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Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 8:42am On Dec 13, 2015
Zenzu01:
Nice one....
But wait oo, can you help me build one for free

yes, i have already built one for you on my profile. i wish you success.
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 9:11am On Dec 13, 2015
augster:
Importexpert baba tuale! I have a passion for online business...importation and stuffs...i‘m just trying to raise capital from this jumia sales rep stuff so i wouldnt get stuck. I‘ll start maybe February. May God be with us all. Happy sunday people.



Kindly like my facebook page, link on signature. Thanks!


i wish you all the best as you embark on the journey.
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 9:15am On Dec 13, 2015
initialize:
Online Biz Success story... I know about it so well.



Thank God for NL though. Happy Sunday


happy sunday bro.
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by xcelmind(m): 9:18am On Dec 13, 2015
So for those that are interested in starting an online business in 2016, you can join our Facebook group https://www./1528456274134119/ where we post well researched ideas that you can start in 2016.

Also we have a Whatsapp group where we discuss ideas that are worth building in 2016. You can send me a private message with your phone number to add you to the group.

We don't just discuss about ideas, but have a team of web and mobile developers that can build any of those ideas as partners for those that don't have the money.

Let's keep the conversation. Add value, share with your friends.
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by Lammyz(m): 10:05am On Dec 13, 2015
Add me up to the group on 08136759446
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by Dreyl(m): 10:06am On Dec 13, 2015
Cool
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by Skynet247(m): 10:44am On Dec 13, 2015
importation and fiverr is way kool for me...
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by augster(m): 11:04am On Dec 13, 2015
importexpert:


i wish you all the best as you embark on the journey.
thank you sir.
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by menzo4u: 11:27am On Dec 13, 2015
importexpert:
i am not ready or i am too busy to start. please keep those stories out of this thread. i remembered Napoleon Hills in his book titled "think and grow rich" when he said "the right time to start is now, either or not you are ready because the time will never be right for you to start. if you do not start now you may end up never starting." these words of his are usually a fire gear for me. lets get in to our today's job.

Anyone can build an internet business from scratch with very little guidance and slim budget, if you read how many of those that have made it big in Nigeria started, you will understand what i mean. To cut back on start-up cost, many people choose not to have a website yet and post their products or services in different classified ads sites, auction sites and even blog sites. this strategy works very fine especially when you are selling physical products online. selling on classified ads site is still being overlooked by many but for person like me, i take it very serious as between 2014-015 they have earned me not less than 4million Naira.

this form of online business needs next to no start up capital. i know you may be thinking ImportExpert you are an importer and you already have your imported products to sell. you are right to an extent but you also have something to sell. i have an uncle that sells cars, we were discussing and he told me that their market is going very low. i told him i understand that things are changing he needs to upgrade by marketing his products online but he was arguing that he has done everything so i called a neighbor that just graduated from the uni and is in search of job. he had laptop and i bought him modem. i thought him within 30minutes how he can sell my uncle's cars on classified ads sites like olx, jiji etc just google classified ads site in Nigeria and you will get many. the deal is that for every sale he makes, he will have his own commission which can be from ten thousand naira to hundreds of thousands of Naira. in a nutshell, that is how my neighbor started his online/offline business selling people's products by just snapping their pictures. you can also start like that. just get the pictures of what you are selling, upload it on classified ads site, when buyers call you, take them to the owners that you have already discussed your commission with. the product you can apply this technique to include, cars, lands, houses, houses for rent, home properties etc.

Other people choose to start their business together with the launch of their website. If you are starting an internet business from scratch, either option is viable and must be your first step.

Before launching your business online

Any business launch requires careful planning to improve chances of achieving the expected result. So prior to launching an internet business, it is important to identify two things:


1. the nature of the business

2. the strategies in order to maximize your presence online.

If you are offering a service, identify what is that service. Same thing goes if you are selling a product. For a service-centered business, drawing from your existing skills is the best way to go. It is pointless to consider offering services which you have little or no idea at all. If you are selling a product, either you make your own product or get products offline and sell them online. Either way, you have to make sure that whatever product you are going to sell has a demand online. There are also affiliate products you can offer and network marketing companies you can join.

Once you have identified a service to offer or products to sell, your next task is identifying where you want to place them. If you don't have a website, your products would have to go to classified ads sites such as olx. jiji, jumia and konga also have such facilities that you can sell your products on them. if you will need a detailed guide on products that you can buy and sell on those sites, my importation guide can see you through. just look through my profile

Whether you have a website or not, make sure that you market your internet business through different means. Since what you are offering can be similar or identical to those that are already online, you have to make sure that you reach as many people as possible. This is where good online marketing strategies come in handy. Selling a product or offering a service is one thing; making sure that people know it is another.

There are lots of different ways to promote your site, your product or your services. Take note of these since the bulk of your work will revolve around online marketing.

1. Marketing through forum. nairaland and other related Nigerian forums are a good place to get started.

2. Article writing and article distribution. Submitting quality articles with backlinks to different article submission sites.

3. Advertisement. Pay-per-click ads, banner ads and textual ads.

4. Blogging. Promoting your business through blogging can generate lots of leads if done right.

5. Social media. Almost all businesses have presence in Facebook because of more than 800 million Facebook users as potential market.

6. SEO. If you have a site, there are different search engine optimization strategies you can use. This should be done consistently to make sure that you get higher chances of success. If you don't have a website, maximize your web exposure by registering to different service/product exchange portals.

6. Constantly improve your skills and products. The market is changing every day and you have to be a step ahead of the competition.


i know you will still complain of time so let me narrate a little. i remembered when i was working with one of my freelancer/virtual assistant from u.k, i think it was Sunday or so and it was already late at Night so i told him that he should continue the project tomorrow so he told me that he will be on a different job the next day. i told him that i really want my job done by tomorrow and it was then he told me that he works in the bank that was why he will not be available for online work tomorrow. the question here is how many of our Nigerian bankers are willing to work 2extra hours online a day? the last time i checked even our primary and secondary school teachers think they are too busy to work online. until we change such perspective, we will be loosing millions online yearly.

This is a product of my last 2 hours please do not use this content anywhere without linking back to this thread. grin
Thank op
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 12:19pm On Dec 13, 2015
Dreyl:
Cool


thanks
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by augster(m): 12:19pm On Dec 13, 2015
Importexpert sorry for disturbing you. Can i use my skye bank mastercard to transfer funds on paypal? And what bank do you use?
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 12:22pm On Dec 13, 2015
Skynet247:
importation and fiverr is way kool for me...

yes with many other ways.
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 12:26pm On Dec 13, 2015
augster:
thank you sir.


augster:
Importexpert sorry for disturbing you. Can i use my skye bank mastercard to transfer funds on paypal? And what bank do you use?

you are welcome. yes you can link it to your paypal account. i use gtbank naira master n dollar visa card, stanbic master card, access and uba visa cards. all the best. feel free to ask your questions
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 12:29pm On Dec 13, 2015
menzo4u:
Thank op


you are welcome.
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by augster(m): 12:33pm On Dec 13, 2015
importexpert:





you are welcome. yes you can link it to your paypal account. i use gtbank naira master n dollar visa card, stanbic master card, access and uba visa cards. all the best. feel free to ask your questions
thanks! That‘s all for now
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 12:50pm On Dec 13, 2015
augster:
thanks! That‘s all for now


you are welcome
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by master247(m): 12:53pm On Dec 13, 2015
PLANETMARS:
Here's how to get traffic for clickbank and make cash
why spend money on fb adds? set up a fb
fan page. U can get up to 10k likes in a week and u choose
d country it comes from. Let me explain how I do it.
Create a fb acct with a pretty girl and then add about 20
guys from usa or any country. Trust guys now dey wud
start sending in friend request especially if d girl is super
pretty. I get up to 100 request a day on my different acct.
Now get auto friend adder software, it wud accept all d
request automatically and as it accept more wud come in.
So once u reach d maximum friends which is 5k friends. U
simply create a facebook fanpage on d niche and use
auto inviter to invite ur 5k friends to like d page. In a
week u shud get over 10k likes simple. Now u simply post clickbank products or fiverr on ur fan page and watch as sales pour in. I have been using this for years been working wonderfully well. They are various ways to make money online no youth should b broke

This is a nice and simple steps info. Can you please peep me in my mail I need to ask you some things privately. It is not related to this thread I would have done that here. This is my mail:
Jobsolution247@gmail.com
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by PLANETMARS(m): 1:02pm On Dec 13, 2015
master247:


This is a nice and simple steps info. Can you please peep me in my mail I need to ask you some things privately. It is not related to this thread I would have done that here. This is my mail:
Jobsolution247@gmail.com
check ur mail
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by nk(f): 1:52pm On Dec 13, 2015
Pls add me 08023995292
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 1:58pm On Dec 13, 2015
Hi, i did not create the thread with an intention of anybody should drop his/her phone number for anybody. If you are dropping any of ur details for anybody please understand that u are doing it at ur own risk. Thanks

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Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by initialize(m): 2:36pm On Dec 13, 2015
importexpert:



happy sunday bro.


Thanks you sir. Happy Sunday to you too
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 2:59pm On Dec 13, 2015
initialize:


Thanks you sir. Happy Sunday to you too

u are welcome. Thanks
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by generaljosh1(m): 3:00pm On Dec 13, 2015
@Importexpert, how do I send goods to people in other states that it won't waste time?
And also is there a way I can do drop shipping with free shipping without taking a long period?
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by samcc30(m): 3:54pm On Dec 13, 2015
Pls PLANETMARS
thia is my email samcc30@gmail.com i need to ask something from u
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by samcc30(m): 3:55pm On Dec 13, 2015
Pls PLANETMARS
thia is my email samcc30 at gmail.com i need to ask something from u
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 4:00pm On Dec 13, 2015
for those with importation related questions, kindly ask on my importation thread. Ur success is my pride
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by 14teenK: 4:16pm On Dec 13, 2015
Boss importexpert can we talk privately plssss....watsapp 08166786930
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by PLANETMARS(m): 4:26pm On Dec 13, 2015
samcc30:
Pls PLANETMARS
thia is my email samcc30 at gmail.com i need to ask something from u
check mail box
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by importexpert(m): 5:02pm On Dec 13, 2015
14teenK:
Boss importexpert can we talk privately plssss....watsapp 08166786930


sorry we cant talk on whatsapp. it is a premium support channel for only my subscribers. i will send u a pm just reply with what you want or take my number from my profile. ur success is my pride
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by 14teenK: 5:26pm On Dec 13, 2015
importexpert:



sorry we cant talk on whatsapp. it is a premium support channel for only my subscribers. i will send u a pm just reply with what you want or take my number from my profile. ur success is my pride
OK ....just saw ur pm
Re: How To Build An Online Business From Scratch - For My Nigerian Friends by olasheed(m): 6:17pm On Dec 13, 2015
Please I am also interested in the group. My Whatsapp no. is 08033312543
xcelmind:
So for those that are interested in starting an online business in 2016, you can join our Facebook group https://www./1528456274134119/ where we post well researched ideas that you can start in 2016.

Also we have a Whatsapp group where we discuss ideas that are worth building in 2016. You can send me a private message with your phone number to add you to the group.

We don't just discuss about ideas, but have a team of web and mobile developers that can build any of those ideas as partners for those that don't have the money.

Let's keep the conversation. Add value, share with your friends.

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