I think this post is long overdue and I’m fully prepared to counter y’all emotional reactions with pure facts.

I see lots of threads advising writers to not accept “peanuts” for their work. Some of this people go ahead to brag how they are paid 100s of thousands for their work, and unfortunately they mislead a lot of budding writers, ending their career even before they start.

Firstly, do y’all bother to ask how long those collecting that huge pay has been working for? All of this people have years and years of writing experience under their belt, so of course their work attracts better pay. And if you check well this people started off with 1naira or even less. I for one did!

I see some amateur writers who think writing articles is all about changing a few words in the post they outrightly copied from google just to beat the plagiarism checker

Lol! I really pity the impatient and greedy folks who wants to be paid 10naira per word from the start. My brother/sister, you go old!!

Everyone are being advised to seek international gigs, but are they easy to come by? Especially for people with zero experience. In fact, many of those claiming they are paid higher, do so to reduce the labor force so they can have all the rejected 1.5 gigs to themselves, lol.

I currently have one greedy folk on my hands who believes 1.3per word is too small to do a good job, lol! So how will I be encouraged to pay you 5naira per word?

Y’all don’t want to start from the grassroots and because of that, you can never succeed as a writer; at least not in Nigeria.

God forbid I pay a writer I’m unsure of their skill higher than 1.5naira, take it or leave it. Y’all want to make 1million naira per month, I would advise you to try yahuu or richtuals!

A 1.5naira gig can pay you 150k monthly if you can complete 5000words every day fr 20days. Please I ask, which job in Nigeria currently pays up to that amount for the entire month?

Y’all have been shortsighted by greed and its disgusting to say the least. Keep searching for that million-dollar job, while your mates make a sustainable income while gathering experience and making connections that inherently gets them a better pay.

I'll drop my pen here and as for you https://www.nairaland.com/hayatulimisticor
I'll be the last person you scam, I swear on that!

Hook me up.

blackboy:
Hook me up.

I would but are you a writer?

I'm interested and also an aspiring writer, if you will, give me an opportunity to an experience

SUVs:
I'm interested and also an aspiring writer, if you will, give me an opportunity to an experience

Not hiring currently but you can send a dm

5000 words/per day
You are a really heartless person. Can you produce that volume of work?
How do expect someone who writes 5000words/day to produce quality work?

You’re very stupid person for this write up. You lazy writer looking to hire writers at N1 and expect all tools to be used. I’m just seeing this now, trust me this is the last time you’ll hear from me. Very st**pid being.

succyblinks:
I think this post is long overdue and I’m fully prepared to counter y’all emotional reactions with pure facts.

I see lots of threads advising writers to not accept “peanuts” for their work. Some of this people go ahead to brag how they are paid 100s of thousands for their work, and unfortunately they mislead a lot of budding writers, ending their career even before they start.

Firstly, do y’all bother to ask how long those collecting that huge pay has been working for? All of this people have years and years of writing experience under their belt, so of course their work attracts better pay. And if you check well this people started off with 1naira or even less. I for one did!

I see some amateur writers who think writing articles is all about changing a few words in the post they outrightly copied from google just to beat the plagiarism checker

Lol! I really pity the impatient and greedy folks who wants to be paid 10naira per word from the start. My brother/sister, you go old!!

Everyone are being advised to seek international gigs, but are they easy to come by? Especially for people with zero experience. In fact, many of those claiming they are paid higher, do so to reduce the labor force so they can have all the rejected 1.5 gigs to themselves, lol.

I currently have one greedy folk on my hands who believes 1.3per word is too small to do a good job, lol! So how will I be encouraged to pay you 5naira per word?

Y’all don’t want to start from the grassroots and because of that, you can never succeed as a writer; at least not in Nigeria.

God forbid I pay a writer I’m unsure of their skill higher than 1.5naira, take it or leave it. Y’all want to make 1million naira per month, I would advise you to try yahuu or richtuals!

A 1.5naira gig can pay you 150k monthly if you can complete 5000words every day fr 20days. Please I ask, which job in Nigeria currently pays up to that amount for the entire month?

Y’all have been shortsighted by greed and its disgusting to say the least. Keep searching for that million-dollar job, while your mates make a sustainable income while gathering experience and making connections that inherently gets them a better pay.

I'll drop my pen here and as for you https://www.nairaland.com/hayatulimisticor
I'll be the last person you scam, I swear on that!

You want veteran writers and you carried N1 per word. You better get yourself together and start writing your work.

hayatulimisticor:

You’re very stupid person for this write up. You lazy writer looking to hire writers at N1 and expect all tools to be used. I’m just seeing this now, trust me this is the last time you’ll hear from me. Very st**pid being.

Alrighty!

hayatulimisticor:
You want veteran writers and you carried N1 per word. You better get yourself together and start writing your work.

Well, seeing that you accepted my pay even when you had no intentions of working tells me a lot about you. But I can assure you, you aren't getting away with it

succyblinks:


Well, seeing that you accepted my pay even when you had no intentions of working tells me a lot about you. But I can assure you, you aren't getting away with it

It's not about the pay. I paid him N3 per word and got rubbish in return. Even if you pay him N10 per word, you'll get the same result.

Is it possible to complete 5000 words everyday and still produce a quality job? If yes then you should be writing for yourself

PatrickOkunima:


It's not about the pay. I paid him N3 per word and got rubbish in return. Even if you pay him N10 per word, you'll get the same result.

Please dm me or I'll dm you, check ur mail

ContentKing1:
Is it possible to complete 5000 words everyday and still produce a quality job? If yes then you should be writing for yourself

Well, no one is forcing the job down ur throat. But collecting and a job and disappearing with the money is criminal

succyblinks:


Please dm me or I'll dm you, check ur mail

I can't access the email linked to Nairaland. You can send a mail to info(at)patrickokunima(dot)com

succyblinks:
I think this post is long overdue and I’m fully prepared to counter y’all emotional reactions with pure facts.

I see lots of threads advising writers to not accept “peanuts” for their work. Some of this people go ahead to brag how they are paid 100s of thousands for their work, and unfortunately they mislead a lot of budding writers, ending their career even before they start.

Firstly, do y’all bother to ask how long those collecting that huge pay has been working for? All of this people have years and years of writing experience under their belt, so of course their work attracts better pay. And if you check well this people started off with 1naira or even less. I for one did!

I see some amateur writers who think writing articles is all about changing a few words in the post they outrightly copied from google just to beat the plagiarism checker

Lol! I really pity the impatient and greedy folks who wants to be paid 10naira per word from the start. My brother/sister, you go old!!

Everyone are being advised to seek international gigs, but are they easy to come by? Especially for people with zero experience. In fact, many of those claiming they are paid higher, do so to reduce the labor force so they can have all the rejected 1.5 gigs to themselves, lol.

I currently have one greedy folk on my hands who believes 1.3per word is too small to do a good job, lol! So how will I be encouraged to pay you 5naira per word?

Y’all don’t want to start from the grassroots and because of that, you can never succeed as a writer; at least not in Nigeria.

God forbid I pay a writer I’m unsure of their skill higher than 1.5naira, take it or leave it. Y’all want to make 1million naira per month, I would advise you to try yahuu or richtuals!

A 1.5naira gig can pay you 150k monthly if you can complete 5000words every day fr 20days. Please I ask, which job in Nigeria currently pays up to that amount for the entire month?

Y’all have been shortsighted by greed and its disgusting to say the least. Keep searching for that million-dollar job, while your mates make a sustainable income while gathering experience and making connections that inherently gets them a better pay.

I'll drop my pen here and as for you https://www.nairaland.com/hayatulimisticor
I'll be the last person you scam, I swear on that!

Just one thing to say to you, anyone who expects a good writer to complete 5k words daily, knows nothing about good content. That's why people are seeking foreign jobs, cause no foreigner in their right minds will expect you to writer 5k words a day. 5K words daily equals bad writing, take it or leave it. In my five years of writing and in all the collaborations and projects I have done, the worst I have ever expected anyone or anyone has ever expected me to write a day is 3k words and not for a whole month. Do you get that people need to eat, sleep, and do other personal tasks. This is not even speaking of research, writers block, flow, writing, editing, the horrible power supply, and any other contingency that may arise.

I take you side that you cannot expect to start making millions from the get go especially with little experience. But I also say, its about knowing the right channel. I have done jobs where clients say experience doesn't matter just diligence and a sound command of English. So no it is not ludacris for people to start earning 5 naira on their first job. My sister's first job paid 3 naira, I gave her the connection but I began with 300 naira per 1k words. By the way all these are Nigerian contacts. The point is, your opinion is yours, and I respect that, but do not call it greed. Call it ambition and hope. It's all about what your destiny sets for you. Oh and one more thing 1.3 is really small with the economy, come on. It's bad enough that people still get paid that, let's not justify it by calling them greedy. That is a poverty mentality.

ContentKing1:
Is it possible to complete 5000 words everyday and still produce a quality job? If yes then you should be writing for yourself

I really wonder o

Dvea:


Just one thing to say to you, anyone who expects a good writer to complete 5k words daily, knows nothing about good content. That's why people are seeking foreign jobs, cause no foreigner in their right minds will expect you to writer 5k words a day. 5K words daily equals bad writing, take it or leave it. In my five years of writing and in all the collaborations and projects I have done, the worst I have ever expected anyone or anyone has ever expected me to write a day is 3k words and not for a whole month. Do you get that people need to eat, sleep, and do other personal tasks. This is not even speaking of research, writers block, flow, writing, editing, the horrible power supply, and any other contingency that may arise.

I take you side that you cannot expect to start making millions from the get go especially with little experience. But I also say, its about knowing the right channel. I have done jobs where clients say experience doesn't matter just diligence and a sound command of English. So no it is not ludacris for people to start earning 5 naira on their first job. My sister's first job paid 3 naira, I gave her the connection but I began with 300 naira per 1k words. By the way all these are Nigerian contacts. The point is, your opinion is yours, and I respect that, but do not call it greed. Call it ambition and hope. It's all about what your destiny sets for you. Oh and one more thing 1.3 is really small with the economy, come on. It's bad enough that people still get paid that, let's not justify it by calling them greedy. That is a poverty mentality.

You nailed it my dear. 1000 likes for you

Hello @ succyblinks
Cc: @ Dvea, Curtysaxel
I'm a budding writer. I recently got a gig writing social media and website content. The client asked how much I charge and I mentioned 20/words based on online research I carried out.

Your post is making me have a rethink, however.

I also got a memoir writing job to be turned over in a month. Do you have any idea what is appropriate to charge or the best arrangement to make?

Your advice will be highly appreciated.

Dvea:


Just one thing to say to you, anyone who expects a good writer to complete 5k words daily, knows nothing about good content. That's why people are seeking foreign jobs, cause no foreigner in their right minds will expect you to writer 5k words a day. 5K words daily equals bad writing, take it or leave it. In my five years of writing and in all the collaborations and projects I have done, the worst I have ever expected anyone or anyone has ever expected me to write a day is 3k words and not for a whole month. Do you get that people need to eat, sleep, and do other personal tasks. This is not even speaking of research, writers block, flow, writing, editing, the horrible power supply, and any other contingency that may arise.

I take you side that you cannot expect to start making millions from the get go especially with little experience. But I also say, its about knowing the right channel. I have done jobs where clients say experience doesn't matter just diligence and a sound command of English. So no it is not ludacris for people to start earning 5 naira on their first job. My sister's first job paid 3 naira, I gave her the connection but I began with 300 naira per 1k words. By the way all these are Nigerian contacts. The point is, your opinion is yours, and I respect that, but do not call it greed. Call it ambition and hope. It's all about what your destiny sets for you. Oh and one more thing 1.3 is really small with the economy, come on. It's bad enough that people still get paid that, let's not justify it by calling them greedy. That is a poverty mentality.

First of all, no one is saying you can’t earn 300naira/per word in Nigeria. What I’m saying is those opportunities are 1 in a million!

If by any means the cooperation hiring can afford to pay their writers 1000naira/per word, they definitely should! But you have to remember we also have budding bloggers, with blogs that turn in little to no revenue yet, so why do you think they can afford that??

There’s a reason why the tomatoes sold for 500 in your local market can go for 1,500 in shoprite, it’s not a different product but a different audience!

And by any means I’m not seeking an A1 academic writing, in fact i want a work that’s already on the net, i just need a little creative touch here and there!

If the pay is beneath you, cool! But don’t come here making it extra difficult for others to carve an honest niche for themselves with your high set standards.

blaquebelle:
Hello @ succyblinks
Cc: @ Dvea, Curtysaxel
I'm a budding writer. I recently got a gig writing social media and website content. The client asked how much I charge and I mentioned 20/words based on online research I carried out.

Your post is making me have a rethink, however.

I also got a memoir writing job to be turned over in a month. Do you have any idea what is appropriate to charge or the best arrangement to make?

Your advice will be highly appreciated.

That’s the point, this post was never to set a price stamp, but to draw y’all attention to the fact that the price cannot be set at a specific high just because a set of people can afford it.

There’s a reason we have bukas and restaurants, go where ur money reach but that doesn’t mean they’ll serve you p-o-o-p in a buka because you have little money

What i like to do with new clients is give them an open slip, ask what they are offering and double whatever figure they drop, they negotiate your way down till you think you have a deserved pay

Dvea:


Just one thing to say to you, anyone who expects a good writer to complete 5k words daily, knows nothing about good content. That's why people are seeking foreign jobs, cause no foreigner in their right minds will expect you to writer 5k words a day. 5K words daily equals bad writing, take it or leave it. In my five years of writing and in all the collaborations and projects I have done, the worst I have ever expected anyone or anyone has ever expected me to write a day is 3k words and not for a whole month. Do you get that people need to eat, sleep, and do other personal tasks. This is not even speaking of research, writers block, flow, writing, editing, the horrible power supply, and any other contingency that may arise.

I take you side that you cannot expect to start making millions from the get go especially with little experience. But I also say, its about knowing the right channel. I have done jobs where clients say experience doesn't matter just diligence and a sound command of English. So no it is not ludacris for people to start earning 5 naira on their first job. My sister's first job paid 3 naira, I gave her the connection but I began with 300 naira per 1k words. By the way all these are Nigerian contacts. The point is, your opinion is yours, and I respect that, but do not call it greed. Call it ambition and hope. It's all about what your destiny sets for you. Oh and one more thing 1.3 is really small with the economy, come on. It's bad enough that people still get paid that, let's not justify it by calling them greedy. That is a poverty mentality.

Plus it is this desire to work 1job and lola fr 1month before looking fr another 1gig to keep up the lifestyle is why many people will work till they drop dead!

Couldn’t be me! Leave us with the poverty mentality so we can be forever on guard against it!

blaquebelle:
Hello @ succyblinks
Cc: @ Dvea, Curtysaxel
I'm a budding writer. I recently got a gig writing social media and website content. The client asked how much I charge and I mentioned 20/words based on online research I carried out.

Your post is making me have a rethink, however.

I also got a memoir writing job to be turned over in a month. Do you have any idea what is appropriate to charge or the best arrangement to make?

Your advice will be highly appreciated.

It is not about a standard rate. I always consider two things, my client history and importantly how much work you have to face. Beyond anything else think about your time. Cause if you are going to end up spending 8 hours a day for 10 days, for a 5k word book, you should earn something more than 1.5. Then consider the client. You cannot expect to make all the money in one gig, but doesn't mean you should take peanuts. I get that not all clients have the same pockets but also don't be on the loosing end always. Win some and lose some. That's my opinion.

succyblinks:


Plus it is this desire to work 1job and lola fr 1month before looking fr another 1gig to keep up the lifestyle is why many people will work till they drop dead!

Couldn’t be me! Leave us with the poverty mentality so we can be forever on guard against it!

Who works one job and keep quiet for a month. That is a poverty mentality. Anyone who isn't constantly working to top off what they have either already has a lot or doesn't get the concept of making money and being financially free. And just to correct a notion. I have met people who have worked every day of their life and still had nothing to show for it, even with a minimalistic lifestyle. Holding firm to a poverty mentality so you can be on guard is still a poverty mentality. I'm no financial expert but successful people do not fear poverty they delight in the prospect of success. If you don't get that then ...

Thanks. For the sake of clarity, 1.5 what?

Dvea:


It is not about a standard rate. I always consider two things, my client history and importantly how much work you have to face. Beyond anything else think about your time. Cause if you are going to end up spending 8 hours a day for 10 days, for a 5k word book, you should earn something more than 1.5. Then consider the client. You cannot expect to make all the money in one gig, but doesn't mean you should take peanuts. I get that not all clients have the same pockets but also don't be on the loosing end always. Win some and lose some. That's my opinion.

Thank you

succyblinks:


That’s the point, this post was never to set a price stamp, but to draw y’all attention to the fact that the price cannot be set at a specific high just because a set of people can afford it.

There’s a reason we have bukas and restaurants, go where ur money reach but that doesn’t mean they’ll serve you p-o-o-p in a buka because you have little money

What i like to do with new clients is give them an open slip, ask what they are offering and double whatever figure they drop, they negotiate your way down till you think you have a deserved pay

succyblinks:


First of all, no one is saying you can’t earn 300naira/per word in Nigeria. What I’m saying is those opportunities are 1 in a million!

If by any means the cooperation hiring can afford to pay their writers 1000naira/per word, they definitely should! But you have to remember we also have budding bloggers, with blogs that turn in little to no revenue yet, so why do you think they can afford that??

There’s a reason why the tomatoes sold for 500 in your local market can go for 1,500 in shoprite, it’s not a different product but a different audience!

And by any means I’m not seeking an A1 academic writing, in fact i want a work that’s already on the net, i just need a little creative touch here and there!

If the pay is beneath you, cool! But don’t come here making it extra difficult for others to carve an honest niche for themselves with your high set standards.

I will reply you in succession to your reply. True it's a one in a million chance of making it big immediately, but as I said, everyone's destiny is different. You instantly calling anyone who doesn't want to earn 1 naira per word at the start, greedy, is wrong. Everyone's ambition and motivation varies.

Next you are right, Not every pocket is the same and of course there are small rate payers, no doubt. However not all writers are the same, and even the newbies are not the same. I have met first time writers who are 10 times better than so called writers with years of experience. You must understand that skill matters and if you believe you have the skill, you can sell it for as high as you deem fit. And not be tagged greedy. That is why there are tailors who have been sewing for decades who cannot stand the skill of a newbie who just learnt to pick up a scissors. My point is skill, skill makes you worth anything you demand. Skill is what people want. Years does not guarantee skill, it only guarantees experience.

I am not making it hard for anyone to make their mark. And my write up will not change the fact that there are writers who will take .50 naira per word. I only replied you because you decided to tag every writer who doesn't want to start small greedy. I want to correct that notion. Knowing your skill and time and refusing to be underpaid is not greed, it's knowing your worth. How far that worth takes you, is not the business of anyone. Make your honest niche with writers who are okay with starting small, but don't make those who don't want to, feel bad about their choices. Everyone is different and every destiny is different. Know this and know peace.

blaquebelle:
Thanks. For the sake of clarity, 1.5 what?

That was an example, not particularly referring to your job. But 1.5 naira per word. If you have a foreign or big client state your price. If you want to be on the safe side, simply say you are open to negotiation. Then meet at the middle.

Dvea:


I will reply you in succession to your reply. True it's a one in a million chance of making it big immediately, but as I said, everyone's destiny is different. You instantly calling anyone who doesn't want to earn 1 naira per word at the start, greedy, is wrong. Everyone's ambition and motivation varies.

Next you are right, Not every pocket is the same and of course there are small rate payers, no doubt. However not all writers are the same, and even the newbies are not the same. I have met first time writers who are 10 times better than so called writers with years of experience. You must understand that skill matters and if you believe you have the skill, you can sell it for as high as you deem fit. And not be tagged greedy. That is why there are tailors who have been sewing for decades who cannot stand the skill of a newbie who just learnt to pick up a scissors. My point is skill, skill makes you worth anything you demand. Skill is what people want. Years does not guarantee skill, it only guarantees experience.

I am not making it hard for anyone to make their mark. And my write up will not change the fact that there are writers who will take .50 naira per word. I only replied you because you decided to tag every writer who doesn't want to start small greedy. I want to correct that notion. Knowing your skill and time and refusing to be underpaid is not greed, it's knowing your worth. How far that worth takes you, is not the business of anyone. Make your honest niche with writers who are okay with starting small, but don't make those who don't want to, feel bad about their choices. Everyone is different and every destiny is different. Know this and know peace.

If you feel hurt with the term greedy, how do you think calling someone’s earnings “peanuts”? All fingers are not equal and some people will inadvertently be placed by nature to work twice as hard as others, it’s not a curse!

But your discouraging words are what keep many people like me from taking the only available offer because we keep dreaming of that “oil job”.

Imagine a shelf worker shaming a fuel attendant for his pay, Just because they are the same age. Do you think if the fuel attendant had the same opportunity as the other guy, he wouldn't achieve even better?

I for one, don't have an immediate grass to grace story and I'm just trying to encourage someone with slow progress like me, that it's okay too

Y’all create this fast lane and set in stone rule that makes people who can't keep up feel worthless. How about instead of bragging how much you are paid, you share tips on how you secured such pay?

Y’all always have one niece or nephew with mind blowing rate, how about you shut it? If we can't get it, why should we stress ourselves aiming??

Y’all claim to ignore the fact that many big gigs go to relatives and already known acquaintances. No big company is coming to Nairaland to source for their content creator.

So until we dig up our 1talent and trade with it till we match up to those the master gave 3 and 5, we'll forever be in the dark.

Thank you!

Dvea:


Who works one job and keep quiet for a month. That is a poverty mentality. Anyone who isn't constantly working to top off what they have either already has a lot or doesn't get the concept of making money and being financially free. And just to correct a notion. I have met people who have worked every day of their life and still had nothing to show for it, even with a minimalistic lifestyle. Holding firm to a poverty mentality so you can be on guard is still a poverty mentality. I'm no financial expert but successful people do not fear poverty they delight in the prospect of success. If you don't get that then ...

No one is fearing poverty, I for one believes money is simply fr upkeep not fr stashing! By own issue is with people who have had better opportunities, y’all keep blabbing about receiving millions fr pay yet you hide your methods

You create this desperation in the heart of others for an occurrence so sparse it can never reach everybody?

How about you share your knowledge and allow people make the most with it? After making a false imprintation, you wonder why the upcoming ones are so eager to get things done forgetting that fr everything in life, there's time and season.

Your season of collecting 5naira could be another’s season of collecting 1naira, instead of saying “see how to make up to how much I make” you just come and flash the money and disappear, creating a unrest between the hungry spirits who fatally attack the next person that doesn't offer them similar pay

Just like the man that sat in the pool of Bethesda, waiting for one Golden opportunity until he successfully spent a better part of his life waiting, it is time for us to walk..

Is it fair? No!! I believe my work deserves 1kper word, but my current client cannot afford that and I understand!

Since there's no available offer, I'm going to enjoy putting my best for what you call “peanuts” till I slowly but surely command a greater pay and find better offers probably higher than yours ( I have a running blog from the “peanuts”)

I would like y’all ‘high-earners’ to stop talking and start teaching, if you can't, we don't wanna hear about it!


Signed
Peanut earners

succyblinks:


If you feel hurt with the term greedy, how do you think calling someone’s earnings “peanuts”? All fingers are not equal and some people will inadvertently be placed by nature to work twice as hard as others, it’s not a curse!

But your discouraging words are what keep many people like me from taking the only available offer because we keep dreaming of that “oil job”.

Imagine a shelf worker shaming a fuel attendant for his pay, Just because they are the same age. Do you think if the fuel attendant had the same opportunity as the other guy, he wouldn't achieve even better?

I for one, don't have an immediate grass to grace story and I'm just trying to encourage someone with slow progress like me, that it's okay too

Y’all create this fast lane and set in stone rule that makes people who can't keep up feel worthless. How about instead of bragging how much you are paid, you share tips on how you secured such pay?

Y’all always have one niece or nephew with mind blowing rate, how about you shut it? If we can't get it, why should we stress ourselves aiming??

Y’all claim to ignore the fact that many big gigs go to relatives and already known acquaintances. No big company is coming to Nairaland to source for their content creator.

So until we dig up our 1talent and trade with it till we match up to those the master gave 3 and 5, we'll forever be in the dark.

Thank you!

The start of this issue is that you called people greedy, I only told you its not greed its knowing your worth. No one is saying we can all make millions. I am not and Ive been writing 5 years. Its not about making millions but about settling for anything. Again I agree that not everyone can start big, but like I said before don't tell people to settle for anything. I have said this to you in my reply twice, everyone has a different destiny. Exactly what you claim now. Your time and mine are not the same, doesn't mean that you call everyone greedy for refusing to start small. Your initial post was titled the greed of Nairaland writers. Which again I say is wrong. It is completely wrong to say because another person isn't willing to start with a low pay the person is automatically greedy.

Your point is that we can't all start the same and people have been brain washed to wait for the gold. That is unfortunate because gold doesn't just come to you. Besides there are many groups, links, books, and sites to help you upscale, what you should say is you don't have the source. Let's be honest half the people who brag about making it big aren't, they just want to sell their book or course. But that is their own business.

Your anger, I get. You have tried to upscale and it isn't working as fast as you would like. But again, calling those who don't want to start small greedy is wrong cause everyone has their own destiny. I think I have overemphasized my point and if you don't get it then really nothing can change that. But anyway you are right those who have gotten a glimpse of the way should share it. I will do just that, actually I will do even better. I will create a WhatsApp group strictly to give free tips on getting better jobs. I am not sure how many people I can help but it just might favour someone.

And I would just like to end on a friendly note. Don't get angry at people who don't share their secrets, it wasn't easy to come by. Many people are not also very genuine if you help them scale up, we also have the issue of scams and more. You have got to protect your money ground. Also because someone has succeeded in one end and is flaunting it, doesn't mean they have everything. I can bet there is something you have that I want badly but can't get. In one way or the other we all have things that make us feel worthless. But if we all act on that and call everyone greedy or selfish, or some other term then we will have more mental health issues than we already do in Nigeria. Be grateful for what you have, work your way to what you want, and never undervalue yourself.