Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Nobody: 6:21pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert i asked a question on ur other thread u didnt reply ![](/faces/huh.png) i dont have a laptop right now buh am willing to start this AM, i only have android phone and can use the services of a cyber cafe for now...can i start? pls reply me i take God beg you |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Goldenheart(m): 6:23pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
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Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by bobowaja(m): 6:25pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
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Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by HARDDON: 6:28pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert:
yes, it is in your lazy Mind. ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) Oh well, thanks for the insult your crocodile smile cudnt shade nonetheless. Not every one cares to joke around everytime Hv a nice day |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 6:31pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
checkolatunji:
Baba I bought your E-book but am finding somethings difficult, as you said one need a mentor.
Creating squeeze page is my little problem, logged in blogger.com but I don't how to design it and that's where the problem started.
I understand that I can get someone from fiverr to do it for me but how am I sure I won't be swindled. Kindly assist me
Thanks fiverr does not pay your freelancers until the job is done. they will hold the 5usd until the freelancer delivers your product. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 6:43pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
nokiaba3: importexpert i asked a question on ur other thread u didnt reply![](/faces/huh.png) i dont have a laptop right now buh am willing to start this AM, i only have android phone and can use the services of a cyber cafe for now...can i start? pls reply me i take God beg you
you can do it with your smartphone. i always recommend starting up with a cyber cafe for the first few days. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Nobody: 6:45pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert:
fiverr does not pay your freelancers until the job is done. they will hold the 5usd until the freelancer delivers your product. I have spent more than $500 on different so called service providers abi gigs in fiver in respect to squeeze pages, email marketing, list building funnels through landing pages, classified adds, just name it and they all came back with zero results.
Fiver is just a global hustling platform were 90℅ of the service providers there are only interested in you giving them a 5 star ratings for rendering services that are of zero value. I'm writing from a consistent unsatisfactory experience in fiver. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 6:47pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Nairalander01:
Let me sell it to you in exchange for your book. How about that? ![smiley](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/smiley.png) hahahhh. funny you. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 6:49pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
byrron:
I have spent more than $500 on different so called service providers abi gigs in fiver in respect to squeeze pages, email marketing, list building funnels through landing pages, classified adds, just name it and they all came back with zero results.
Fiver is just a global hustling platform were 90℅ of the service providers there are only interested in you giving them a 5 star ratings for rendering services that are of zero value. I'm writing from a consistent unsatisfactory experience in fiver.
thanks for chipping in. all you need from fiverr is a squeeze page which is a basic task. i have always had success with their squeeze pages. if you need traffic or solads from fiverr you are wasting your time. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 6:53pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
feel free to ask your affiliate marketing related questions. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Nobody: 6:53pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert:
thanks for chipping in. all you need from fiverr is a squeeze page which is a basic task. i have always had success with their squeeze pages. if you need traffic or solads from fiverr you are wasting your time. Thanks for this important info! |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by pxjosh(m): 6:54pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert:
thanks for chipping in. all you need from fiverr is a squeeze page which is a basic task. i have always had success with their squeeze pages. if you need traffic or solads from fiverr you are wasting your time. Please expatiate more on this fiverr and squeeze page |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by checkolatunji: 6:54pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert:
fiverr does not pay your freelancers until the job is done. they will hold the 5usd until the freelancer delivers your product. Okay baba. Another is thing is how to generate traffic ( free) very rigorous, you know say ground no level to pay for it. Anyways thanks, I will get in touch with you if I have any problem. Safe |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Okadalifestyle(m): 6:55pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert: feel free to ask all your affiliate marketing related questions. what basic gadgets and cash do I need to start off as an affiliate marketer plus what size of data plan will be efficient to start |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Czzy: 7:09pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Please Jagaban, you said that you are going to help some Nigerians on how to succeed on affiliate marketing this 2017, should I pay #3000 now for your e-book or wait till you come up with your promise of helping us succeed? importexpert:
king of space bookers. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Nobody: 7:15pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
I have bought the e-book and I must say it is quite revealing. It was delivered straight to my e-mail in PDF immediately I paid for it. I shaall start practicing what I've read in it this year. Procrastination is the thief of time. By the way, I'll contact you if I have any challenge. Good work ImportExpert. ![cool](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cool.png) |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 7:17pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
checkolatunji:
Okay baba.
Another is thing is how to generate traffic ( free) very rigorous, you know say ground no level to pay for it.
Anyways thanks, I will get in touch with you if I have any problem.
Safe their are easy ways to get massive free traffic. check the affiliate jagaban eguide |
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Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 7:19pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
byrron:
Thanks for this important info! its my pleasure bro. 1 Like |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by edimolu(m): 7:25pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
affiliate here and there!!! |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 7:55pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
pxjosh: Please expatiate more on this fiverr and squeeze page it is explained in details in the affiliate jagaban ebook. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 7:59pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Okadalifestyle: what basic gadgets and cash do I need to start off as an affiliate marketer plus what size of data plan will be efficient to start your smart phone and cyber cafe or personal laptop are good to go. data depends on you. 25naira mtn or airtel Night plan will accomplish much for you. 1 Like |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 8:00pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Czzy: Please Jagaban, you said that you are going to help some Nigerians on how to succeed on affiliate marketing this 2017, should I pay #3000 now for your e-book or wait till you come up with your promise of helping us succeed? yes pay for the ebook. i will help you through the ebook 1 Like |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Nobody: 8:00pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert:
its my pleasure bro. What's the difference between a landing page from a squeeze page? |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Oyiboman69: 8:00pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
importexpert: happy new year esteemed Nairalanders. this is Importexpert/Affiliate Jagaban praying that may this new year mark the fulfillment of your heart desires.
over the years, i have made several mistakes in online businesses especially affiliate marketing. One of the most profitable, legitimate and a longtime online business that you can indulge in in 2017 is affiliate marketing
For newbies that do not know what affiliate marketing is. The ideology of affiliate marketing is simple. Eg you sell a product, I get you buyers and you pay me commission for every single sale I brought to you. There are hundreds of millions of products to promote in the various affiliate market places and your target audience is the billions of people that uses internet daily.
Starting up as an affiliate marketer in Nigeria, below are some of the mistakes I made that I really want you to avoid.
1. Planning:
Before implementing any strategy in affiliate marketing, planning is very important. You need to have a clear picture of what you want to do. What I mean is that, if for example I want to promote a product, I will search for my target buyers and define a clear picture of the promotional method I will use for that audience. When I was a newbie in affiliate marketing, I only promote whatever appeals to me to whomever I can reach.
Remember the 6p formula. Proper prior planning prevents poor performance. The 90/10 rule says that, the 10% of the time you spend in planning saves 90% of the time and effort. Planning is critical to your success
2. Search Engines Are Enemies:
Search engines are some of the best things that have ever happened to the internet. They have made the internet a true global village. They provide valuable resources instantly and different solutions to a particular problem.
From my experience, they have a major shortcoming, for anybody that really wants to make money online, search engines are time wasters. They are very good in supplying crappy information that looks like Gold from the surface. It usually takes about a period of 2years before you know that you have been digging on craps. The end result is that you will start suffering from a popular online sickness called “information Overload”. The major symptoms of this sickness is that it will make you think you have known everything about a particular business but it can never realize into monetary value (I mean what you have been learning can’t make you money)
3. Squeeze Page is A Key
Starting up in affiliate marketing in Nigeria, i was sending traffic directly to affiliate offers. This strategy contradicts the internet marketing philosophy that says “the money is in the list”. To make real money in affiliate marketing, you need to build an email list of potential buyers.
By building a list, you already have an audience to market various products to. Remember the popular 20/80 rule: this rule states that, 20% of the customers makes 80% of the sale. Put in other words, 20% of the effort yields 80% of your result.
I simply mean that a certain percentage of your list will trust you and keeps buying the products you recommend to them.
4. Take Your Affiliate Marketing Business Serious:
When I started as an affiliate marketer, I felt I was too busy doing things that were paying less and thinks that I do not have 1-3 hours daily to do the affiliate marketing that was actually paying more. It is just like a young child telling you that he is too busy doing a 50k job and will not have 1-3hours to sacrifice for a 300k job.
You have to take your business serious and treat it like a business just like you will do to other offline businesses.
5. Traffic
Traffic is of different quality. 100 visits from high quality traffic site is better than 2000 visits from a low quality traffic site. You traffic should be both qualitative and highly targeted. My initial source of affiliate traffic was from file sharing directories. They have some of the cheapest traffic that do not convert. When I was a newbie, I calculated traffic by volume not quality. It is later on that I realized that the quality has a better impact on my bank account.
6. Review What You Are Promoting
your email list subscribers must be treated with love and respect. Only promote products that you are sure will add value to them. Starting as a newbie affiliate marketer, I promoted products based on how appealing the sales page is to me. Unfortunately, most of those products with better sales pages were craps.
Ask the vendor/publisher for a review copy of the product or search for reviews about the product on forums. Read people’s feedbacks and ask the vendor few questions to see if he will respond. If he responds within 24-48hours you are good to go. The reason why you need to ask the vendor a few question is to be sure when your customers have challenge he will attend to them.
7. You Need A Guardian/Mentor
The truth about affiliate marketing is that you need a successful insider to walk you through the inside. Without a mentor/guardian the inside is dark. The greatest mistake I made in affiliate marketing was starting without a mentor. I spent my first 2years in affiliate marketing with only 3 sales of sixty dollars to show for the 2years. I wanted to give up at a time because I felt I have learn everything about affiliate marketing and it is not paying. I never knew that if a strategy really makes much Money, they do not find their way to google and other search engines.
I started seeing significant difference in affiliate marketing when I decided to get coach, a coach that is making the type of commissions I want to make. Although I spent much for his course but I now make much more than what I spent in a single day.
Hold on to me if you really want to learn affiliate marketing in Nigeria and you will celebrate in 2017.
8. Think Globally
When starting up as an affiliate marketer, I had a Nigerian mentality. Anything that I felt as a Nigerian I will not buy, I use to think the rest of the world will also not buy. A typical example is that when I started as an affiliate marketer, I do not promote products on dog training and other related courses. But after a little more exposure to the global audience, I decided to give such courses a trial. The truth is that I have made some of my best affiliate commissions promoting dog training on dog training forums. my advice is to un-cap the Nigerian mentality and think globally.
Conclusion
These are some of the mistakes I made when I started as an affiliate marketer that I do not want you to make. Their is no better time to start an online business than now, this is because if you are waiting for the right time you will end up never starting. remember the old popular adage that says "Goods tidings goes to the people who hustle while they await it". start your affiliate marketing business today.
I will show few lucky Nairalanders How to Succeed in Affiliate Marketing within a Month. Join The Lucky Few at www.affiliatejagaban.com/p/jagaban.html How can one Start this affiliate thing you always post |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 8:02pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
MasterRahl: I have bought the e-book and I must say it is quite revealing. It was delivered straight to my e-mail in PDF immediately I paid for it. I shaall start practicing what I've read in it this year. Procrastination is the thief of time. By the way, I'll contact you if I have any challenge. Good work ImportExpert. ![cool](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cool.png) thanks for the compliment bro. always feel free to keep in-touch whenever you have a challenge. your success is truly my pride. 1 Like |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 8:06pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
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Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by echobazz: 8:08pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Jagaban I really admire your e-book,The cost of acquiring the e-book is no where near the content in it.Thanks for your support. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 8:15pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
byrron:
What's the difference between a landing page from a squeeze page? A landing page is any page you direct your visitors to. it can be a sales page, home page or squeeze page. A squeeze page is a page meant specifically to collect potential buyers contact details most important of the detail is email address. i hope you get it now? for my detailed guide on affiliate marketing visit www.affiliatejaban.com/p/jagaban.html |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 8:17pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
echobazz: Jagaban I really admire your e-book,The cost of acquiring the e-book is no where near the content in it.Thanks for your support. thanks a gazillion time for the compliment bro. my conscience will never allow me to under deliver. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by Klington: 8:23pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Is it something one can read and understand without physical mentorship cos some of these ebooks can be somewhat technical. |
Re: 8 Mistakes I Made Starting An Online Business In Nigeria That You Should Avoid! by importexpert(m): 8:25pm On Jan 02, 2017 |
Klington: Is it something one can read and understand without physical mentorship cos some of these ebooks can be somewhat technical. yes it is something that one can read and understand. it comes with a gallant support. you can always contact me when you have challenges. 1 Like |