With
the growing popularity of the Internet, one question that has been
central to most of the messages I have received via Short Message
Service and emails is: How to make money online? Truth is, making money
online
has become a hot topic globally. In line with this trend,
therefore, the Ministry of Communications Technology has recently
inaugurated the Naijacloud project with the primary objective of
creating awareness about online work opportunities and creating job
opportunities for millions of unemployed Nigerian youths.
This has simply given credence to the
fact that even the Nigerian Government is eager to provide online jobs
for its citizens. My experience in making money online dates back to
2006, and since then, I have learnt a lot and have been involved in
various kinds of online business ventures. I will mention a few of them
to serve as a guide where relevant.
I am 100 per cent certain that you can
make money online. In fact, the number of Nigerians making money online
is on the increase. However, you must realise that making money online
is as difficult as making money in the real world. Part of the
challenges is that we turn to the Internet with a pre-conceived notion
that we will make it big in no time. This is more like the ‘yahoo-
yahoo’ mindset.
Here are some of the online money-making opportunities available to you:
• Take your business online
When people ask me about making money
online, I simply ask them if they already had a business. If the answer
is yes, I advise them to go online. This is one of the fastest ways to
make money online. Taking your business online is nothing other than
developing a simple website with e-Commerce capabilities such that a
potential client can visit and place orders for your products or
services.
• Sell a product or offer a service
This is closely related to the first
point discussed above. You can never make money online if you do not
have a product or service that someone, somewhere is willing to pay for.
So, create a new product and take it online. How about your services?
That too can be unbundled and offered cheaply online. For instance, it
may be wise as a legal practitioner to break down the services you offer
and place on your website so as to attract Small and Medium
Enterprises that usually regard legal services as something only big
businesses can afford. One of the key secrets with making money online
is to do everything within your power to price your product as
competitive as possible with the aim of making it affordable and
accessible to a larger percentage of clients.
• Start a blog
One of the goals of the ICT Clinic page
is to help you start and run a successful blog using one of the world’s
most popular blogging software – WordPress. For me, the decision to
start a professional blog some four years ago has helped tremendously.
Besides the little money I make from advertisements on my blog, there is
also the opportunity to make money as an affiliate of other products or
services. Most importantly, owning a blog has helped me win big
offline consulting gigs and speaking opportunities that I might
ordinarily not have been properly positioned for.
• Online freelancing
An increasing number of Nigerians (I
know a few) have jumped on the online freelancing bandwagon and they are
truly making ends meet.
Online freelancing is huge at the moment
and countries like India is a testimony to that fact. It is possible to
make money online by providing services online. A number of
service-based professionals will readily find someone online willing to
pay for their services once they are convinced of the value.
• Forex trading
A number of people have got their
fingers burnt in forex trading, including yours truly, but this is not
to say that it does not work. I think what has happened to the majority
of people who must have had some sort of negative experiences is the
fact that we allowed greed to take control. I have a highly contended
friend who still makes money from forex, but a number of forex gurus
will consider him a “mugu” if they hear he is satisfied with the little
he makes.
Disclaimer: I am not in any way
stating that any of these are sure-proof, but they might be worth
looking into as a means of making profit from your Internet presence.
The most important piece of advice is for you to get involved in
something you love and have fun doing it.
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