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Food / Re: Packaged Kilishi by TechPros(m): 3:12pm On Aug 26, 2015
I sell if you are still interested
Webmasters / Re: Please Help! Its Urgent. by TechPros(m): 6:43pm On Nov 28, 2013
5k - 15k dat is figure. Enjoy
Webmasters / Re: Practical Professional Web Design Class Live On Nairaland by TechPros(m): 1:06pm On Nov 27, 2013
Post your questions here, if you have any
Webmasters / Re: Practical Professional Web Design Class Live On Nairaland by TechPros(m): 2:27am On Nov 27, 2013
Let's work on 2 first and use blue instead of yellow

my css code


my footer html code


Result
Webmasters / Re: Practical Professional Web Design Class Live On Nairaland by TechPros(m): 1:13am On Nov 27, 2013
Let's get busy designing

1. First thing, you will notice, footer cover full screen width on any screen size.

2. Thin yellow line above the footer, let's assume our footer start from there


Next is how do we achieve this two things
Webmasters / Re: Practical Professional Web Design Class Live On Nairaland by TechPros(m): 1:06am On Nov 27, 2013
Am using Sublime text 3 as editor - to download sublime text 3 for MAC, Windows and Linux
Go to http://sublimetext.com
Webmasters / Practical Professional Web Design Class Live On Nairaland by TechPros(m): 12:58am On Nov 27, 2013
In few words, here is how it going to go down, We will pick some well design site and then try to guide you through how to design every bit of the site.

Let's get started, am currently using something similar to Livestrong.org footer design for the footer of my ongoing project so let me show how to do this
Webmasters / Re: Web Developers Needed by TechPros(m): 1:47am On Nov 22, 2013
@53cur3m0d3 are those screenshot yours? is that a cyber timer i see down there, really? undecided undecided undecided
Education / Re: Largest Universities In Nigeria? by TechPros(m): 4:23am On Oct 25, 2013
sakaguchi: LASU, 94,000+ students, Uniabuja 64,000+ students, I think the 3rd should be NOUN, I don't know yet sha, the rest, ABU, UNN, MAULAG, Unilorin, UI are all 35,00+. Take it, its from the recent needs assessment from universities in the country.

Could you kindly share link or doc containing this data. Thanks alot
Food / Re: Hello by TechPros(m): 7:32pm On Oct 20, 2013
You just need your non coated beans for long hours (overtime preferably) 3-6hrs before blendering
Food / Re: Best Breakfast by TechPros(m): 7:22pm On Oct 20, 2013
1. French fries + fried egg

2. Overnight Pan Cake + Indomie (My Favorite)

3. Moi Moi + sliced bread
Webmasters / Re: Can One Create A Successful Forum Like Nairaland? by TechPros(m): 1:08pm On Oct 17, 2013
JMOI: Naijastories.com, lindaikeji..com, bellanaija.com, cp-africa.com. All of them make more money than Nairaland and all of them have their unique ways of making money. The secret is to find out what you are good at and focus on it.

Not sure you know what you saying. Take @Linda for example : highest per month should be about 1.5 mil monthly and if you consider slow month that should be about 18 - 20 million naira annually. bellnaija - should make about the same amount. While naijastories and cp-africa am not sure even makes up to 5mil annually
Webmasters / Re: Can One Create A Successful Forum Like Nairaland? by TechPros(m): 2:33am On Oct 17, 2013
@talk2D can you pls name some of those site making money
Webmasters / Re: Starting A Hosting Company: 1 .com Domain +hosting +5 Page Website = All For 1k by TechPros(m): 4:54pm On Jul 30, 2013
1 GB Disk space ( note: This offer is for only Small Website)
Webmasters / Re: Starting A Hosting Company: 1 .com Domain +hosting +5 Page Website = All For 1k by TechPros(m): 4:42pm On Jul 30, 2013
What you get for 1,000 naira
1. A Quality 5 page full website design
2. one .com domain
3. An Hosting space for a 5 page website
4. 1 email account
Webmasters / Starting A Hosting Company: 1 .com Domain +hosting +5 Page Website = All For 1k by TechPros(m): 4:41pm On Jul 30, 2013
 
Business / Re: Promo For Your Business: 1 .com Domain + Hosting + 5 Page Website = All For 1k by TechPros(m): 1:47pm On Jul 30, 2013
 
Business / Re: Promo For Your Business: 1 .com Domain + Hosting + 5 Page Website = All For 1k by TechPros(m): 1:45pm On Jul 30, 2013
What you get for 1,000 naira
1. A Quality 5 page full website
2. one .com domain
3. An Hosting space for a 5 page website
4. 1 email account
Business / Promo For Your Business: 1 .com Domain + Hosting + 5 Page Website = All For 1k by TechPros(m): 1:41pm On Jul 30, 2013
 
Software/Programmer Market / Re: Please I Need Short Code Sms by TechPros(m): 6:03pm On Apr 14, 2011
short code sms services suck! they are expensive and time consuming in setup. while not try long code( easy to setup and inexpensive). if you need any long code sms app. get in touch
Webmasters / Re: Help With Html/php Form Preview by TechPros(m): 9:53am On Apr 05, 2011
post full code

show screenchot of outcome. here
Software/Programmer Market / Re: Looking For Web Developers (php+mysql, Java) For Hire: by TechPros(m): 10:11pm On Mar 30, 2011
am interested get in touch > tosin@tengsolutions.com
Computers / Wana Buy My Acer Mini 10 For 35k by TechPros(m): 5:21am On Feb 13, 2011
call 07038567256 or tosin@tengsolutions.com
Phones / Wana Buy My Acer Mini 10 For 35k by TechPros(m): 5:18am On Feb 13, 2011
call 07038567256 or tosin@tengsolutions.com
Webmasters / Re: GTB (Naira) Mastercard by TechPros(m): 9:40pm On Jan 29, 2011
@k2wise
what is the process of activating like?
Webmasters / Re: www.logosschools.com by TechPros(m): 9:14pm On Jan 29, 2011
@bug24
lol. u dey fall hand o and u no that the designer of this site is a nairalander grin
Food / Re: Maggie E-book by TechPros(m): 12:48am On Jan 14, 2011
pls me too tengpro@yahoo.com. God bless u in return.
Web Market / Re: How To Register 100 Domains For Just $3 by TechPros(m): 3:00am On Dec 23, 2010
may thunder fire u!!
Webmasters / Re: Web Development Blog by TechPros(m): 2:51am On Dec 23, 2010
this ur domain name self! how will get this kind name for a web dev. blog
Webmasters / Web4africa Ltd Acquires 100% Stake In Nairahost by TechPros(m): 12:11pm On Dec 08, 2010
The news broke in the early hours of Sunday, December 5th that a major acquisition in the web industry had just taken place.

Web4Africa Ltd, a leading web hosting company headquartered in Accra, Ghana has just acquired 100% control over Nairahost, a top web hosting firm based in Lagos, Nigeria at an undisclosed fee.

According to the official press release,

The acquisition boosts Web4Africa’s current client base of over 8,400 to about 11,500 after an expected overlap of clients has been considered. It also pushes Web4Africa’s domain portfolio to well over 8,000 and number of domains hosted to well over 4,000.

Market Share

This acquisition not only enlarges Web4Africa’s market share, but also promises “lower pricing and a larger choice of domain extensions to Nairahost customers as well as a world-class technical support for their web hosting services.”

Web4Africa claims to have about 30% of the web hosting market share in Nigeria in terms of customer base.

According to Mr. Oluniyi Ajao, MD of Web4Africa, the web hosting company has yearly revenues in the excess of N20 million (approximately $132,000).



With this acquisition, Web4Africa’s revenues in 2011 could double as their client base is expected to soar in the coming months.

Nairahost would be managed as an independent entity before fully merging the two operations in early 2011.

Market Valuation

Though it is difficult to ascertain how much Nairahost was worth before the acquisition, we can assume that the web hosting company would be valued at about N10 million given its client base (about 3,300) and estimated revenues before acquisition.

If these figures are correct, Web4Africa may have acquired Nairahost within the range of N15 million and N20 million (between $90,000 and $130,000).

In 2009, Nairahost claimed to have received external funding of $500, 000 (about N85 million at that time), and appointed a new CEO whose role was supposedly to oversee the company’s goals and visions.

My guess at the time was that Adeolu Akinyemi, the ex-CEO of Nairahost may have invested in the company for a stake, which gave him the top position.

Nairahost was founded in 2004 by Kayode Muyibi and Emmanuel Oluwatosin.

Disgruntled Customers

Before then, the owners of Nairahost had faced a lot of problems running the company smoothly and managing ‘disgruntled customers’.

I asked Mr. Ajao how Web4Africa plans to handle Nairahost’s ‘disgruntled customers’ as a result of this acquisition and what the company would do to retain the customer’s loyalty.

His response was that, “Web4Africa’s growth is not by accident. It is through a consistent and high quality service offered. Nairahost clients would experience the exciting features that make Web4Africa a formidable force in the web hosting industry. We have plans and strategies to win back their confidence.”

Competition

With lots of domain names (.com, .ng, etc) being registered on a monthly basis in Nigeria, there’s stiff competition within the web hosting industry. Major players include Syskay, Nairahost, Alireta, McReal and Abimco. In November 2008, Nairahost was the leading web hosting company in Nigeria.

Reacting to the recent acquisition, Ahmad Mukoshy, CEO of Aimtech, a growing web hosting company based in Sokoto, Nigeria said,

“This is big, two Nigerian giants as one. The industry will experience a really huge competition. However, Aimtech has been trying to compete and will continue to do so by preparing well for the upcoming huge blow.”

When asked how Aimtech will compete in this difficult space, he said, “Aimtech will stand and focus on per customer base”.

Aimtech started operations in 2007, years after Web4Africa (started in 2002) and Nairahost (started in 2004) have been in existence. So far, the company is doing well with about 600 customers (and over 400 active websites and domains), which signifies over 25% increase in client base compared to 2009.

Looking into the future, Aimtech hopes to sign a huge investment in Q1 2011.

Final Thoughts

The web hosting industry in Nigeria is not as profitable and/or lucrative as people may think.

In fact, Mr. Yomi Adegboye, CEO of Alireta, one of the leading web hosting companies in Nigeria once said that it’s been difficult to reach the break-even point in the market, as people prefer web hosts that offer lower pricing compared to what his company offers.

Again, even though most of the web hosting companies in Nigeria offer interesting features and packages, none of them offer unlimited disk space and bandwidth like the world’s most popular web hosting companies.

My guess is that with enough broadband access to cater for the over 44 million internet users in Nigeria, we would soon start to witness more competitive web hosting offers that may include unlimited disk space and bandwidth.

Perhaps Web4Africa could pioneer this in the coming months.

written by Loy Okezie

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