prevent them from happening. Constructive criticism helps you look at things from a different point of view and look into various ways that you can improve on your business idea.

The trick is to be close enough to listen to people’s opinions and far enough to ensure that nothing stops you.

Question: can you tell us about some of the responsibilities that come with running a business?

Answer: People think starting a business is all about talent but then, they get started and the talent is no longer enough. Two major responsibilities that you must take on as an entrepreneur are managing and marketing. You will definitely have people working for you but the truth is, no one can manage and market your business like you.

Question: Business concept! How do you come up with your business ideas?

Answer: A wise man once said that as much as success is not accidental, a very large part of it is accidental. There are a lot of things we actually plan for and we find out that we never end up doing them. Fashion has been a part of me since childhood, it was just like an everyday thing for me.

Someone liked my fashion sense and asked me about how I came about my designs and I explained my struggle with tailors. She inspired me to become a fashion designer. Her name is YEA! She became my boss and taught me.

Question: How do you manage your team?

Answer: I learnt people management from my religion. I picked from the story of Jesus and his disciples. You need to understand that you’re bringing different people with different attitudes. Creating a team can be very difficult but understanding that they all have individual strengths and weaknesses is key and you need to be ready to lead and manage them.

Question: If you could do anything differently in your business now, what would it be?

Answer: My target audience

I actually started with my target audience in mind but I had to switch because of my current location. It affected me for a while and I plan to re-target my main audience as soon as possible.

Question: Did you ever fail at any point in your business?

Answer: Failure is normal! The very essence of success is the presence of failure. The major point is to keep doing it; don’t stop. Consistency is key! A lot of ideas will come and won’t work but don’t stop!

Question: What are the things you learnt from your failures?

Answer: I learned that failure doesn’t mean pure failure. It just means there is another way to go about things. My failures have made me dog-headed and dogmatic. If I don’t fail at all, maybe I won’t be dog-headed, it made me tough.

Question: What is your advice to business owners?

Answer: There is this popular slogan “just do it” by nike. Stop giving yourself a million reasons to not start and just start. The good, bad and the failures will all lead to success, everything will eventually come together.

Oh, and there’s more! Join us this Sunday by 4pm for a full session with Omotayo Bello on telegram.

Click https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGSIQM4UNFXfBG5bgUucLLInVzpJgOEEcfrKPBoKmMKV-CFg/viewform to register.


“Knowledge has a beginning but no end.”

Haven't you heard? Side Hustle has been launched and you are still struggling with canva for a flyer?
Don't snooze on this one. Post your tasks on Side Hustle and get more done.
Visit www.sidehustle.ng to get started today.

Haven't you heard? Side Hustle has been launched and you are still struggling with canva for a flyer?
Don't snooze on this one. Post your tasks on Side Hustle and get more done.
Visit www.sidehustle.ng to get started today.

Must read for all business owners!

Must read for all business owners!

Must read for all business owners!

https://sidehustle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/This-Is-Why-Your-Customers-Dont-Return-After-the-First-Purchase..jpg
For many small businesses in Nigeria, the aim is to make sales and keep making more sales while little to no effort goes into customer retention. Hence, after getting customers to make the first purchase, they just drift off and move on to the next big deal.

While it’s one thing to find new potential customers for your business, keep them ready and engaged with your business until they decide they’re ready to buy, it’s another to ensure that they’re kept in the loop and always informed about your business; that is, new products, services, changes and announcements.

The big question is, how do you keep them engaged and involved in every stage of the sales funnel?

Wondering what a sales funnel is and how it applies to your business? You’re not alone.

The sales funnel is each step that a potential customer takes in order to become your loyal customer and this funnel is important to your business because it can help you understand when and where to channel your resources at every point in nurturing your leads.

Usually, a potential customer goes through four stages before they become buyers and each of these stages require a different approach. These stages include:
https://sidehustle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sales-funnel..jpg
1. Awareness
This the point where you first grab a visitor’s attention via your website page, social media, blog post or advert. At this point, they see and have become aware about your business and know that you’re offering a product that they want at a price that’s reasonable to them.
Read more below:
https://sidehustle.ng/how-do-you-keep-your-customers-engaged-and-involved-in-every-stage-of-the-sales-funnel/

https://sidehustle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/This-Is-Why-Your-Customers-Dont-Return-After-the-First-Purchase..jpg
For many small businesses in Nigeria, the aim is to make sales and keep making more sales while little to no effort goes into customer retention. Hence, after getting customers to make the first purchase, they just drift off and move on to the next big deal.

While it’s one thing to find new potential customers for your business, keep them ready and engaged with your business until they decide they’re ready to buy, it’s another to ensure that they’re kept in the loop and always informed about your business; that is, new products, services, changes and announcements.

The big question is, how do you keep them engaged and involved in every stage of the sales funnel?

Wondering what a sales funnel is and how it applies to your business? You’re not alone.

The sales funnel is each step that a potential customer takes in order to become your loyal customer and this funnel is important to your business because it can help you understand when and where to channel your resources at every point in nurturing your leads.

Usually, a potential customer goes through four stages before they become buyers and each of these stages require a different approach. These stages include:
https://sidehustle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sales-funnel..jpg
1. Awareness
This the point where you first grab a visitor’s attention via your website page, social media, blog post or advert. At this point, they see and have become aware about your business and know that you’re offering a product that they want at a price that’s reasonable to them.
Read more below:
https://sidehustle.ng/how-do-you-keep-your-customers-engaged-and-involved-in-every-stage-of-the-sales-funnel/

https://sidehustle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/This-Is-Why-Your-Customers-Dont-Return-After-the-First-Purchase..jpg
For many small businesses in Nigeria, the aim is to make sales and keep making more sales while little to no effort goes into customer retention. Hence, after getting customers to make the first purchase, they just drift off and move on to the next big deal.

While it’s one thing to find new potential customers for your business, keep them ready and engaged with your business until they decide they’re ready to buy, it’s another to ensure that they’re kept in the loop and always informed about your business; that is, new products, services, changes and announcements.

The big question is, how do you keep them engaged and involved in every stage of the sales funnel?

Wondering what a sales funnel is and how it applies to your business? You’re not alone.

The sales funnel is each step that a potential customer takes in order to become your loyal customer and this funnel is important to your business because it can help you understand when and where to channel your resources at every point in nurturing your leads.

Usually, a potential customer goes through four stages before they become buyers and each of these stages require a different approach. These stages include:
https://sidehustle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sales-funnel..jpg
1. Awareness
This the point where you first grab a visitor’s attention via your website page, social media, blog post or advert. At this point, they see and have become aware about your business and know that you’re offering a product that they want at a price that’s reasonable to them.
Read more below:
https://sidehustle.ng/how-do-you-keep-your-customers-engaged-and-involved-in-every-stage-of-the-sales-funnel/