HOW TO BECOME PROFITABLE DOING BUSINESS BLOGGING

When I started blogging in 2009, it seems to me like a tall dream but being a very optimistic business oriented person I never doubted my ability to succeed in it. During those early periods, I was just having fun posting my thoughts and feelings on the internet without any recourse to profiteering or becoming popular like Linda Ikeji, Seun Osewa of nairaland, Ladun Liadi, naij.com, etc. But today, at least I have crossed the six figures mark in earnings when it comes to business blogging. My articles and blog posts appear on Page 1 of the Google search engines and other search engines.

Do you remember the old ways of keeping in touch with your clients? You usually patch them through telephone; fax machines, direct mail marketing, and even personal meetings. But now, entrepreneurs are just smart enough to use the existing Internet technology to be regularly updated of the latest trends in business and at the same time keeping in touch with their clients. There is now text and voice chat, exchanges of e-mail, website forums, and others.

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One of the most online business innovation ever made is the transformation of the regular blog posting into an online business tool. Before, blogging is just used for showing different thoughts and ideas. Some are just for fun, while others are for promotion of something that others think is beneficial to other Internet users. In other words, it is just a bunch of personal diaries and bulletin board for those people who want to share their knowledge and thoughts to others.

But think again, it is not just for diary writing or whatever. It is now a promotion tool you can use to boost your business. You can set up blogs in your website and have it with an associated RSS feed. In other words, you can constantly keep in touch with your clients and potential customers as well. In addition, you do not have to e-mail them—your blogs will be responsible in getting the latest news without actually having to visit your website.

From Regular Blogs to Business Blogs

From regular blogs that you post for nothing, now it is called the business blog that can help you save thousands of dollar and providing you great business opportunity with just one click. Not only is it free to use but also it is user-friendly, can be customized, and can be a flexible medium for circulating useful information for effective positioning of your products in the market.

Ø More than half the world now uses a Smartphone;

Ø Almost two-thirds of the world’s population now has a mobile phone;

Ø More than half of the world’s web traffic now comes from mobile phones;

Ø More than half of all mobile connections around the world are now ‘broadband’;

Ø More than one in five of the world’s population shopped online in the past 30 days.

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There are some noted advantages of entrepreneurs who engage in business blogging. Here are some of these advantages:

Ø 4.77 billion global internet users in 2020, equaling 50% penetration;

Ø 4.80 billion global social media users in 2020, equaling 37% penetration;

Ø 4.92 billion global mobile users in 2020, equaling 66% penetration;

Ø 2.56 billion global mobile social media users in 2020, equaling 34% penetration;

Ø 4.65 billion global e-commerce users in 2020, equaling 22% penetration·

           

Through blogs, you allow your clients to post their comments with regards to the

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7 MOST IMPORTANT GUIDELINES FOR FIRST TIME ENTREPRENEURS: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR STARTING CORRECTLY

 The current economic reality is a Tonic to being a good entrepreneur because technology has created a global business platform as well as propelled a great entrepreneurial trend. As a business owner, you now convey more access to info that enables you to definitely make smart decisions more quickly. You might have an advantage over the established companies because you are lighter, way more versatile, and quicker in your preferences. You can focus on new marketplaces more quickly, and you may turn on out of pocket.

By looking at the main issues and complying with plans from starting to the end is a condition to being a successful entrepreneur. Here are some useful guidelines that will help you as a beginner in the business world:

1.      AVOID JUMPING THE SHIP:  Don’t stop your salary work abruptly, Consider beginning your business part-time, especially if it can be transacted online while you’re operating and have a stable income. This usually takes 6 months to 12 months to get a company going and you do not want your own ability to pay your house rent rest upon your new business being an instant success. Begin with what you can manage, monetarily and time-wise, and range up as your company grows.

2.     DISCOVER AND IDENTIFY YOUR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION: It is better to identify a particular niche market where you have a competitive edge in terms of skill, expertise and knowledge, most especially if the business will start online; people are always looking for companies that focus on their needs or problems. You have to look for a need or something a particular group of people would like, but cannot get from what your bigger firms offers and fill this need. Since you cannot compete with the top guys, it therefore, means you have to discover where the established companies are not and go into such market. A friend of mine Adebiyi OLanrewaju who owns Fadeex Express and Logistics started his courier and logistic business 3years ago by identifying areas where top firms such as FEDEX, DHL, UPS, EMS SPEEDPOST, EPS, ERRANDEX, etc fails to ply their trade, his company is already growing in leaps and bounds  

3.     BEGIN SMALL TO GROW LARGE: It is always better to start a new entrepreneurship project in a small way and learn the ropes, watch the trends and build on the experience you have gathered in order to make your business a successful enterprise. The stories of Dangote, Eleganza, Facebook, Microsoft, Apples, etc are just few of the many big brand names that have become a phenomenon in the business world today. Instead of building castles in the sky with your tall dreams, it is better to start small and grow big.

4.      BUILD AN ONLINE BRAND WITH FOR EASY ACCESS: Even if you are not going to start an online retail enterprise, consider that this internet can play a very important marketing role for your company. Getting an online presence removes the limitations associated with physical area and broadens your consumer bottom by millions. It is also a useful thingy for marketing yourself and also letting individuals, even in your own personal area, realize that you’re generally there.

5.     BUILD TRUST AND BE CONSISTENT: For new entrepreneurs to succeed in the volatile business environment of the 21^st century dominated by the market leaders, you need to build a long lasting trust of your brand in the hearts of your target audiences. And trust alone will not achieve the overall objective but one also needs to be consistent in your dealings with new and existing clients. Once your business is built on utmost good faith accompanied with consistency, the sky is the starting point to greatness.

6.     DO NOT QUIT. Effective entrepreneurship needs creativity, power, and the zeal to keep moving when you fall short of your initial plan.  “Arm yourself along with optimism to obtain beyond the actual ‘No’ as well as trouble. There is nothing

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