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Education / Re: Apply For 2022/2023 PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme by otoboson: 6:47pm On Aug 13, 2022 |
babey543: Lol 2 Likes |
Education / Re: Apply For 2022/2023 PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme by otoboson: 6:39pm On Aug 13, 2022 |
Ihee01: By 9 credits, do you mean 9Cs? 3.33/5.00 in most Nigerian universities is a 2:2, did you have a 2:2? What did you mean by series of publications, are they up to 5? Maybe you should ask yourself if there are people with 9As, first class, distinction, 5 publications, 5 pro-body membership and a very strong proposal. It is always easier to cry fowl and blame everyone else when things don't work out our way. 6 Likes |
Education / Re: Apply For 2022/2023 PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme by otoboson: 3:27pm On Aug 13, 2022 |
tolaade1960: . 2 Likes |
Education / Re: Apply For 2022/2023 PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme by otoboson: 11:33am On Aug 13, 2022 |
HausaIgboYoruba: Like I said before, I have applied for PTDF scholarship 5 times and got awarded for MSc and PhD without connection, I personally know more than 50 past and current scholars who got the scholarship without knowing anyone. My name was number 1 on the published interview list from my state but I almost missed my interview because of carelessness. Do you know if the top ranked candidates showed up for their interviews? Do you know if some of their publications and professional body membership were rejected on the interview date (this happened to me last year)? Do you know if they flopped their interview (like I did before)? Yes, they work with a ranking system but if on the interview day you can't defend your credentials, you're not going to get the scholarship. We know that in Nigeria 7g connection is a problem but from my experience with PTDF since 2018, the published list is usually on merit! Slots are limited so everyone can not get the scholarship, I am sure that if I was from a more competitive state or if I had chosen to go to the UK, I wouldn't have gotten the scholarship. If you didn't get the scholarship, ask yourself why, and try to improve your odds for next time. 6 Likes |
Education / Re: Apply For 2022/2023 PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme by otoboson: 6:59am On Aug 13, 2022 |
Ihee01: Since 2018, the official PTDF awards have been transparent. If you see anyone on that list, it is because they earned it going through the selection process. Maybe there's an unofficial list where influence is more important, but as a two time awardee MSc and now PhD (with at least 3 attempts for PhD) without any sort of connection, the official list is based on merit without connection (maybe the selection process could be better though). All the scholars I know (at least 50), got their scholarship without knowing anyone. For everyone wanting to apply again, work on improving your chances (publish more papers if you don't have enough, register for professional bodies if you have not, and apply for GFM which generally has lower competition) 6 Likes |
Education / Re: Apply For 2022/2023 PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme by otoboson: 10:22am On May 18, 2022 |
Ecclesia1: I'm also trying to reach them, please let me know if you find a way. |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 11:39am On Oct 15, 2019 |
Testapep:Just call them, your funds will be returned. |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 10:54pm On Oct 08, 2019 |
When listing your domain on Epik's marketplace (not just uploading to your portfolio), there is an option for you to display statistics (this includes estibot evaluation), no stats will be displayed if you don't select this option. 9 Likes |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 7:08pm On Oct 07, 2019 |
uyicus:How do I contact you? |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 12:39pm On Jul 24, 2019 |
uyicus:Hello Uyi, how do I get in touch? 1 Like |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 1:20pm On May 22, 2019 |
Omoluabi9:Geo names in the legal, construction, medical and real estate industries. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 11:53am On May 22, 2019 |
Dear Iykepromotions, Today four of my domains expired, it was a reminder of how far I have come in the last 1 year. I want to thank you for creating this thread, and to everyone who has made this thread relevant with various contributions. To the newbies, 1 year ago I stumbled on this thread, like SOME of you I rushed to register names (which are expiring now), I got disappointed after some weeks of no sales/response to my outbound mails but I didn't give up. In the last 1 year I have grown from 0 to over 200 names in my portfolio, making small kobo every month because I found this thread. THE ROAD MAY NOT BE SMOOTH, BUT DON'T GIVE UP. LEARN, DON'T BE GREEDY OR EMOTIONAL ABOUT SALES, REINVEST AND GROW YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH GOOD NAMES! MOST IMPORTANTLY, DO EVERY DEAL WITH INTEGRITY, HELP ALL OF US IMPROVE OUR IMAGE AS NIGERIANS IN THE DOMAIN INDUSTRY! Oga Iyke, Na You Be The Real MVP! Yours truly, Chief Executive Hustler of DomainTrolley 28 Likes 2 Shares |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 6:58pm On Mar 19, 2019 |
Una weldone o... 1 Like |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 11:17am On Jan 25, 2019 |
Silvereze: The names are good. Just to add to the advice already given, STICK WITH SERVICES THAT EARN THE BUSINESS OWNER REAL MONEY, e.g, the window cleaning name is good, but how much does a window cleaner earn? If your BIN for that domain is $200 for instance, how many windows will the buyer clean before having $200 (which is already a very low BIN for a good domain) to purchase the domain? 6 Likes 1 Share |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 10:36pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
aberyomi09:So na you carry Mr Edwards...lol |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 5:49pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
Donkaz:I don't really do PMs, but you can contact oga Iyke for training and advise. 1 Like |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 5:43pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
Teekzel:Read page 336, a template was posted there. My sales are not based on template, sometimes I just say HI, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN OWNING XYZDMFGGSGH/COM? and I wait for a response. Sometimes I ask for an offer, sometimes I use the templates posted here. But I always craft it as a questions so that they answer yes or no. 5 Likes |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 1:31pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
joesaint:I don't understand your question very well but I think you should start reading from page 1 if you're new to this business. |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 12:57pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
Donkaz:Exactly! And when you sell, reinvest part of the money into your domain business. If you use $20 to buy 20 average or good names in 1 week, you will probably sell 1 before the next week will pass. Imagine selling 10 names at $100 within 1 month, it is very possible. Though individually the sales are small, when you add them together you have $1k in that month, is this not better than scaring buyers with a very high BIN for a domain that is not so good? I have over 100 domains, some good and some bad, but I know that I can get between $100 to $500 every week if I hustle well with outbound. 14 Likes 1 Share |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 12:49pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
Naijal:The same account, the same card. I can't explain why it works 1 minute and misbehaves the next. Even my PayPal doesn't work at all. But when I see a really good name, I just go to namesilo directly before netsol delay me and someone else grab the domain. I usually keep some money in my namesilo account so I don't need to use card or PayPal all the time. |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 12:41pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
micynute94:1. I have a domain company (lol), this means my email address is something sales@xyzdomain/com, myfirstname@xyzdomain/com or info@xyzdomain/com. I pay for both Zoho and Mailspring subscription (spending around $50/year if I remembered correctly). However, they all have free packages you can start with, I only pay because I get enough sales to cover the cost. If you must run your domaining as a business, you must invest, and you need sales to cover costs (this means that sometimes you accept sales of $50 for a domain with low buyer interest). 2. I just put the domain I am selling, e.g generalprofessorbuhari/com, buyers only see undevelop when they click the link. 3. INQUIRY (this gives over 70% of opening) 7 Likes 1 Share |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 12:29pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
Donkaz:Bros out of 100 end users, only 1 might actually reply or show interest if the domain isn't valuable to them. 95% of sales depends on the domain, not email or sales letter. I have over 100 unsold domains now and I still register 1 to 5 domains everyday (netsol or namesilo), getting sales is hard but with the right domains you can get an offer. 1 Like |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 12:19pm On Jan 18, 2019 |
africanman85:It is normal, Facebook stops me from sending messages after I send like 10 or 15 messages a day, I just wait for 12 to 24 hours and continue sending the messages again. |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 11:14am On Jan 18, 2019 |
Gcool2:No idea about this |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 11:02am On Jan 18, 2019 |
U1:I use a Nigerian account dedicated to domaining, this means that the only post on the account is about my domains. The account is more than 8 years old, but without friends or normal post. The only pictures are my logo and logos of my brandable domains. YOU CAN CALL IT A NIGERIAN DOMAIN BUSINESS ACCOUNT. 5 Likes |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 10:52am On Jan 18, 2019 |
FESTAC101:I buy with my card, it works sometimes and misbehaves the next minute. |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 8:33am On Jan 18, 2019 |
Hardheolar:Lol... It is natural for people to offer a very low amount when asked to make an offer. But that really depends on who you're dealing with, last week a Realtor offered $300 for a domain I listed for $399 (she didn't even know the BIN). So if your buyer makes 'peanuts' from his/her business, they will offer you peanuts. I got an offer of $25 yesterday from a (STATE in the US)+drone/com, if na yeye name I for counter with $100 but I'm definitely keeping that domain for a long time. So if you get a $50 offer, weigh the domain and counter with $200 or $150, my counter for this kind offer usually go like MAKE IT $150 AND WE HAVE A DEAL, if the person is really interested, he will offer around $100. In another news, I woke up to a $200 offer which I accepted. Bought with Network Solutions $1 promo 2days ago, I did Facebook outbound yesterday, no positive response but one of them went ahead to make the offer without contacting me. Note to newbies, don't sit and wait for $500+ sales, don't be greedy and don't counter offers unnecessarily, if the offer is good enough, accept and move to the next domain. Sales (no matter the amount) will boost your morale and keep you going in this business, domains expire everyday, target at least 1 domain registration daily. 15 Likes 1 Share
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Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 8:13pm On Jan 14, 2019 |
tranxo:Congrats. Reminds me of a deal I closed last week (just $300 though), the realtor was asking so many funny questions about undeveloped, problem increased when I told her to ask her IT guys to verify the authenticity of the domain/undeveloped, IT guys say dem no know any undeveloped, LOL. It got to a point when I sent her the Legal Terms and Conditions of Undeveloped, I almost gave up on the deal but she paid on Friday, transfer in progress. THOSE WHO HAVEN'T TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE POWER OF FACEBOOK, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 6 Likes |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 9:54pm On Jan 13, 2019 |
kalex0:By tracking your emails, I use Mailspring (paid subscription) but read the thread to get tips on free apps/sites for it. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 6:48pm On Jan 13, 2019 |
Playz:Congrats, I see that you also applied THE TRICK I use after a potential buyer reads my mail/message and ignore. Lol, 'WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE US AN OFFER?' works every time, although many will say NO but at least you will know for sure that they're not interested. Also, you will get a low offer most times if they say yes, but at least you can sell (IF THE OFFER IS ACCEPTABLE FOR THE VALUE OF THE DOMAIN) and move to the next. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 12:36pm On Jan 04, 2019 |
Promxy94:Why not think of a short but good version, register it for $1 and pitch it to him? Tell him to make you an offer for it if he likes it, NO INITIAL PRICE TAG. If it doesn't work, you loss 1$, if it works, you get a reward. 1 Like 1 Share |
Business / Re: What To Do To Make Money Online? by otoboson: 3:37pm On Jan 03, 2019 |
iCauseTrouble: Posting unregistered names here is not a good practice, |
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