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Introduction to Internet Real Estate (Domain Flipping)

2012-06-08T05:06:00.000-07:00

Early last year I got to know about this online called Internet Real Estate also known as Domain Flipping and Domaining. This is one of the best ways to make money online, but it requires adequate knowledge and investment. Without wasting much time, here is a Video to introduce you to this booming (but competitive) online business. Watch and listen carefully, and don't forget to leave your comment(s)/question(s) below.

Here is how it works:

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Introduction To Affiliate Marketing.

2012-06-08T04:07:00.000-07:00

It's a new month, and I've lots of plan for the month. This is my first post for the month, and I would really be sharing much on affiliate marketing this month. Most of my post this month will be Video tutorials on affiliate marketing, so you would need to be visiting from a Desktop, Laptop or a Phone with media player to watch the videos.
Now, Affiliate marketing is one of the ways to make good money online, although it's not easy (everything is easier said than done), but with persistence you can make more than $400/month as an online affiliate marketer. I would like to share one of the affiliate marketing videos that changed my life, it was done by Lisa of 2createawebsite. Here is the video, watch and listen carefully, coz it might be what you need to start making your $ online.

What do you think about this great video? Leave your comment(s) below, and don't forget to share with friends.

Remember, I'll be sharing lots on affiliate marketing this month, check back for more on it.

FACEBOOK ROBBERY ! ! !

2012-05-29T14:44:00.000-07:00

Keeping a strict privacy on Facebook is of great importance, due to the large number of activities on the social networking site. A 17 year old girl who resides in Australia uploaded a photo of large pile of money in her hand, while she was helping her grand mum count her savings. Few hours after the photo was uploaded, two masked men traced the location of the girl, and travelled with the intention of stealing the money. On reaching there, the girl wasn't around, also the money was no longer in the house, but they made away with little money they found in the house. The image was uploaded at 4pm on Thursday 24th of May, and by 11pm that same day the masked men arrived.

Mind the kind of stuffs and information you make public on any social networking site, It's not a good idea to upload pictures of large money in your hand on Facebook. Also, review your profile privacy settings, don't share personal information like your address, phone number e.t.c to the public. Hope you enjoy your internet experience.
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NEW FACEBOOK 'STAR YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS' FEATURE

2012-05-25T17:31:00.001-07:00

Facebook recently introduced a new feature to their network tagged 'Star Your Close Friends', this enables you see more of your close friends update on your news feed and also helps to categorize your friends. Most times I miss my close pals updates, and I guess this new feature will solve that. This is where you can star your friends:

A new page pops out, where you see a list of your friends(mostly the ones you contact regularly), click 'Add' to star any as your close friends:

You can also remove anyone from your Close Friend List by clicking on the 'Manage List', then 'Edit List' button on the right of your screen:

That's all, quite easy right? Now you can see more of your Close Friends Updates than the rest of your friends, and you can easily locate them by clicking on 'Close Friends' button.

All your close friends carry a golden star to their profile:

Hope you enjoy this new feature from Facebook, have fun and keep checking back for more great info. Don't forget to leave your comments below, I LOVE TO SEE YOUR COMMENTS.

MTN NIGERIA PROMO SCAM ALERT

2012-05-24T10:07:00.000-07:00

It's quite unfortunate that some folks are still into the dirty act of scamming fellow Nigerians. I know that there's nothing we can do to stop them, because it's turning into a way of life, but at-least We can notify our friends about their latest acts so they don't fall victim.

My elder sister recently received an SMS on her phone in this format:

"Yello!! Your number have win 50,000 Naira AIRTIME. In The MTN 1 Billion Award. Visit {www.mtncan.org} For Your Line To Be Now. Your Code is 3232"

At first I knew this was a typical Scam Message due to the poor grammatical constructions e.t.c. On a second thought I decided to check the website, and this is what I got:

This is not MTN NIGERIA official website, and it looks so unprofessional with bad graphics. I went further to type in the code that was in the SMS, and this is the result.

Finally, I was asked to submit N3,000 MTN recharge... What a shame. Don't fall to scam messages like this. www.mtncan.com is a scam, MTN NIGERIA would never ask you to pay in order to redeem any prize; all MTN NIGERIA PROMO is always advertised on TV and Radio Stations Nationwide.

You can give it a try visit www.mtncan.org type the code 3232, and you'll be asked to type in Two MTN N1,500 recharge card pin.

DON'T FALL FOR SCAM MESSAGES!!!

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CREATING A SELLING GIG ON MICRO JOB WEBSITES

2012-05-21T16:45:00.001-07:00

Making money on any Micro Job Website is not as easy as it looks. To be sincere my first month on Fiverr was frustrating and I ended up not making any money. But as time passed, I discovered new ways to make my gigs more effective and it increased the tendency of making a sale. I'll be sharing in brief how you can increase the possibility of making more money on any Micro Job Website.

As you already know, you are not the only one selling a particular gig on the website, this makes the market a little bit competitive. You have to proof to buyers that you are the right person they should hire and you have to make your gig description more professional and captivating. Here are tips to make your gig more effective:

Headline: Choosing the right headline is the first step to convincing buyers. It'll be right to tell you to create gigs that you can do, not just because you feel it'll sell more. There are some gigs that I believe sells more than others, for example:

I will make a constructive comments on your website/blog for $5

I will do a video testimonial for your product for $5

I will share your blog post on my Facebook page for 1 month for $5

I will recommend your product, website, Fanpage to my +2,450 Facebook friends for 1 month for $5.

e.t.c

These are just sample headlines, you don't have to create a gig you can't do. Remember, you are only paid when the buyer confirms that you have completed the job.

Add Relevant Picture(s): A gig is more effective if there is a good image/picture attached to it. There are higher tendencies that buyers will buy a gig that has a photo image attached to it, because we are naturally attracted to pictures and it makes your gig look more professional. You can use Google search to look for relevant Pictures and add to your Gig.

Add Videos To your Gig(s): This really converts well, sometime ago I created a gig on 'Creating A video Testimonial For Products/Brands' I didn't receive any Gig view until I added a video to my Gig. Videos helps you express your self better, and also helps to make your gig look more professional. Videos also serve as your gig description. Sometimes buyers like to know who they are hiring, and videos creates avenue for that. Even if you are video-shy, you can simply create a picture slide show and then add your voice speech to it.

Gig Description: This is where the whole money lies, if you mess up in your description, I bet you won't make any sale on your gig. Your description should show how capable you are in completing the job. Here are some guidelines in writing your description:

Paragraph 1- Introduction: Introduce your gig properly. Explain what your gig is all about, the importance of the gig e.t.c For example; "Nothing sells a product or promotes a brand better than a strong Video Testimonial, people love to buy products or patronize a brand that someone has tried and is satisfied with..."

Paragraph 2- How are you going to deliver the best result for your gig? Write the methods you will use in delivering the best possible result for your gig. For example; "... that's why I spend most of my time online, researching what consumers are looking for in a product. I will tell customers why exactly they should buy tour product(s)..."

Paragraph 3- Tell them what sets you apart from your competitors. Since you are not the only one offering same service, you have to give them reasons why they should hire you instead of your competitor(s). For example;

"I have a good voice control, good professional looks that would make the video look more professional..."

Paragraph 4- Give Guarantee: Sometimes what you need to close the deal is an assurance that you can do the job. Some buyers might feel you can do it, but they also want to hear it from you. something like "I guarantee you would love my video..." is good enough.

Paragraph 5- Tell them what you want them to do. It's a kind of call to action, this should be the last paragraph. Simply put it this way: " Hire my service(s) now for just $5, it's worth giving a try..."

When you must have finished with the job, you still need to maintain your customers. Getting repeated customers can increase you earning overtime, for you to maintain your customer(s) there are things you can do, like:

When you finish any gig, you can send the buyer a direct message in this format

"It's been my absolute pleasure creating a Testimonial Video for your product/brand. Hope your product(s) receives a large market acceptance. Anytime you need a similar job done, please don't hesitate to let me know.

If you have a question(s), kindly send me a message and I'll be glad to respond as soon as possible. Let me know how you feel about my work, I want to make sure you are fully satisfied. Thanks, for your time.

Ifeanyi Kalu."

NOTE: These are sample formats that I use, You can edit it to suite yours.

Check back for more tips on making money with Micro Job Websites.

Hope you make some money this week from Micro Job Websites, wish you all the best. Don't forget to drop your comment(s), it's another way of encouraging me.

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MAKE MONEY BUYING CHEAP PHONES ONLINE

2012-05-13T07:44:00.000-07:00

I love the popular saying " Information is Wealth", there's nothing as true as this. With the latest information you can be smiling to the bank in few minutes.
I spend most of my time online sourcing out great informations, and like most people I love sharing my discoveries for just a little bucks.
Early this year I was searching for a business to invest the little money I had ( actually, N30,000), so i decided to go for mobile phone importation business(I know exactly what you are thinking 'IMPORTATION BUSINESS WITH N30, 000?' YES!!!). I know it's crazy to think of starting an Importation business with N30,000, but that was what I had then. I spent most of my time online, searching for the best way to kick start, finally I discovered the best way. I found the best place to buy smart phones for $55 or LESS. You think I'm kidding? Check out, the screen shot below, that's just an evidence to prove that it is real.

I had to do proper research to make sure I'm getting into a genuine business, to avoid being scammed. Finally 2 months ago I placed my first order worth $150.56 (I placed a little order, in order to confirm the authenticity of the business), within 2 days I got my order directly to my house. Since then I've been ordering and selling to friends and phone dealers regularly. The amazing thing with this business is that, you can buy unlocked phones i.e Phones that can be used with any Nigeria SIM ( This means you don't have to be bothered about unlocking the phone again.)

Now to the issue of sharing my discovery, I love getting rewards for a good job. I've prepared a comprehensive guideline E-book on how you can Start buying cheap phones online and selling to phone dealers, and maybe even open your own phone outlet. Also, the e-book contains a step-by-step guide on how to get a reliable credit card(which you'll be using to make payments) within 24hrs e.t.c

This book costs only N3,000, and you are backed up by my 100% Money Back Guarantee if you are not satisfied with the information in the book.
To order for the E-book, make payment to the account details below:
BANK NAME: FIRST BANK PLC
ACCOUNT NAME: EZIKPE IFEANYI KALU
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 3038008633
After payment, send your name(the name you used in paying), email address (make sure your email address is active, because the e-book will be sent there) and Bank Teller Number to 07038178349
For further inquiries contact me on: 07038178349

Kaluinbox@gmail.com

NOTE: Please do not contact me for price negotiation.

ONLINE MICRO JOB WEBSITES FOR NIGERIANS

2012-05-08T16:30:00.000-07:00

Like most people I love making extra money online doing little jobs, which are also called micro jobs. Micro jobs are those little jobs you can do for little bucks, e.g Writing an article for $5, visiting a website for $5, commenting on posts for $10 e.t.c. Sometimes it might be in cents maybe $0.50, it all depends on how much the employer is willing to pay. There are lots of website where you can work par-time/full-time as a micro-worker, some of them accept Nigerians while most don't, these Micro-workers websites that accept Nigerians are what I'm about to share. Carefully surf through their website to know the rules and terms involved in each.

These are not the only ones, but they all accept Nigerians. All you need o now is visit any of them, my favorite being Fiverr and Microworker, create and build a good profile there and watch yourself make good money online.

In my next post, I'll be sharing details on how to build a reputable Fiverr profile. Keep checking back for more tips, don't forget to drop your comments below.

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FACEBOOK FANPAGE BUSINESS (part2)

2012-05-08T16:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome back!!! Like I said in my previous post, I'll be throwing more light on how to startup facebook fanpage business. You don't have to be computer/Internet guru to start making money in this business, all you need is the basic knowledge of surfing the Internet and using facebook website.
WHAT ARE THE THINGS NEEDED?
1. You need to have access to Internet (not necessarily 24hrs Internet access). At-least 1hr Internet access whenever you want to work will be okay.

2. You need to have a Facebook account.

3. A means of communication, either or both 24hrs available Mobile Phone Number or Email Address.

4. Above all, you must know how to create a professional Facebook fan page. If you don't know how to do it, read Mahalo's post on How To Make A Facebook Fan Page.
GETTING STARTED

1. Finding your potential client(s) is the first step in this business. I won't advice you meet top companies like Coca-cola, 7Up, Mortein e.t.c. You'll be working with local business owners, and companies. When I say Local Business/Company, I mean those business you can find around you, like Supermarkets, Bars, Restaurants, Painters, Clinics e.t.c. You'll find it easier to work with this kind of business owners, than working with top companies that already have Web Developers/Consultants.

To increase your chances of hitting a deal, you won't only rely on Businesses/Companies in your area. You have to search for Local Businesses in other part of the country. This won't be difficult, coz there are so many free Nigeria Business Directory Websites on the Internet. You can use any of the two below:
Vconnect Local Business Directory
Mocality Business Directory

We'll be using Vconnect Local Business Directory as our case study, to find potential clients. Vconnect is one of the largest business directory in Nigeria, and very useful in this business. Here are the steps to follow in using vconnect to seek clients.

Step1:

Login to Vconnect website, http://www.vconnect.com/. You can either register as a member or you can surf through the site as an anonymous guest, the choice is yours but you won't be able to view the full contact details of any business listed in your search result. (I advice you register with the site.). Locate the search tab and type in the particular business you are looking for, as shown in the snap shot below. Click the search button.

Step2:

Depending on the business you are looking for you'll get results for it. We used 'Night Clubs' In 'Lagos' as shown in the snap shot above. Here are the results for it

Step3:

Click on any business from the search result that interests you, to view their contact details. With these contact details you start your proposal campaigns.

Now that we've found a potential client, the next step is to contact the client via Email or SMS. I use the both, but most times I prefer using Customized SMS to contact Clients, why? Clients are more likely to read every Text Message that comes into their phone than every message that comes into their e-mail in-box.

An illustration of how the campaign Email or SMS should look like, is giving below:

"Good day, my name is Ifeanyi Kalu, a professional Facebook Fanpage designer. I found out you own a Nightclub in Lagos and I've been surfing through your website. I noticed your business has no presence on Facebook, so I'm offering to design a professional Facebook Fanpage for your business for free. If you are interested in my offer, please don't hesitate to contact me with these details: 0803*****9, or via email on Kalu@XXXX.com. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you".

In the campaign message I said "...offering to design a professional Facebook Fanpage for your business for FREE". The idea behind that is, It'll help them make descide easily and hopefully to your favour, since the company has nothing to loose. The question now becomes, How Do You Actually Make Money From it? There are lots of Irresistible features and services you can use. Example:

1. FacebookPage Management: You can offer to manage their facebook fanpage for them at a fixed price. Most of these local businesses might not have the time to manage their Fanpage, this makes your services relevant.

2. Newsletter Feature: You can also add the newsletter feature to youris premium service. This feature provides an autoresponder for their page and they'll definitely need it.

3. Facebook Likes/Fans: This is another wonderful service you can also add. You can offer to drive targeted fans to their page, if they upgrade to your Premium Service.

There are lots of wonderful, irresistible features available for you to add to your service.

You can add this to the email campaign sample:

"...If you upgrade to my PREMIUM FACEBOOK SERVICES, I'll brand your page and also drive targeted facebook fans to your page."

When creating the fanpage, try to make sure you drive upto 30+ Fans to the page, most of them want a good evidence/assurance that you can handle the job. They'll be impressed if they can see upto 10 active fans on a new page.

The ball is now in your court, play it well. The price is totally your choice to make, mine vary depending on the client I'm dealing with; but on the average I charge N15,000 for my service.

More info on How To Get Targeted Facebook Fans will be posted later. Hope you make good money with this information. Keep visiting and sharing this blog for more info. Hope to see your comments, share this post on facebook, twitter and google+

FACEBOOK FANPAGE BUSINESS (part1)

2012-05-08T16:01:00.000-07:00

I've spent the past few months working on a Facebook project. A friend introduced me to a new online business, at first I saw it as crab, but on a second thought I decided to check it out, since there's no harm in trying. In this post I'll be giving the basics of this new business. Hopefully, later on I'll throw more light on it.

We all know that Facebook is one of the most popular social networking site on the the Internet, and has got lots of potentials. Many in the past harnessed the potentials of this great site and made good money from it. This business got no specific name, but I tagged it Facebook Fanpage Business.

WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?

Without wasting much time, it simply involves creating Professional Facebook Fanpages for Local Businesses around you. There are lots of companies out there with no idea of what the impact of social media could be on their business. Top companies like Pepsi, Coca-cola, Amazon e.t.c are already benefiting from it.

Like I said earlier on, when I was introduced to this business I never saw it as something lucrative. Now, I'm making good money from it. It's not only fetching me good money, but also helping me build my online presence, geting more contacts e.t.c. Next time I'll show you how to get started, the pros and cons, and all the necessary information that you need. Keep checking back, and remember to share this post on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

SMS MARKETING TOOL FOR YOR BUSINESS

2012-05-06T01:13:00.001-07:00

As an entrepreneur you might at one point asked your self which marketing medium will be best for your business. There are lots of marketing media one can use, but the most frequently used on the internet is email marketing. Most entrepreneurs make use of email marketing, but that doesn't mean it is the best or it converts best. What every business owner want is the best possible means to reach his customers/audience, and I don't think Email Marketing is the right medium to get that. Why?

Do you know 90% of all emails are spam? Compare that to only 1% of text messages.

Do you know that only 34% of people use their mobile phones to email? Compare that to 72% of people who use text messaging on their mobile phones.

Do you know that only 22% of all emails are opened? Compare that to 98% of text messages.

Do you know the average person receives 1,216 emails per month? Compare that to only 178 text messages.

All these are statistical reasons why SMS Marketing is better of than Email Marketing. I was discussing with a colleague about Marketing Campaigns, after giving him reasons why I prefer SMS Marketing to Email Marketing, his question was "... is there any good SMS Marketing Tool online?". When I say SMS Marketing Tool I don't just mean Bulk SMS Service, it means more than just that.
There are certain features in an SMS Marketing Tool which is not in a Bulk SMS Service, like
1. SMS CONTEST: Allows customers to enter a contest from their mobile phone

via Text Message. This is an amazing unique service which you'll not find in a Bulk SMS service. SMS Marketing Tools should also be able to randomly choose the winner of the contest in seconds.

2. SMS AUTO-RESPONDER: Customers wants quick and immediate reply from their business associate, most time we're so busy that we can't reply instantly to text messages from our customers. A good SMS Marketing Tool should provide an auto-responder platform for your campaigns, and these can not be found in any Bulk SMS Service Provider.

3. SMS POLLS: SMS Polls gives customers the opportunity to vote on any matter or product, directly from their mobile phone via Test Message. It might not necessarily be customers, it might be Staff Vote in an organization/firm; SMS POLL feature in an SMS Marketing Tool can take care of that. It could also used in Radio/TV Stations for audience to vote for their favorite song, video e.t.c

All these amazing features distinguishes an SMS Marketing Tool from an ordinary Bulk SMS Service, and I recommend TATANGO SMS MARKETING TOOL for your marketing campaign. It has all these features and more, they have wonderful Customer responsive staff. They offer free 7Days Trial of their service, that means you have nothing to loose, you can easily back off if you are not satisfied with their services.

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Review: Mocality Agent Program

2012-05-05T16:13:00.000-07:00

Maybe you've heard or read of Mocality Agent Program going on for Nigerians. If you haven't, let me do a little introduction about it.

Mocality is a Nigeria Online Business Directory that started last year, they began a program recently which they tagged 'Mocality Agent' where they reward people (agents) for registering companies on their directory. At first I was very much interested in joining their Agent program, but later got discouraged when I saw the terms and conditions applied. I'll do a run down review on the rules involved in the program.

RULE 1:

As an agent, you will be required to add businesses and you can optionally upload photos of the business - you will get paid extra for adding photos.

Add a Business (₦0.00)

Add a business by entering the business details, including phone number, business name, address and categories and earn ₦0.00. Mocality moderators will then call the business to verify these details.

This is quite understandable, your entry need to be verified before your earning is updated. I had no problem with this.

RULE 2:

Your added business details are verified (₦75.00)

When a moderator calls the business and verifies that the business details you added are correct, they will approve the business and you will earn another ₦75.00.

RULE 3:

Uploading a photo when adding a businesses (₦75.00)

When your photo includes the full business name, and is legible, you earn an additional ₦75.00.

RULE 4:

!! You must physically go to the business to verify that it exists. You may not use any other sources of business listings to add a business!!

You are required to physically visit the business to get their details. We have also implemented data quality checks to monitor the business details you add. If we find incorrect data or that you are adding data from other sources your account will be suspended and you will not be paid.

MY REVIEW:

This is absurd, is this not exploitation in the highest order? How can someone be paid N75 to walk around the streets of Nigeria, advertising and registering companies/local businesses for an online directory. Lets take for example, you were able to register 20 companies and also succeeded in taking their photos (I'm sure by then, you've already been stressed out convincing people to register their business on Mocality). Lets calculate your total earning for the day (i.e if you'll be able to register up to 20 local businesses)

N75(for registering) + N75(for the photo) = N150

N150 X 20companies = N3,000

Congratulation!!! you made N3,000 on your first day as a Mocality Agent, but the question now is: How Long Will you Continue? Can you be able to register upto 20 Local Businesses in a day? Aren't these guys paying less for more result?

Even as a broke student, I can't venture into this. If Mocality want Nigerians to work for them, let them increase the pay. It's quite unfortunate that some folks that already joined this program pulled out without reaching the minimum payout of N5,000. I'm not discouraging you from joining the program, but I'm sharing my honest opinion. There are hundreds of better online business you should engage in than Mocality Agent.

Hope you find better oppportunities online and get better reward for your time. Don't forget to drop your comments below and also share this post with friends on: Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

What You Need To Succeed Online

2012-05-04T07:56:00.000-07:00

I was chatting with a close friend of mine sometime ago, and he was like "Ifeanyi how come you know so much about Internet business and IT?". Looking at him from the other side of the table, there was only one answer to that question and that is "GOOGLE.COM". Are you surprised? Don't be, many folks neglect the power of this website maybe because of it's popularity. Some people believe that there's a secret website out there where on-line folks login to make money, my dear there's no such thing as secret website. Google is my most visited website, I can't do without it because there's always something new I want to learn, and you know Information is WEALTH.

Inside Google lies the power to turn you into a millionaire both off-line and on-line. I keep telling my on-line students that "Google is a teacher, that you can ask any question at any time". What ever you want to do, what ever you want to be on-line start by visiting Google.com. Proper research is the first step you need to take in any business you want to venture into, and Google has enough information in their database to get you started in that field.

I don't know what you want to get into, maybe: On-line Business, Restaurant/Bar Business e.t.c, take the first step by visiting WWW.Google.com, search for terms like 'How To Make Money On-line' Or 'How To Start A Restaurant Business'. You'll be amazed by the numerous free information available to you.

Hope you find the best answer to your question via Google, Keep visiting for more informations and don't forget to drop your comments.